Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been admonished to improve democracy in the country by introducing public debate for contestants at the level of its party primaries, so that the party could pick the best candidate for all elections. devoid of political sentiment.

he year 2017 was an eventful political year which witnessed a burst of activities that will remain unforgettable in Nigeria’s political calendar. We complied some of these issues and events that shaped Nigeria’s politics and made it a memorable political year.

Nollywood actor and flagbearer of Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) in the forthcoming Anambra State 2017 gubernatorial election, Yul Edochie, has reacted to being left out of governorship debate organized by Channels TV for the candidates.

On Sunday at the #AnambraDebates organized by Channels TV for the five frontline candidates in the Anambra governorship election, it was clear that Anambrians and Nigerians in general, could tell which of the candidates had grasp of the fundamentals of governance as it relates to the state.

Nollywood actor turned politician, Yul Edochie, says he did not attend the debate organised on Sunday by Channels TV for candidates of the Anambra governorship election because he was not invited.

Godfatherism, Biafra agitation, inter-party disagreements were some of the highlights of the 2017 Anambra State gubernatorial debate held in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday as five candidates vying to become the next governor put across their plans to the public.

Nigerians on Twitter have criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Anambra State gubernatorial election, Tony Nwoye, for his perceived poor performance during the Anambra State governorship debate, organized by Channels Television.

Godfatherism, Biafra agitation, inter-party disagreements were some of the highlights of the 2017 Anambra State gubernatorial debate held in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday as five candidates vying to become the next governor put across their plans to the public.

Six days to the Anambra governorship election, five leading candidates are slugging it out in the governorship debate organised by Channels Television.

Six days to the Anambra governorship election, five leading candidates are slugging it out in the governorship debate organised by Channels Television.

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop a private television station from organizing its planned election debate ahead of the November 18 governorship poll.

The recent public spat between former President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari is, beyond the underlining pettiness, a healthy development for the nation’s democracy. Therefore, the tempo should be sustained, but issue-based as the nation journeys towards 2019, writes Shola Oyeyipo