By Dipo Ajeniya His overwhelming clout in the political circle, long before the present, has remained a subject of discourse among not only individuals and political bigwigs, but also among political parties and institutions of great repute. His name is Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, the Executive Governor of Sokoto State. Here is a man, whose political […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa and the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency II, Gbolahan Yishawu, have advocated for sure policy direction ahead of the next general elections. The duo, who spoke with journalists at the weekend in Lagos during the Lagos State 17th Executive/Legislative Parley, noted that adequate […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos For the giant strides recorded in Lagos State in the last three years, Christians in the state have thrown their weight behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, endorsing him for a second term. At the 2022 Inter-Denominational Divine Service organised by the Lagos chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Christian body was […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos The Executive, Legislative arm and the chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on Lagos State to brainstorm on ways to mobilize the electorate and beat other political parties in the 2023 general elections. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while speaking on Friday during the 17th edition of the Executive/Legislative […]
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The Southern Frontiers, a political group, on Monday asked former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to contest the 2023 presidential election in the country. In a statement made available to journalists and signed by its General Secretary, Adekunle Bamitale, the group noted that the coming of Dr Jonathan into the presidential race will no doubt douse […]
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The selfish and self-centred Nigerian political leadership and their short-sighted collaborators are gearing up for the rituals and rigours of elections regardless of the humongous unresolved maladies in the land. It is needless recounting or listing the plagues in the unfortunate country called Nigeria because they are well known to both natives and the international […]
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By Kassim Afegbua Having concluded the convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, with a new leadership that looks promising, the Party will have to rise above board to produce a presidential candidate from the Southern part of the country to complete the narrative. With the abysmal performance of President Muhammadu Buhari on account of […]
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By Folami Ajayi The battle for the soul of Ondo and Edo States in the forthcoming governorship elections will be tough, fierce and rough because the incumbent governors are contesting. Godwin Obaseki of Edo was denied the platform of his erstwhile APC, the party whose back he rode to power four years ago. While the […]
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By Joseph Onu The Governorship candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Tracy Agol Ebun, has said that she will give women 100 percent attention if voted in as governor in the September 19Â gubernatorial election. The former Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) flagbearer in the 2016 gubernatorial poll said it has reached a […]
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By Joseph Onu Edo State Governor, Godwin Enoghaghese Obaseki, and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, have berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders for the “undemocratic attitude” they exhibited during the crisis that led to their decamping from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obaseki and Shaibu had decamped from the APC to […]
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