Direct primary: Governors angry over uncertainty to produce successors, win senatorial tickets

APC Governors •How Osinbajo, APC governors, NASS caucus agree on primary mode – Presidency There are strong indications on Friday that many governors are angry that the direct mode of primaries passed by the National Assembly may deny them the opportunity of producing their successors or winning senatorial tickets after their tenure. These, it was […]

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Soludo’s tortuous journey to Government House

Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra-born economist and technocrat, is not an ordinary Nigerian. He is a man of class and has many enviable feats. After his several exploits in academics and international financial organisations as a first-class economist and scholar per excellence, he came to the political limelight in 2003, following his appointment as […]

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Anambra 2021: How Soludo won

Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra-born economist and technocrat, is not an ordinary Nigerian. He is a man of class and has many enviable feats. After his several exploits in academics and international financial organisations as a first-class economist and scholar per excellence, he came to the political limelight in 2003, following his appointment as […]

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Ojukwu’s son, widow hail Anambra for voting for APGA, Soludo

Emeka Ojukwu, a son of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has described the victory of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Anambra State November 6 governorship election as divine. Ojukwu (jnr) who spoke in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Thursday, said APGA’s landslide win in the poll was a resolve of the […]

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Why I now oppose Buhari – Dele Momodu

A 2011 presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has disclosed his reasons for opposing President Muhammadu Buhari. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Momodu stated that Buhari’s style of governance is horrible, which has made Nigeria regress. “My opposition to Buhari today is nothing personal. He is likeable when you meet him, but his administrative […]

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Resign now or get sacked, aggrieved APC stakeholders tell Buni committee

• Nabena: Only convention can dissolve caretaker committee • Those calling for Buni-led committee resignation are fuelling crisis – Bamigbetan The last is yet to be heard of the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as some stakeholders of the party have called for the immediate resignation of the Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning […]

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APC governors lobby Malami to stop Buhari from signing electoral bill

APC governors Governors of the All Progressives Congress have begun reaching out to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), with a view to getting him to convince President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday. The APC […]

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Anambra poll: Buhari deserves kudos– PDP presidential hopeful

A former PDP presidential aspirant, Mr Stanley Osifo, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves commendations for the credible outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. Osifo, who vied for PDP’s presidential ticket in 2019, and now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the remark in an interview in Lagos on Wednesday. “The election […]

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Buhari’s mid-term self-assessment

The recent mid-term ministerial performance retreat of the Muhammadu Buhari administration provided a rare opportunity for functionaries to tender their stewardship and stakeholders to re-evaluate their performance. It also afforded the government a chance to project into the future. Emmanuel Oladersu reports. Legitimacy is a quality every government should always strive to acquire and renew. […]

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Oyo SUBEB boss congratulates new PDP deputy national chairman Arapaja

Says: “We are optimistic you’d exhibit true omoluabi ethos”  Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran who is also a National delegate to the Peoples’ Democratic Party National convention in Abuja, on Thursday, paid a congratulatory visit to the newly elected National Deputy Chairman of the Party, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, at […]

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