Politics

By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa The member representing Ogbia constituency I and deputy leader of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Hon Chief Mitema Obordor has floored his opponents, Barrister Johnbull Azibataman and Mr. Prince Okinima in the Assembly Primaries Conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party. Announcing the result, Friday in Otuoke, former President Jonathan’s hometown, the chairman PDP Primary Election …

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Godfather of Lagos State politics, has every reason to give Buhari “an Ambode treatment.” The Atiku Challenge is real and bankable. The only option available to the incumbent is rigging! There has been some clarity about Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential election, with the end of the October 7 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission for …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. Consul General, John Bray, has urged Nigerians to make it a commitment to eschew violence and ensure a peaceful democratic process during the general elections in 2019. Bray made the charge on Friday when the United States Consulate General in Lagos, in collaboration with U-Live Africa, co-hosted a musical concert. An American band, the Major Lazer …

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday suspended trading in the shares of six listed companies. The companies were suspended after they failed to file details of their accounts to the Exchange as stipulated by market regulations. The six companies are DN Tyre & Rubber Plc, FTN Cocoa Processors Plc, International Energy Insurance Plc, Thomas Wyatt Nigeria Plc, Union Dicon …

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Bismarck Rewane, CEO Financial Derivatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari and his top 2019 challenger, Atiku Abubakar, alongside other presidential hopefuls, will have to show us their cabinet before elections. The revered financial analyst said elections this time around will be different from the 2015 reality, and no one will vote change just for the sake of change. Rewane said all contenders must …

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said yesterday that about 200,000 candidates have been offered admission for the 2018/2019 academic session. Its Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement in Lagos, said the admission took effect after the board’s policy meeting in June in Gbongan, Osun State. According to him, the exercise is done through the …

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Veteran comedian, Moses Olaiya Adejumo (MON) popularly known as Baba Sala is dead. He passed away around  10:00p.m on Sunday, at his Ilesa, Osun State, home after a brief illness. Adejumo was aged 81. Advertisement

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Delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have congratulated the winner of the October 4 primary election in the constituency, Hon. Engr. Abiola Olowu. The contest between Hon. Olowu, Hon. Abayomi Ayeola (the incumbent) and Hon. Bayo Balogun was held in the 11 Wards of the Federal Constituency, comprising Ibeju-Lekki Local …

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Folake Sokoya Former Governor of Ogun State, and Director-General of Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO), Otunba Gbenga Daniel has expressed his appreciation to delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who converged on the Adokiye Amesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt over the weekend to elect former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential standard bearer in the 2019 …

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BudgIT, worried that some states are yet to fully offset the outstanding amount owed pensioners and civil servants despite series of bailouts aimed at offsetting the liabilities, recently conducted a survey. The survey aimed at ascertaining the frequency and magnitude of challenges civil servants and pensioners are encountering. The survey focused on three different categories of workers in all 36 …

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