Buhari Escapes Disqualification, Eligibility Suits Adjoined Till April 22
Suits seeking the disqualification of presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, suffered setback as the court adjourns the cases till April 22 and 23, 2015, almost a month after Nigeria’s presidential election. By the adjournment…
Fear Grips APC Over Possible Disqualification of Buhari
Tension mounts over possible disqualification of the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) by the courts for lacking requisite academic qualification to contest rescheduled March 28, 2015 presidential election. The APC candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari,…
Boost For Ribadu’s Ambition As PDP Receives Defecting Adamawa APC Executives
Executive committee members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, who have defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday pledged support for the PDP governorship candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The former Adamawa APC Publicity Secretary,…
Resist APC To Point Of Blood, Amaechi’s Deputy Tells Rivers People
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, who recently returned to his former political party after dumping the All Progressives Party (APC), has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fight and redeem the state, even if it’s at…
APC Suffers Setback As 21 Commissioners, 16 Lawmakers Joined Rivers’ Defection Fever
On the heel of the defection of the deputy governor of Rivers State, Engr Tele Ikuru from All the Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 21 Commissioners and 16 out of 25 State House of Assembly members…
Obama Demands Violence-free Elections From Nigerians In New Video
President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama has called on political leaders and candidates to caution their supporters against violence during the elections. In a recorded video published Monday by the US government, Obama also urged Nigerians to peacefully…
Jonathan Eulogies Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the government of Singapore on the passing away of the founding father and former Prime Minister of the country, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. President Jonathan assured Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong and the people…
Jonathan Doesn’t Deserve North’s Votes — Buhari’s wife
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Aisha Buhari, has condemned alleged bashing of the North by the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan. It was alleged that Patience Jonathan described the region as an enclave of beggars and unwanted children. Premium Times…
Singapore Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew Dead
Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The BBC reports that flowers, messages and other tributes are piling up outside the hospital…
Corruption: Stop Celebrating Ill-gotten Wealth, Jonathan Urges Nigerians
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to stop celebrating people with ill-gotten wealth in order to discourage corruption in the country. Mr. Jonathan, who participated in the Presidential Debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group on Sunday in Abuja,…
#NigeriaDecides: Borno Gov Entices NURTW, RTEAN Members With 450 Buses
Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections, the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, wooed members of the state chapters of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigerian (RTEAN) as he presented 450 Volkswagen…
