Tag: politicians
Arewa Consultative Forum advises INEC not be distracted by politicians
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain focus to conduct free,…
Falana Tasks Students On Politicians
Damilare Okunola Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has asked Nigerian students to take politicians up on the forthcoming elections. Falana,…
Lagos Police Boss Warns Politicians
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, has warned political party leaders to control their supporters…
Politicians campaign a turn-off for Lagos’ young voters
Nigeria’s politicians are out courting young voters but many of them are too preoccupied with trying to eke out a…
Flee from desperate politicians, Wamakko urges youths
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state, has advised Nigerian youths to resist the temptation of being used by desperate politicians…
Okorocha urges politicians to shun bitterness, embrace peace
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday urged politicians to eschew bitterness and embrace peace to ensure free and fair…
Disqualify candidates with questionable certificates, Group tells INEC
The Movement for Institutional Integrity, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates…
Speak the truth, don’t fuel violence, PDP tells politicians
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked politicians to rededicate themselves to peace, truth and respect for constituted authority as…
Don’t use military operations for campaign, army warns politicians
The Military on Friday in Abuja called on politicians in the country to refrain from using political campaigns to undermine…
Disgruntled politicians behind Nigeria’s insecurity – CAN
Rev. Nelson Onyekachukwu, the Katsina state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday blamed disgruntled politicians for the country’s…
Politicians Aid Cultism, Says LASU VC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Professor John Obafunwa, has heaped the major blame for…
Stop Begging Politicians For Money, Ex-Minister Advices Nigerians
Eromosele Ebhomele A former Minister of State for Defence, Ademola Seriki, has said that Nigerians can only fully hold elective…
How politicians, prominent Nigerians lost millions to fake EFCC officials
By Eromosele Ebhomele Fake officials of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have been going about the country defrauding…
Edo Crisis: Benin Monarch Cautions Politicians Against Violence
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has expressed worry at the rate of political thuggery and violent crimes across…
INEC urges politicians to observe rules of electoral process
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State has called on politicians to abide by the rules and regulations…
Fashola faults national awards to political office holders
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Thursday said that the award of national honours to political office holders was…
2015: Politicians with criminal record will not contest – IG
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has said that politicians with criminal records will be stopped from contesting the…
2015: CAN warns political parties against rigging, imposition of candidates
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benue, Bishop Yiman Orkwar, has warned political parties in Benue against election…
Zimbabwe politicians warned against attacking Mugabe’s wife
President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party on Thursday warned party members against bad-mouthing the veteran leader’s wife, following her shock entry…
Ask tough questions, US diplomat charges Nigerian journalists
By Simon Ateba Nigerian journalists should begin to ask tough questions that will build and strengthen democracy, Jeffrey Hawkins, the…
Osun Governorship Election: Let’s Get It Right
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede All is now set for the Osun State governorship election slated for Saturday, 9 August and expectations…
Don’t use security agencies to settle scores, FG tells politicians
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja cautioned politicians in the country against involving security personnel in settling their personal…
Politicians should join hands against terrorism – Presidency
Prof. Rufai Alkali, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, has called on political office holders not to…
Stop using youths as thugs, Kwara governor tells politicians
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state urged politicians to shun all forms of violence and refrain from using youths as…
Bangladesh’s oldest brothel closed after Islamist pressure
Bangladesh’s oldest brothel has been shut down following pressure from local clerics and politicians amid rising conservatism in the Muslim-majority…
Amosun pays pensioners, retired politicians
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State,western Nigeria today released N1.5 billion for the payment of gratuities to…
INEC Warns Politicians Against Overheating Polity
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned politicians against overheating the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.…
Check Proliferation Of Arms
Though the 2015 election is still far away, the national space is currently awash with reports of manouverings by ambitious…
Politicians And Their Obsession For Pettiness
By Comrade Akido Agenro Nigerian political class’ penchant for actions that heat up the political system is unbecoming of statesmen.…
Politicians Behind Boko Haram —Sheik Ahmad
The Chief Missioner of Ansar-deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik Rahman Ahmad, has said that the Boko Haram insurgency is more…