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Lagos poll: APC wins Oshodi/Isolo, collation ongoing in other councils

Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oshodi/Isolo local government area, Bolaji Muse-Ariyo, has been declared the winner of Saturday election. Ariyo polled a total of 8,429 votes to defeat Adeola Williams, his closest contender from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 3928 votes. Abari Ajibola, returning officer of the Lagos State... Read More

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Delta Labour Party senator defects to APC

by Dolapo Adelana The Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege on Tuesday defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Omo-Agege, his defection is due to the crisis in the LP. Speaking on the ‎floor of the senate he cited ‎section 68 (1) (g) as the basis of... Read More

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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1. AMCON takes over Silverbird The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Silverbird Group which is owed by Senator Ben Bruce. 2. Aisha Buhari gives Fayose an ultimatum Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose,... Read More

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September 13, 2015

Petty parties: LP and PPA also won’t recognise Buhari as President

The level of pettiness associated with Nigerian politics is appalling. After the Peoples Democratic Party vowed not to hang the official portrait of President Buhari on its secretariat wall, two other political parties, Labour Party and Progressive Peoples Alliance, have joined the ranks. LP and PPA have also refused to hang Buhari’s portrait in their respective... Read More

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LP wants Buhari to stop Nigerians from going abroad for medical treatment

by Ranti Joseph The Labour Party (LP) has called on President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to stop public servants in his administration from going abroad to receive medical attention. The National Chairman, Abdulkadir Salam, who said this on Sunday in an interview with journalist in Abuja said for Buhari to fight the corruption war, he must not... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Governor Ahmed of Kwara gets re-elected

by Ranti Joseph Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed was on Sunday re-elected for a second term after defeating 15 other candidates at the just concluded House of Assembly and Governorship Election in the state. The Returning Officer, Musbau Akanji, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as... Read More

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‘Jega, we want the withdrawal of all INEC officials in Delta,’ says LP

by Ranti Joseph Labour Party (LP) candidates in Delta State demand the immediate removal of all officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) particularly those deployed in Delta Central senatorial district. The state LP gubernatorial candidate, Great Ogboru and the party’s candidate for Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege, made the demand from INEC in a... Read More

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October 5, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: PDP calls APC out over Ebola, Labour Party says Mimiko’s on his own, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 5, 2014. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have responded to calls made by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop trying to take credit for the containment of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria. The APC had released a statement yesterday saying the Ebola Virus... Read More

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September 3, 2014

If you can’t beat them…! Mimiko’s proposed move to PDP ‘is a blessing’

by Mayowa Aboah The planned defection of Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, from Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been described by Olusola Oke, a PDP gubernatorial candidate in 2012, as a blessing. Oke, who contested against the incumbent governor, Mimiko back in 2012, said the merits of the governor’s coming... Read More

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August 23, 2014

Another one! Olusegun Mimiko to formally dump Labour Party for PDP [DETAILS]

by Azubuike Azikiwe Reports have it that Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko is in the final stages of decamping from the Labour Party (LP) to make a long-awaited return to his first home, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According the Ondo State commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, the governor has met with his party’s... Read More

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“People will be shocked when I win Osun election” | The Labour Party candidate is in another world

by Godwin Akanfe The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, Fatai Akinbade, has shrugged off his poor rating in a voters’ survey ahead of the polls as a “mere academic exercise”. In a statement circulated yesterday, Mr. Akinbade said that his poor placement at the survey would... Read More

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Ready to go: EiE Nigeria to host Osun’s first ever debate -YNaija2015.com will cover it live [DETAILS]

All is set as Osun state prepares to host its first ever gubernatorial election debate. The debate, organized by the Osun Pro-Democracy Youth (OPDY), LYNX Nigeria, and Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria), will hold today at the Leisure Spring Hotel, Iwo-Ibadan expressway, Osogbo. Of the 20 candidates contesting at the polls, four participants were... Read More

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Iyiola Omisore declines to participate in debate

Less than 24 hours to the Osun State gubernatorial debate. Some youth organizations decided to host a televised debate for five selected gubernatorial candidates in Osun State ahead of the August 9 governorship election. The debate, organized by the Osun Pro-Democracy Youth (OPDY), LYNX Nigeria, and Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria) chose the invited... Read More

November 28, 2013

APC/nPDP merger throws PDP into minority at National Assembly

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The leadership structure in both chambers of the National Assembly is set for a shake-up that will see the minority switching places with the majority. With the defect of the 5 governors of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) to the All Progressive Party (APC), it currently stands at 137 House of... Read More

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November 25, 2013

Opinion: Let’s face facts, Anambra election was not free and fair

by Moshood Isah No doubt, INEC is still far away from conducting a free and fair election in the country. There are little positives to take away from the Anambra elections. The fact that election results were cancelled in about sixty-five polling units goes a long way in sending a message that the body is... Read More

