The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter has berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its penchant for violence while condemning the shooting of a student at Agbamu, Kwara State by political thugs belonging to the PDP. The APC in a statement issued on Wednesday
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First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Thursday urged Nigerians to come out en masse to vote during the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections. Mrs Jonathan gave the urge at the Lagos Women’s Rally in support of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid. The women’s rally, initiated by the first lady, was also to support […]
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, said on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan, will restore life fully to the Northeast region if re-elected for a second term in office. Mu’azu, who stated this in a statement in Abuja, expressed delight in the progress achieved by the armed forces and their international […]
The Presidential Candidate of the NCP, Chief Martin Onovo, says he is “the President in waiting if the 2015 presidential election is free, fair and credible.” Onovo made the assertion in Lagos on Thursday while speaking with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “We are the oldest party in Nigeria and we […]
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, said on Thursday urged politicians to stop hate speeches, adding that it would undermine the country’s electoral process and democracy. Fashola said this when a delegation of the Council of the Wise, led by its Coordinator, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos. He said efforts must be […]
An Ebira community leader in Sokoto State, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, on Thursday urged security agencies to stop the activities of political thugs posing threats to lives and property in the state. Umar made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto. He said that the activities of the thugs […]
As the general elections draw near, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered tight security around the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) headquarters and centres around the country. In a statement signed by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, an Acting Commissioner of Police. Abba also ordered tight security around all
Mr Simon Lalong, the Plateau APC governorship candidate, on Thursday pledged to ensure free education for all in the state, if elected governor. Lalong in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos also pledged to end the recurring strike by academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions in the state. He […]
… Says Jega’s Sack Must Comply With Constitution Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi yesterday said the alleged surreptitious moves to woo former Vice President Atiku Abubakar back to the Peoples Democratic Party won’t yield any fruitful result. Fayemi said the attempt was targeted at ripping the opposition All Progressives Congress apart to dim […]
A woman activist, Hajiya Halima Baba, has called for the establishment of mobile courts to prosecute those involved in electoral offences nationwide. Baba, who is with Women empowerment Development Network, made the call on Thursday in Sokoto. According to her, tribunal would ensure prompt prosecution of offenders and deter others from jeopardising the forthcoming general
Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme has applauded the role of the South-West leaders in the political development of Nigeria, describing the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as a positive development and a huge plus for democracy. “South-West leaders deserve a pat on the back for working with
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider the use of the temporary voters’ cards in the forthcoming elections. Speaking at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Enugu on Wednesday, Chime said the use of the permanent voters’ cards would disenfranchise many people. He said that such a […]
The national leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it has uncovered a plot hatched against leaders of the party involving a huge amount of money (in US dollars) which will be ferried into Nigeria from a West African country by some people who will then claim upon apprehension that they […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for trying to link President Goodluck Jonathan to Monday’s protest by members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Lagos. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Wednesday described the allegation as cheap blackmail and part of the mind […]
Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that the demands of the Nigeria of today cannot afford him the luxury of a vacation from politics. Atiku while reacting to the claims by an aide to President Jonathan that he (Atiku) was on sabbatical, and will soon […]
The president of the Oodua people’s congress (OPC), and the convener of the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians, Chief Gani Adams has said that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has set the stage for rigging in favour of the All Progressives Congress APC presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari, in […]
After a long wait, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega, has broken his silence by saying that there are still a few security concerns hovering over the 2015 general election. It would be recalled that Jega refused to speak to the press after meeting the president and service chiefs […]
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, has raised the alarm that the pre-election violence that engulfed the state, is becoming an epidemic for the health sector to manage. Dr. Parker, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, lamented that the number of casualties, attended to by the various health care facilities across […]
He is referred to as the most experienced and the legislative encyclopedia of Lagos State House of Assembly. Hon Kolawole Taiwo known as HKT is the Deputy Speaker of the House and the longest serving state lawmaker in the country, having been elected into the house since 1999 and still gunning for another term. In […]
The Zamfara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has embarked on a massive mobilisation of women to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April gubernatorial election. The wife of the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Hajiya Saratu Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi, who was on a campaign tour to women strongholds, across the […]
