Bayelsa’s Unending Drama

The political rollercoaster in Bayelsa is sent into dizzying speed by a Supreme Court ruling that kicked Chief Timipre Sylva out of office as governor, but the dispute over the

The Political Class Is Ruining Nigerian Democracy

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Cross River State, Mr Mike Igini, speaks to DAVID ODEY in Calabar about the challenges he is facing on his job and how the

Nigeria’s Ex-speaker, deputy off the hook

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An Abuja High Court presided by Justice Suleiman Belgore on Tuesday absolved the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Dimeji Bankole and his erstwhile Deputy, ...

Kano Bombings a Jihad Against Igbos

The Full statement of Chief Tobias Michael Idika, President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Kano State Chapter. on Friday's multiple bombings in the trading city of Kano. "In about a month ago, the dreaded Islamic ...

Ikem Gets The Axe

For assaulting a man in public, Venatius Ikem, Cross River State Works Commissioner, is sacked by Governor Liyel Imoke [caption id="attachment_9753" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Ikem: Axed for fighting in police."][/caption] Unlike his predecessor ...

All Clear for Governor Ajimobi

Appeal court confirm Ajimobi’s victory GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, in Nigeria's Western part, [caption id="attachment_9702" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Governor Ajimobi"][/caption] has upheld the victory of ...

Subsidy Protests: Lawyers back Nigeria’s unions

[caption id="attachment_9696" align="aligncenter" width="557" caption="Daudu: lawyers against subsidy withdrawal"][/caption] Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to reverse the withdrawal of subsidies ...

Sylva’s Unending Troubles

The cloud surrounding Governor Timipre Sylva’s re-election bid shows no sign that it has any silver lining behind it [caption id="attachment_9073" align="aligncenter" width="495" caption="L-R: Gov. Sylva and President Jonathan"][/caption] Will he? Won’t ...

Battle For Bayelsa

The path of Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Timipre Sylva, to another term in office is laden with obstacles allegedly erected by President Goodluck Jonathan [caption id="attachment_8902" align="aligncenter" width="495" caption="Sylva: faces tough ...

Victory For Suswam

MAKURDI: The candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the April 2011 gubernatorial election in Benue State, Professor Steve Ugbah, on Tuesday 18 October 2011 suffered yet another defeat ...

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