Flawed Elections: WE'VE LISTED 10 NAMES OF NIGERIANS FOR VISA BAN SANCTION......UK Govt

The United Kingdom has said no fewer than 10 individuals are on its watchlist following the outcome of the 2023 general elections.

Flawed Presidential Poll: THINK TANK GROUP URGES JUDICIARY TO SAVE DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA

• * Tells Panel Of Judges That 'History, Nigerians And The World' Are Watching You

By Desmond Ukandu (Politics Editor)

As the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal gets set to begin hearing on Monday, May 8 on the various election petitions before it, the NEO AFRICANA CENTRE (NAC) has called on the judiciary to rise to the occasion and be prepared to play its role as the bastion of democracy.

FLOWING WITH TINUBU'S 2024 NEW YEAR ADDRESS

By Bola Bolawole

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must by now have addressed the nation on four solid occasions. The first was his inauguration address on May 29, 2023, which is best described as the “subsidy is gone” address. Democracy Day (June 12), Independence anniversary (October 1st) and now his New Year address were some of the other important occasions on which the President has addressed his “fellow compatriots” The opening paragraph of the President’s last address, what we journalists call the “intro” or introduction, almost put me off. Any professional journalist or speechwriter knows the importance of an “intro”. It makes or mars any speech.

For Forgery, Party Malpractices: COURT SACKS LABOUR PARTY'S CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY, OTHERS

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued an order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure; National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party.

FOR PMB, IT’S NIGERIA AND NOTHING ELSE

By Femi Adesina

In some other lands and climes, elections are held on weekdays, in which people cast their votes, and proceed to the office, or other places of endeavor.

FOR TUNDE DAVID MARK, IT'S DEATH SO CRUEL!

By Paul Mumeh

“... The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes” (Shakespeare Julius Caesar 1599). Tunde Jonathan Owoicho Mark’s death fits into the latter.

Arguably, the death of Tunde Mark, son of the 12th President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator David Bonaventure Mark, last week Friday, was akin to more than a thousand that fell down in a pogrom.

FRANCA AFEGBUA, NIGERIA'S FIRST FEMALE SENATOR IN THE SECOND REPUBLIC, PASSES AT 81

Franca Afegbua, the first elected female Senator in Nigeria, has died at the age of 81.

Frontier Basins: BUHARI SUCCEEDS WHERE OTHERS FEARED TO EXPLORE......BMO

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

History will remember President Muhammadu Buhari as one leader who dared to invest successfully in Frontier Basins exploration especially with the ongoing drilling of oil in Nasarawa State and Kolmani area bordering Bauchi and Gombe States.

FUBARA RESTATES SUPPORT TO TINUBU, COMMISSIONS NDONI PHC

• * Takes Swipe At LG Chairmen
• As Former Gov Peter Odili Endorses Fubara As Rivers Olitical Leader

By Adango Isokarari (Rivers State Correspondent, in Port Harcourt)

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has restated his Administration's firm support to President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government people-oriented policies aimed at improving the well-being of the people and providing critical social services to Nigerians.

FULL GIST OF WHAT PETER OBI TOLD CNN IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ZANE ASHER

Zane Asher: Mr. Obi thank you so much for being with us. You’re certainly the most popular presidential candidate among young people in Nigeria, there’s so much momentum behind you. But here’s the problem. Nigerians are used to being disappointed by their leaders, and what do you think about some of the problems that are facing the country right now, they are systemic. I’m talking about the corruption, I’m talking about oil theft, I’m talking about insecurity, I’m talking about the fiscal hole that Nigeria is in right now. Can all of that really be solved by one person?

GAS CAR RIGMAROLE, QUESTIONS TINUBU CAN'T IGNORE

By Azu Ishiekwene

It was not meant to be this way. But like a good number of things Nigerian, the story is hardly complete without a twist in the tale. And so it has been for at least three years now with the story of the gas car that was supposed to lessen, if not end, Nigerians’ petrol misery.

GEJ Meets PMB: A LESSON FOR BITTER ENDERS

By Femi Adesina

In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, the country was divided right down the middle. On one side were the Jonathanians, who supported the then incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan, and wanted him to continue in office for another term of four years.

Gen. Buba Marwa: A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO AN ENIGMA

By Femi Babafemi

The danger of writing a tribute to any high profile personality in Nigeria today is obvious: the writer runs the risk of being misrepresented as a political praise singer, or at times, time and tide can cast him as a bootlicker, especially, if the subject of his adulation suffers a reversal of fortune, materially or reputation-wise.

General Eleçtion: EX-FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, YUSUF TUGGAR JOINS BAUCHI GOVERNORSHIP RACE, SIGNALS APC POWER PLAY

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The political landscape in Bauchi is beginning to take shape ahead of the 2027 general elections as former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, formally declared his intention to contest the governorship under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

General Elections: WHY OSUN PEOPLE SHOULD REJECT APC......Osun PDP Chairman

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has outlined reasons why the people of Osun State should reject the candidates of the opposition party All Progressive Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections.

GEORGE AKUME AND THE MISSING HAND OF AN IDOMA GOVERNOR

By Onjefu Okidu

Akume, as he is popularly known, the former Governor of Benue State, former Senator representing Northwest zone of the state, and present Minister for Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, has seen and seized great opportunities in the affairs of Benue State, the food basket of Nigeria.

Ghana Poll: TINUBU CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT, JOHN MAHAMA, IN A TELEPHONE CALL

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, congratulated Ghana's President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on his victory in the Saturday, December 7 general election following his opponent's concession speech.

GIVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ROYAL FATHERS FOR PEACE, UNITY IN NIGERIA, ZLP SENATORIAL CANDIDATE TELLS FG, STATES

• * Commends Traditional Institutions For Unity Of Nigeria

By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State) Worried by the increasing spate of crimes and criminality in the country, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) Senatorial candidate in Nasarawa state, Hon. Cletus Ogah, has advocated for a defined constitutional roles for traditional rulers in Nigeria, arguing that such increase in crime rate was due to inadequate powers vested on the monarchs.

GIVING SANWO-OLU A BAD NAME...

By Bolanle Bolawole

No one in a position of authority deliberately sets out to give himself a bad image. What usually happens is that aides, family members, friends, influencers, lobbyists, and those in the corridors of power deliberately or inadvertently crop up injuries or bad image for their principals. Some do this to curry favour as they pretend to be more Catholic than the pope, crying louder than the bereaved. Others do it deliberately to feather their own nests.

GOCOP 2022 Confab: DELTA, LAGOS, NIMASA, CHEVRON, NDDC, ACCESS BANK, UNITY BANK, GLO JOIN PARTNERS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos.