2023 Election

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lamented the use of children in political advertisements aired by broadcast stations. At a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, NBC Director-General Balarabe Ilelah said the commission had noticed the usage of children by politicians and how the broadcasters would air such adverts in negation to …

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a socio-cultural group, for saying Nigeria would not survive if Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) does not win the presidential election. Adebanjo had also said there will be no opportunity for a non-Christian, a non-northerner to …

Suspected thugs on Saturday attacked the supporters of the Obidient Movement, suring the campaign rally of the Labour Party Presidential candidate in Lagos, Peter Obi in Lagos. Some of the supporters were said to have come under attack while on their way to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) — the venue …

Insecurity and rancour among political parties as well as scarcities of fuel and the redesigned national currency could mar Nigeria’s forthcoming elections, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned. In a 26-page report published on February 10, titled: Mitigating violence around Nigeria’s 2023 elections, the global conflict prevention and peace-building …