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SEFIU AYANBIMPE takes a cursory look at the arguments of true Awoist politics of progressivism that ensued from different political quarters in the South-West geopolitical zone of the country by two governors of the region, Mr Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola a...
Ebonyi State Governor Martin Elechi yesterday cautioned the House of Representatives against aggravating an already tense polity characterised by insecurity through its threats of initiating impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jona...
The commission of inquiry on revenue and expenditure set up by the Zamfara State government to probe former Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi has held its inaugural sitting and received a memo from Idris Bala and Co., Chartered Accountants and Tax P...
The Action Congress of Nigeria has described the legal tussle between the incumbent First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and her predecessor, Hajiya Turai Yar’a dua over a juicy plot of land in the Federal Capital territory as a study in despicable...
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it would adopt dialogue in the resolution of the impeachment crisis between the House of Representatives and the Presidency. Sequel to the perceived inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2012 budget as...
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Imo, says the State Government has no plan to sack workers in the state. Offor was reacting to speculations that the State Government had finalised plans to sack 500 workers of two state-owned tertiary i...
Nigeria First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan on Thursday said Africa’s negative image of war and violence must change to a peaceful and developing continent. Jonathan made this known in Abuja on Thursday in her opening address at the 7th Summit of t...
The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) says heavier rains are imminent in the South-West Zone of the country and this may result in flooding. Mr Iyiola Akande, the Zonal Coordinator of NEMA in the South-West, gave ...
The Peoples Democratic Party councillorship primaries in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State which held on Tuesday were marred by violence that involved two factions of the party. The clash between the factions headed by Alhaji Salihu Ahmed K ...
The National Commissioner in charge of Logistics at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Col. MK Hammanga, has disclosed that the commission is working out modalities to ensure that Nigerians living in Diaspora are afforded the opportu...
Former Borno state governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has kept a low profile since he left office in May last year. His inauguration last Tuesday as the chairman Board of Trustees (BOT) of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has launched him back into...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State yesterday reflected on Nigerian politics, concluding that most politicians in the country play do-or-die politics because of lack of visible means of livelihood. He stated this in Ibadan while receiving the Minister...
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun yesterday swore in the newly elected chairmen of 19 out of the 20 local governments in Ogun State with a call on them to pursue people oriented programmes as the local government remains the only avenu...
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has commended the role of the media in deepening democracy even as he expressed satisfaction over the role of Journalists during the Edo State governorship election. Speaking yesterday, in Benin, Oshiomhole, who was...
Aviation stakeholders on Monday urged the Federal Government to encourage airline operators through investing more in the aviation industry. The stakeholders made the call in Lagos at a conference organised by the publishers of an aviation magazine ``B...