by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State has raised an alarm over a plot by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to embark on massive rigging of next Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Director-General, Rochas Okorocha Campaign Organisation, Iheukwumere Alaribe, said Owerri on Tuesday that the APC...
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has once again commended Police personnel and other law enforcement agencies that participated in the policing of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections for their unparalleled professionalism displayed during the exercise. The IGP said he believes that these virtues of selflessness and dedication to duty contributed...
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by Chinwe Okafor Oh-oh! If you ever thought Don Jazzy is always a happy-go-lucky person who never ever gets pissed, then today, you shall take your words back. A fan took to Twitter to ask the Don a simple question. But little did he know that that the question may be viewed as an attack, as the...
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by Anike Jacobs An 18-year-old, Chimaobi Peter, has been arrested by Lagos Detectives attached to the Oke-Odo Police Station, Ile-Epo, Abule-Egba area of Lagos State, after being caught having sex with a mad woman on the road. Family members of the victim say Chimaobi decided to have sex with their aunt for ritual purposes. “When he...
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by Anike Jacobs Actor Yul Edochie claims a young man has been sexually harassing him online. The Nollywood actor has used his Twitter account to lash out at a certain Steven Ugochukwu Nelson Onyebuchi,- a Nigerian based in Canada. Edochie claims that Steven Ugochukwu has been sending him indecent pictures in bid to lure him into homosexual...
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by Anike Jacobs Now that Muhammad Buhari has been elected as the President of Nigeria, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi wants him to fulfill all the promises he made to Nigerians during the campaign period. While speaking at the National Easter Retreat of the church last weekend, Kumuyi said the...
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by Damilola Jagun The All Progressives Congress has condemned the threatening comments made by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, against the Igbo ethnic groups in Lagos state. The party, in an attempt to stay out of the brouhaha, has completely distanced itself from the mess created by the first class monarch. In a series...
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by Damilola Jagun President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lagos state, to campaign for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode. Among those present at the campaign rally held in the Orile area of Lagos are; Bola Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi, Olusegun Obasanjo, among others. Here are some photos from the rally which was...
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by Ranti Joseph Kogi Police Command said that it had placed certain categories of politicians in the state under surveillance, as part of efforts to ensure peaceful conduct of April 11 elections. The state Police spokesperson, Shola Adebayo who announced this to newsmen in Lokoja, said that the move was in response to reports reaching the police...
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by Anike Jacobs A woman reportedly gave birth to a baby on the streets of Lagos this morning, Tuesday, April 7. Eye witnesses said the woman was on her way to the market when her water broke. “She started screaming for help and a few people gathered around her and when they saw the baby’s...
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by Ranti Joseph About 1,000 APC members from Rivers state Tuesday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, demanding for the immediate sack of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan. With such a large number of APCs members in Abuja, we wonder, did the APC members travel down to...
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by Damilola Jagun The bid by the 19 All Progressives Congress’ lawmakers to impeach Governor Ayo Fayose may have led to a major crisis in the state. On Monday, April 6, in order to impede the impeachment process, the Deputy governor, aides of Fayose and several members of the Peoples Democratic Party, had blocked the...
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by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate suspension of Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, till after the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. The party called on Governor Babatunde Fashola to suspend the first-class monarch, saying it was necessary in order to guarantee free, fair and...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Pat Utomi has become the first person to publicly defend the Oba of Lagos over his threats against the Igbo ethnic groups. The Nigerian professor of political economy, came on Twitter to say that the monarch was simply making a joke. See tweets below: The arena of politics slippery slope. The remarks...
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by Tony Elumelu Primarily, I believe that a proper role of government is to support economic expansion, but in the end, the driving of the economy must be led by the private sector. I am optimistic about Africa and its future. I believe strongly – that a new Africa has begun to emerge – although one...
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by Inibehe Effiong Prof. Jega should rise above any primordial consideration and defend the integrity of INEC and the electoral process in Akwa Ibom State. My first physical encounter with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega was on Saturday December 6, 2013 at Ugbegun in Esan Central Local Government Area...
