Nigeria is in the lead of the ongoing 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship in Seychelles, as the Super sand Eagles Wednesday defeated Egypt in their second group match. The encounter ended in 4 – 1 in favour of Nigerian side. The team which trounced the host country with 10 – 1 in their first group […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has warned one time Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, to desist from making provocative comments against the Igbos race. MASSOB in a press statement issued by its embattled leader, […]
*May Wield Big Stick Against Erring Members Indications have emerged that Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is contemplating of instituting a probe into the anti-party activities of Senator Emmanuel Paulker in the recently concluded State House of Assembly elections. Besides, there are indications that the PDP is also probing the role […]
*Upturn Land Allocations From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The seemingly ongoing political war between Governor Sullivan Chime and Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly on Wednesday took a new twist, as the lawmakers ordered the arrest of the state Accountant- General, Basil Okolie. African Examiner reports that the House had on Tuesday during […]
Following delay in the release of the last Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, Abia State Governor Theodore Orji has expressed concern and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be conscious of its conduct and “live above board.” Consequently, Governor Orji who called on the state’s politicians not to turn politics […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – At last, the three missing Orekoya siblings – Aderomola (11 months); Adedamola (four years); and Demola, (six years) have been found. The father of the three young boys Leke, confirmed last night that his children have been released by their abductors and were undergoing medical checkup in a clinic. […]
A former Secretary-General of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and one time student union leader, Mr. Captain Ozu has criticized the rumoured ambition of three political heavyweights to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election scheduled for 2016, describing them as greedy. A former Governors of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and an ex-Managing Director of the Niger […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the rescue of the Chibok secondary schools girls abducted by Boko Haram before the May 29 handover date. Members of the House passed the resolution after unanimously adopting a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (APC/Lagos). […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The back door victory declared for the winners of last Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States will have to stand until the aggrieved persons approach the court, just as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares it lacks constitutional right to cancel polls which […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Tuesday assured Nigerians that the noticeable queues at fuel stations in Abuja and its environs would soon disappear. A statement issued by the group general manager of the corporation Ohi Alegbe disclosed that the Corporation has increased fuel truck-out from the Suleja depot to Abuja to ease distribution challenges. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Senate President, David Mark and Senator Barnabas Gemade have received their certificate of return as Senators-Elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A statement signed by Mark’s media aide, Paul Mumeh said that an INEC National Commissioner, Chief Lawrence Nwuruku handed the certificates to them at the National Assembly. Mark […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The Nigerian Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the victory of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State of Saturday, June 21, 2014 Governorship election of the State. The 7-man panel led by Justice John Fabiyi, in their unanimous ruling upheld the appellate court and the State […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Indigenes of Enugu state resident in Houston, Texas United States, under the aegis of Enugu Remains United Patriotic Transparent (ERUPT),has congratulated Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of the peoples Democratic party PDP over his victory on the April 11th, governorship election. ERUPT, in a press statement signed by its chairman, Tom Omeh, […]
By Enyinnaya Appolos – As I write, am in high spirit, basking in the euphoria of a sure, but delayed victory of Okezie Ikpeazu Ph.D, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 governorship election in Abia State. Against all odds and […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Dozens of Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, on Monday unleashed mayhem on innocent residents of Owerri, the state capital. The PDP supporters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, demanded that Governor Rochas Okorocha, should vacate the Government House for […]
The Maku Campaign Organisation has rejected the result of the Nasarawa State governorship election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His words: “The outcome of the election results is unacceptable. This is because there were of the widespread fraud, conspiracy and collusion between INEC, the police, the military and the Al-Makura Regime, which […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the people of South-west geo-political zone for electing its governorship candidates in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo, as this act will usher in remarkable success, while the time of consolidation has come to the region. The party, also, congratulated the three governors-elect in the zone namely; Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode […]
From Abdul Gafar Bello After a long delay, the Taraba State Returning Officer of the Saturday Governorship election, Professsor Muhammad Kyari has declared the exercise inconclusive. Professor Kyari made the declaration Monday, in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital after the arrival of the last local government – Sadauna. The reason he adduced, was similar to […]
From Collins Amadi – Despite the bloody violence, which marred the Saturday’s polls and preliminary reports of the observers on many irregularities of the exercise, the Rivers State INEC has gone ahead to declared as the winner, the PDP Candidate, Nyesom Wike. The Returning Officer, Professor Osaze Obasi announced that Wike recorded 1,029,102 or 87. […]
*Decries Intimidation And Killing Of 19 APC Members The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State as a sham and a tragedy, insisting that the result so far announced by INEC as fake as there was no election in the State […]
