Yiaga Africa Midday Situational Statement on the 2022 FCT Area Council Elections
An election defined by operational deficiencies, election security challenges, and abysmal voter turnout Introduction Yiaga Africa deployed trained and accredited roving observers to observe the 12th February 2022 FCT Area Council elections in the six Area Councils of the FCT. Yiaga Africa observers deployed by 7:30 am and they visited polling units within the sixty-two […]
SHORT STATEMENT BY SITUATION ROOM AS VOTING COMES TO A CLOSE IN FCT AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Issued: 3:00pm – Saturday, 12th February 2022 The Situation Room is observing the FCT Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022 in the six area councils. Reports from our networks of observers and partners showed late deployment of personnel and materials across the FCT. In most Area Councils, INEC officials arrived at an average time […]
FINAL STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM ON THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION 2021
Issued: 10:30am, Friday, 11th February 2022 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has convened in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to observe the Area Council Elections in the FCT scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022. This election is the first election after the recently held Anambra State governorship election, which was mostly adjudged […]
Starters: The President Nigeria Needs
[By Oluseun Onigbinde] 2023 is upon us with the elections happening early next year. It feels like another year’s sporting event with suspense, breathtaking moments and power plays. However, this is not your regular entertainment. This is real life. This is about how the weak and vulnerable need a competent government that secures them. […]
Obaigbena Inaugurates THISDAY Editorial Board
The Chairman THISDAY/ARISE Tv, Mr Nduka Obaigbena yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the reconstituted editorial board of THISDAY newspaper. In attendance were THISDAY Managing Director, Mr Eniola Bello, editorial board chairman, Olusegun Adeniyi, and other members. While thanking the members for accepting to serve on the editorial board, Obaigbena reminded them that THISDAY is founded […]
The City of Port Harcourt and “the hanging black cloud”
[By Temilade Salami ] Imagine yourself on the day of a long awaited interview, dressed in a well-ironed white and sky blue shirt on a beautiful Monday morning. Your appointment time is 10am and you had left home anxious, eager and happy at 9:00 am only to arrive at the interview centre at 9:40am to a […]
We Are The Change We Seek!
Welcome to the new year and another chapter of great insights and taking progressive steps towards achieving the Nigeria of our dreams. 2022 has begun in earnest, beckoning us to shed the temporary cloak of festivities and tackle pertinent national issues.
Fuel Subsidy – The Dishonesty Continues 10 Years On
[By ‘Yemi Adamolekun ] I came here scared; I cannot tell you I came confidently I came scared of my life, but I came because I want to see a New Nigeria I grew up seeing Nigeria without light I grew up seeing Nigeria without water I grew up seeing people on the street Sometimes, I’m almost […]
OTOKO STEVE BREAKS 31-YEAR-OLD HISTORY
Otoko Steven Edwards has broken a 31-year-old record to become the first student of Rivers State University to graduate with a first class and a CGPA of 4.83 from the Department of Mathematics. According to Edward, “Prayers is not enough! I studied 14 hours at a stretch, put in so much work and studies.”
CHIDEBERE MAKES HISTORY WITH BLACK FOETUS ILLUSTRATION
Meet Chidiebere Ibe, a 25-year-old medical student bringing diversity to medicine with black drawings. Chidiebere’s medical illustrations caught the attention of the world after he drew a black foetus inside the mother’s womb. The drawing, which has been shared across various social media platforms, has started a serious conversation on the exclusion of black people […]