The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Friday promised to return illegally acquired lands to their owners, if elected. Agbaje made the promise at a town hall meeting with the people of Ibeju Lekki at the Eleko Beach Hall, on Lagos Island. He also promised to pay adequate compensation to those whose ... Read More »
Courtesy Vanguard All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his People’s Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, National Conscience Party, NCP, governorship candidate, Mr. Ayodele Akele and six other candidates vying for the state governorship seat, yesterday, disagreed over the tax regime, the challenges confronting education and other issues bordering on the development of the state. ... Read More »
SOME leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State whose names were listed among those alleged to have defected to the opposition party have come out to debunk the claim. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, Hon. Banji Okunomo in Akure displayed a letter written to the party by one of the supposed decampees ,Mr Segun ... Read More »
Published with Permission from Eagleonline Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has denied endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for reelection.Soyinka, in response to a story that was carried by a section of the media last week (excluding The Eagle Online), said he was yet to endorse any candidate for the presidential or governorship election.He, however, did not mention the name of any ... Read More »
APC, LASSA Vandalise of President Jonathan’s Billboards in Lagos. The Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASSA) and the All People’s Congress (APC) have commenced the destruction of billboards and outdoor campaign materials being deployed for the campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan in parts of the state. Investigations show that four billboards have been confirmed to have been ordered removed ... Read More »
It was a solemn ceremony Wednesday in Asaba, as Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan led prominent Deltans to lay wreaths at the foot of the statute of the unknown Soldier as part of activities to conclude the 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. Governor Uduaghan also inspected a guard of honour mounted by the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian ... Read More »
The National Association of Niger State Students [NANISS], the umbrella body comprising of millions of Niger state students, a movement of students with patriotic zeal burning in their hearts, committed to finding a true Nigerian ideal and serving as a crusader for the restructuring and rebirth of the Niger state and Nigeria at large, has suspended Shehu Mohammed Chata, the ... Read More »
The Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday said the only solution to Nigeria’s search for peace is the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office. The governor, who spoke in Uyo at an interdenominational Church service, urged Nigerians to allow the continuity of President Jonathan’s administration in the country. “As a PDP (Peoples Democratic ... Read More »
The Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) statewide electioneering campaign took off in a grand style Wednesday with chieftains of the Party, including its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, urging all registered voters to vote massively for APC to ensure continuity at the state level and change at the national level. ... Read More »
Remi Sonaiya Professor of French Language and Linguistics, Politician Nigeria Education Management Previous Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Retired from Obafemi Awolowo University Education Cornell University Remi Sonaiya has several publications on linguistics and French language to her credit. She was named in 2008 an International Ambassador Scientist of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and is also on the international faculty ... Read More »
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