The governorship campaign of the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, got a boost at the weekend as he received the backing of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe. Also, the Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri
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President Goodluck Jonathan was in Yola for the second time to reconcile all ailing members of the ruling who might have felt cheated during the last primaries conducted in the state, he pleaded with all members of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, in the state to forget about the rancor that generated during the party primaries […]
The national leadership of Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to foment trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections, alleging that the 9 billion Naira recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias is aimed at
Tension in Ibadan as APC, PDP Supporters Clashes Few weeks after the attack on Accord Party members which left four of them dead, another tragedy was averted on Saturday evening around Oni and Sons Hospital area in Ring Road as members of rival political parties clashed. Members of the All Progressives Congress on the campaign […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has warned the northern Nigeria to beware of the All Progressives Congress (APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, describing him as a treacherous politician, who could sell out anyone to achieve selfish political gains. Fayose, who maintained that Tinubu was not honest in his support for the APC presidential candidate, Major […]
Mrs. Patience Jonathan, Nigeria’s First Lady visit to Edo State, was disrupted on Saturday when some men, suspected to be aggrieved youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, pulled down some banners bearing the image of the First Lady, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State. Dame Patience Jonathan was in Edo State […]
All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has raises questions about Jonathan’s sincerity over compensation to families of Immigration recruitment tragedy. The APC Presidential Campaign Organization said Nigerians should not be deceived by President Jonathan’s tokenism of duplicity and its attempt to claim credibility it never has. Reacting to
Elder statesmen and leaders in Rivers state have called on the people of the state and entire Niger Delta region to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the forth-coming presidential election. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, Chairman of RELEC, Chief Albert Horsfall, said the group was not partisan but arrived at the decision to protect […]
President Goodluck Jonathan refuted the claim by national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, that he was offered the position of vice president by President Jonathan in an alleged Interim National Government (ING), describing the allegation as false, misleading. Tinubu had recently stated in a statement by his media office, that Jonathan […]
Dr. Fredrick Fasehun is the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and the new founder of the recently registered Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). Fasehun is unapologetically backing President Goodluck Jonathan ahead the February 14 general elections. In this interview with Deputy Political Editor, JONATHAN EZE, he listed the achievements of the incumbent and […]
The APC Presidential Campaign Organization says that the PDP Federal Government is working extra hours to raise malicious charges against the leaders and suspected financiers of the opposition All Progressives Congress using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to force Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to “try his own men” in a test of […]
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has challenged the ethical justification of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation on an unauthorized use of footage of a Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, as endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan, describing both the president and the PDP as chronic lairs. The APCPCO, in a statement signed by
Barely two weeks to the conduct of the March 28 presidential election, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it was yet to distribute the Permanent Voter Cards in four local government areas of Edo State. INEC in its explanation said that the PVCs were meant for eligible voters, who […]
The Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, Mr. Lere Olayinka, has stated that the Ekiti state governor will continue to speak the truth about the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd). Olayinka, in his reaction to a statement […]
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), has said that it is fully in support of the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The national leader of the group, Mr. Ganiyu Adams, revealed this to newsmen in Lagos after a solidarity visit of its members to the President at the State […]
Following a diplomatic row between Nigeria and Morocco over whether there was any telephone conversation by the leaders of the two countries, the Federal Government insisted yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan spoke on the telephone with his Moroccan counterpart, King Mohammed V1. Nigerian government stated that the discussion however centred on the
The controversy continues to trail the production and supply of the permanent voters’ cards (PVCs). It was revealed that a Nigerian company, ACT.Technologies Limited, was awarded a N2.6 billion contract by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the PVCs, which was in turn sub-contracted it to a Chinese firm. This is coming as […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), candidate for Okigwe Senatorial zone, Chief Athan Nneji Achonu, has taken a swipe at the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, saying that at the end of the governor’s tenure, the people will realise the high level of damage he would have inflicted on them. In this interview […]
Senator Lekan Balogun is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a High Chief of Ibadan land. In this interview, he exposes the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, as a fascist, a leader who has complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, like Adolf Hitler of Germany […]
Dr. Olapade Agoro, founder of the National Action Council (NAC) and its former presidential candidate, speaks on the rescheduled general election, the controversial card readers, INEC’s seeming incompetence and its alleged disregard of court orders. JONATHAN EZE reports. What is the implication of the election postponement on Nigeria? Obviously, the postponement of the
