A time to deepen democracy, By Obo Effanga
Twenty-four years into our current democratic journey, it is time for us to build, raise and equip more democrats to ...
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The paradox of vote trading in Nigeria, By Obo Effanga
At the root of the problem is the economic imbalance and inequality in our society, which, if fixed, would to ...
INTERVIEW: Vote buying shows Nigeria’s elections getting harder to rig (I) – INEC Official
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Obo Effanga, speaks on the challenges in the electoral process and the controversies ...
Wike praises INEC officials, dedicates victory to people slain during Rivers elections
“Continue to be firm. Don’t be afraid of death; death will come when it will come," the governor told the ...
PDP-led coalition opposes call for Rivers REC transfer
Their demand came after calls erupted that the official be transferred.
Opposition parties call for transfer of Rivers REC
The group commended the security agencies for their "professionalism" in the elections.
INTERVIEW: How we’re handling challenges of conducting violence-free elections – Rivers REC
INTERVIEW: How we're handling challenges of conducting violence-free elections - Rivers REC
INEC may shift Rivers polls if APC wins in court — Official
Two factions of the party had conducted parallel primaries that produced two sets of candidates, leading to the party's disqualification ...
INEC receives sensitive materials for Rivers by–elections
The election holds on Saturday
INTERVIEW: Nigerian politicians greatest threat to national development — INEC Commissioner
The top election official speaks on PVCs, 2019 preparations and Diasporan voting.
Every agency has its crook, By Obo Effanga Â
So I set out this afternoon to renew the papers for my car at the Vehicle Inspection Officer’s (VIO) office ...
Reclaiming our undemocratic Democracy, By Obo Effanga
If after 15 years of democracy this is all we have to show, then we need to re-strategise and create ...
Acts of terror and the politics of hospital visit, By Obo Effanga
Since the Monday morning bomb explosion in Nyanya, leading to the death of an interminable number of people (the official ...
Nelson ‘Troublemaker’ Mandela (1918-2013), By Obo Effanga
Mandela and everything associated with him (including his prison uniform number 46664) are super brands. This is in honour of ...
Parliamentary Arbitrariness And Tyranny Of Majority, By Obo Effanga
By Article 21 paragraph (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “everyone has the right to take part in ...
World Day of Happiness and Us, By Obo Effanga
Yes, you read that correctly. Today (March 20) marks the maiden edition of the International Day of Happiness or World ...
Human Rights Day 2012: For an inclusive and participatory governance, By Obo Effanga
Today (December 10, 2012), the world marks the Human Rights Day, commemorating the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human ...
Our lawmakers’ jumbo pay and the lesson from Kenya, By Na-Allah Mohammed Zagga
Kenya was recently in the news when President Mwai Kibaki, bolstered by public outrage, rejected the attempt by the country’s ...
National Assembly & court order on members’ salaries, By Obo Effanga
According to The Punch newspaper of Wednesday August 29, 2012, the Nigerian National Assembly is taking steps to reverse the ...