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Why We Flip-Flopped On Edo Election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has given reasons for retracting its earlier stance to proceed with the Edo State governorship election initially scheduled for Saturday. Hours after the commission said it would go ahead […]
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We Just Got A Terrifying Taste Of The Clinton – Trump Debates To Come | TheGuardian
It was supposed to be the substantive counterpoint to a primary season dominated by frivolity, but Wednesday’s national security forum – hosted by NBC and featuring back-to-back appearances by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – […]
Government
Edo Election To Now Hold September 28, INEC Says As PDP, Fayose Kick
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally announced the postponement of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo by two weeks. Solomon Soyebi, INEC national Commissioner in-charge of voter education and publicity, made the disclosure at […]
Issues/Policy
Why We Are Yet To React To Proposal To Postpone Edo Election — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would only react to a proposal by the Nigeria Police and the State Security Service calling for the postponement of the Edo governorship election after a meeting […]
Issues/Policy
Edo 2016: The Longest 48 Hours By Josef Omorotionmwan
IN the next 48 hours, Edolites will go to the polls to elect a new Governor. How lucky could anyone be when the situation we have by default is what people in the more advanced […]
Issues/Policy
Ondo Primary: Bloody Nose for the Money Bags, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
So while the APC godfather(s) got a bloody nose from the Ondo experiment, the final result was a vindication of the power of the people to decide who governs them; what Senator Alasoadura, himself a […]
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Nigeria Police, SSS Want Edo Elections Postponed
Two major security agencies have asked that the Edo State governorship election set for Saturday be postponed. The Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service gave this advice to the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]
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I Didn’t Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari – Dr. Goodluck Jonathan-
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to […]
Issues/Policy
Why APC Should Win Edo Governorship Election – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Godwin Obaseki, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s election in Edo State, as a seasoned technocrat to lead. Mr. Buhari said this at the APC’s mega […]
Government
Political Appointments: No Part of Nigeria Is Left Out, Says Lai Mohammed By By Emmanuel Elebeke
THE Federal Government, yesterday, described as baseless and out of tune with reality the letter by congressman, Tom Marino, who had called on the United States of America to withhold security assistance to Nigeria. In […]
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Recession: Stop Crying Like Helpless Baby, PDP Tells APC By Olusola Fabiyi
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, to face the challenge of putting the economy in a good shape instead of “crying like a helpless baby.” […]
Issues/Policy
Ondo 2016: How Money Played Major Role In APC Primary
While the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has made the anti-corruption war a priority, the conduct of the party’s members in Ondo shows a lot still needs to be done to sensitise Nigerians on the […]
Issues/Policy
Obasanjo to Modu Sheriff: PDP is Dying, You May Handle Its Funeral
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday warned a factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Modu Sheriff, that the party was “dying”, and he just be responsible for its final rites. Mr. Obasanjo spoke to […]
Government
Ondo 2016: Akeredolu Emerges As APC Governorship Candidate | Vanguard
Rotimi Akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State following the primary election which held in the Akure, Ondo State, Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who is […]
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I Am Optimistic Of Victory — Obaseki
Mr Godwin Obaseki is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s election in Edo State. In this interview, Obaseki is optimistic of victory, just as he raises the alarm on alleged […]
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President Buhari Needs To Change His Strategy: This “Smoothie” Tastes Vile, By Gbolahan Gbadamosi
Muhammadu Buhari became president of Nigeria with a lot of goodwill in bag. He did not win marginally, so to speak; he won convincingly. Personally, Olusegun Obasanjo took away the little patience and goodwill I […]
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Tinubu ’ll Be Shocked By Ondo APC Primary Result – Akeredolu
Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State tells PETER DADA about his grouse with the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu The All Progressives Congress party’s governorship primary […]
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At the Gate of Political Hell, the Godfather’s Last Gamble, By Louis Odion
Ordinarily, the choice before Edo voters on September 10 should not pose a burden heavier than the simple ceremony of sieving the grain from the chaff. The contention is between APC and PDP. But given […]
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Donald Trump Immigration Speech: Fact-Checking The Republican Candidate | Independent
Wednesday was supposed to be the day Donald Trump clarified his immigration stance. But in a key speech on that subject he misstated facts about immigration policy, life for those in the country illegally and […]