No law restricts parties on fund raising – Fasehun

National Chairman of the resuscitated Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, has stated that there is no provision in the electoral law that restricts political parties on fund raising. Fasehun who spoke with Daily Independent, was responding to criticisms that greeted the over N21 billion raised by PDP for its presidential campaign recently.

Austerity measures meant for the poor, says NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that in spite of the introduction of austerity measures by the Federal Government, the rich have continued to evade tax and wallow in affluence, while the poor are hard hit with the challenges of eating three square meals on daily basis.

NLC’s General Secretary, Comrade Peter Ozo-Eson, made the declaration in Lagos while interacting with newsmen on how  a great percentage of the affluent and the propertied class in the country do not pay tax.

INTERVIEW: Buhari is not a perfect presidential candidate

Kayode Ogundamisi needs no introduction. He is a pro-democracy leader and a civil rights activist. On Twitter, over 75,000 followers follow his views. His TV show ‘Politricks with KO’ is one of the few programs on television that deal with issues that concern Nigerians in Nigeria and the diaspora. He took some time to talk to our Tundun Adeyemo.