By Ogar Monday The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has endorsed the presidential ambition of Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party in this Saturday’s general election. The trade union in a release signed by Comrade Chris Uyot, National Secretary of NLC’s National Political Commission, asked all workers and members of affiliate unions to mobilize and
On November 20, 2022, Equatorial Guineans reportedly re-elected 80-year-old Teodoro Obiang Mbassogo Nguema, for a sixth tenure of seven years as President of their country. By this, Nguema’s 43-year rule has been further elongated till when he, God willing, shall clock 87 on this planet. Nguema does not play alone in this league of septuagenarian
By Patrick Obia The Ejagham Nation, one of the ethnic groups said to be marginalized in Cross River State has been charged to wake up and take their rightful place. The Ejaghams found in 12 out of the 18 Local Government Areas of the State were given the charge in a town hall engagement with
By Patrick Obia The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially presented the party’s flag to the Cross River State governorship candidate of the party, Mr. Effiong Nyong. The exercise was done in a media parley held in Calabar, Cross River State by the Vice Chairman of ADC, South-South zone, Mr. Festus Igbonogba. The party also
By Ogar Monday Claim: A Twitter influencer alleged that some European protesters recently harassed Godwin Obaseki. Verdict: Although some protesters harassed Mr. Obaseki in a foreign land. The video was not as recently claimed, and it was in New York, not somewhere in Europe as alleged. This claim is misleading. Full Text As Nigeria prepares
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Simon Ekpa, self-styled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in a viral video, imposed a sit-at-home and curfew on the South East and some parts of the old Eastern Region during the 2023 general elections. His orders span from February 23rd to 28th 2023. Nigeria’s presidential and National
By Ogar Monday Claim: Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential campaign council, posted an image on Twitter, claiming that the crowd in the image was from the APC’s presidential campaign in Sokoto. Verdict: The image used in Mr. Keyamo’s tweet was deliberately distorted and taken out of its original context to mislead the
TOPIC Electoral Vices: Offenses, Penalties, And Why We Must Vote Not Fight As Citizens. INTRODUCTION The Presidential and National Assembly polls will be held in five days’ time with the 93.4 million registered voters expected to turn up and vote to elect one President, 109 Senators, and 360 members of the House of Representatives. This