Nigeria

A bill to empower the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise public debates for political candidates has scaled second reading at the Senate.

A bill seeking to make election debates compulsory for presidential and governorship candidates has scaled second reading at the senate.

Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Thursday said its candidate in the November 16 election, Senator Douye Diri, is ready to face the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Chief David Lyon, in a debate.

Less than two months to the governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has called on the media and other relevant stakeholders to challenge all the governorship candidates to public debate.

An International foundation, Push Africa Foundation (PAF) has concluded plans to organised a debate for the governorship candidates of political parties in Bayelsa State ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state.

Mr Omoyele Sowore, Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has protested against his non-inclusion in the planned Presidential Debate being organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG). He said his exclusion from the debate being organised in collaboration with the

Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Ishaq Bello, is expected to assign the suit filed by the African Action Congress (AAC) and its presidential candidate, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, against the National Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)

Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence at last month’s presidential debate. He claimed President Buhari did not run from debating his challengers in next Saturday’s presidential election, saying those who stay

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, Nigerians and the world watched with disappointment as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) laboured to explain why Muhammadu Buhari, its presidential candidate who has been in power for over three and a half years, arrogantly absented himself from a presidential

Nigerian leader and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday missed a major presidential debate but his campaign team spent millions to air adverts during the programme, Business Insider Sub-Saharan Africa's analysis shows.