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by Tayo Ogunbiyi In the socio-political history of Nigeria, June 12, 1993 and March 28, 2015 will for long remain very crucial dates. Except for some fundamental variations, the story of June 12, 1993 and March 28, 2015 is almost a similar tale. In the history of every country, certain dates are considered as defining...
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by Azuka Onwuka Now the Igbo have spoken with one voice in the 2015 presidential election, but the goal-post has been shifted again. They are now accused of putting their eggs in one basket and acting without “political sagacity.” Na waah for this life o! “Igbo are not strategic in politics like other regions: They...
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by Kelechi Udensi The time for us to be serious is now. We can never succeed in this war against tribal differences like this. I cannot wait to see a Nigerian devoid of tribal differences. “It is a fact that most of the pirates I see selling pirated CDs and DVDs are Igbo,” he unbelievably...
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by Femi Aribisala The innovation of the Permanent Voters Cards is designed to permanently disenfranchise the South. If this is not redressed immediately, the North will always determine the winner in Nigerian elections. If you did not see my column last week, it was because I did not want to rain on anyone’s parade. I...
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by Jewel Stephen Africa’s premium online hub for Business, Technology and Enterprise, Y! Africa and the magazine of CHOICE for the woman of style and purpose, Today’s Woman (TW) Magazine partner to launch new brand. This partnership between two of Africa’s leading magazine brands is a free 16 page pull-out of Y! Africa Xtra in...
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by Kolapo Olapoju We are 50 days away from May 29, the day President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, will assume position as President of Nigeria, and consequently, the All Progressives Congress will take control of the Federal government. Already, the new-ruling party is bedeviled with 2 major problems that may or may not influence public opinion towards...
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by Suraj Oyewale My biggest fear for Buhari presidency, I must confess, is the Boko Haram menace. After four attempts, former military leader, Muhammadu Buhari, will finally be getting the opportunity to rule Nigeria under civilian dispensation as the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) declared him the winner of the 2015 presidential poll....
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by Kolapo Olapoju Ever since President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid, his wife, Patience Jonathan has been incognito and incommunicado. In essence, she has remained unseen and unheard from… since that fateful Saturday when she and her husband voted at their polling unit in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Although, it is believed that she was...
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by Demola Rewaju Sex might be the ultimate physical communication of a love relationship but that doesn’t always take the place of a verbal commitment. I remember a ‘relationship’ I once engaged in where I was in pursuit of this lady for a while but we couldn’t get along because I refused to make some...
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by Rudolf Okonkwo If Jonathan had wanted to be a statesman, he would have made the recommendation of 101 committees he set up known, including the audit report of the missing $20 billion dollars from the NNPC. International diplomats are falling over themselves to ascribe the title of statesman to President Goodluck Jonathan. In the...
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by James Sambo An ardent critic of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has warned President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to purge from the Nigerian Armed Forces, all forms of political elements. According to Mohammed, doing this will enable democracy to blossom in the country. Mohammed, who was a lawmaker representing Kano in the Second Republic,...
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by Saatah Nubari This Nigerian state is a farce, a hypocritical entity of unimaginable proportion. This Nigerian state only exists in fancifully crafted speeches gracefully given by those whose priggishness appear only on the pages of newspapers, corporate events and when the cameras are rolling. A man had told me that I was too ‘young...
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by Panshak Ibrhahim 24 people have been killed and several left injured after insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram attacked Kwajafa village in Borno. According to a security source, the marauding militants beseiged the village on Sunday evening under the guise of coming to preach to the villagers. “The insurgents who rode to the...
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by Damilola Jagun Apparently, in Nigerian politics, there’s really no permanent friend nor foe. After President Goodluck Jonathan failed to win his re-election bid, the National Coordinator of Goodluck to Goodluck campaign organization, Major General Charles Airhiavbere, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made public his...
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