Tag: Nigerian Politics
Traditional Rulers And Nigerian Politics
By Bilikis Bakare In traditional African society, especially in pre-colonial period, traditional rulers were part of the natural environment of…
I’m A Strong Contender For Lagos Speaker –Obasa
The Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Budget and Economic Planning, Mudashir Obasa has been elected for the fourth time…
Lagos Speakership Position Throws Up More Intrigues
Yisa Jamiu It is no news that Rt. Hon. Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the current Speaker of the Lagos State House…
Plot To Unseat Lagos APC Chairman Thickens
Jamiu Yisa There is a grand plot to remove the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives…
Jonathan’s Loss And The Transiency Of Power
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The 28 March presidential poll has come and gone with its resultant tension, hiccups and drama. As…
U.S. Requests For Kashamu’s Extradition
The government of the United States of America has begun fresh moves to extradite Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu to face drug…
I Will Work With Buhari To Move Cross River Forward –-Ayade
Prof. Ben Ayade, the governor-elect of Cross River State and a serving senator, in an interview with journalists in Calabar,…
How Jega’s Aides Foiled Plot To Kidnap Him
As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message…
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Lagos Lawmakers Who May Replace Speaker Ikuforij
Eromosele Ebhomele With barely two months to the end of the seventh session of the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
10 Gov Candidates Pledge To Support Ambode
The Coalition of 10 Gubernatorial Candidates that dropped their individual aspirations to support Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress,…
Ambode Receives Certificate Of Return
Jamiu Yisa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the Lagos State governor-elect, Akinwumi Abode…
Tinubu And The Resurgence Of Progressive Politics
By Lateef Raji His small trim figure and frail frame belie the enormous strength it carries, and does not in…
On The Suspended Victory Dance In Imo State
By Peter Claver Oparah Like in 2011, Imo, my dear state, is once again, thrown into a period of suspended…
APC Sacks Chieftains Over Diversion Of Campaign Funds
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, has expelled three chieftains of the party in the…
Akinwunmi Ambode: The Story Of The Nigerian Dream
By Idowu Ajanaku “Every champion’s journey begins with a dream.” So goes the pay-off message of the Academy for Sports…
As Lagos Awaits The Consolidator In Ambode
By Peter Claver Oparah Lagos, like Nigeria, is on the march again. The process of electing a governor to take…
The Path Of Continuity And Progress Assured
By Akinwunmi Ambode Fellow Lagosians, yesterday (Saturday), election day, history beckoned. Courage stood tall. Fairness and Justice raised their heads. Democracy…
Fashola Thanks Lagosians Over Ambode’s Victory
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday reacted to the victory of Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as the next…
Lagos Deputy Speaker, 7 Others Lose Seats
Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Taiwo Kolawole, has lost his chance to return…
I Won’t Discriminate Against Any Tribe —Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that he won’t discriminate against any tribe in the course of governing…
Let There Be Peace
The final phase of the 2015 general elections ended last Saturday, 11 April, with the conduct of the governorship election…
Bury The Hatchet, APC Foreign Chapter Begs Ndigbo
Daniels Ekugo The All Progressives Congress APC, Scandinavia chapter, has called on all Ndigbo in Lagos not to get distracted…
Lagos APC Raises Alarm Over PDP’s Plans To Rig Election In Riverine Areas
Lagos APC says it has been informed that PDP plans to massively rig the governorship elections in the riverine areas…
APC Exposes PDP’s Rigging Plan For Lagos
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP over its desperation to capture Lagos State at all cost, including…
Ex-Oshodi PDP Chieftain Shot Dead For Decamping To APC
Cyriacus Izuekwe For allegedly decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, an influential area…
58 APC, PDP Candidates Battle For Seats
All is set for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in 29 of the 36 states of the…
Mimiko Trains, Arms Thugs To Disrupt Gov Polls —APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the security agencies to the moves being made Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo…
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…
Meet Akinwunmi Ambode, The Incoming Governor Of Lagos State
By Joe Igbokwe If competence and experience will count on Saturday, April 11, 2015 governorship election in Lagos State, if…
Lagos Guber Election: Continuity Vs Change
By Mac Durugbo In the run up to the coming Governorship and House of Assembly Elections billed for next Saturday…