After 20 years of unbroken civil rule, Nigeria’s democracy is regressing into another tyranny I do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability, faithfully and…
TELL Holds Conference on Democracy
A conference on twenty years of democracy in Nigeria will take place in Abuja on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The venue is Shehu Musa Yar’Adua International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme of the conference is Democracy and the Rule of law. The objective is to bring people together to do an assessment of how the…
The Judiciary and The Phantom Certificate
…When judges are unable and unwilling to defend their independence and the rule of law, that’s the surest way to enable the enthronement of an autocratic government – Nosa Igiebor Time is the unerring teacher of things unknown. What was not clear yesterday would become obvious tomorrow. Five years ago, millions of Nigerians gave Muhammadu…
Ogboru Rejects Olive Branch, Insists on Testing Tribunal’s Judgment at Appellate Courts
Amidst flurry of appeals not to pursue his governorship election petition any further after losing at the tribunal last Friday, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Great Ovedje Ogboru appears not swayed by the pleas from different quarters, including the state government and the traditional institution. Though the counsel to the aggrieved APC…
Power Outage Disrupts Judgment in Delta Governorship Election Tribunal
The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba has been forced to adjourn, albeit temporarily due to power outage. The tribunal is billed to deliver judgment in the petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Great Ovadje Ogboru against the victory of Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, incumbent governor and candidate…
Rivers APC Crisis: Factional Leader Preaches Unity
Peter Odike, the Acting Chairman of the Magnus Abe-led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed the need for all the factions of the party to reunite under the leadership of Rotimi Amaechi. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Odike thanked the national leadership of the party for appointing a caretaker…
Shock as Wike Hails Buhari
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stunned his party people on Wednesday when he congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor Wike urged the President to use his victory to work for all Nigerians, irrespective of their…
Senate President Congratulates Buhari, APC on Victory at Election Petition Tribunal
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the president’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in its entirety. Lawan said, “The judgment of the…
Tribunal Affirms Buhari’s Victory
The Presidential election tribunal rules that President Muhammadu Buhari validly won the presidential election and was qualified to contest. The Presidential election tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, Wednesday evening, affirmed the re-election of Muhammadu Buhari as president of Nigeria. In a unanimous judgment read by Justice Mohammed Garba, the five-man-panel held that…
2023: Expect All-Women Political Party – Josephine Anenih
These are not the best of times for Nigerian women. Politically, they have been handed the short end of the stick with very poor showing during the 2019 general elections and abysmal representation in appointive positions both at the federal level and in the states. And with the worsening security situation and criminality in the…
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