The Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, has said no amount of blackmail by the All Progressives Congress (APC) will discourage Governor Ayo Fayose in his determination not to allow the killer squad of former APC government return to the state. In a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, Adelusi noted that within four years of Kayode ... Read More »
State House Press Release: FG working very hard to end boko harams’ ability to take and hold Nigerian territory – President Jonathan assures: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said Friday in London that the Federal Government, the Nigerian Armed Forces and security agencies are working very hard to ensure that the ability of Boko Haram to capture and hold any Nigerian ... Read More »
It is generally acknowledged that in a democracy such as ours, especially where voter apathy is replete, quite frequently, the number of persons required to determine who ultimately wins general elections is usually well below the total number of registered voters. However, in a delegate election, such as is required to determine a party’s flag bearer, it has come to ... Read More »
The Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman may have given orders for the arrest of Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Daily Trust has learnt. Sources told Daily Trust a similar order has been handed down to the Department of State Security (DSS.) The orders were given following the fracas that broke out at the National ... Read More »
ANAMBRA State government denied Friday that there was never a time the wife of the governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano slapped the wife of the deputy governor, saying those peddling the rumour were only trying to create tension in the state. In a statement in Awka Friday, the special assistant to the deputy on medioa, Mrs. Stella Igboka said the two ... Read More »
Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, over the unruly conduct of Hon. Abdullahi Degechi Usman Cheche, adding that the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), government and people of the state were embarrassed by the brazen show of disrespect exhibited by the member. Aliyu, ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed the presidency for its response to the warning by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State that if the 2015 elections are rigged, the party will not recognize the outcome and will go ahead and form a parallel government. The APC said in a statement Friday that Mr. Amaechi’s comment represents the stand of ... Read More »
By Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and the Chairman, Mobilisation and Organisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, are set for a showdown as both of them appeared before the screening committee at the party’s headquarters in Abeokuta on Thursday. Both of them are senatorial aspirants, vying ... Read More »
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has advocated long term planning against the current ad-hoc approach as panacea to the dwindling fortunes of sports in the country. Declaring open the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) in Asaba on Thursday, Governor Uduaghan observed that apart from long term planning, different states of the country should also promote ... Read More »
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