• Lawyers fault INEC’s ‘inconclusive’ verdict • Protest in Osogbo, as thugs attack party stalwart • Saraki woos Omisore ahead of rerun • ‘No agreement yet on PDP’s convention venue’ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared it would seek legal redress following Sunday’s declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the Osun […]
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Germany’s Catholic Church was Tuesday due to confess and apologise for thousands of cases of sexual abuse against children, part of a global scandal heaping pressure on the Vatican. It will release the latest in a series of reports on sexual crimes and cover-ups spanning decades that has shaken the largest Christian Church, from Europe […]
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By Tayo Oke I am on record for saying the All Progressives Congress is a shoo-in for a second term in office come the 2019 election. This is far from being a rash assertion; it is based on a careful study of party politics in this country since 1999, and projections from current permutations and […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its Osun standard-bearer, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. At a press conference On Sunday, the party insisted the process was conclusive, saying its candidate met the requirements of the 1999 Constitution […]
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By Banji Ayoola Mr. Ogunbiyi Olatunde Davies (Tuye), a Lagos State House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, is coming up with a burning zeal for sponsoring new bills which would shift government focus to human capital development and other new innovative programmes which would tremendously impact the lives of […]
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By Dele Momodu My dear Asiwaju, I pray my letter meets you and yours in fantastic spirit. It has almost become a tradition for me to write, or openly express my views, to you periodically on political issues, since about 2007. Before I go into the meat of my epistle, kindly permit me to establish […]
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The crisis over who becomes the next governor of Lagos State could drive a wedge between the presidency and some state governors on the one hand and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his loyalists on the other. Tinubu is believed to have withdrawn support for Ambode’s re-election in […]
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• Sanwo-Olu says no stepping down • Agbaje returns to guber race in PDP Fortune may smile on Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) steps up pressure on National Leader Bola Tinubu to back the incumbent’s re-election.The duo has been at loggerheads, with Tinubu supporting a former […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB By AFP It’s only September but Nigerians are already dreading Christmas. For years, the holiday season has been marred by paralysing fuel shortages, grinding business to a halt. “Every December, I guarantee you, fuel scarcity will happen,” said a barber in the prosperous Ikoyi district in […]
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He is better known for his prowess on the football pitch, where he led Nigeria to many conquests, including winning the African Nations Cup for the first time in 1980. Now, Patrick Olusegun Odegbami wants to go into a different kind of battle. This is a battle he believes would give every black man the […]
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