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February 4, 2012

Edo 2012 guber race: Ihonvbere, Imasuagbon pick nomination forms

AHEAD the February 25, 2012 governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Special Adviser to the President, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere and Barr.Ken Imasuagbon, yesterday purchased the N5.5million expression of [...]

February 1, 2012
January 30, 2012

Supreme Court ruling: LP demands fresh election timetable

The Labour Party (LP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce new dates for election in the five states affected by the Supreme Court ruling of last [...]

January 26, 2012

Pictures Of Birthday Party That United Rivals, MI And Kelly Handsome

On January 18, 2012, Kelly Handsome, whose real name is Kelechi Ogbonna Orji, celebrated his birthday in Abuja after he earlier visited an orphanage home to show love to the [...]

Politicians, students differ over Oshiomhole’s subsidy palliatives

THERE seems to be no consensus among stakeholders on the palliatives announced by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to cushion the effects of the partial removal of subsidy on [...]

January 21, 2012
January 19, 2012
January 18, 2012

Wamakko, 28 others to contest Sokoto guber polls

INCUMBENT Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and 28 candidates from other political parties are contesting the March 10 gubernatorial election in the state. [...]

Candidates threaten to boycott Bayelsa polls, Sylva urges respect for law

THERE may be no end yet to the controversy trailing the emergence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Henry Seriake Dickson, in the February 11, 2012, governorship election in [...]

January 17, 2012

ACN tackles Jonathan for denigrating Lagosians, demands apology

The Action Congress of Nigeria has expressed surprise at President Goodluck Jonathan’s reported denigration of Lagos State during the 2011 National Youth Service Corps President’s Honours Awards in Abuja. The party said Jonathan’s [...]

Rivers lawmakers clear two commissioners-nominee

THE Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday screened and cleared two additional commissioner-nominees sent to them by Governor Chibuike Amaechi. The nominees formed the third batch of the cabinet members. [...]

January 16, 2012
January 12, 2012

Let’s be patient with FG – PDP chieftain

A CHIEFTAIN of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Engr. Adedeji Doherty, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the Federal Government and give President Goodluck Jonathan [...]

December 10, 2011
December 9, 2011

Scramble for PDP scribe

WITH the national convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for February, leading politicians from the South-West geo-political zone have thrown their hats into the arena in the [...]

December 8, 2011

Controversy lingers over Kogi gov election

John Alechenu, who covered the Kogi governorship election, asks whether the victory by the Peoples Democratic Party will stand at the election petitions tribunal given the Action Congress of Nigeria’s [...]

December 7, 2011
December 6, 2011
December 5, 2011

Gov Sylva Dares PDP; Opens Campaign Office

Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State Despite the uncertainty of his political future, Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has declared that he will formally open his campaign office in [...]

Kogi – Wada Promises Govt of Technocrats

Capt. Idris Wada(rtd.) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was, yesterday, returned as the winner of last Saturday’s re-scheduled gubernatorial election in Kogi State, has pledged to form a [...]

December 4, 2011

No third tenure for Ex-Governor Audu

Former Governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu has been trounced by his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party, Captain Idris Wada, for the state governor’s crown. In the election held [...]

PDP "Wins" Kogi Guber Poll

By SaharaReporters, New York Capt. Idris Wada of People’s Democratic Party has been declared winner of yesterday’s governorship election in the state. Wada polled 300,372 votes to  beat the Action [...]