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Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has opted for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Announcing his decision in a statement on Thursday Mr…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Africa’s African Centre for Disease Control for strengthening the continent’s pandemic preparedness and response architecture, claiming that the mechanisms in place will help save Africans in the event of a pandemic outbreak. Commending…
Africa was once known for brain drain, but in science, it is seeing brain gain, says the editor-in-chief of Nature Africa. As a student, I planned to become a medical physiologist, but in 1990 I decided to stop my academic…
As the Ekiti State Governorship Poll takes place on Saturday (today), the CLEEN Foundation, an NGO, has warned the media against biased and selective reporting before, during, and after the election. Mrs Ruth Olofin, the foundation’s Acting Executive Director, warned…
To combat the spread of fake news in the Ekiti Governorship race, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has introduced a contemporary information management system. During a pre-election press conference in Ado Ekiti, the CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, expressed…
A civic organisation, Yiaga Africa, which is also one of the observers in the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, says it’s Watching the Vote (WTV) scheme will expose malpractices peradventure such occurs. Yiaga noted this in a statement jointly signed…
By MCDN | On Thursday, June 9, 2022, the fourth cohort of the fellows of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) was inducted in Lagos. They were inducted after participating in months of rigorous training and mentorship,…
The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth, and Advancement (YIAGA) has raised alarm saying major political parties are allegedly devising a new method of inducing voters ahead of the June 18,2022, Ekiti State governorship election. The group disclosed this on Thursday…
Worried by the growing voter apathy that has characterized Nigeria’s general elections in recent years, a non-governmental organisation, the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) with funding support from Christian Aid Nigeria is rolling out a series of activities to increase citizens’ participation, especially…
Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) has x-rayed the political landscape in Ekiti and Ondo States in the buildup to the 2022 off-cycle gubernatorial election in the states. In a study titled “Ekiti and Osun States Election Security Risk Assessment – ESRA…
