Ayo Balogun – Following his sterling track records, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Ekiti Bibiire Coalition, North America Chapter, has thrown its weight behind the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) in the February election. “Successful Presidents are hardworking and persistent. They set ambitious goals for themselves and move heaven and earth […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The ongoing political feud between Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi state, and Secretary to government of the federation,(SGF), Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, on Friday took a new twist as the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, quizzed the governor’s son Nnanna Elechi, over alleged money laundry. A source close to […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Professor Ben Nwabueze led Igbo Leaders of Thought has warned against any attempt to shift the dates of the February general elections, saying such act would be tragic and catastrophic to the nation. It insisted that no matter what happens, the polls must go on as scheduled. Speaking with […]
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has warned the newly posted AIG Joseph Mba and any police officers against any sinister motive in Lagos state during the forthcoming elections saying such moves will be resisted. Speaking while receiving Gen. Buhari and his entourage at his palace during APC presidential campaign rally in Lagos, the Oba also […]
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari was at the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu’s palace in Lagos Island on Friday where he promised the compensate Lagos State over long period of neglect as the nation’s former capital. Buhari was accompanied by his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, National leader of […]
Audu Limun, Gombe – Former governor of Gombe state Senator Danjuma Goje has donated 29 Volkswagen Sharon busses, 500 motorcycles to supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state to strengthen the party’s campaign machinery in Gombe state. The state leader of the party, Senator Goje also donated 1000 sewing machines to the […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – Youth group under the auspices of Concerned Northern Youths Forum, (CNYF) has thrown its weight behind the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan and condemned the purported endorsement of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF); describing the decision as untenable and a mere fiction […]
By Adeseye Adebiyi, Lagos – Arrangements have been concluded for the Koko Master, D banj to mark his 10 years anniversary on stage. The Tongolo crooner who broke up with his longtime friend and label mate, Don Jazzy will tomorrow, Saturday, January 31, 2015 celebrate with friends, families and music stars across the world. D […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has welcomed the decision of the African Union to commit troops in a multinational effort to fight the Boko Haram terror sect. A statement from the Directorate of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO on Friday, said the decision of the AU to […]
Adeseye Adebiyi – Chelsea football club will be without the service of their top striker Diego Costa for Saturday’s match against the English premier league champions Manchester city, after he was handed a 3 match ban by the independent regulatory commission for a violent conduct for a deliberate stamp on Emre Can. The Spaniard will […]
By Femi Kehinde – The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Minna on Friday declared Barrister David Umaru of All Progressives Congress (APC) the actual winner of Niger East Senatorial by-election conducted on August 30, 2014. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Dr. Shem Zagbayi Nuhu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner […]
#1-EXPOSED Recently it has become very fashionable for the leadership of the APC to blame the current administration for not doing enough to purge the scourge of corruption in government and in the private sector. The irony is that some of the most corrupt politicians are in the leadership of APC. This begs the question […]
The embattled governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuiguda is said to have continued his romance with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) through nocturnal meetings at a private residence in Abuja. The secret parleys which usually hold deep in the night from 12 midnight are aimed at perfecting their game plan ahead of the crucial February 14 presidential […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau – President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Inter-Party Affairs, Chief Ben Obi perhaps knows and understands better, other purpose (s) beyond those announced and established, for the January 15, 2015 workshop on Violence-Free elections for all the Presidential candidates in the coming general polls. By now, he must […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin- City Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, of Edo state, on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party PDP -led Federal Government of short changing Nigerians, by selling kerosene N150 per litre instead of N50. The governor, leveled the accusation while receiving scores of members of the PDP, who decamped to the ruling All Progressives […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enug- The Deputy Senate president, chief Ike Ekweremadu, has staked a whopping 5 million naira for any Council area in his Enugu west senatorial district that garners the highest number of votes for the peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the February general elections. According to Ekweremadu, each of the five elections which […]
The Lagos State Government has deployed 500 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) to maintain traffic on Lagos roads as the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammed Buhari stormed Lagos on Friday (today) for a mega rally at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. Traffic is expected to be paralysed in the […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam , Yola – The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the one month suspension slammed on its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Incumbent PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu made this announcement Thursday at the party’s Presidential rally in Yola, the Adamawa state capital. Mu’azu disclosed that the announcement […]
Hundreds of outdoor advertising practitioners and rights groups on Thursday protested in Lagos, Nigeria over ban of billboard and pole adverts on Federal Government roads by the central government. The protesters walked from Ikeja to Maryland on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way armed with placards and expressed their grievances over what they termed as illegal […]
The AirAsia jet that crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on board, was being piloted by the plane’s co-pilot, not its captain, Indonesian officials said at a news briefing today. Mardjono SiswoSumarno, chief investigator at the National Transportation Safety Committee, said the cockpit voice recording indicated that the co-pilot, French […]
