Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said despite the criticisms of many, he would continue to blame his predecessors for Nigeria’s woes.
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADDRESS THE STAFFER OF THE STATE HOUSE AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA, PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE./STATE H…I’ll not stop blaming my predecessors for the problems of Nigeria – Buhari
Niger’s army said Friday that 14 of its soldiers and scores of Boko Haram fighters had been killed during a multi-month sweep operation in the nation’s southeast.
Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Moustapha Ledru told state television that “123 terrorists” had been killed and “a large quantity o…Boko Haram kills 14 soldiers in Niger
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
The Code of Conduct Bureau has begun massive verification of assets declared by top serving and former public officers at the federal, state and local government levels.
Rotimi Amaechi
A statement by the Chairman of the CCB, Mr. Sam Saba, released by the Press and Protocol…CCB to probe Amaechi, Ngige, Fashola, AGF, others’ assets
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the Governor-elect of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, on his victory in the Wednesday governorship election.
Bukola Saraki
Saraki, in a statement by his Special…Edo election: Oshiomhole sold Obaseki to Edo people, says Saraki
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Benin
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi, has rejected the outcome of the Edo State governorship election, claiming the result was manipulated in favour of the All Progressives Congress.
The Peoples Democratic Party chief, who hails from Igueben Local G…Obaseki’s victory fraudulent – Ikimi
Alexander Okere, Benin
The Deputy Governor-elect of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, has denied threatening the Collation Officer for Etsako West Local Government Area, Prof. Adewole Atere, when the Independent National Electoral Commission was collating the results of Wednesday’s governorship po…I didn’t threaten collation officer –Deputy gov-elect
Tony Okafor, Awka
Ahead of 2017 election in Anambra State, an ex-governorship aspirant in the state on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Chike Obidigbo; and 50,000 others have defected to the All Progressives Congress.
APGA Logo
The APC state chairman, Emeka Ibe, while…Ex-APGA governorship aspirant , 50,000 others defect to APC
•Says Obaseki the best man for the job
•Commends peaceful election and shaming of Wike’s imported militants
*Confers the title of ‘OGBUAGU’ of Edo Politics on Adams Oshiomhole.
The people of Edo State have been commended for their wisdom in voting convincingly for Mr. Godwin Obaseki, …Rivers APC hails Edo people for voting Obaseki
By Ehi Ekhator
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has rejected the announcement made by INEC which declared the APC candidate the winner of the Edo State governorship election conducted on Wednesday.
Osagie Ize-Iyamu
According to the Ize-Iyamu, some…Pastor Ize-Iyamu rejects election result
LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS
Chief Solomon Edebiri, one of the aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last governorship primaries has congratulated the governor elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki
In a communique personally signed by Edebiri on Thursday also congratulated Edo sons and daughters for …Solomon Edebiri congratulates Obaseki
By Chike Okonkwo
On September 26, 2009, Lotachukwu Ezeudu, then a 19-year-old second-year accountancy student at UNN (Enugu campus) left his parents’ home, headed for the residence of then Divisional Police Officer Sam Chukwu. Lota’s parents never saw him again. Instead, they soon received a tel…Facts about Lotachukwu Ezeudu, kidnapped September 26, 2009
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced some local government results of the Edo State governorship election which was held yesterday, the 28th of September, 2016.
The Commissioner announced the suspension of results earlier due to the delay of result submission in…Obaseki takes lead as INEC releases result
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday dismissed allegations made by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu alleging that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai were in Edo State for the election.
Osagie…PDP’s Ize-Iyamu lied, Ambode is Overseas – Lagos Government
*EGOR Ward 3, Unit 17:
AA-6
APC-67
KOWA-14
PDP-334
SDP-31
UPP-11
*EGOR LGA, Ward 3,Unit 18:
AA-23,
APC-279,
KOWA-17,
PDP-288,
SDP-21,
UPP-0
*EGOR LGA, Ward 3, Unit 19:
APC-117,
KOWA-6,
PDP-422,
SDP-13,
UPP-1.
*EGOR LGA 5 Unit 8,
APC -203,
PDP -169
voided votes-35,
other parties have 6
*Ovia …Edo Decides 2016 : Early results – Live Updates
By Jude Ndukwe
“The wise woman (man) builds her (his) house, but the foolish pulls it down with her (his) hands.” (Proverbs 14:1)
Recently, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media office released a press statement wherein the curiously acclaimed national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (…Tinubu, Oyegun and the Expensive Tears of a Godfather
By Fani-Kayode
“A gazellea lies slain on your heights Israel.
How are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath,
proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon
lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.
Mountains of Gilboa,
may you have …Shimon Peres: A tribute to a beautiful soul and a great son of David
Nineteen candidates are vying for the ticket to the Government House. But the main contest is seen to be between Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, the ruling party in the state, and Andrew Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party.
There’s only one female governorship candidate, T…Edo Governorship Election 2016 – LIVE UPDATES
•Says govs ignored his advice to save
Samuel Awoyinfa and Ifeanyi Onuba
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said he foresaw the current economic recession the country is currently going through in 2014 and he hinted of its consequences.
He also threw his weight behind the sales of some p…Obasanjo backs sale of national assets
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter says the vaunted Niger Delta Peace Initiative by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi is another hidden device to test the waters for his political ambition in 2019.
PDP
Dismissing the purported Peace Initiative as a ruse, the…PDP Dismisses Amaechi’s Niger Delta Peace Initiative As Political Gimmick
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter says the vaunted Niger Delta Peace Initiative by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi is another hidden device to test the waters for his political ambition in 2019.
PDP
Dismissing the purported Peace Initiative as a ruse, the…PDP Dismisses Amaechi’s Niger Delta Peace Initiative As Political Gimmick
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter says the vaunted Niger Delta Peace Initiative by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi is another hidden device to test the waters for his political ambition in 2019.
PDP
Dismissing the purported Peace Initiative as a ruse, the…PDP Dismisses Amaechi’s Niger Delta Peace Initiative As Political Gimmick
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said he will not take issue with the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
APC National Chairman, Odigie Oyegun
He, however, said “most” of the allegations in the media report were “not true,” noti…I won’t join issues with Tinubu – Odigie-Oyegun
By Ehi Ekhator
The governorship election to be held tomorrow in Edo State will mark a historic beginning and probably a brief hope for the hapless people if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu emerges the winner
PDP decampee: Barr. Hope Iyere was a former …What may affect Ize-Iyamu votes – Insider report
John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Eniola Akinkuotu, Alexander Okere, Godwin Isenyo and Ted Odogwu
The call for the removal of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, by the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has divided the APC’s National W…Tinubu, Oyegun row splits APC NWC members
By Hamilton Dokubo
The Nigerian world was awoken to an article with the above-referenced title in the DAILY SUN newspaper of Friday, September 2, 2016 at page 16. The point for this rejoinder is not about the person of Robert Obioha writing under the column ‘Afara Lane’ (whatever…Peterside and APC fantasy By Hamilton Dokubo
