Politics

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, SenatorAdemola Adeleke, has described the ongoing rerun election in seven units in the state as a ‘coup ‘. Adeleke, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said that supporters of the PDP were being denied access to ballot papers in the governorship rerun election. “What is happening in …

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S.First Lady, Melania Trump, has announced the stops she will make during her upcoming visit to Africa. Mrs. Trump said she will travel the first week of October to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt,leaving out the most populous African country,Nigeria. She made the announcement in her remarks delivered Wednesday during a reception she hosted for delegates to the …

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Tayo Olanipekun Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said there will be consequences if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) succumbs to pressures from those he described as planted PDP Presidential Aspirants. In a statement from the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Wike said the so-called planted aspirants want to move the party’s …

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said he is ready to participate in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming up on Saturday. Members of the party across the state are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer for the governorship race through the direct primaries. The Governor restated his readiness in line with the preference of …

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By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa A young businessman and philanthropist, Hon. WeriboJotex an aspirant on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) seeking to represent Yenagoa Constituency III in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has vowed to bring the needed development through effective and quality representation if given the mandate come 2019. Hon. WeriboJotex disclosed this to newsmen at …

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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bayelsa State Barrister Amos Jothan says the state chapter of the party will win more state and national Assembly seats in the 2019 election. Jothan gave this assurance Monday in an exclusive chat with newsmen in Yenagoa, the state capital. The party chieftain said the 2019 election would …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Missions of the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.) to Nigeria have urged electorates in the upcoming re-run of the governorship election in Osun State to remain peaceful during the exercise. In a joint statement issued by the three Missions on Tuesday through the U.S. Embassy on the September 22 election …

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Brent oil soared Monday close to $81, reaching the highest level since November 2014 after OPEC and other global producers snubbed pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower prices. At 0840 GMT (9:40am Nigerian time), Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November soared as high as $80.94 per barrel. Advertisement The contract later stood at $80.69, up $1.89 …

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Business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, has cautioned the Federal Government to put adequate measures in place to cushion the effects of world economic recession expected before December this year. Ibrahim revealed that balance sheet of the leading economy in the world, America,  “is having a deficit of about a trillion dollars in import while China is coming to Africa with money …

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By Sokoya Folake Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a huge mistake Nigerians made in 2015. Abubakar, who spoke during a consultative visit to Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, yesterday, said: “The greatest mistake Nigerians have made so far was electing …

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