All political news and viewpoints
The PDP flag bearer in the February 2012 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has faulted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in excluding his name from the list of candidates in the state....
The governorship flag bearer of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) for the February 11th governorship election in Bayelsa State, Comrade Famous Danemoughan yesterday faulted the position of Pastor Tunde Bakare and Malam Nasir el-Rufai on the rem...
The Serikin Hausa in Ekiti State, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu has told Nigerians to disregard the rumour making the rounds in the country, that his people are being molested. Adamu stated that, he had not experienced any form of molestation against his peop...
Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State has said the discussions between the federal government and Labour is progressing, while expressing optimism that the crisis over the increase in fuel price will be resolved soon. Fashola who arrived the presidentia...
The organised labour has denied reports that it has agreed for a price adjustment from the present N141 per liter to N100 per liter, stating that there was no such agreement with the government. Addressing protesters at the Berger roundabout, both the ...
The protest against removal of fuel subsidy took a different dimension on Friday, as Muslims in their large numbers for the first time in the anal of the history of the country took Jum’at service to a public arena in Lagos with an appeal to Pres...
As the nationwide strike and the mass protests called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) entered fifth day, the organised labour in Ekiti State has charged the police and other security agencies in the state to treat as robbers anybody found barricad...
Labour leaders in Kano on Friday, suspended protests on Day five of the strike to enable Muslims attend the Jumu'at prayer without distraction. The suspension, according to labour leaders will also enable residents visit those who sustained injurie...
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed the over-reliance on imported fuel for the high cost of petroleum products, thereby creating the need for subsidy. NSE President Mustafa Shehu, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, also blamed the w...
Hawkers and food vendors have been making brisk businesses at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, venue of the protest rallies against the removal of petrol subsidy. The items being hawked included satchet and bottled water, soft drink...
The police have arrested more than 200 persons over Wednesday's riot and attack on Lambatta Police station in Gawu Babangida Local Government Area of Niger, an official said. Alhaji Atiku Karfur , the Assistant Inspector General o...
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Solomon Arase, has commended the peaceful conduct of protesters against fuel subsidy removal in the state, noting that no incident was recorded. Arase said in Uyo on Friday that Monday's rally agains...
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Friday attributed the country`s present challenges to lack of effective communication between the governors and the governed. He said in Abuja that “when a nation stops communicating, it starts to build division&rdq...
Port Harcourt refineries would begin to work optimally from November after a Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM), the NNPC has assured. Mr Philip Chukwu, Group Executive Director (GED), Refining and Petrochemicals at the NNPC gave the assurance on Thursday i...
As the ongoing nationwide strike and mass protest declared by both the NLC and TUC enters Day 5, National President of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Comrade Samson Ugwoke, tells protesters that Labour will not back down unti...