Category: Politics

Governor Fayose The latest killing of 22 persons in Guma, Benue State on Wednesday morning and the 19 Christians killed in a Catholic Church the previous day, have further provoked the furry governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose to a crescendo as he has warned the country of a looming anarchy shadowing as precipice that beckons Nigeria. He also raised alarm of a nation drifting towards a state of lawlessness in wanton killings of its citizens thereby calling on…

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  Protesters at Melaye’s residence on Monday. Protesters are currently in front of the house of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District demanding that security operatives leave the place. Armed security personnel comprising policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had laid siege to the place on Monday afternoon. The operatives restricted movement on Sangha Street, Maitama, where Melaye’s house is located. They prevented four of the lawmaker’s colleagues from seeing him. Abiodun Olujimi…

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  President Buhari of Nigeria True to his body language in recent times, particularly his visit to Lagos State to commission a bus terminal  and attend the former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s colloquium marking his 66 years on earth, President Muhammadu Buhari, whose government has been declared as a “failure by a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his first term, today (Monday) in Abuja declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019. Obasanjo, in his latest criticism…

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. A non governmental organization, under the aegis of Atiku Rescue Nigeria Campaign Mission,(ARNCM),has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria is the only qualified person that can sincerely restructure and save the country from total collapse. The National coordinator of the group, Alhaji Asuwaju Babafemi, who stated this at the weekend while briefing newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the South-East zonal officers comprising  Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Imo…

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  Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will begin his 12 year prison term from Friday, after a judge gave him 24 hours to surrender to police. The order from Judge Sergio Moro, head of Brazil’s huge “Car Wash” anti-graft probe, came as a complete surprise given that lawyers had earlier said the leftist former two-term president had at least until Tuesday before he’d have to go behind bars. Lula, 72,…

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Julius Maada Bio: takes the oath of office as Sierra Leone’s new president     Sierra Leone’s newly elected leader, Maada Bio was sworn in as  president late on Wednesday, just hours after the elections commission announced his victory in a tight run-off poll. Maada Bio, the opposition candidate  and former military junta leader, succeeded Ernest Bai Koroma who had been in office since September 2007. According to the 1991 constitution of the country, immediately after the National Electoral…

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Umahi, Ebonyi’s gov, Nigeria Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said that despite the resignation of the former Secretary to the State Government,(SSG), Prof. Bernard Odoh, he would not be distracted with his administration moving ahead and providing more democracy dividends to the people of the state, particularly those from Ezza Clan. Umahi who stated this at the Government House, Abakaliki during a solidarity rally by the people of Ezza Ezekuna Clan comprising Ezza North and Ezza South local…

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Fayemi, Minister of Steel and Solid Minerals Former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Steel and Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi (PhD) has issued the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in the state ‘quit notice,’ as he issued red card to it at the weekend. Fayemi who announced his intention to contest for the July 14 governorship poll in the state added that the pangs of poverty, frustrations and misery of Ekiti people “brought upon them by the…

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Mr. Femi Kusa By Femi John Kusa THE political behaviour which may govern next year’s General Elections is taking better shape. The PDP has apologised for gross misdeeds of 16 years in power which have left Nigeria this prostate. At the same time, President Mohammadu Buhari admitted Nigeria has been turbulent under his leadership in the past three years. By its apology, which is rare in Nigeria, the PDP is seeking forgiveness for those misdeeds and another chance to…

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Nigerian youths have formed a political party, Modern Democratic Party (MDP), to enable them play active role in the upcoming elections in 2019 and beyond. The formation of the party came at a time that when ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill is still pending for the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari. The registration of the political party is a strategy to enable the youths in Nigeria to position themselves for political leadership. The new party, led by 27-year…

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