Eight PDP Legislators Decamp to Other Parties
Barely a day after the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost two of its members as a result of defection, more in the House of Representatives yesterday left the party...
Bafarawa to Wamakko: Prepare to Handover to Wali
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, yesterday told Governor Aliyu Wamakko, to prepare to handover to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Abdallah Wali,...
NIGERIA: Nzeribe’s Ex-wife Urges Youths to Support Jonathan
The ex-wife of Senator Arthur Nzeribe, Njideka Ndiwe, has appealed to the youth in Nigeria to come out en masse and vote President Goodluck Jonathan at the forthcoming general election....
Oshiomhole: NLC Must Query FG on Oil Theft
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has tasked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to question the federal government on how hundreds of barrels of crude oil are stolen without check...
NIGERIA: 168 Murder Cases Recorded in Akwa Ibom, Says Akpabio
More than 168 suspected murder cases were reported in Akwa Ibom State last year, the state Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has said. (more…)
Tiv People Ask Jonathan Not to Pay Zaki Biam N8bn Judgment Sum to Suswam
Thirteen Tiv people who successfully sued the federal government for the massacre of their people in Zaki Biam and environs have asked Prescient Goodluck Jonathan to reverse his decision to...
Mimiko: Why Ondo PDP Presidential Campaign Did Not Hold
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has explained that the presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to hold in the state on Wednesday was postponed due to...
NIGERIA: Akpabio Tasks Security Agencies on Peaceful Polls
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Aka Ibom State has called on the security agencies to be on the watch out for people or politicians wanting to truncate the country’s democracy by...
Fashola: Nigeria’s Hard Times are Self-inflicted
At a recent interactive session with journalists, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, spoke on diverse national issues and the governorship contest in the state. Gboyega Akinsanmi presents excerpts:...
NIGERIA: Day PDP Campaign Train Berthed in Enugu
The campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stopped over in Enugu, last week with its presidential standard bearer, President Goodluck Jonathan addressing a large crowd. People from all...