Tag: endorsement
Afenifere denies endorsing any candidate for 2019 presidential election
Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, says it has not endorsed any candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
Osun Guber: Traditional council endorses APC candidate
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election, the Osun Traditional Council in Boripe Local Government Area of the state has…
Traditional rulers endorse Gov. Ambode for second term
Traditional Rulers in Lagos State of Ijebu extraction have unanimously endorsed the candidacy of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode…
Deputy denies Gov. Al Makura endorsement for 2019
Mr Silas Agara, the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, says he has not been endorsed by Gov. Umaru Al Makura…
LASG Endorses ‘Beat Of Lagos’ Concert
The 2015 edition of the Beat of Lagos concert has been endorsed by Lagos State Government through the Ministry Of…
Lagos Trade Unions, Bakers Endorse Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, JNC, the umbrella body of all civil servants in Lagos…
Igbo Group Backs Ambode For Gov Election
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele The Igbo in Lagos State have unanimously endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress,…
Lagos race: Ambode’s campaign gets big boost
Governorship candidates of 10 opposition political parties in Lagos state on Friday dropped their ambitions to contest the April 11…
NURTW Endorses Ambode For Governorship Election
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, has directed commuter bus…
NANS Was Wrong With Jonathan’s Endorsement
Sulaimon Adeyemi Wasiu Onikoro, a 400-level student of Islamic Law is the newly-elected President of the Lagos State University Students…
Ignore self-serving endorsements of Jonathan in South-West – Chief Ayo Fasanmi
Chief Ayo Fasanmi, an elder statesman and First Republic Senator has urged South-Westerners to ignore the self-serving endorsements of President…
Arewa Monarchs Fight Over Jonathan’s Dollars
Jamiu Yisa A big fight broke out among the Arewa Traditional Council of Chiefs in the southwestern part of the…
Odimegwu dumps Jonathan, backs Buhari
A former Managing Director of Nigeria Breweries Plc and immediate past Chairman of the National Population Commission, Festus Odimegwu, has…
Endorsement By Afenifere In Bad Taste
By Odunayo Joseph Considering the reckoning of the sophistication of Yoruba in the political evolution of Nigeria both at national…
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Obasanjo backs Buhari, warns on ‘inauspicious signs’ in Nigeria
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has publicly expressed support for Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler and presidential candidate…
Igbo Chiefs In Lagos Endorse Buhari, Ambode
Cyriacus Izuekwe Igbo traditional rulers in Lagos State under the aegis of Council of Ndi Eze on Monday endorsed the…
Lagos State Students’ Union Endorses Ambode
Damilare Okunola The National Union of Lagos State Students, NULASS, said that it has endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, gubernatorial candidate of…
NANS Divided Over Jonathan Endorsement
The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, is not in agreement over the endorsement of President…
Afenifere, A Disgrace To Yoruba Race —Akinrinade
The endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the pan social-cultural Yoruba group, Afenifere, has been described as disgraceful, self-serving and…
Bakare Blasts CAN, PFN For Endorsing Jonathan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare…
Afenifere Renewal Group Denies Endorsing Jonathan
Contrary to media reports that Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid,…
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Babangida: Retired army generals will back Buhari
Former military president of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Monday declared not only his support, but that of other generals…
2015 Election: IBB Endorses Muhammadu Buhari
There are indications that former head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives…
We are yet to endorse presidential candidate, say Igbo traders
Nigeria’s South-East Amalgamated Market Traders Association (SEAMATAS) said on Monday that it had not adopted any candidate for the 2015…
Babangida backs Jonathan, stirs political dust
Nigeria’s former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida has urged Nigerians to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his bid for re-election,…
2015: Yobo endorses Jonathan for second term
Former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, on Friday led a group known as PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative…
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…
Monetisation Of Politics, Endorsement Of Corruption
By Akido Agenro Many things happen in this country which range from the strange to the absurd and from the…
Peter Okoye Floats New Label
Bolatito Adebola As each day passes, Peter Okoye, a half of the group, P’Square veers towards establishing his independent persona.…
Peter Okoye Going Solo?
Funsho Arogundade The rumoured cold war between the talented Okoye Brothers (Peter and Paul) famously known as P-Square seems to…