LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the leadup to Nigeria’s General Elections which are to take place on Saturday February 25th, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, arrived in Abuja for the signing of the National Peace Accord. This is Nigeria’s 7th presidential election since its return to democratic rule in 1999, and with…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as worrisome reports of clashes among parties and their supporters in some States of the country during the ongoing electioneering campaign. While cautioning parties and their supporters to focus on issues and steer clear of attacks on each other, the Commission reminded them…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidates of all political parties have signed a peace accord committing themselves to a peaceful campaign for the 2023 election. All the candidates and the national chairman chairmen of their parties signed the accord organised by the National Peace Committee in Abuja on Thursday. Some of the candidates that signed the…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With few days the Osun State governorship election, Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has appealed to all parties, candidates and other actors in the coming election to play their part in supporting the Peace Accord. The INEC Boss who made the appeal at the signing of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a protest by some political parties’ Chairmen during the signing of peace accord who claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was given undue advantage at the ceremony. The aggrieved party Chairmen wondered why President Muhammadu Buhari who is the APC candidate in the 2019 election should be given…