Tag: Governorship
Nigeria votes in key gubernatorial, state assembly polls
Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday for gubernatorial and state assembly elections, two weeks after the country’s historic first…
PDP governorship aspirant, others defect to SDP in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The political drama in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria is gathering more momentum as another bigwig from the Peoples…
David Mark denies imposing governorship candidate on Oyo PDP
Senate President David Mark has dismissed reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Integration Committee for the South West was…
2015: PDP fixes Dec. 6 for presidential primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday fixed 29 October and 6 December for its governorship and presidential primaries respectively,…
Bankole denies governorship ambition
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has dismissed rumours that he will be…
Lagos Governorship Race: More Activists Support Opeifa
As the race for Lagos governorship in 2015 gathers momentum, more activists have backed the decision of organised labour and…
Obama’s Brother Guns For Governorship Seat
President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother has launched his own political career by announcing his intention to run for a…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
INEC Postpones Election In Kaduna, Bauchi
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kaduna and Bauchi states.…
Why I Want To Be Governor —Great Ogboru
“What we are trying to do is not just come into government for the sake of it; we are coming…
My Campaign Is Based On Issues
Prince Olusola Akanmode needs little introduction when it comes to the politics in Kogi State. He is one of the…
Osun Guber Tussle: Appeal Court Sets Date For Hearing
The Appeal Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, this morning fixed 3 November for hearing in the substantive case in…
‘Ararume, Next Gov Of Imo’
Mazi Temple Ogueri Onyeukwu, an aspirant for a House of Representatives seat under the Alliance for Good Governance has declared…
INEC Stalls Aregbesola’s Appeal
The case instituted by Rauf Aregbesola, the 2007 governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, against the People’s…
2011: I Am Yet To Decide —Lagos Speaker
Ahead of the general elections next year, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has said he…
2011 ELECTION: Gov Idris Drags INEC To Court
As arrangements for the forthcoming general election scheduled for January 2011 begin to gather momentum, the Independent National Election Commission,…