Category: Politics

Peterside congratulates Akeredolu, Ondo Governor-Elect
November 29, 2016 No Responses

Peterside congratulates Akeredolu, Ondo Governor-Elect

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, (SAN) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for winning the Ondo State governorship election. Peterside who was the governorship candidate...
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Akeredolu pledges to work for Ondo
November 28, 2016 No Responses

Akeredolu pledges to work for Ondo

Ondo State Governor-elect,  Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has pledged to work for the people of the State. In his acceptance speech, Akeredolu commended security agencies, President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of A...
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‘I remain PDP candidate’
November 24, 2016 No Responses

‘I remain PDP candidate’

One of the Ondo State Governorship candidate on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimoh Ibrahim has maintained that he remain the candidate of the party.   Reacting to the verdict of the Appeal court on Wednesday in Abuja,...
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Buhari in Ondo, seeks support for Akeredolu
November 20, 2016 No Responses

Buhari in Ondo, seeks support for Akeredolu

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday canvassed support for  Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the next Governor of Ondo State under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC).    He also used the opportunity to describe the process that brought Akeredolu...
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Corruption: FG unveils panel on asset recovery
November 19, 2016 No Responses

Corruption: FG unveils panel on asset recovery

The Federal Government has set up an inter-agency Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery (PCAR) as part of its efforts tostrengthen the ongoing fight against corruption, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.  Speaking whi...
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Ghana ex-first lady, Nana Rawlings gets go-ahead to run for presidency
November 11, 2016 No Responses

Ghana ex-first lady, Nana Rawlings gets go-ahead to run for presidency

By Thomas Naadi –  Ghana’s electoral commission has announced the list of seven presidential candidates to contest the December 7, 2016 polls.    Three of the eight disqualified candidates who resubmitted their forms have been included on the list. ...
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Firms weigh impact of Donald Trump win
November 10, 2016 No Responses

Firms weigh impact of Donald Trump win

(WSJ) Executives world-wide encountered a political and economic landscape radically changed by Donald Trump’s surprise election, which reverberated through the energy, health-care and manufacturing sectors. U.S. businesses braced for revamped trade pacts an...
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PDP raises committee on merger
November 9, 2016 No Responses

PDP raises committee on merger

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee under the leadership of Senator  Ahmed Makarfi on Tuesday inaugurated a 115-member strategy review and inter-party affairs committee charged with the possibility to work-out possible merger with  other p...
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APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election
October 14, 2016 No Responses

APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election

(NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja constituted a 49-member campaign committee for the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo state.  The committee has nine governors, nine ministers, former governors and members of the National Asse...
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Oshiomhole cautions against selling National Assets
October 4, 2016 No Responses

Oshiomhole cautions against selling National Assets

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has cautioned against reported plan to sell some National Assets.   According to the Governor, the nation’s assets must not be sold to raise money and fix the economy.   In an interview with Channels...
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Nmanani, 23 others to review electoral laws
October 3, 2016 No Responses

Nmanani, 23 others to review electoral laws

 A 24-member committee has been raised by the Federal Government to review the nation’s election process and suggest ways of improvement. Under the leadership of former Senate President Ken Nnamani, the committee is to produce a new electoral framework, wor...
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Edo: Buhari congratulates Obaseki
September 30, 2016 No Responses

Edo: Buhari congratulates Obaseki

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the government and people of Edo State on the successful conclusion of the governorship election and the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Godwin Obaseki. In a telephone call to Edo State Gove...
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Edo: Collation of results begin today
September 29, 2016 No Responses

Edo: Collation of results begin today

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr. Sam Olumekun, said last night that collation of results for the governorship election would begin today. Olumekun stated in Benin last night after a closed-door meeting with a National Commissioner and two Resid...
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Supreme Court upholds election of Yahaya Bello
September 21, 2016 No Responses

Supreme Court upholds election of Yahaya Bello

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata affirmed the election after listening to the closing statements of all the counsel. The court also said...
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