by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress has accused the security agencies of the Federal Government of bugging the mobile phones of a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Bukola Saraki. Similarly, the opposition party further alleged that the telephones of its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun... Read More
By Ranti Joseph Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday, February 12, denied the allegation made by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, claiming that he engineered the postponement of the general elections from February 14 to March 28. Ojudu, the All Progressives Congress senator representing Ekiti Central senatorial district in the upper chamber, had in a media report... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been holding secret meetings in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and other unnamed cities to rig the forthcoming general elections. They were accused of... Read More
by Ranti Joseph All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River on Thursday, February 12, enjoined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to lead the arrest and prosecution of persons purchasing permanent voter cards (PVCs) from members of the electorate in the state. APC said relevant law enforcement agencies must rise up to the task of... Read More
by Isi Esene A detachment of policemen reportedly laid siege on the residence of the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization, Mallam Garba Shehu. Reports say the police detachment, comprising of four police vehicles and a van, arrived Shehu’s residence located at the NNPC Quarters, Area 11, Abuja around 3am on... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Following the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Peoples Dmeocratic Party Campaign Organisation has reacted by saying the elder statesman is entitled to his opinions. While fiedling questions from journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, February 11, Director, Media and Publicity... Read More
by Isyaku Ibrahim As I watch the painful disintegration of the PDP, my mind was observing with keen interest , the seeming transformation of General Muhammadu Buhari from a Military dictator to a born again democrat. Long before I became a founding member and chief financier of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), I had... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Esogban of Benin Kingdom and chairman Benin Forum, an umbrella body of all Binis in Nigeria and the Diaspora, David Edebiri on Tuesday, February 10 has declared that despite the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Binis will not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan. Edebiri... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has suspended its Chairman, Sam Inokoba, over alleged financial impropriety. Inokoba was suspended by members of the State Working Committee on Wednesday for alleged misconduct and diversion of N40million largesse provided for the party by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. It was... Read More
by Ranti Joseph All Progressives Congress (APC) have been barred from campaigning by a reformed militants in Delta State, led by Goddey Smith, aka Bounanawei, King of the Forest in the riverine Burutu Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that the militants chased away a senatorial candidate of the party, Temisan Omatseye... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, says President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, cannot be trusted, owing to their dissemination of half-truths and false claims Fashola says Jonathan has failed Nigerians, and as such, does not deserve a second term in office as president of Nigeria. He made the... Read More
by Tope Adesipo A vote for Buhari is a vote for positive change but also a vote for Agbaje in Lagos is also for positive change and for sustaining the freedom and democratic aspirations of Lagosians so that feudalism and monarchy is not surreptitiously substituted for our democratic constitution in substance, if not in form.... Read More
by Damilola Jagun The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that suspected agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have begun purchasing permanent voters cards for the sum of N10,000. The party issued a statement on Tuesday, February 10, through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, who also revealed that a company, Agro-Allied Communities Service... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that there is a concluding part of the audio clip, which implicated some persons of complicity in the Ekiti governorship election. The audio recording released to the public last week, had featured voices allegedly belonging to Governor Ayo Fayose, Senator Iyiola Omisore,... Read More
by Mark Amaza In 2011, deciding who to vote for was a pretty simple decision for me: I saw Nuhu Ribadu of the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as inexperienced and Ibrahim Shekarau of the then All Nigeria Peoples’ Party (ANPP) did not have an excellent performance as Kano State Governor to use to... Read More
by Anike Jacobs While speaking yesterday during a meeting with some defectors he received from the PDP, at the weekend in Benin, Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole spoke against the postponement of the general elections from the 14th of February to the 28th of March. The governor praised the courage of the defectors for dumping... Read More
by Panshak Ibrahim According to the Governor of Bauchi state, the postponement of the general election is the will of God. On Monday, February 9, Isa Yuguda, implored Nigerians to remain calm and take in good faith, the postponement of the nation’s general election. He made the statement in Bauchi, while speaking to journalists over... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Nigerian Police Command, on Sunday, invited political parties in the state to sign a peace accord as it was done at Abuja. The event during which the accord was signed took place at the Nigerian Police Officer’s Mess, Milla road, Bompai. According to the command, this was aimed at controlling what... Read More
by Andem Effiong The PDP has called on INEC to use the shift of election dates to address complaints surrounding the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the states. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, who reaffirmed the party’s readiness for the polls, adding... Read More
by Sonala Olumhense For five years, I have pointed out how weak and unsuitable for leadership Mr. Jonathan was. But it is all clear to me now: his mission in politics was never to be a conqueror or an achiever, for he is not so equipped; it was to show Nigerians how nasty life... Read More
by Kemisola Filani The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deserves commendation for adjusting the timetable of the 2015 elections.INEC chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega had briefed the media on the outcome of their meeting yesterday saying that the 2015 general elections has to be postponed by 6... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Aggrieved aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) across the country have demanded refund of their nomination fees and money spent on mobilisation during primaries. They had threatened not to work for the PDP and its candidates until their demands were met. The aspirants who met in Abuja on Saturday under the... Read More
by Isi Esene The February 14 Presidential elections have been postponed to March 28, 2015. This information was made public by the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) moments ago at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, says that the election was postponed because all... Read More
by Damilola Jagun Borrowing from the inspiration of Ayo Fayose, transactional politics is proving to be the order of the day. For some, it is promise and perform, for many others, it is give and get, hence the order of occurrences that led to the coining of stomach infrastructure… and now stove infrastructure. Gubernatorial candidate of... Read More
by Chi Ibe YNaija can confirm that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has yet to make a final decision to postpone the elections. Jega is presently in a marathon meeting with his commissioners and then civil society to make a decision on whether to postpone the elections. Media reports... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Following widespread speculations that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have decided to postpone the forthcoming elections, soldiers and armoured personnel carriers have been sighted on the streets of Lagos. Several people on social media claim to have spotted convoys of military men and tanks on different parts of the metropolitan city.... Read More
by Isi Esene The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has reacted to speculations over the postponement of the elections scheduled to hold on February 14, 2015. Buhari who has, alongside his party, expressed opposition to any form of postponement, spoke with YNaija.com moments ago to reiterate his opposition... Read More
by James Sambo The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that it would no longer condone protests sponsored by the opposition against the federal government and its Ministers. The ruling party communicated its decision through a statement released by its National Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Friday, February 6. “Our attention has been... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju In a classic example of political intolerance, some unknown persons have defaced the campaign posters of Jimi Agbaje. The posters of the Lagos gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on the 3rd Mainland Bridge, were painted to make Agbaje unrecognizable. As at the morning of Friday, Ferbuary 6, most of Agbaje’s... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has described the audio clip released by Sahara Reporters as fake. According to Fayose, he never held any meeting with anyone to rig the June 21, 2014 election, suggesting that his voice and those of others could have been faked using technology like Natural Voices. He said... Read More
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