Category: Politics

PDP Governors in crucial meeting
November 13, 2017 No Responses

PDP Governors in crucial meeting

The 11 Governors of Peoples Democratic (PDP) are in a close door meeting in Enugu with the eight national chairmanship aspirants of the party ahead of the Dec. 9 national convention of the party. The governors are Ishaku Darius, Taraba; Dankwambo...
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Security report predicts peaceful guber polls in Anambra
November 6, 2017 No Responses

Security report predicts peaceful guber polls in Anambra

A Pre-Election Security Assessment report has predicted that the Noveber 18, 2017 Anambra Governorship Election would be generally peaceful.  The report according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Director of Publicity and Voter Educati...
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Atiku absent at APC Caucus meeting
October 31, 2017 No Responses

Atiku absent at APC Caucus meeting

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, gathered...
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PDP holds ward congress in Osun
October 23, 2017 No Responses

PDP holds ward congress in Osun

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Sunday conducted its ward congress across the state.The congress was held in the 332 wards of the state.  A NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in some wards in Osogbo, Olorunda and Ifelodun...
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Kenyatta wins second term
August 12, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta wins second term

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday’s election, officials say. Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of his rival Raila Odinga, with 44.7%.  After the announcement, Mr Kenyatta called for ...
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May to form ‘government of certainty’
June 10, 2017 No Responses

May to form ‘government of certainty’

(BBC) Theresa May has said she will put together a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists to guide the UK through crucial Brexit talks. Speaking after visiting Buckingham Palace, she said only her party had the “legitimacy” to...
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‘Osinbajo not under pressure to resign’
January 26, 2017 No Responses

‘Osinbajo not under pressure to resign’

The Presidency on Wednesday denied reports in some quarters  that Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was under  pressured to resign. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Femi Ojudu, explained that it was not tru...
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Yahya Jammeh leaves Gambia
January 22, 2017 No Responses

Yahya Jammeh leaves Gambia

(BBC)  Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. He boarded a plane to Guinea and from there will travel on to exile in Equatorial Guinea,...
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Trump vows to ‘put America first’
January 21, 2017 No Responses

Trump vows to ‘put America first’

(BBC) President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He spoke of abandoned factories, rampant crime and a failed education system, pledging that his presidency would bring about change....
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Atiku to Nwodo: Your election is auspicious
January 13, 2017 No Responses

Atiku to Nwodo: Your election is auspicious

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar congratulates Dr. Nnia Nwodo on his election as President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organissation of the Igbo nation. The former Vice President...
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Edo to introduce POS for revenue collection, targets 10,000 jobs
January 8, 2017 No Responses

Edo to introduce POS for revenue collection, targets 10,000 jobs

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has set up modality for the employment of 10,000 workers inline with his promise to create 200,000.    Under the arrangement, the State Government is to establish an electronic platform that will collect revenue...
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Akufo-Addo takes oath as President of Ghana
January 8, 2017 No Responses

Akufo-Addo takes oath as President of Ghana

(BBC) Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president after beating John Mahama in last month’s election. Heads of state from across Africa and thousands of guests and dignitaries watched him take the oath of office at a...
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Edo raises committee to harmonize revenue collection
January 7, 2017 5 Responses

Edo raises committee to harmonize revenue collection

The Edo Government has set up a committee to fine tune a proposed bill to harmonize revenue collection by local government councils in the state. The Chairman Edo Internal Revenue Service, Chief Oseni Elamah disclosed this to newsmen shortly after...
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Edo to revamp gelegele port, bans private tax collectors
January 2, 2017 No Responses

Edo to revamp gelegele port, bans private tax collectors

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has announced the prohibition of private revenue and tax collectors in the State. In his newyear broadcast to the people of the State, Obaseki assured the people of economic recovery in 2017. He informed...
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