Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the use of card readers during the forthcoming general elections will guarantee credible elections as incidents of electoral malpractices will be checked. Governor Ahmed stated this when members of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association (TAMPPA) paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House, Ilorin. Dr Ahmed who wondered ... Read More »
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), yesterday held a peaceful protest in Lagos to press home its demand for the removal of the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Atahiru Jega, over what it termed biased tendencies. The protest, which started at 10am at the 7up bust stop, old toll gate, witnessed a huge a turn-out of about 150,000 ... Read More »
Here is a statement by Olayinka olabode cps to Gov fayemi The planned arrest of former members of the state executive council over monetised official cars has been described as another crude ploy by the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose to harass and intimidate members of opposition, especially officials who served under the Dr Kayode Fayemi-led administration ahead of the ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) , Wednesday, faulted President Goodluck Jonathan for summoning chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, to a meeting from which other political parties were excluded. Tuesday’s meeting, noted the APC, was part of ongoing moves to compromise the integrity of the electoral commission, which is expected to be fair and neutral. ... Read More »
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the public on efforts being made by President Goodluck Jonathan to use a top official of the Niger Delta Development Coommission (NDDC) and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to rig the forthcoming general elections in the State. The party in a statement issued Wednesday in Port Harcourt alleged ... Read More »
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has just sworn in former Junior Minister of defence, Musiliu Obanikoro along with seven others to serve as ministers in his cabinet. The appointed minister and their portfolios are: Senator Musiliu Obanikoro to serve as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs II, Senator Patricia Akwashiki to oversee the Ministry of Information, Prof. Nicholas Ada; State, Foreign Affairs ... Read More »
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) should rather seek forgiveness from the people of the Yoruba people of the South-West States, including Edo and Delta States, not votes. The governor said; “Buhari’s coup of 1983 destroyed the Southwest and the old Bendel State ... Read More »
Courtesy ENQUIRER Segun Adewale (Aeroland) Exclusive! “I donated The Borehole In Yayi’s Father’s Community” The approaching 2015 elections is no doubt the most interesting and historically unique democratic process that has ever happened to this nation, what with its series of topical issues and attendant comic reliefs (apology to the First Lady). It is so interesting in such that, it ... Read More »
No fewer than 5,000 members of the Labour Party (LP) in Kwara State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party’s campaign train stopped at Offa in Kwara State on Tuesday. The visibly-excited defectors were received into the APC by a national leader and senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator (Dr) ... Read More »
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said negative attitude of Nigerians towards the forthcoming general elections was militating against Nigeria’s economic growth. Uduaghan who stated this in Warri, Tuesday, at a town hall meeting with professional groups and civil society organizations based in Delta South and Central Senatorial districts of the State, noted that the attitude of Nigerians was ... Read More »
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