The Light In This Present Darkness BY Rev Chris Okotie

The forthcoming general election, especially the presidential election, should never be regarded as a referendum on the corporate survival of Nigeria as some misguided irredentists want us to believe. Those who threaten to set the nation on fire, if their preferred presidential candidate loses, should...

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Poll postponement: Nigeria in the eye of storm. BY Chidi Oguamanam

It is really true. A day in politics can make a thousand years' difference. The idea of postponing Nigeria's 2015 general election originally scheduled for February 14 and 28 was easily dismissible as a dangerous rumour from a fifth columnist. But everything changed following the meeting of the National...

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A clarion call to Nigerian youths BY Lanre Jimoh

I am speaking directly to the Nigerians born in the 1980s and 1990s. As a member of this generation, we have watched Nigeria emerge from its dark days of military dictatorship into a fledgling immature democracy. The purpose of this piece is to implore, coerce, beg, cajole and guilt you (if possible)...

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This Election Postponement Is A Coup. BY Anthony A. Kila

Whilst it is true that every well-meaning Nigerian within and beyond the borders of the country should act with caution and avoid utterances and actions that can heat up an already charged polity, it also true that at times like this, it is crucial not to mince words or hide behind technicalities or...

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Just In: INEC Extends Collection Of Permanent Voter's Card To March 8, 2015.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended, by four weeks, the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards by registered voters. Collection of Permanent Voter Cards earlier scheduled to end on February 8, 2015 will continue until the 8th of March, 2015. The extension of PVC collection by the Independent National Electoral commission was announced in a statement signed by its...

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Service chiefs arm-twist INEC to shift polls – Civil Society Organisations

A coalition of over 18 Civil Society Organisations on Monday in Abuja called for the immediate resignation of service chiefs "for arm twisting the Independent National Electoral Commission" and abdication of national responsibility.The CSOs however passed a vote of confidence in the Chairman of INEC,...

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Plot To Disqualify President Jonathan From Contesting March 28 Presidential Poll Thickens

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court has ordered that court documents in a fresh suit seeking to disqualify President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election in the March 28 poll should be served on him, Premiumtimesng reports.The court said the papers should either be served on the president...

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The insecurity In The North-east Has Offered INEC A Lifeline - Resident Electoral Commissioner

A resident electoral commissioner from one of the northern states in Nigeria has admitted that the shift in election dates has been a blessing in disguise for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The resident electoral commissioner further added that INEC had been unprepared to conduct...

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Exclusive: Nigerians should Be Ready, Elections Will Now Hold in June. By Hon Idibie Stephen

I have long forecasted that President Jonathan Would rather see Nigeria break up than accept to be the first incumbent to be defeated by an opposition candidate. Gradually, my predictions are coming to fruition.After INEC released the timetable of political events for 2015 general elections, I told...

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Fact Checking Chukwuma Soludo’s Article (1). BY Kwakwu Brown

Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, article titled "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the missing trillions," has rightly generated a lot of buzz in both social media and the traditional media. This is rightly so because of the credibility of the person that wrote the article. Soludo is...

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