Yenagoa – Sen. Douye Diri, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) candidate for the Bayelsa governorship election, on Saturday, described the electoral process as “smooth and peaceful”. Diri made his thoughts known while speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 4, in Sampou, Kokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. He said that […]
…tasks security agent on conducive atmosphere for voting The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has tasked voters in both Kogi and Bayelsa states to come out en masse and vote for the candidates of their choice in Saturday’s governorship election In separate statements issued in Lokoja and Yenagoa, the CTA though expressed concerns about political […]
Abuja – Former First Lady of Kogi, Prof. Aisha Audu has called on the Federal Government to remove all illegal arms and ammunitions in the state ahead of the Nov. 16 governorship election. Audu, who is the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), made the called in Abuja. Audu is the widow of the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi has urged the electorate in the state to use the Nov. 16 governorship election for a good governance. PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus made the plea at the inauguration of the governorship campaign of the party in Lokoja on Friday. The Flagg off is successful and the crowd […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday says it has deployed 25,000 policemen for the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship election. The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, represented by DIG Operations, Abdulmajid Ali, said this at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Kogi stakeholders meeting. Delta uncovers 1, 633 illegal private schools, to prosecute owners According to […]
The African Action Congress ( AAC) has asked the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the defeated African Action Congress ( AAC) Governorship Candidate, Engr Biokpomabo Awara against the election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for lacking in merit. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice Kingsley Orjiako announced that the […]
Nigeria holds a catchphrase —Police is your friend— describing the Nigeria Police Force and as embracive as it sounds, Nigerians need no counsel from Aristotle himself to know when and how to run away from this deception. It was Aristotle who said, “a friend to all is a friend to none.” In the case of […]
Accreditation and voting at the APC Gubernatorial Primaries, are yet to commence at the various centres according to the latest report by the Chairman of the Lagos Governorship Electoral panel, His Excellency Chief Clement Ebri. Distribution of electoral material to commence by 1pm today, followed by accreditation and voting which will be conducted by the […]
Nigerian musician, Mr Eazi has declared his intention to run for a political party in his home town, Yewa, Ogun state. He made the disclosure today in his Independent Day message. He wrote; ”Happy Independence Day to my Great Country, she makes me believe that regardless of unfavourable conditions i can make it!! That is […]
The opposition party, PDP has demanded the cancellation of the re-run gubernatorial election in Osun State. According to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, ‘PDP demands the cancellation of the re-run gubernatorial election in Osun State. We demand to return our gubernatorial candidate, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, by INEC as elected winner […]
Senator Joshua Dariye who currently is serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau governor, has picked his All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form to contest next year’s election. “Yes, Sen. Dariye has picked a nomination form to seek a third term. It is true. He is among those jostling for […]
Governor Rochas Okorocha has said he will shake his former Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as the incoming governor of the state, after 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo state, adding that by then, he would have become the immediate past governor. Okorocha spoke at the Imo government house, during the swearing ceremony of Mr Mark […]
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has said that the 2019 general elections would not affect the board’s 2019/2020 examination. He made this remark while fielding questions from journalists shortly after delivering the 2018 Annual Sobo Sowemimo Lecture of the Abeokuta Club in Abeokuta. Oloyede said that since the […]
These are the names of well meaning Nigerians that have declared interest in becoming president in 2019. See the list below: LIST OF THOSE WHO WANT TO BE NIGERIA’S NEXT PRESIDENT Kingsley Moghalu Sule Lamido Donald Duke Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi Ibrahim Dankwambo Muhammadu Buhari Fela Durotoye Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies Remi Sonaiya Thomas-Wilson Ikubese […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has confirmed he has been consulting and he is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 2019 election. He made the confirmation in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg in Abuja. Saraki who had evaded the question on his interest in the country’s number one position at a press conference […]
No doubt Imo State is one of the states to be watched in the 2009 General Election in Nigeria. This is so because Imo State is a state where no political party can authoritatively claim it holds sway. The people of Imo State can vote out a sitting governor, can equally vote in a young […]
Reverend King, who is currently incarcerated in prison has his campaign posters already flooding the streets. The convicted prisoner is said to be running for the Presidency in the 2109 election under the platform of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA). The General Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly (CPA), was was arraigned on September 26, […]
As part of preparation for the 2019 general elections, Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson has asked his appointees, who want to contest for any political office to resign their appointments on or before the 15th of this month. Governor Dickson, who stated this, during an interactive meeting with all political appointees at the Chief […]
…President to Ekiti residents: Don’t waste your vote, vote for APC, vote for Fayemi …I’m running on track record, says Fayemi Ekiti people and residents on Tuesday trooped out to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who stormed Ekiti and was received by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, other National leaders of […]
To sensitise residents of Ekiti on the need for a peaceful governorship election on July 14, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state on Wednesday staged a walk around Ado-Ekiti metropolis. Members of the NUJ, NYSC, Civil Society Organisations as well as students and officials of the Ado-Ekiti Campus of the International Institute […]