Politics
Amupitan: INEC Using AI To Check Errors Before Result Validation
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan on Thursday, disclosed that the electoral umpire has begun deploying artificial intelligence tools to detect discrepancies and administrative
Osuntokun: OK Movement Is Independent Of NDC, Party Members Remain Bound By Its Rules
ARISE News Director of Politics, Akin Osuntokun, says the OK Movement is correct to describe itself as independent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), arguing that support groups can operate
Olawepo-Hashim: How My Hausa Identity was Concealed from Me for About Three Decades
The presidential candidate of Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, narrates how his Hausa origin was concealed from him for 27 years by his father who was an ex- Commissioner of Police,
Okotete: Building Political Influence in Delta
When the political weather is favourable, many can mobilise; the real test is who remains effective when the tide runs against them. Stella Okotete built much of her political reputation
On Yayi, Let the Facts Speak
Critics question Adeola’s ancestry; supporters demand proof. Kunle Somorin argues claims require evidence, urging transparency, due process and facts over political theatre. There are moments in politics when a controversy
Why Continuity Matters in Bauchi
Musa Azare writes that as the 2027 election approaches, the debate over succession should include a serious examination of continuity, not merely as a political slogan, but as a question
WIKE AND THE BALLOT
Who decides Nigeria’s elections: the voter, the politician, or the system standing between them? asks PAT ONUKWULI Some statements politicians make disappear with the news cycle, while others linger because they
Peter Obi: It’s Wrong For OK Movement To Usurp Party Supremacy
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), backed the position of the party’s founder and national leader, Seriake Dickson, that the OK Movement, Obedient group, Kwankwasiyya and other
Peter Obi agrees with Dickson, condemns OK Movement’s Presidential Campaign Council
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), Peter Obi, has backed the position of the party’s national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, that support groups should not assume the

