Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule faction, yesterday, held its sitting behind closed doors, amid tight security, despite a court order stopping the two factions from carrying out legislative functions. The House also disregarded the redeployment of the Clerk, Emeka Amadi, against earlier directive by the state government, transferring the clerk and…

Timi Frank, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged African leaders, particularly those in Nigeria, to draw lessons from the outcome of Liberia's presidential election, which saw opposition candidate Dr. Joseph Boakai emerge victorious. Frank, in a statement released in Abuja, also called for Nigeria's Independent National Electoral…

GO to Court, a new report by a non-governmental organisation, Spaces for Change (S4C), is an invitation to the judiciary to consider its very important role in safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy and preserving civic life during and beyond elections. Vice President for Africa Luminate, Toyin Akinniyi, stated this, yesterday, while reviewing the report put together to…

The book publishing arm of Premium Times Group, Premium Times Books, has unveiled a new publication, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria.Authored by Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head of Media Relations Management at Nigerian Communications Communication (NCC

The West Africa Elders Forum (WAEF) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives, and other stakeholders to act in accordance with the laws

The call, the other day, by President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassadors posted to Nigeria to desist from interfering in the country’s forthcoming election is both timely and imperative.