CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday declared that the result of Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election would be announced in 12 hours. Jega, who disclosed this at a forum with political parties and their governorship candidates, assured that all the votes cast in the October 20 governorship election would count. Jega said Saturday’s election ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
Gov Aregbesola Convoy Crushes Fadeyi Oloro
The Convoy of Gov Raufu Aregbesola of Osun State on Monday after the redempetion rally organised by his party the Action Congress of Nigeria crushed Veteran Nolywood Actor Fadeyi Oloro as he made his way to leave the venue of the Rally and as we speak the Actor is in Terrible Condition in an Akure Hosipital. Fadeyi who is on ... Read More »
Hold Tinubu and Osoba if Violence happens After Sat Mimiko
The Mimiko Campaign Organisation has advised the ACN leader, Bola Tinubu, to behave like a statesman worthy of the toga of the national leader of a political party rather than like a common street boy in his manners and utterances. The organisation gave the advice to Tinubu in Akure following what it termed “unwarranted verbal attacks” by him against ... Read More »
19 women raped in Benue Flood camps
No fewer than 19 young girls have been reportedly raped at four of the designated resettlement camps established for flood victims in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Vanguard Newspaper investigations revealed that rape cases have become a daily occurrence in the four official camps spread across the state capital for flood victims. It was also gathered that perpetrators of the ... Read More »
Mimiko Campaigh Organisation Accusses Akeredolu of Wooing Voters with Fake Dollars
Governor Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organization (MCO) and Akeredolu Independent Campaign Network (ICN) yesterday differed sharply on the use of fake dollars to induce voters ahead of next week governorship election in Ondo State . While the MCO through its spokesperson, Mr Kolawole Olabisi alleged that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its candidate were planning to induce voters with ... Read More »
Kidnappers Demand 200m Ransom from Osun Speaker for Wife
Less than 24 hours after the kidnap of Muiba, wife to Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salaam, her abductors have demanded N200m ransom for her release. A source told our correspondent in Osogbo on that the suspected kidnappers phoned the Speaker on Wednesday to make the demand. It was learnt that the hoodlums assured him that his ... Read More »
Nans Wants Gov Fayemi Ssa to be Punished for Killing University of Ekiti student,see full press release
Being a Press Release on the issue of N10,500 reparation fees for Ekiti State University Students (EKSU) On behalf of over 44 million and 1 Nigerian student, we wish to commensurate and sympathize with the family of and friends of Late Yusuff Teslim Abiola (a.k.a A.B.) Over the untimely death. Our departed hero who was hit by SSA Special Duties ... Read More »
Jide Obanikoro Returns Home,To Address Party Supporters 10am (see pics )
Mr Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro I B O the New Chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende got back from London this morning at 5:00am,he came quietly,he has this to say i Am back I thank GOD,My Family,PDP,Friends and well wishers,I will be at the party Sectariart to address Lagosians, Nigerians who immensely stood through out the polls and Legal battle. Read More »
Senate set to remove Senator Boroffice •Committee recommends his sack over defection
THE Senate is set to take a landmark decision to remove Senator Robert Boroffice from the red chamber after declaring his seat vacant. Boroffice was adjudged by both the Senate and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to have run foul of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as it affects defection from political parties and would soon be sent ... Read More »
Senator James Manager in sex scandal in Dublin
Members of the Nigerian community in Dublin, Ireland are angry with the elite from their homeland over their undesirable conduct in the just ended International Bar Association (IBA) conference. Dublin, the Irish capital played host to this year’s edition of the conference. It held between September 30, and Friday, October 5. The IBA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of ... Read More »