Tag: election
Owei Lakemfa, Nigerian heads OATUU
Former journalist, Owei Lakemfa, has been elected as the Secretary General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, (OATUU),…
Politics: Klitschko faces biggest fight in Ukraine ring
KIEV, (AFP) – Ukraine’s world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has an unrivalled record of knocking out opponents in the ring…
Why I Ran To Ikeja —Ikuforiji
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has denied being chased out of the politics of…
Mimiko Is Clueless
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 20 October polls in Ondo State, Dr. Olusola Oke, in…
Ikoyi/Obalende LCDA Ruling: No Cause For Alarm -ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has reacted to the judgment of the Lagos State Local…
Tinubu, ACN leader promises better deal for Ondo people
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of Action Congress of Nigeria said on Tuesday that an ACN government would…
Strife-torn Somalia elects new president
Lawmakers on Monday in Mogadishu elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as Somalia’s new president after the 56-year-old university lecturer got the…
Council poll peaceful in Ijebu Waterside, says official
Taiwo Adelu/Ogun Waterside Electoral Officer, EO, of Ogun Waterside Local Government, Mr. Adewale Ode has described Saturday’s Ogun State Local…
Wali elected NBA president
Mr Okey Wali, a former Attorney General of Rivers state, was on Tuesday elected president of the Nigeria Bar Association…
Jega Pledges Fair Election In Edo
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the people of Edo State would witness a fair process in the conduct…
Edo Guber 2012: Oshiomhole Is The Owner Of The Game
By Joe Igbokwe Prior to the coming of Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State , other Nigerians used to think…
Shareholders Battle Dangote
The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN, has resolved to resist the resumption of Alhaji Aliko Dangote as President of…
Fashola Tasks Nigerians On June 12
The historic election of June 12, 1993 should inspire all Nigerians to be patriotic to change things they do not…
Lawmaker Berates Politicians
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alhaji Bolaji Yusuff Ayinla, has accused politicians of enjoying the dividends…
Victor Edogun Writes On Botched AGN Elections
As the heat created by crisis that marred the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) election in Benin, Edo State continues…
Gabon set for biometric voting
Gabon has picked the digital security firm Gemalto to set up a biometric voting system in time for next year’s…
2015 Poll: Court To Hear Case Seeking To Ban Jonathan 21 June
An Abuja High Court has fixed June 21 for hearing in the suit praying to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from…
Garba re-elected NUJ president
The journalists union in Nigeria has re-elected Mallam Mohammed Garba as its President for another term. Garba of the Triumph…
Edo Gov Polls: ACN Alleges Plot By PDP, INEC To Rig
The Edo State Chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of colluding with…
LASIEC Promises Credible Mushin Re-run Election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, said arrangement has been concluded toward conducting Saturday’s councillorship re-run election in Ward…
Thugs Disrupt AGN Election
The much-talked about election of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) scheduled to hold in Benin, Edo State, was disrupted…
Aregbesola Slams Omisore
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state, southwest Nigeria today described claims that he planned to excise his state from Nigeria…
No Venue Yet For AGN Election
Barely five days to the commencement of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) election, no venue has been announced yet.…
Edo PDP In Row Over Choice Of Running Mate
Since the Edo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducted its primary election to elect its flag bearer in…
PMAWCA Election: NPA Moves To Support Ghana
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Engr. Omar Suleiman has given an assurance that the authority is fully ready…
Controversies Trail AGN Election, As Stella Damasus Steps Down
The election of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), which has been thrice postponed, has eventually been scheduled to hold…
Coup prone West African nation holds polls
The small coup-prone west African state of Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president —…
PDP Wins Ebonyi Re-run Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the PDP candidate the winner of the re-run election for Ezza South…
Arms Influx At Ladipo Market, Says Council Boss
The chairman of Mushin Local Governemnt, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Adepitan, has raised an alarm over the influx…
S’Court Upholds Uduaghan, Okorocha’s Election
The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja upheld the election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Chief Rochas Okorocha of Delta…