Politics

EDO VOTERS WERE INDUCED WITH BREAD – CSOS A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), says it observed “widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units” in the ongoing Edo State Governorship election. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, …

LP CANDIDATE, AKPATA, OUT OF EDO GUBER RACE The results from the INEC Viewing Portal (iRev) indicated the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo Olumide Akpata is out of the race. Akpata lost his polling unit to his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Asue Ighodalo. According to results declared at his Polling Unit 11, Ward 6, Oredo …

EDO 2024: APC IN EARLY LEAD, PROJECTED TO WIN 13 LGAS In what is shaping up to be a historic victory, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the verge of a decisive win in the Edo State Gubernatorial Election. Early projections show that the APC has secured a commanding lead, winning in 13 out of the 18 Local Government …

HOUSE OF REPS MEMBER, NNAJI, COMMENDS ENSIEC FOR ORGANISING FREE, FAIR ELECTION.A member of the House of Representatives representing Nkanu East and Nkanu West Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Nnolim Nnajji, has applauded the Enugu state Independent Electoral Commission ( ENSIEC) for organising what he described as free, fair and credible Local Government elections. Addressing journalists shortly after casting his vote …

ENUGU LG ELECTION MOST PEACEFUL – GOV MBAH Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State says the local government polls in the state remains the most peaceful in recent times. Mbah said this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at polling unit 007 Mbaguzo Ashishi Owo in Nkanu East Local Government Area. The accreditation and voting commenced at about 12 …

ENUGU LG ELECTION: PDP LEADS IN ENUGU NORTH LGA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is comfortably leading in Enugu North Local Government Area as the vote counting approaches its conclusion. With voting now completed and counting nearly finished, the PDP is maintaining a strong lead across all 13 wards in both the chairmanship and councilorship elections in Enugu North LGA. …

BABANGIDA, ABACHA, BUHARI, TINUBU: SAME FATHER, DIFFERENT MOTHERS – RAMATU YUSUFWith the exception of Abacha, these rulers oversaw the legalised plundering of Nigeria’s commonwealth in the guise of ‘privatisation’. They also handed over the country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB). In fact, Obasanjo and Babangida dressed these Western financial institutions in colourful Nigerian attires, and …

TINUBU BELIEVES HE KNOWS IT ALL, HE TAKES NO ADVICE – BUCKNOR-AKERELEChief (Mrs) Kofowola Bucknor-Akerele, a former member of the Senate, was the deputy governor from 1999 to 2002 when Senator Bola Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State. She speaks, in this interview by Deputy Editor, BOLA BADMUS, on her relationship with President Tinubu and on the state of …

TINUBU NOT A LAGOS INDIGENE, HE WANTS TO PUT NON-INDIGENES IN POWER – BUCKNOR-AKERELE A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Chief (Mrs) Kofowola Bucknor-Akerele,, has expressed concern over the growing political dominance of non-indigenous individuals in Lagos. Bucknor-Akerele, who served under the then Governor Bola Tinubu, shared her thoughts on the issue, attributing the situation to deliberate actions aimed …

OBASANJO CARPETS CORRUPT PUBLIC OFFICERS, SAYS THIEVES CAN’T PROVIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said corrupt politicians cannot provide good governance. He spoke virtually at the memorial lecture of Denis Joseph Slattery on “the imperative for moral rectitude in governance”, held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The memorial lecture, organised by the Old Boys’ Association of …