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May 17, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Amaechi rift and the looming impeachment

by Theophilus Ilevbare The presidency is set to bully Amaechi to either tow the line of Jonathan's 2015 aspiration or face the music of refusal. The “cold war” between Chibuike…

May 15, 2013

Anarchy: Fulani herdsmen kill 11, raze houses in Kaduna

Gun men believed to be Fulani herdsmen, Tuesday, raided Zangang village of Atakar Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna state, killing 11 people. Several others sustained injuries from gun…

May 13, 2013

Action governor: Nasarawa gives N1million cheque each to widows of killed policemen

by NAN The Nasarawa State Government on Monday issued cheques of N1 million each to the widows of policemen killed at Alakyo, Lafia Local Government Area by the Ombatse militia…

March 31, 2013

Opinion: Who will call Governor Akpabio to order?

by Theophilus Ilevbare It is as reckless as it is feckless for Governor Godswill Akpabio to fritter away with zing the patrimony of Akwa Ibom state on his political associates,…

March 4, 2013

Obama’s brother running for governor in Kenya accused of beating 2 of his 12 wives, seducing school girl (PICTURED)

President Obama's half-brother accused of being wife beater Roy Abong'o Malik Obama standing for election in Kenya Dismisses wife-beating allegations as being ‘a matter of interpretation’ Siblings: Malik Obama (left)…

February 21, 2013

Saraki: Good as governor, better as senator, best as…?

by Usman Gbadamosi As good as he was as governor, becoming a senator representing Kwara senatorial district and chairman of senate on environmental issues have revealed dramatically a greater leader in…

January 12, 2013

I’m not sleeping with a governor – Nollywood actress, Nuella Njubigbo (and then she releases these HOT? photos)

by Akan Ido With allegations and counter-allegations flying back and forth between actress, Nuella Njubigbo and popular blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus, it is hard to keep a tab on events…

December 11, 2012

N4 billion fraud: Former Kogi governor flees home to evade EFCC arrest

Efforts by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest the former Kogi State governor, Abubakar Audu, on December 11, 2012, failed as the ex-governor had fled…

December 11, 2012

My husband is coming back as governor in 2014 – Fayose’s wife

Wife of a former governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose, on Monday predicted that her husband, Ayo, would return to the Ekiti State Government House as the elected governor…

November 6, 2012

LOOK: Governor Fashola locked in a passionate kiss with wife, Abimbola (and we like)

by Isi Esene These public figures never cease to surprise us, yesterday, it was Jumobi Mofe-Damijo unleashing a butterfly tattoo on her right bossom; today it's Governor Babatunde Fashola showing…

October 31, 2012

Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; display of money; false propaganda; imposition of candidate(s); personality-based campaigns…

October 11, 2012

TICKER: Florida governor accidentally gives out phone sex number instead of meningitis hotline

Florida Gov Rock Scott sent thousands of Floridians to a dirty phone sex line when he accidentally gave out the wrong number for the state's fungal meningitis hotline. Anyone who…

September 30, 2012

Eye on Ondo: “My party is 70 per cent on ground in the state” – Gov. Mimiko

by Isi Esene The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has expressed his confidence in emerging victorious in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state. The governor reportedly made this known…

September 20, 2012

Showdown: Amaechi halts payment of lecturers’ salaries over strike

by Stanley Azuakola If there’s anything to note about Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, it is that the man hardly ever backs down, once his heart is set on…

September 8, 2012

Home of governor’s mother-in-law set ablaze in Damaturu

by Stanley Azuakola Ibrahim Geidam On Friday in Damaturu, Yobe State, men allegedly belonging to the Boko Haram sect burnt down the residence of the mother-in-law of the state governor,…

August 13, 2012

“Urgent Assistance”: Gov. Aliyu says ‘Yahoo Boys’ hacked into his email

by Stanley Azuakola Long before militants and Boko Haram, there was a time in this country when internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as ‘yahoo boys’) ranked among the most prominent…

July 29, 2012

‘I am a life saver, not a killer’: Reverend accused in Oshiomhole aide’s death fights back

by Isi Esene Investigations into the murder of Olaitan Oyerinde, an aide to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who was killed in the weeks leading to the Edo State governorship election appear…

July 15, 2012

Now, that’s how you win an election! Oshiomhole grabs all LGAs in Edo

by Hauwa Gambo The fear of the People's Democratic Party gripped people all night - but now it's official, Adams Oshiomhole wins a second term, and he wins it big!…

June 30, 2012

Former Bayelsa State governor, Alamieyeseigha has assets seized in US

by Seyi Lawal In April 2011, the US Deparment of Justice filed paper work to seize US-based assets of former Bayelesa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha—a home in the state of Maryland, and an account in a brokerage…

June 28, 2012

“Only the PDP has the potential to unify this country,” says PDP governor Dickson

by Tolu Orekoya Voicing his distrust of the opposition parties in Nigeria, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson warned Nigerians about potentially destructive activities of the opposition parties in the country, worrying that…

June 15, 2012

“What is the basis for (the) honour?” – Fashola suspends honourary degrees in LASU

by Hauwa Gambo Governor Fashola gets stern Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the governor of Lagos State, was guest at the 17th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU) yesterday…

May 22, 2012

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

More money, less corruption we hope by Stanley Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. That’s because Acting Inspector-General…

May 13, 2012

Doctors sacked? If you’re the governor send your parent abroad for treatment

Uhm... perhaps I borrowed too much? by Tolu Orekoya It seems that Lagos State's esteemed governor felt that the healthcare system was not good enough to treat his family. His father,…

April 17, 2012

John Fashanu ‘shoots’ and misses, as James Ibori gets 13 years

by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Delta state governor, James Ibori was today sentenced to 13 years in prison for several corruption and money laundering charges. His sentence was delivered at the…

February 28, 2012

James Ibori: Ex-con, Thief, Governor… President?

by Rachel Ogbu James Ibori was going for the kill, the national cake as president of Nigeria. Even as he’s probably squatting in a corner of a British cell, he…

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