BY Ibrahim Lawal The ruling on the PDP application that all the objections raised by the 1st (Rauf Aregbesola) Respondent and 3rd (INEC) Respondent be heard together with the main petition was delivered today 4/11/2014 with the Tribunal ruling that…
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Obasanjo And Atiku Hug Each Other As They Meet Unexpectedly
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo November 4 visited ex-military ruler of the country Ibrahim Babangida, who days ago returned from medical treatment in Germany. According to The Nation, at the Minna International Airport, Obasanjo had an encounter with his estranged…
PDP Reps get go ahead to sack Tambuwal
Members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been given the marching orders to get Honourable Aminu Tambuwal out of his seat as Speaker, following his defection from the party to the…
Defection: This Is Why I Dumped PDP, by Tambuwal
“Based on our extant laws and the provisions of our Constitution; and having regard for the political development in my state, I hereby announce my membership of the All Progressives Congress.“I thank all my colleagues who had stood by me…
Fashola Dissolves Council Excos
LAGOS—As the three-year statutory tenure of all council chairmen and councilors expired yesterday, Tuesday, October 28, 2014, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has directed the bosses in the 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs, and 37 Local Council Development Areas,…
DOES THE “NORTH” HAS ANY POTENT PLAN B?
A national newspaper over the past weekend carried a bold headline: “North Vows To Stop Jonathan”, with riders: “We will ensure PDP loses” – Ango Abdullahi; Arewa Chair Commassie: “We are keeping Plan B to our chest”. Professor Ango Abdullahi is…
DRIFTING NATION AND THE PARANOID DELUSION OF THE BOKO HARAM TERRORISM.
Let’s now digest little from what I will call ‘The Theory of Drift’. Most times, the gait of drift is slow and measured. At times, those who understand the geography of its movement can transform into prophets, with the power to…
THERE ARE DEVILS INCARNATE, MONSTERS IN PDPD – ISIAKA ADELEKE
The first executive governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, speaks with OLUWOLE IGE on his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), among other contemporary political issues. Excerpts: Betrayal or denial by friends…
OSUN 2014: Aregbesola Will Win A Landslide, Says Osun APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun has described the outing of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Ile Ife as a momentous take off of the party’s governorship campaign that will finally sweep the PDP out of the…
Group Endorses Aregbesola For Second Term As PDP Members Defect To APC In Obokun Council
Thousands of All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, southwest Nigeria converged on the ancient town of Ibokun to endorse the State Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for a second term in office. The colourful…