Primary school teachers in Oyo State on Friday trooped out in their thousands to express their support for the re-election of Governor Abiola Ajimobi, saying that the governor deserved a second term in view of his monumental achievements since his assumption of office. The teachers, who were from all the 33 local government areas of the state, converged on the ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
For The Records!Gov Fashola Accusses Federal Government of Frustrating Buhari’s Fundraising
Dear Compatriots, Barely 48 hours ago I invited you to a press briefing to unveil our plans to raise funding for the Buhari-Osinbajo campaign. I told you about the problems we were having with the domain by the Federal Government, which forced us to switch from www.apcgmbpyo.com.ng to www.apcgmbpyo.org. I mentioned the commercial nature of the transactions we had with ... Read More »
FG Has Failed Kwarans – Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed says the Peoples Democratic Party controlled federal government has failed Kwarans as it has no tangible achievements in the State. Governor Ahmed made this assertion when the All Progressives Congress campaign train made a stopover at Patigi, Kpada and Lade towns in Patigi local government area of the state. Governor Ahmed noted that the ... Read More »
Read MESSAGE FROM MUHAMMADU BUHARI THIS MORNING
Good morning, my friends. As we continue our relentless pace campaigning for # Change this week, let’s reflect on the past few weeks -GMB I have become seriously disturbed by the volume of falsehood and desperation from the opposition campaign of the PDP. I clearly underrated the panic and lack of integrity that leads people to tell barefaced lies, and ... Read More »
Al-Makura campaign manager’s pregnant daughter beheaded
Courtesy Punch Unidentified gunmen have beheaded Mrs. Amina Suleiman, the daughter of the Director General of Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al – Makura’s Campaign Organisation, Mr. Musa Illu. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased, who was seven months pregnant, was assassinated on Monday in her home in Katsina State. It was gathered that her husband, Mr. Mohammed Suleiman, ... Read More »
Soldiers intercept 3,600 ballot boxes in Ogun
Men of the Operation-Mesa attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday intercepted a truck loaded with 3,600 ballot boxes at Odogbolu, along Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. The soldiers were said to be on a stop-and-search operation when they intercepted the truck, its driver and the content of the vehicle were said to have been handed over to ... Read More »
I’ll retain 37 LCDAs in Lagos, says Jimi Agbaje
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has said he will retain the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the Bola Tinubu administration, if elected. Agbaje told reporters in Lagos that he would grant greater autonomy to the LCDAs and the original 20 local government areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports ... Read More »
Opinion Governor Fayose Endangers Nigeria by Joe Igbokwe
Today in the front pages of the Punch and the Sun Newspapers, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State jettisoned all norms and decency associated with that exalted office and consequently put the whole of Nigeria in danger. Governor Ayo Fayose in one fell swoop passed a death sentence on the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC Genera Muhammadu Buhari ... Read More »
Ajimobi, Akala tango at governorship debate *As Ladoja boycotts
A live debate organized by an Ibadan-based private radio station, Space FM, for candidates in the February 28 governorship election in Oyo State provided a veritable platform for the incumbent Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and one of his predecessors, ex-Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, to sell their manifestos to the people of the state. The governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Senator ... Read More »
Offensive Advert!General Buhari Replies Gov Fayose ..slams Punch and sun for Accepting Advert
Gen. Buhari in a reaction to the publication, issued a statement on his Facebook page on Monday morning, saying: Governor Fayose of Ekiti State released an advert in the front of the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers this morning, abusing a Bible verse and insulting Muslims, especially Northerners. He put three former Heads of State who are Muslims and Northerners ... Read More »