Tag: APC
Five talking points from Rochas Okorocha’s reaction to Obaseki’s electoral victory
The Edo election has come and (maybe not entirely) gone. Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) emerged ...
#EdoDecides2020: The drama continues as Edo APC faults outcome, argues ‘fabrication’ of results
As with many other gubernatorial elections in Nigeria, the opposition All progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has faulted the September ...
IT’S OFFICIAL: Obaseki floors arch-rival, Ize-Iyamu to clinch second term victory | #EdoDecides2020
The flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the September 19 election, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has been declared ...
#EdoDecides2020: 19 odds that would determine the outcome of the September 19 Governorship Poll
The political atmosphere in the country has been largely charged in the build-up to the all-important September 19 gubernatorial election ...
Purveyors of video portraying Obaseki as queer are either ‘ignorant or desperate’
With less than 72 hours for the Edo Governorship election, the political climate is getting heated. The state election is ...
On Desmond Elliot and Obaseki; here’s why young people should consider shunning godfatherism in politics
“He who pays the Piper dictates the tune.” This popular mantra clearly captures the concept of godfatherism in Nigerian politics. ...
#EdoDecides: The Oba of Benin preaches peace but will Obaseki and Oshiomhole listen?
It’s 16 days to the Edo Governorship election and Nigerians have mixed feelings on how it will turn out, considering ...
Were Nigerians critically waiting for Tinubu’s comment on the Edo State drama?
‘In defense of constitutional democracy: The recent actions of the Governor of Edo State represent the gravest possible assault on ...
Election drama shifts to Ondo Assembly as lawmakers suspend Deputy Speaker, 2 others
Akin to volcanic heat, the political atmosphere in Ondo State is blazing. The latest update reveals that the State House ...
Shocking resignation of Ondo SSG heightens speculation on ‘tough hurdles’ for Governor Akeredolu
Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde, has resigned his position; raising speculations about the reason for his unforseen ...
What Nigerians had to say about the Reno Omokri, Ayo Oyalawo debate
The corruption blame-game between the major parties in Nigeria appears to be never-ending; as party members look to every opportunity ...
Governor Wike writes Buhari shocking love poem | The YNaijaCover
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, recently invited President Muhammadu Buhari for a state visit. This is coming after the Federal ...
Obituary: Abiola Ajimobi was a career politician, who undermined progress with tyranny
After a period of morbidity, former senator of the federal republic and governor of Oyo state, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi passed ...
UPDATED: Obaseki in another ‘battle for breath’ with latest court order on Edo PDP primaries
Editor’s note: Please note that this story has been updated with a footnote to reflect the latest development on the issue. ...
Ondo Deputy Governor is trending and here’s why
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo elections in September and October respectively, the political climate in these states has been ...
Governor Obaseki intensifies battle for guber seat, officially joins PDP
Nigerians have been debating for the better part of the week whether or not incumbent Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki would ...
All sides to the Oba of Benin’s statement on ‘Godfatherism’
One thing that Nigeria Twitter is famous is the sharing of opinions that many people share when it comes to ...
Here’s all we have gathered from the ‘Fisayo’ trend on Twitter
If you’ve been paying attention to the news these past few days, you will no doubt be aware of the ...
What we know about the rumoured death of APC’s Abiola Ajimobi
Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has in the last 3 days been on the lips of many. ...
#BBNaija star Diane Russet is about to make her Nollywood debut | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
Big Brother Naija star Diane Russet is about to make her Nollywood debut in a movie titled Storm. The reality ...
Victor Giadom: The drama on the APC National Chairmanship enters new season
The spicy political drama in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been ongoing in the last few days. It all ...
APC, Ajimobi, Oshiomhole and all the unfolding drama in the ‘governing party’
Politics is something that many people will agree comes with drama. For something as serious as that, it sometimes gives ...
Kasanova is coming soon to Netflix | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
Kasanova is coming soon to Netflix, and joins the streamer’s massively expanding catalogue of Nollywood titles. Directed by Oluseyi Asurf ...
All of the reactions as Godwin Obaseki bid APC farewell
by Toluwanimi Onakoya Barely four days after incumbent Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was controversially disqualified from contesting in the All ...
Obaseki battles for political survival, ‘screened out’ of APC guber primaries
As Nigerians are celebrating the democracy, many people have expressed what this day means to them, reflecting on how far ...
Ihedioha’s Gubernatorial Destiny – The YNaija Cover | 3rd March 2020
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in ...
YNaija Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari is playing with fire
The details don’t matter. Whatever you heard, from a blog, a WhatsApp group, from your neighbor downstairs, who saw snatches ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: INEC has declared APC’s David Lyon as winner of Bayelsa guber election
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress David Lyon Monday was declared the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship poll ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: APC reacts as Supreme Court upholds Buhari’s victory
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Buhari’s victory in the 2019 Presidential election. In ...