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YNaija February 10, 2023

Tinubu is my candidate, vote him – Buhari tells Nigerians; PDP has brought us shame, should not retain power – Ayu slips up at PDP Kano rally | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Tinubu is my candidate, vote him – Buhari tells Nigerians PDP has brought us shame, should not retain power - Ayu slips up at PDP Kano rally Take APC’s money…

YNaija January 25, 2023

Abia PDP Gubernatorial Candidate Ikonne Is Dead

Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Abia State, has passed away. His son, Dr. Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, released a statement on Wednesday to confirm his…

Azeez February 8, 2018

The Big 5: Obasanjo says he has no candidate for 2019, Trump’s aide resigns, and other top stories

These are the top five stories from Nigeria that you should monitor today. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says he has no candidate for any political office in 2019. He…

Azeez November 22, 2017

No one will endorse Buhari as APC’s sole candidate – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said the ruling party has not endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole candidate for the 2019 Presidential election. Tinubu…

Azeez October 17, 2017

Buhari is the only credible candidate for 2019 election – Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has said there is no credible candidate for the 2019 Presidential election except President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom said this in an interview with State House…

Editor September 12, 2017

2019: Could Soyinka be sowing seeds for an unknown candidate?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is hardly a secret that Professor Wole Soyinka was pleased with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan by Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 elections. The…

Azeez September 12, 2017

Anambra election: APC panel begins Nwoye probe

The All Progressives Congress has started the probe of the winner of the ticket for the Anambra governorship election, Tony Nwoye. This followed a petition written by Senator Andy Uba…

Editor August 19, 2017

[YNaija 2019] What to expect from your ideal candidate

by Usman Alabi What do you expect from your ideal candidate in 2019, especially given the present state of the polity? It is not possible that electorates do not have…

Azeez July 30, 2017

Candidate killed in Venezuela vote as violence erupts

Jose Felix Pineda, a candidate in a controversial election taking place in Venezuela was shot on Sunday, after assassins broke into his home. The 39-year-old lawyer who was on a…

Azeez May 19, 2017

NSCDC arrests JAMB candidate with gun

Security agencies have arrested a 21-year-old candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who brought a gun to one of the centres in Nasarawa state. The state’s commandant of Nigeria Security…

Azeez October 24, 2016

Ondo gov polls: INEC staff demanding $1m bribe from me – Jimoh Ibrahim

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has alleged that a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is demanding $1m bribe before she could collect…

Azeez August 31, 2016

Ondo Guber: Jimoh Ibrahim’s emergence as candidate… illegal – Markarfi-led faction

The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State on Wednesday said the emergence of Jimoh Ibrahim as the party's candidate in the forthcoming election was illegal. The…

Azeez August 29, 2016

Ondo governorship: Jimoh Ibrahim emerges candidate of Sheriff’s PDP faction

Despite a court order on Monday barring it from conducting a primary election, the Ali-Modu Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has picked Jimoh Ibrahim…

Mazi Emeka June 25, 2016

Disgruntled Edo guber candidate pitches tent with Sheriff

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo state primary has come under contention as an aspirant who lost the election, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, is challenging the outcome of the primary which produced…

Kolapo Olapoju March 29, 2015

Opinion: What do you do when your candidate does not win?

by Temi Odejide This is not a very popular question. It’s not really a question anyone of us wants to consider at this point. But it is a real question…

Op-Ed Editor November 1, 2014

@DeleMomodu : Why I have converted to Buharism

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me reiterate here that I’m a latter day convert to Buharism. Truth is it took me years to see the light. I had resisted…

Op-Ed Editor October 25, 2014

@Gimbakakanda: Niger 2015 – Who let the boys out? (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda Niger State, without a doubt, is passing through the darkest phase in its political evolution. This is not about the failed development plans of the incumbent Governor or his foundationally flawed visions…

May 5, 2014

Incredible: WAEC candidate gives birth in exam hall

by Zara Mustapha File photo A 22-year-old final year student of Akyem Swedru Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana was reported to have delivered a baby while writing the ongoing West African…

January 18, 2014

Why I called the Pope an Anti-Christ – Rev. Chris Okotie opens up

by 'Jola Sotubo Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church International Ministries, located in the Ikeja area of Lagos, has never been one to cower and hide. Despite…

January 10, 2014

Opinion: Prophecies can solve all Nigeria’s problems in 2014

by Ayiba Tare Ojukosin If you’re outside Nigeria, you may mistake this as just a denomination’s declaration for the year, but it’s not. These are prophesies expected to come to…

December 29, 2013

PDP can never win in Nigeria again – Amaechi

by 'Jola Sotubo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has spoken out against his former party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The relationship between the PDP and Amaechi has never been…

December 1, 2013

Ekerete Udoh: The G-5 governors’ merger with the APC – Matters arising

by Ekerete Udoh Let’s look at Rivers state- will the people of Rivers, jettison their next door son, and embrace a northern candidate simply because their Governor-Amaechi defected to the…

September 27, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: Nuhu Ribadu’s choice as candidate from the ‘North’

by Akin Osuntokun To make myself clear I wholly subscribe to Chief Awolowo’s prescription of decentralised federalism as the optimal political configuration for Nigeria. I’m not confident that our status-quo…

August 15, 2013

Opinion: Of Ango Abdullahi’s Born to Rule Mentality

by Remi Oyeyemi Of all the above three variables, the South is more favoured than the North. It is only in Nigeria that the Sahara Desert is more populated than…

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