Many Lagosians have been asking the question: who did Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) groom to succeed him as governor of Lagos state? TheCable can now unveil the man: he is Olasupo Shasore, former commissioner for justice and attorney-general of the…
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on its successful conduct of the Ekiti Elections. The Chairman of the Group, Mr Ibrahim Zikirullahi said, “Ekiti State was really an acid test for INEC and I…
At a Women in Politics Forum(WIPF) workshop recently, Dr Tanko Yusuf, National Chairman of the National Conscience Party and Chairperson of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) encouraged young women to get more involved in politics, “if you look around the…
The continued insurgency in parts of Northern Nigeria by the militant terrorist sect Boko Haram is worrisome to Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN). The resultant casualties and human rights abuses associated with the attacks and poor government’s response…
Following meetings and widespread consultations, the civil society organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria have reportedly come up with 20 nominees drawn from 5 geo-political zones of the country, who are expected to represent the sector of the proposed national conference. The…
Under the Governance ,Transparency and Integrity Working Group of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission, Nigeria and the US have since yesterday begun a meeting to discuss how to further integrate civil society organizations into the electoral process before the 2015…
Despite the senate committee’s admission that the oil and gas sector has lost over $28 billion in investments, it has proven exceedingly difficult for the National Assembly to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill into law inspite of the great hope…
