Tag: 2015 election
Peace, most expensive commodity in Nigeria – Gen. Abdulsalam
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar believes that peace is the most expensive commodity in Nigeria today. Abdulsalam who…
2015: Kwankwaso has best credentials to be president
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State said he has concluded consultations with political leaders nationwide and is now ready to…
2015: PDP Members, APC In Fresh Move To Stop Jonathan
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A fresh suit seeking to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the forthcoming presidential election has been instituted…
Why I want to be Lagos governor – Ikuforiji
Simon Ateba With the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress, APC, slated for 15 November and as campaign heats…
2015: Maku promises women over 35% of appointments
Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Sunday promised to allocate over 35 per cent political appointments in his administration…
2015: I will not contest for Presidency – Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki has declared that he will not run for presidency in 2015. The former Kwara state governor said…
2015: Gov. Yero picks nomination form
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state on Saturday in Abuja picked the PDP nomination and expression of interest form to…
ABU Zaria don joins APC presidential race
A professor of business education at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Mr Mahmood Aliyu, has declared his intention to contest…
Amosun is architect of modern Ogun – Awosedo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governorship candidate of Labour Party, LP during the 2011 gubernatorial election in Ogun state, Asiwaju Olajide Awosedo…
2015 Election: Group mobilises youth for Jonathan
A socio-political organisation, Black Creations International, says it would mobilise youths to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015. Dr…
Women group to protest imposition of APC presidential candidate
The women wing of the Vanguard of Progressive Change, a support group, says its members will protest on the streets…
Group rallies support for Ajimobi
A non-governmental organisation, Coalition for Continuity, on Thursday urged residents of Oyo state to support Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s second term…
Health minister adopted as consensus candidate in Ebonyi
Two governorship aspirants in the eastern Nigerian state of Ebonyi, on the platform of the PDP, have dropped their ambitions…
2015: Gov. Aliyu promises to announce PDP flag bearer
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday said that members of the public would know who the Peoples Democratic Party…
2015: No rift over consensus candidate – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has dismissed rumours of a rift in the party over the endorsement…
Saraki to declare presidential ambition next week
Former Kwara state governor and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said in Ilorin…
Lagos governorship aspirant promises good time for teachers
Eromosele Ebhomele A Lagos governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Leke Pitan, has given…
APC Primaries: Atiku welcomes Buhari competition
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar yestersday welcomed the decision of General Muhammadu Buhari to join the contest for the All…
2015: INEC lifts ban on political campaigns in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Ogun state on Thursday disclosed that it has lifted the embargo…
I’m contesting to take power from those abusing it – Buhari
Former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced his bid to run for president in next year’s…
2015: PDP backs Gov. Yero, Bajoga for reelection
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state and his deputy, Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga, on Tuesday received the support of stakeholders of…
2015: Zone Rivers governorship slot to Ogoni land, forum tells parties
The Ogoni Leadership Forum on Sunday called on political parties to zone the 2015 Rivers governorship slot to the area.…
2015: Jonathan’s boast to win Rivers is laughable – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers state chapter, has dismissed as ridiculous, the boast by President Goodluck…
2015 Election: Women group calls on Buhari to contest
Grassroots Women Initiative (GWI), a women political group, has called on General Muhammadu Buhari to declare his intention to contest…
Jonathan is most friendly president, says 2015 support group
The Mass Movement for Goodluck (MMG), a President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election support group, has described him as the most-friendly president…
2015 Election: UPP set to form alliance
The United Progressive Party (UPP) says it is ready to form alliance with any interested political party ahead of the…
Boko Haram was Jonathan’s re-election plan all along
Rather than leap for joy at the declaration that Abubakar Shekau, leader of the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram is…
Acquitted Ikuforiji is next governor of Lagos – Supporters
By Simon Ateba Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji who was acquitted and discharged by Justice…
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…
2015 Elections will be best in Nigeria – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in accordance…