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November 18, 2013

INEC refuses to declare APGA’s Obiano winner after clinching majority votes

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has refused to declare APGA’s Willie Obiano winner of the Anambra gubernatorial election with majority votes of 174,710. This was because the total numbers of cancelled votes was more than the difference between the numbers of votes cast for the winner and the runner up of this election according... Read More

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November 17, 2013

“Where did they get the results?”: Scores of women protest in Anambra, dare police to shoot (PHOTOS)

Hundreds of women Sunday marched on the streets of Awka, Anambra State capital, protesting alleged disenfranchisement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the governorship election. The women, most of who are from Idemili North Local Government Area, said they were denied the right to choose their leader due to late arrival of materials... Read More

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November 16, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Tight security in Anambra, APCs, police helicopters on standby

by Akan Ido As the Anambra governorship election takes place today, security formations in the state have been put on high alert to combat any form of disorderliness during the voting exercise. Armoured Personnel Carriers and police helicopters have been stationed in strategic areas of the state to be immediately deployed in troubled areas if... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Henry Okelue: 8 things to ponder as 2015 draws near

by Henry Okelue Fellow Nigerians… You are innately smart. Let politicians tell us how they will improve our lives when we vote them in, not how Okoro is a threat to Adamu & Babatunde. Let us demand that every time. Compatriots, lets us for a second ponder on these: 1. The single biggest reason why... Read More

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Michael Orodare: Ondo Tribunal – A social revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Just as I’m looking forward to a day INEC will conduct an election that will never be contested by any party at the tribunal, so also I’m looking forward to a day a free and credible election like we had in Ondo state last year… If you are a lover of Nollywood and... Read More

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February 28, 2013

Michael Orodare: Why Gov. Mimiko’s second coming will be better than the first (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare …just as his first term has been awarded with a distinction, he will surely surpass the first term achievements and score another Grade A performance in his second term. It first seems like an impossible mission when he assembled his kinsmen in 2006 to declare to them that he was going to... Read More

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February 27, 2013

They said, they said: Mimiko spent over a billion naira on inauguration – PDP, That’s a lie! – Labour Party

by Isi Esene The Ondo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of spending over a billion naira to organise his second term inauguration on Sunday. The party spokesman, Ayo Fadaka disclosed this in Akure and wondered why Mimiko will spend such amount when his victory is still... Read More

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February 14, 2013

Michael Orodare: The opposition merger is for itself, not for the people (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare There is no doubt in the fact that we need a strong and viable opposition party to keep the ruling party on its toes, but this present APC cannot remedy Nigeria woes, NO, it can’t… First of all, let me congratulate members of some opposition parties, for the successful ‘christening’ of their... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Ohimai Amaize: 2015: Don’t get it twisted (Y! Politico)

by Ohimai Godwin Amaize Those who have sentiments for opposition parties should also feel free to join but desist from allowing themselves misled into believing that once the PDP is out, Nigeria will become a paradise overnight. In 2015, Nigerians will elect new leaders. There has been so much noise about kicking out the PDP... Read More

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January 6, 2013

It’s ON! YNaija.com presents Y! Politico – See our first seven columnists from the PDP, CPC, ACN & LP

YNaija.com, the Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians, has launched a new opinion series called Y! Politico – which will present and document the voices and perspectives of young people in and around politics. Y! Politico joins other popular opinion columns on YNaija.com including the Y! FrontPage, Y! Arena, Y! Superbloggers, and 30 Days, 30... Read More

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November 23, 2012

Hauwa Gambo: Now that it’s our turn to “participate” in politics (YNaija FrontPage)

Because change doesn’t happen because one set of people is replaced by the next. Change only happens because one set of philosophies is replaced by another. When democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999, a generation was just finding itself. Its evolution stunted because of the endless military occupations of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, it... Read More

October 21, 2012

TICKER: It’s looking like a landslide victory for Mimiko…

Results of some polling units announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission have shown that the Labour Party candidate, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, is leading. Mimiko polled 348 votes at his Ondo Ward 7 Unit 20, while the PDP and the ACN scored 18 and 16 respectively. Voters across Ondo trooped to the streets... Read More

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Candidates emerge in Ondo governorship election

by Isi Esene The October 20 gubernatorial contest in Ondo State is gradually taking shape as the three major contending parties have chosen their election flag-bearers. The major political parties in the state namely; The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) had Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Chief... Read More

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You’re on your own – PDP tells Mimiko

by Isi Esene Oil and water don’t mix, and so the PDP has denied reports suggesting a working alliance with the Ondo State Labour Party (LP) governor, Olusegun Mimiko, with a view to defeating the ACN which has for long been a political thorn on the governor’s flesh. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Binta Masi Garba, urged its supporters to... Read More

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