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Opinion: 2019 Elections and Amina Zakari by Reuben Abati

14Jan

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Opinion: 2019 Elections and Amina Zakari by Reuben Abati

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised severally in the lead up to the 2019 general elections, that he would ensure a free, fair, transparent and credible process, and defend the right of the people to choose. But the appointment, literally on the eve of the election of a niece of his, Mrs Amina Zakari as the INEC Commissioner in charge of the National Results Collation Centre has placed a big question mark on that declaration. The attempt to deny any form of blood relation or filial connection between the President and the INEC official is grossly unconvincing. It has deepened suspicions, and exposed the incompetence and insensitivity of those who proposed her for that position in the first place. INEC faces an integrity challenge. It must address it. Ms Zakari is however, not n...

Opinion: Justice Onnoghen and The Rising Fascism in Nigeria by Achike Chude

14Jan

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Opinion: Justice Onnoghen and The Rising Fascism in Nigeria by Achike Chude

In any society that predominantly seeks excellence, it should be standard practice that every infraction, especially those by public officials is investigated. It is therefore expected that every action carried out by government towards sanitizing the polity should be upheld and applauded by the public because everybody ultimately benefits. This should naturally be our disposition over this Onnoghen matter - to support the action of the federal government to bring Onnoghen to book if he is culpable. This would be especially so if this government is all about probity, accountability, transparency and integrity. But this is a government that provides accommodation and refuge to Obanikoro, Orji Kalu, Akpabio, Tinubu, Oshiomole, etc. This is a government that accommodated Maina and the suspend...

Nigeria: IPOB Insists on Boycotting the 2019 General Elections

14Jan

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Nigeria: IPOB Insists on Boycotting the 2019 General Elections

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has insisted that its position on boycotting the 2019 elections has not changed. In a statement credited to Mazi Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor, the deputy leader of the group, the group said "Forget all the noise, disregard all self-destructive, nocturnal activities and conducts of baby opportunists whose stock in trade is treachery in Biafra land. Truth is that we have made up our minds, crossed boundaries and calibrated territories and guess what ? We have firmly established ourselves both in minds and presence of friends and foes. We, therefore, make bold to state with every ounce of certainty and beyond every conceivable equivocation that nobody can question the wisdom in "boycotting the fraudulent election" of the zoo ca...

Nigeria: The Charge and Planned Arraignment of the Hon. Chief Justice Onoghen

13Jan

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Nigeria: The Charge and Planned Arraignment of the Hon. Chief Justice Onoghen

Our attention has been drawn to the trending news that the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onoghen has been charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, based on a petition submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau on Wednesday the 9th of January, 2019, and is to be arraigned before the Tribunal on Monday , the 14th January, 2019. The prosecutorial decision that has been taken by the Executive Branch of Government ( FGN / FRN) is a very grave one. It is unprecedented in the political history of Nigeria. Let us go down memory lane. During the blistering General Murtala Muhammed Military Regime, in 1975, there were massive purges in the Judiciary as well as in the public service. Many public servants were removed “ with immediate effect” . During the purges , a sitting Chief Justice...

Nigeria: Our First Priority is Keeping America Safe and Secure – APC

12Jan

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Nigeria: Our First Priority is Keeping America Safe and Secure – APC

A website identified as APC's official website has been reported to have published plagiarized content. In a thoroughly embarrassing development, the title of one of the pages read "Our Priority is Keeping America Safe and Secure". The content on said page continued thus "Assertively pontificate long-term high-impact testing procedures wiProgressively synergize timely action items and business “outside the box” thinking. Distinctively foster best-of-breed markets before collaborative schemas. Authoritatively embrace tactical potentialities vis-a-vis low-risk high-yield architectures. Completely administrate robust testing procedures vis-a-vis dynamic testing procedures. Globally fabricate functional intellectual capital for B2B e-services." Further search by our tech team showed ...

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Onnoghen, to be Arraigned at CCT Monday

12Jan

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Onnoghen, to be Arraigned at CCT Monday

The Federal Government has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, to immediately vacate his exalted office as head of the nation’s judiciary over alleged sundry asset declaration issues. In a move to force Justice Onnoghen out of office, the Federal Government will on Monday January 14 arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led-Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts. The charge sighted by PRNigeria against Justice Onnoghen has already being filed and served on him last Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory for his appearance at the tribunal. The Federal Government among others is accusing Nigeria’s Head of the J...

Nigeria: 61 Political Parties Reject INEC 2019 Draft Election Guidelines

12Jan

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Nigeria: 61 Political Parties Reject INEC 2019 Draft Election Guidelines

About 61 political parties have clashed with INEC over its proposed election guidelines. The parties under the auspices of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) rejected the proposed guidelines and presented their demands. The demands as released by the council reads as follows: Political parties clash with INEC over 8 obnoxious clauses inserted into the election guidelines that will ruin the 2019 elections. ...Political parties demand retention of 2011 and 2015 separate accreditation time and separate voting time to help forstall rigging with the presence of voters at the polling unit instead of INEC 2019 simultaneous accreditation and voting. ....Political parties demands announcement of accreditation figures by 12noon on election day and recorded in a signed form and given ...

Opinion: Clouds of War Gathering Over Nigeria by Alhaji Bashir Tofa

11Jan

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Opinion: Clouds of War Gathering Over Nigeria by Alhaji Bashir Tofa

The clouds of war are gathering with blood sucking gods that follow the perching of vultures. Vultures from Europe, vultures from England, vultures from Asia, yes, vultures from America that deal on arms. With eyes constantly fixed on any trouble spot in the world. They’re are hopefully praying to extend their business from Tripoli to Abuja. This is because, Nigeria is fast ascending to the very path that Freetown took. The path that ruined Congo and Libya. The expressway to Rwanda, that is the path Nigeria is fast speeding into. Yet, this path is not a new path to us. It’s a familar terrain that we have taken before. In 1966, long before even the Rwandan path was paved. We wasted over 3 million people as hundreds of innocent souls were slaughtered before even the war started. Long befo...

Nigeria: Buhari Has Done Well for South-East and South-South Geopolitical Zones – Gov. Obiano

10Jan

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Nigeria: Buhari Has Done Well for South-East and South-South Geopolitical Zones – Gov. Obiano

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the progress of work on the construction of the second Niger Bridge. He said the President had done well for the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones. Obiano stated this during an inspection visit of the project in Onitsha, Anambra State. He expressed satisfaction with the standard and pace of work on the project. The governor said he was confident that the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari would deliver on the job as scheduled. He noted that the bridge, when completed, would not only boost the economic activities of the South-East and South-South but that of the country at large. Obiano said, “I have no choice but to praise President Muhammadu Buhari for his...

2019 Election: Commotion, Walk Out and Fight Engulf INEC Chairman Meeting with 91 Political Party Chairmen

8Jan

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2019 Election: Commotion, Walk Out and Fight Engulf INEC Chairman Meeting with 91 Political Party Chairmen

Party chairmen accuse INEC of doctoring/tampering with guideline for 2019 election on accreditation procedures. Party chairmen demands list of Collected PVC before election Party Chairmen wants Amina to step Down as head of collation unit . Party Chairmen want IGP sacked. The ongoing meeting of the leadership of INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and National Chairmen of 91 Political Parties snowballed into crisis over the issue of production of the Guideline without the consultation and notification of the chairmen of Political Parties who saw the guideline smuggled into the meeting with obnoxious clauses and strange inclusions that will lead to massive rigging of the 2019 election. Trouble started when Ikeng...