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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT)

TINUBUNOMICS: The political economy of poverty

By VCTOR ANAZONWU *This article was first published in August 2023, three months after the Tinubu administration was inaugurated. It is reproduced here on the administration’s first anniversary as a matter of public record and to help evaluate how well the Nigerian
June 28, 2024

Edo election was like bazaar, laments Olumide Akpata, says ‘even Labour Party (LP) members sold their votes’

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in last Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, Barrister Olumide Akpata, has characterized the September 21 election as a bazaar, where the leading political parties engaged in vote-buying from the electorate, alleging that members of his
September 26, 2024

APGA threatens to suspend Soludo over alleged anti-party activities, has not endorsed sole candidate for 2025 Anambra governorship race

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo alongside some notable members of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Party (APGA) may be suspended from the party today, unless the National Working Committee (NWC) reconsiders its decision to sanction ‘erring’ members of the party. Briefing the
September 26, 2024

Edo election failed credible election test, observers say, question INEC’s ability, willingness to conduct credible polls

A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), who served as election observers, have said that the Edo 2024 governorship election failed the test for a credible election and that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s ability and willingness to conduct credible elections
September 25, 2024

ABSIEC rules out use of BVAs in Abia council election, says state electoral body can’t deal with ‘its problematic nature’   

The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) has ruled out the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the November 2 local government election in the state.   Chairman of ABSIEC, Professor George Chima, who made the Commission’s position known
September 25, 2024
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