The most paradoxical aspect of these weird presidential campaigns, which are much more about emotions than issues, is that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, is blowing a lot of hot air that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has not kept his promise of holding office for only one
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Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Capt Emmanuel Ihenacho has described the free education programme of governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s administration as counterproductive to the state. Speaking through his running mate Ikesi Ibe in a function in Abuja recently, Capt Ihenacho said governor Okorocha has succeeded in messing up the
The Chairman of the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC) in Oyo State, Mr. Nurudeen Arowolo has said that workers in the state are not at loggerheads with the Governor Abiola Ajimobi administration over the issue of salaries. Arowolo, who stated this while speaking at a news conference held in Ibadan at the week-end, said the clarification […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Goodluck Jonathan administration of sponsoring ethnic militias disrupt the forthcoming general elections using ethnic militia groups, an allegation that was described as baseless by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party It alleged that the N9 billion reportedly paid to some ex-militants and ethnic militias recently is
Elder statesman and National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Samuel Oluyemisi Falae pulled no punches on Sunday while reacting to a statement credited to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major General Muhammadu Buhari that last year’s national conference was a waste of time and money. The statement, according […]
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 has condemned the violent behaviour of some government officials […]
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 […]
