Tag: 2015 elections
Yes, I support Wike – Patience Jonathan
Patience Jonathan, Wife of Nigeria’s President, has denied reports that she is plotting to install her favourites as governors of…
Begin Campaigns, Get Sanctions, Jega Warns Politicians
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Monday read the riot act to…
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APC hires AKPD for 2015 polls
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the engagement of international political consultants AKPD Message and Media to boost its…
APC Will Win All Elections In Kwara
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in this interview with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State…
SSS Invites Asari Dokubo For Chat
Nigeria’s Niger Delta former militant and leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo, on Thursday voluntarily honoured an…
160,000 Policemen receiving training for 2015 polls
Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar on Tuesday said the Police are ready to ensure a hitch-free governorship elections in…
Presidency Buys Ohaneze, Other Igbo Groups With N1.2b For 2015
By Joe Igbokwe All it took to put to rest the self evident truth that the Presidency has purchased Ohaneze…
2015, The Youth And National Security
By Tayo Ogunbiyi As we march towards the much anticipated Year 2015, the electioneering time, the heat, without doubt, is…
INEC plans retreat for 2015 polls, seeks US assistance
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to hold a retreat soon, to discuss how to ensure a free and…
Jonathan tells diplomats 2015 polls will be fair
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that the 2015 elections would be peaceful, free and fair. Jonathan gave…
Okotie To Run For President Again
The founder and Head Pastor of Household of God Church International Ministries, Rev. Chris Oktie, has announced his intention to…
Cleric to Jonathan, Others: Leave 2015 Alone
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Archbishop of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Abuja, Archbishop Job Oche on Sunday advised politicians to stop scaremongering…
Tambuwal charges INEC to get acts together
The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission…
2015 Elections And INEC Proposed N93b Budget
On Monday, Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed that Nigeria will need N92.9 billion to conduct…
The Ijaw Will Kill Jonathan If…
Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, in this interview with OLUOKUN AYORINDE, speaks on many key issues in the Goodluck Jonathan…
2015: The Big Headache
The defection of five governors of Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress threatens the party’s 14 years dominance of…
‘Nobody Can Stop Me From Becoming Lagos Governor’
Though he is still waiting on God to decide his next political moves, Speaker of the Lagos State House of…
PDP Crisis And The Future Of Nigeria’s Democracy
Each time an election year approaches, political activities rise to frenetic levels. Many politicians who, hitherto had been indolent or…
INEC to Nigerian parties: stop the campaigns now
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against premature campaigns by political parties and politicians, with the 2015 general elections still…
A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight
By Peter Claver Oparah To start with, I am no fan of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State.…
2015: Rigging ‘ll Be Impossible —Buhari
Ahead of the 2015 elections, former military head of state, Major General Muhammed Buhari (retd) has warned that no party…
ACN: FG planning chaos ahead of 2015 Polls
Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria today accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party of promoting policies that…
Early Warning Signals To The Opposition
By Peter Claver Oparah The present altercation over the registration of the All Progressives Congress should alert the opposition in…
Jonathan sidesteps questions on 2015
Jamiu Yisa President Goodluck Jonathan has said that it is too early for Nigerians to be asking if he will…
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Buhari, Tinubu In Merger Talks
The entente cordiale between the leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Congress for Progressive Change continued this…
Ahead Of 2015: PDP Launches New Agenda
Though it is a whole three years before the next general election takes place, activities within the past few weeks…