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Thursday, September 10th, 2015

From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Counsels to parties involved in the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the State capital have adopted their written addresses, preparatory to delivering of judgment on the petition filed by the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), Labaran Maku in the April 11 […]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

A socio-cultural organisation, Bayelsa Renaissance Forum, has warned Bayela State indigenes not to be deceived those who defected to from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing them as “traitors who are not for us.” “The “truth” that was made evident by the decamping of these individuals, is that they […]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

An overnight fire has burnt a family of five to death in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. The scene of the tragedy is No. 21 Michael Oguns Street, Lawanson area of Surulere. Eye witnesses said the entire family were burnt to death in the inferno that occurred at the early hours of Wednesday. The victims include […]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

By Collins Amadi – Four Edo State, South South Nigeria Commissioners have been shown the way out of the State’s Executive council, by the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshimhole. The development was made public in a statement issued Wednesday in Benin, the State capital, by Oshiomhole’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Prince Kassim Afegbua. […]
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

*We’ll Wind Up APC On December 5 –Dickson Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson on Tuesday formally declared his intention to seek re-election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and vowed that his government will wind up the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 5 when the election would take place. […]
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

By Collins Amadi – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have alleged Nigeria is presently under a ‘shadow’ democratic rule and drifting into dictatorship. The allegation was raised Tuesday in a communiqué presented by the PDP Governors’ Forum Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, after a meeting of the body, at the inner chamber of the […]
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Monday, September 7th, 2015

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the Care-Taker Governor of the State, Chief Nyesom Wike, of wasting over N120 billion during his first 100 days in office, which his administration attained two days ago without anything to show for it apart from falsehood and propaganda. The party made the allegation […]
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Monday, September 7th, 2015

Ahead of the December 5 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, political heavyweights in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha have endorsed the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson. The party leaders including PDP acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and former chairman, PDP Board […]
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Monday, September 7th, 2015

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – Two suspects, who specialises in vandalization of power installations of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), were at the weekend send to their untimely graves, after they were electrocuted. One of the suspect, identified as Francis Ezeugwu, and his accomplice, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press time […]
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Monday, September 7th, 2015

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will no longer stomach the continued unlawful use of state apparatus of power by the APC-led Federal Government to harass its elected officials at any level across the country. The party said the APC-led government, last Friday crossed the line in unleashing the Department of State Services (DSS), […]
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Sunday, September 6th, 2015

*Jonathan, Wife To Make First Public Appearance Ondo State governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, will lead 12 other governors to attend the formal declaration of Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, for a second term in office on Tuesday, September 8. It was learnt that activities for the event […]
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Sunday, September 6th, 2015

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says there is no basis for the 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government by the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over salary arrears owed to primary school teachers’ in the state. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media […]
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Saturday, September 5th, 2015

By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – Residents of the Commercial City of Aba, Abia State, were Friday thrown into anxiety, as a tanker loaded with diesel exploded and destroyed property valued over N30 million along the ever busy Aba-Owerri road. Although, no casualty was recorded in the incident, but over seven vehicles, three tricycles and five […]
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Saturday, September 5th, 2015

By Tom Garba, Yola – Following the establishment of electronic payment system (E-payment), Adamawa State Government has uncovered about 3,000 ghost workers in its workforce. The Head of civil service in the state, Barr. Musa Kaibo, disclosed this on friday in an interview with journalists in Yola. He added that the introduction of E-payment method […]
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Saturday, September 5th, 2015

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as empty, the decision by a former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamowei Dudafa, to work against the re-election bid of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Chairman of PDP in Batelsa State, Chief Serena Dokubo Spiff, said that Dudafa is not an issue in the politics of his […]
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Friday, September 4th, 2015

*Says PDP’ll Get Victory Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, accompanied by opinion leaders and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in the State, on Friday in Abuja submitted his PDP nomination and forms for his expression at the party’s National Headquarters. The Governor, who was accompanied by the first elected Governor of the State, […]
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Friday, September 4th, 2015

It would not have been important to respond to the tomfoolery called ‘Wike’s 100 days in office’ since we know that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike is desperately looking for cheap popularity at the expense of settling down to work with the huge high-interest loans he collected from banks at the detriment of […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

The Kwara State Government says it is yet to receive the N5b Federal Government bail out loan approved by the State House of Assembly for the payment of local government workers’ salary and pension arrears. The State Government, in a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, said although it […]
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the recruitment of 1300 teachers into the State’s primary schools. The Executive Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja, Wednesday made the Governor’s approval public. She explained that the exercise would balance workforce of teachers in the State’s public […]
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

*As Ex-President Jonathan, PDP Governors, Ijaw leaders Set To Attend Dickson’s Declaration Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan on Wednesday announced her decision to reconcile with Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and directed all her loyalists in to work selflessly for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ensure re-election of the governor in the […]