Dr. Kayode Fayemi yesterday alleged a double pronged rigging strategy supposedly adopted by his political foes in the PDP and Labour to frustrate his re-election. Fayemi in a statement said the thrust of the strategy was centered around the recruitment of fake policemen who would put away strategic leaders of the APC on Election Day and also help to foment ... Read More »
All three major candidates, Kayode Fayemi, Opeyemi Bamidele and Ayodele Fayose yesterday pledged to be of good behaviour for the rest of the campaign. The three who were at a meeting summoned by the Council of Traditional Rulers where 13 other candidates of the other political parties were also invited. Former governor Ayo Fayose who came late to the meeting ... Read More »
Students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have ruled out the possibility of any of them paying the hiked school fees announced by the Governor Babatunde Fashola aministration. Their position was made known by President of the Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU), Comrade Nurudeen Yusuf. Addressing a press briefing at the Ojuelegba Campus of LASU, Comrade Yusuf said: “The ... Read More »
THE former governor of Ogun State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Olusegun Osoba yesterday broke his long silence on the crisis rocking the ruling party in the state since the conduct of parallel congresses by the two major factions. Osoba, who returned from his over one week trip to London at about 4:00am yesterday, spoke for ... Read More »
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the United Kingdom, France, United States and China for indicating interest to help Nigeria to fight terrorism and ensure stability in country. Jonathan commended the four world super powers at the ongoing 24th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria was the first ... Read More »
-Umana Okon Umana Lose Out Following weeks of speculation on the position of the apex socio cultural organization in Ibibio nation, Ifim Ibom Ibibio on the zoning principle and stand of the Ibibio people, The Oku Ibom Ibibio 111 and paramount ruler of Donna Local Government, Edidem Akpabio Udo Ukpa has thrown his weight behind the zoning principle and the ... Read More »
The Federal Government on Thursday said forensic auditors have been appointed to carry out a detailed investigations on the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this while speaking during a debate at the 24th edition of the World Economic Forum for Africa. The forum with theme ‘Forging inclusive growth , creating ... Read More »
Delta State has taken the lead in the generation of renewable energy as Canada invests five billion United States dollars in Nigeria to produce 3,000 megawatts of electricity. The initiative of the State Government to key into the green economy programme of the global community paid off as the Federal Government Tuesday evening, signed the Foreign Investments Protection Agreement (FIPA) ... Read More »
As the Africa edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) opened in Abuja on Wednesday, FCT residents complied with the Federal Government’s directive to stay at home except those on essential duty. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the situation, report that some roads hitherto adjudged to be very busy, witnessed light vehicular movements. The airports road, ... Read More »
Governor of Ekiti State and Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, yesterday said he remained unshaken by the defection to All Progressive Congress, APC, by the immediate past governor of the state and former Vice Chairman of PDP in the South West, Segun Oni, an engineer by profession. Fayose-campaignAt ... Read More »
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