Tag: Politics
Targeting Amaechi
Last week’s court ruling on the control of the PDP machinery in Rivers State strips Governor Rotimi Amaechi of his…
2015: Rigging ‘ll Be Impossible —Buhari
Ahead of the 2015 elections, former military head of state, Major General Muhammed Buhari (retd) has warned that no party…
LG Boss, Deputy, 17 Councillors Sacked
The political proxy battle between Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria, and President Goodluck Jonathan took a turn…
‘I Just Wanted To Hear Your Voice’
By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Moremi Ajasoro. Afi ikoko ide bu omi lamu. Afi Kankan fadaka soge lawujo egbe. Moremi ti ewure ile…
Lagos ACN To PDP: Your Time Is Up
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has dismissed as the height of self mockery, the boast…
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…
2015: Jonathan Yet To Decide —Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday morning that he has not endorsed any governorship candidate or authorised any committee to…
Why Jonathan Is After Me —Gov Amaechi
Embattled Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has broken his silence and disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan is witch-hunting him because…
6-Yr Tenure: Go To Court, Deputy Speaker Tells Falana
The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Taiwo Kolawole, says the lawmakers are not scared of the…
Falana Warns Lagos Lawmakers On 6yr Tenure
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has threatened to ensure that the planned tenure extension for chairmen of local government councils…
PDP Crisis: OBJ Shuns Journalists
Former president and former Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who hosted…
Pray, Where Is Imo PDP’s N26b?
By Peter Claver Oparah Imo PDP, that rustic club of free loaders is angry. The members are weeping and gnashing…
No Conspiracy Against Agbaso
Ikena Samuelson Iwuoha, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker of Imo House of Assembly, speaks to OKAFOR OFIEBOR…
Impeachment Threat
While the Rochas Okorocha administration in Imo State is bent on impeaching Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso, based on a corruption…
Delta State: Ogboru Asks Supreme Court To Set Aside Judgment
Candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, at the last Delta state gubernatorial election, Mr. Great Ogboru has approached the…
Supreme Court Dismisses Bode Ola’s Case Against Ojudu
The Supreme Court has dismissed the case instituted by Senator Bode Ola against Senator Babafemi Ojudu and the Action Congress…
Bringing Transformation To Lagos Local Councils
The recent visit of the Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs of the Lagos State House of Assembly…
PDP Crisis: OBJ Loses Out In Ogun
The Ogun State faction of the Peoples Democratic Party which former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo belongs, has completely lost out…
INEC Ready For FCT Council Polls
The FCT Abuja Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Mr. Godwin Kwanga, said on Wednesday that the commission was ready to…
Disband INEC Now —Lagos ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has said that the present INEC leadership is corrupt, partisan…
ACN To INEC: Register APC Or Face Battle
The announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it had received a notice of registration from a party,…
The APC Marching On
The newly formed All Progressive Congress throttles swiftly with its merger plans The initial scepticism which trailed the announcement of…
No Immunity For Lawmakers; Groups, Lawyers Warn
The Save Nigeria Group (SNG), human rights lawyers and political groups, on Sunday advised the National Assembly not to pass…
Making World Women’s Day Meaningful In Nigeria
Last Friday, the world celebrated the annual International Women’s Day, IWD. It is a day set aside to honour womanhood.…
Aturu Wants Lazy Judges Sacked
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu, has called for the immediate sack of lazy judges as a way of sanitising…
Tukur, PDP Strategise On Lagos Governorship Poll
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has held a closed-door meeting with the Lagos…
2015: Group Seeks Christian Governor In Lagos
As the country continues its march towards the 2015 general election, a call has gone to political parties in the…
Don’t Travel With Your Official Cars
The Lagos State Commissioner for local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Ademorin Kuye, has warned all elected officials of the…
NCP Loses Bid To Stop Deregistration
National Conscience Party this morning lost in its bid to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from deregistering some…
Zoning: The Problematic Solution
By John Ayoade Nigeria is an adversarial federation nurtured by multilateral suspicion. The country was created in 1914 in such…