Zambia’s Chinese Power Loan, Others That Went Bad Should Be Case Studies For Our Policymakers – Amobi If Not Properly Scrutinised, Loans Could Birth New Form Of Economic Colonialism – Ukeje Accumulating More Debts, Especially To Fund Consumption Amounts To Insensitivity – Uba No Cause For Alarm Over Chinese Loans – DMO There’s Every Cause […]
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The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), formed and headed by the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wielded the big stick recently. In a swift move, GAC proscribed all groupings in the party after its meeting on Wednesday. The shock wave reverberated across several political tendencies. Observers were […]
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Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech as empty of the necessary ingredients and pillars of democracy. “It is scandalous that on a day like this, President Buhari had no assurances on electoral reforms and credible election; which is the hallmark of democracy,” it said. […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has disqualified Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from contesting at the party’s primaries scheduled to hold on June 22. Surprisingly, in his spontaneous reaction to his disqualification, Obaseki, who has been locked in a running battle with the party’s National Chairman and former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, said […]
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says petition to bloat party’s register to National Chairman part of rigging plans By Banji Ayoola An All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Ambassador Olusola Iji, has appealed to the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and National Working Committee, NWC, to adopt the direct primary option in conducting the party’s governorship primary election slated for July […]
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The election held on June 12, 1993, was adjudged the most peaceful and fair election in Nigeria’s history. It was the first election after the coup that toppled the civilian government of President Shehu Shagari in 1983. The election adopted the Option A4, which involved voters queuing behind their preferred candidate. Two main parties participated […]
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By Ayo Ogedengbe I have crossed 66 and I am heading to 70. What sort of change am I feeling in me? And this is it, I share with you all….. After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children, my friends, now I have started loving myself. I have just realised that I […]
Continue ReadingGovt imposes 24-hour curfew on two chiefdoms Isaac Auta, representing Kauru Constituency, has emerged the new Deputy Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly amidst a rowdy session. He was appointed after 24 members of the house passed a vote of no confidence in the former deputy speaker, Mukhtar Hazo, and impeached him. They reportedly […]
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Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday reaffirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties. The court, in its judgement, held that Section 225(a) of the constitution gave INEC the power to deregister parties that failed to comply with the provisions of the constitution. Some 32 […]
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‘Last five years of sorrow, tears and blood’ President of Arewa Youth for Progress and Development (AYPD), Comrade Danjuma Bello Sarki, speaks on the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to strengthen democracy in Nigeria in five years, noting also that lack of good leadership has robbed the country of sound socio-economic and political development. […]
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