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Ahead of the 2015 general election in Oyo State, two former governors of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala have set up a joint committee of 10.   The constitution of the committee, the Nigerian Tribune gathered, formed part of the discussion held behind closed-doors by the ex-governors at a meeting in Ladoja’s Bodija residence, last Saturday. ... Read More »

ONDO State governor, who is also a factional Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Wednesday, faulted the video clips recorded during the NGF election held last Friday in Abuja. Speaking at the Democracy Day lecture delivered by the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, Professor Bola Akinterinwa, in Akure, Mimiko said the video ... Read More »

President Goodluck Jonathan’s political witch-hunt of Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has reached a dramatic stage, with the Presidency approving and funding a plan to impeach the governor with the help of only five state lawmakers. A source within the Presidency told SaharaReporters that President Jonathan’s men have given the go-ahead to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police Mbu ... Read More »

This is According to Sahara reporters Two top level political sources in Taraba State have told SaharaReporters that the days of Danbaba Suntai as governor of the state may be numbered. “Alhaji Danbaba Suntai will be replaced soon,” said one of the sources. As a first step towards Mr. Suntai’s removal, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ... Read More »

There are strong indications that the Federal Government may take the concept of Democracy Day beyond mere ceremonies and parades, come Wednesday, May 29. Sources close to the Presidency and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) disclosed that President Jonathan would like to use the occasion to emphasise that democracy is as much about ... Read More »

We have noted with regret the mischievous effort by sections of the mass media to portray President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as an interested party and the main loser in yesterday’s election of the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). Contrary to the impression of Presidential partisanship and interference in the affairs of the Governors Forum erroneously conveyed by some ... Read More »

Wife of a serving House of Representatives member was fingered yesterday in the torture, beating and alleged attempt to kidnap two ladies in Isale Eko area of Lagos. Sources say that yesterday morning at about 7.15a.m, a Toyota Camry car which was used for the operation caused a stir in Bamgbose Street in Lagos Island at the heart of Lagos metropolis. ... Read More »

  Nigeria Govs Forum  meeting of the NGF, communique, meeting held at Benue Gov lodge The news chairman of the NGF thanks the northern Gov Forum, the PDP Govs Forum and all the Govs for the support and confidence reposed in him and vowed to work for the interest of the Forum and country. The chairman of the NGF, Governor ... Read More »

Naijahottestgist can confirm to you this morning, the reason  there is  confusion about who won the Governors forum Election held yesterday.Upper Thursday Governors Loyal to the President held a meeting with President,Party Leader and Chief Tony Annieh  to discuss their  strategy to wrestle power from Mr Amaechi and it was at the meeting it was agreed that the Governors should ... Read More »

12:07 am By SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH, OKEY NDIRIBE & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA—The House of Representatives, yesterday, cleared Rivers State Governor, Chubuike Rotimi Amaechi, of any wrong doing over the incidents that culminated in the grounding of the state-owned Bombardier Aircraft by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. Besides, the House also said Rivers State is the bonafide owner ... Read More »