Irked by incidence of violence, vote-buying and other forms of election fraud in some parts of the country during the governorship and state assembly elections, more Nigerians have condemned the development while calling for probes and reforms ahead of future elections. Local and international observers had condemned increased violence, voter intimidation and vote trading during last Saturday’s Governorship and State …

Labor Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has condemned the attacks on the electorate during last Saturday’s governorship election. Obi, who shared some gory images of the attack on his Twitter page on Thursday, said it is heartbreaking that citizens who simply went out to exercise their civic duties and vote for candidates of their choice were brutalised and attacked …

For Nigerians, these are not the easiest of times. Happy faces are rare, because the mood is indignant. Adults – male and female – have stripped naked inside banking halls, demanding their cash. Fights break out routinely on queues before ATMs that dispense only miserly amounts. Small businesses have quietly folded up, at least in the meantime, because of low …

Three days to the governorship and state assembly polls, leaders of ethnic groups, community-based organisations, civil society and artisans have appealed to Nigerians, especially those in Lagos State to sheath their sword and allow peace to reign. At a meeting on the emerging threats of ethnic violence, which was facilitated by Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER), the leaders urged promoters …

Last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) in the recently-concluded presidential election, led some PDP governors, party leaders and supporters to stage a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Their grouse was what they described as the rigging of the 25 February presidential …

With six days to the rescheduled governorship and state assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to fix all glitches that affected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, the INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal, and other logistics; and also prevent corrupt personnel from being part of the exercise. INEC had scheduled governorship and state assembly …

Politician Dino Melaye needs no introduction to Nigerians; neither is he new to controversies. His theatrics, however, set him apart from other controversial politicians of his ilk. He has traversed the country’s entire political gamut since the return to civil rule in 1999, moving from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Congress/Action Congress of Nigeria and taking shelter …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been tasked to rectify all the lapses observed in the 25 February national elections and use same to conduct a hitch-free state polls this Saturday. The call was made a group of elder statesmen under the aegis of The Compatriots. In a post-election statement signed by its Chairman, who is also former Governor …

The choice before Lagosians this weekend will be very simple to make, as they go out to vote in the governorship and House of Assembly elections. Before the residents of the fifth largest economy in Africa are one major candidate, the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election; and two otherwise fringe candidates who seem to have gained sudden …

Three days to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, the police have cautioned Nigerians against the use of dogs and others pets at polling units. “The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs contrary to …