Tag: Politics
Cleric urges faithfuls to embrace politics for national development
As Nigeria prepares for 2019 general elections, an Islamic scholar, Saheed Salman, charged Muslim faithful to get involved in the…
Offa robbery: Union leader warns against political games in security issues
A labour leader, Mr Issa Aremu, on Thursday cautioned against politicising security issues in the country to avoid continuous loss…
Tuface to run for political office
Multiple music award winner, Mr Innocent Idibia, is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political offices.
NMA urges members to participate in politics
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Prof. Mike Ogirima, the President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has advised his members to…
FMR President encourages women to take up roles in politics
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday urged women to get more involved in politics, ahead of 2019.
Participate in politics to liberate Nigeria – PDP chieftain tells youth
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kwara, Alhaji Mohammed Ajia-Ibrahim, has charged Nigerian youths to get actively involved in…
BenTV boss suggests only businessmen should be involved in politics
The Founder of BEN TV, Mr Alistair Soyode, has suggested that only people who have succeeded in business should be…
Nigerian women in politics get UK support
The British government will support Nigerian women who want to be actively involved in politics.
Army chief warns officers to steer clear of politics
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has issued a stern warning to all officers and soldiers…
2023 Beckons: Will Igbo Play The Real Politics This Time?
As we gradually move towards 2019 and 2023, I am beginning to get worried whether Igbo is putting their acts…
Youth demands active participation in politics
The National Youth Council of Nigeria says it has constituted a directorate to facilitate youths’ active participation in politics with…
IBB, a major part of Nigeria’s political history – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has described former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, as a major part…
Cobhams Asuquo To Join Politics
Renowned visually impaired songwriter and producer, Cobhams Asuquo, has given a hint that he may delve into politics in the…
Group urges Senate not to play politics with Lagos status
A socio-political group, the Lagos Future Group has called on senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to put sectarian…
Deregulation and the politics of public policy
Reuben Abati This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about…
Politics And Rivers Of Blood by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Last Saturday, voters in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State cast their votes in a rerun election to choose…
‘Aisha’s governorship will boost women participation in politics’
Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), in Ekiti State Barrister Rita Ilevbare, has described the ruling of…
I will not seek for political office again, says IBB
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has said that he would not seek any political post again in Nigeria. He made…
Matthew Hassan Kukah And His Brand of Politics: Towards Nigeria Finding Its Soul
By Rev. Fr. Iheanyi Enwerem, O.P. Who in the Nigerian political and ecclesiastical circles would not know the then Fr.…
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Bishop Kukah And His Brand of Politics: Towards Nigeria Finding Its Soul By Fr Enwerem
By Rev. Fr. Iheanyi Enwerem, O.P. Who in the Nigerian political and ecclesiastical circles would not know the then Fr.…
OPC founder, Fasehun quits politics, activism
Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of Oodua Peoples’ Congress announced today his retirement from partisan politics and civil rights activism. Fasehun…
Quit politics, Oshiomhole tells 83-year old Ogbemudia
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has advised former Governor of the Defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, to retire from…
I joined politics to serve God and humanity – David Mark
Senate President, David Mark, in Abuja on Wednesday, said he joined politics in order to serve God and humanity. Mark…
Why It Is Incorrect To Say President Must Appoint 37 Ministers
By Festus Keyamo The long-held notion in Nigeria that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is under an…
Politics can be played peacefully, says Oyegun
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Thursday said recent happenings in the country had…
Politics Of Bitterness Scattered PMAN —Black Moses
Afolabi Oladele Black Moses, musician turned prophet, has advised politicians to always accept defeat, eschew violence before, during and after…
Electoral Integrity And The Sanctity Of 28 March Date
By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh It was Karl Marx in the eleven thesis of the Feuerbach that says Philosophers have hitherto…
2015 Elections And The Imperative Of Peace
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It is heartwarming that the two leading candidates in the forthcoming presidential elections in the country, President…
Buhari truncated my political career – Gov. Aliyu
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday said he had forgiven the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
2015 Campaign: A Spiteful Or Issue-Based Campaign?
By Eneruvie Enakoko The campaign for the 2015 general elections has mostly been divisive and spiteful but the Nigerian people…