Tag: Politics
Maku urges politicians to work towards free, fair elections 2015
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Monday urged politicians to work towards free and fair elections in 2015 by…
Ogbeni: On His Mandate They Firmly Stood
By Peter Claver Opara Nothing can best demonstrate the danger stalking democracy in the land, with PDP’s desperation to retain…
Oyo Residents Turn Out In Droves For Voters Registration
Many residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, turned out enmasse for the Continuous Voters Registration exercise organised by the…
Plateau Gets 1,542 Additional Polling Units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau has increased the number of polling units in the state by 1,542…
Constituencies Delimitation To Conclude After 2015 Elections —Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that delimitation of constituencies would be concluded after the general…
Tsav advises Police against involvement in politics
Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, on Thursday advised the new police management team to insulate self from…
Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…
Anambra Central And Umeh’s Senatorial Ambition
By Michael Jegede Chief Victor Umeh, an accomplished estate manager and surveyor is the national chairman of All Progressives Grand…
Behold The Wind Chaser Called Femi Aribisala
By Joe Igbokwe I remember I used this quotation from Dr. Edwin Madunagu when a certain leader from the South…
‘Osun Election True Democracy At Work’
Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Jide Jimoh, has described the re-election of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,…
Osun Guber Poll: Avoid Litigation —LP
The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, on Monday advised all stakeholders in the Osun gubernatorial election…
Lagos APC Salutes Governor Aregbesola
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has joined millions of Nigerians, especially the people of the State…
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Omisore Accepts Defeat
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyiola Omisore, has conceded defeat to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All…
At Last, Buhari Attacked By Jonathan’s Men!
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi As I rightly stated in my piece written in response to Alhaji Balarabe Musa, which was…
Osun Election: 2 Men Nabbed With Ballot Papers
Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke, Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo & Adebobola Alawode Two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Obokun…
Osun Poll: Survey Gives It To Aregbesola
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will be returned as governor of Osun State. This is according to the latest…
Ekiti State Election, An Eye Opener —APC Chieftain
Bode Towoju, an Abuja-based chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the 16 June Ekiti governorship election is an…
Osun Agog For APC Mega Rally
Osun State was agog today as the All Progressives Congress, APC, organised a mega rally ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.…
FRSC Deploys I,550 To Osun For Aug. 9 Election
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun, Mr Muhmmad Husaini, says the commission will deploy 1,550 officers…
Aregbesola Requested For Security Presence In Osun —PDP
The PDP said that Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun formally requested for deployment of security forces to the state for…
Insecurity: IG Meets With Senior Officers On Strategies
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Monday met with senior police officers in Abuja to evolve strategies…
Osun PDP Rally, A Show Of Shame, Says Jide Jimoh
Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Jide Jimoh, has described the Peoples Democratic…
‘We’ll Sweep PDP Out Of Osun’
Yisa Jamiu A member of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Abiodun Muniru, has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is…
Okoya Joins Lagos Island House Of Reps Race
Yisa Jamiu Lagos-based business woman, industrialist and staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaja Maimunat Okoya, has declared her…
‘Vote Out Omisore So That My Father’s Death Won’t Be In Vain’
Yisa Jamiu The son of late Cicero of Esa Oke and Osun State Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban…
All Eyes On Osun State
Six days to the 9 August governorship election in Osun State, the political atmosphere is charged and tension is sky…
Tinubu’s Contributions To Democracy In Nigeria
By Idowu Ajanaku Some call him “the Game Changer”. Others say he is the “ Asiwaju of Nigeria’s democracy.” Yet,…
Enugu: Of Political Terrorism And Chicken Impeachment
By Okwudili Edeh Writing in the History of the Poleponnesian War, capturing the nearly three-decade struggle (431-404 BC) between the…
Who Wants General Buhari Dead?
By Joe Igbokwe The latest attempt to bomb a prominent leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Buhari, out of…
PDP Aspirants Gang-up Against Jimi Agbaje
The governorship ambition of Jimi Agbaje that made him join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has run…