Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what they described as poor inclusion and participation of the vulnerable population in the recently concluded elections. INEC is said to have failed to make adequate provisions for persons with special needs during the general elections. Suitable means of communication such as braille, large embossed print and …

I visited the Asokoro, Abuja home of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar the other day to observe the iftar with him, as part of the month-long Ramadan. Atiku very ably hoisted the presidential flag of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) during the last general elections, as we remember. The flames and flickers of the fires stoked by that insanely …

A coalition of civil society organisations has risen in defence of the recently concluded general elections saying they were  fair, successful and credibly conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a media conference on Monday, the group said that INEC deserved being conducted “for the marvelous work it has done despite all the landmines laid in its path”. …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to “urgently seek the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offences including bribery against any state governors and their deputies during the just concluded general elections.” SERAP also urged him to “promptly …

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. – Dreams by Langston Hughes Odd, isn’t it…talking about love in this period when some Nigerians saw the first eight hours (or more) of 18th March, 2023 as …

Ahead of this weekend’s governorship and House of Assembly, the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the challenges of logistics that slowed down the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, by the publicity secretary of the …

The Nigeria Police Force has said that it has paid allowances to all police personnel that participated in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on 25 February. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Force spokesman, Chief Superintendent Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that the clarification became necessary in view of an allegation of non-payment of the allowances to police personnel. “The …

After Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential election which held on 25 February, the opposition parties and their supporters accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “lack of transparency” in the electoral process. This is actually an old story because there’s no election in Nigeria that …

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has urged Nigerians to come out en-masse for the forthcoming Governorship and state Assembly elections irrespective of how they feel about the outcome of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The group urged the electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to live up to expectations by improving on areas of concern as …

The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., United States said this while presenting their preliminary report on …