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Lagos APC picks 39 candidates, Desmond Elliot among new faces

Chief Henry Ajomale, Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday said the party’s State House…

APC Begins Screening Of Buhari, Other Presidential Aspirants

Nigeria major opposition party, the  All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday began the screening the five aspirants that have indicated…

PDP renews bid to remove Tambuwal as Speaker

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The quest by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives,…

Explosions force PDP postpone Kano House of Assembly primaries

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in solidarity with the people of Kano state, has postponed its state House of Assembly…

Aregbesola Sworn In For 2nd Term

Jamiu Yisa Osogbo was in a festive mood on Thursday as Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, took oath…

Outrage Trails Ekiti House Of Assembly Crisis

Jamiu Yisa Reactions have continued to trail the sidelining of 19 members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly by…

PDP Planning To Rig 2015 Election —Oshiomhole

Eromosele Ebhomele With the 2015 general elections just months away, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo Stae, southern Nigeria, has alerted…

Leke Pitan Joins Lagos Gov Race

Jamiu Yisa Ahead of the Lagos governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Leke Pitan on Tuesday formally…

Groups Endorse Jonathan As He Declares For 2015

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Chieftains of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and several groups on Tuesday gathered at the popular Eagles…

Tambuwal: Court stops PDP from reconvening House of Reps

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a federal high court in Abuja has made an order directing the…

Impeachment: Tambuwal Drags PDP To Court

Felix Nnamdi/Abuja, Eromosele Ebhomele & Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and his new party,…

2015: Amosun’s 2nd Term Bid May Fail – Deputy

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Deputy Governor, Prince Segun Adesegun, has warned his boss, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, that he may not…

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Obasanjo urges politicians to be sensitive

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian President,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerian politicians to be religiously sensitive, a necessary ingredient that he…

2015: Ogun Monarchs Endorse Amosun for Second Term

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today got royal support from all the traditional rulers in Egbaland as…

PDP Unification: David Mark, Fayose, Others Storm Abeokuta for Daniel

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state is agog as chieftains and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Lagos LG Bosses Lobby To Remain As Secretaries

Jamiu Yisa As their three-year tenure officially expires at the end of October, 2014, most council chairmen in Lagos Sate…

Gbajabiamila Battles Tinubu For Senate

Jamiu Yisa Former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Engr. Hakeem Akinola Gbajabiamila,…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

News Analysis: Ahmadu, Boko Haram broker most likely an impostor

Bayo Onanuga There are indications that the man with whom Nigeria’s military and presidency officials agreed a truce over the…

Cracks In Lagos PDP Throw Up Greenhorn

Simon Ateba The crisis rocking the Lagos chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has worsened, and the party may…

Fayose bemoans heavy debt burden at inaugural

GBENRO ADESINA/ADO-EKITI The new Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose will today disclose that his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi left…

Taraba Assembly passes vote of confidence on Ag. governor, speaker

The Taraba House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a vote of confidence on the state acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar,…

2015 Presidency: Buhari Declares

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on Wednesday declared his intention to contest for the…

4 Ministers Set To Quit Jonathan’s Cabinet

Four ministers in President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet who have signified their interest in seeking political offices in their states and…

My Vision For Lagos —Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga The race for the 2015 governorship election continues to gather momentum with aspirants, especially those in the All…

Ashafa dumps governorship ambition, to vie for Senate

Jamiu Yisa/Political Correspondent Senator Gbenga Ashafa appears to have heeded the lessons of an ancient proverb:a bird in hand, being…

Kwara PDP promises to restore boarding schools

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has promised to restore boarding facilities into secondary schools in the state…

Atiku leads APC campaign in Adamawa

Former Nigerian vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has been leading the campaign of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the bye-election…

Jonathan Assures Of Smooth 2015 Election

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in…

APC Primaries Time Table Out

Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress, APC, will hold its governorship and presidential primaries on November 15 and December 2,…

Moji Obasanjo’s Daughter Joins Lagos Gov Race

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s step-daughter, Mrs Adetokunbo Tobun-Agbesanwa, has declared her interest to succeed Governor Babatunde Fashola of…
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