Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives Thursday mandated its committee on police affairs to investigate the burning of the Ebonyi state House of Assembly by unknown arsonists on February 24. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Linus Okorie (PDP/Ebonyi), urging the House to direct the inspector-general of police to […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress Campaign Office (APCCO) has restated General Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to the historic peace accord jointly entered into between him and President Goodluck Jonathan, as a means to forestall violence during and after the forthcoming general elections. In a statement released in London, United Kingdom on Thursday and […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The consideration of the report on whether President Goodluck Jonathan has the right to deploy military for election was on Wednesday resulted in a rowdy session in the House of Representatives. As a result, aggrieved All People Congress members staged a walk out of the chamber in protest. The atmosphere became […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – Following Justice Ademola Adeniyi of an Abuja High Court last week’s ruling granting prayer that its Presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rted), be served via substituted means on the eligibility or otherwise to contest March 28 election, the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has filed parallel suit to challenge the ruling. […]
By Uche Igwe – It is now more than six weeks since political parties in Rivers State chose their gubernatorial candidates. I did not bother to comment because I took it for granted that a majority of Rivers people know the direction to go if they expect more progress in the state. No one who has followed […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP ) has lambasted the National Security Adviser NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki,for recently calling for the postponement of the February general elections. The NSA, had on Thursday in London think-tank, Chatham House, called for the postponement of the 2015 scheduled election. CNPP in a […]
A comparative study of the amount spent by various governments on military hardware as part of total defence budget has revealed that the Buhari administration spent more than the Yar’adua/Jonathan administration in real terms. The report exposes the falsehood in the statement credited to President Goodluck Jonathan during his campaign in Lagos that the Buhari […]
The Centre for Rights and Grassroots Initiative (CRGI) has condemned in strong terms, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s statement in London at a parley when he said people of the South-South will shutdown Nigeria if president Goodluck Jonathan should lose the presidential election next month. CRGI, in a statement signed […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has replied President Goodluck Jonathan saying that his recent campaign rally speech was the most outrageous and ridiculous speech by any President, where he openly accused Mr Henry Okah of being “paid to assassinate” him. In a statement by Jomo Gbomo, […]
Ayodele Ayodele, Abuja – The end may not be in sight for the crises rocking the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) aftermath of the gubernatorial primary election conducted on December 8 2014 gubernatorial primary of the party, as notable party chieftains from the state to defect to other parties. […]
Against the backdrop of the country’s forthcoming elections, APC Presidential candidate and former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and the Director-General of Gen. Buhari Presidential Campaign and also Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi have both spoken on the need for change in Nigeria. Both leaders spoke on Tuesday at the […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja – The top hierarchy of the ruling PDP appears worried about certain misgivings within the party, as its incumbent National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu has cautioned against the use and dump trend by the party’s political office holders. Adamu droped the rather amazing caution Tuesday at the inauguration of the Party’s […]
Concerned elders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Borno State have kicked against the wrongful substitution of Alhaji Gambo Lawan as the party’s governorship candidate for Borno State in the 2015 election. Lawan, who is former Chairman of the Grassroots Democratic Movement and ex-Chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, had picked the party’s governorship […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam, Lafia – Except last minutes fence-mending, the immediate past Information Minister, Labaran Maku is finally set to part with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and cross carpet to another opposition, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to actualize his political ambition. Maku, like some of his counterparts who recently resigned […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – An Enugu State High Court on Thursday granted an Ex-parte Order restraining a self-acclaimed gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ayogu Eze from parading himself as the candidate of the party pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by the Plaintiff and the PDP governorship candidate […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial election in Plateau State, Senator representing Plateau North, Gyang Pwajok has defeated 15 other aspirants to emerge as the governorship candidate. Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Alhaji Abdullahi Ohoma who announced the results said, out of the 818 delegates who voted, Sen. Pwajok scored 435 votes, […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced Barrister Simon Lalong as the winner of its gubernatorial primary election to run for the gubernatorial seat of Plateau come 2015. Lalong a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, who won the Primaries with 2, 222 votes, was declared winner of the […]
Oyewale Oyelola – The embattled speaker, Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has emerged as All Progressives Party (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto Our correspondent reports that Tambuwal who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for APC defeated other four aspirants to clinch the ticket. In Kaduna state, a former Minister of the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia Seventeen incumbent members of the Abia State House of Assembly failed to clinch their return tickets at the primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. African Examiner gathered that out of the 24 members of the state legislature, only seven of the incumbents won their primaries. The Abia state PDP Chairman, […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee from accepting any primaries for next year’s election except those conducted with the Ad Hoc ward delegates list. Justice Okon Abang, who made the order, also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting as valid any such […]
