…You are jokers, Ize-Iyamu fires back Osagie Ize-Iyamu, former vice-chairman, South-south zone of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the 2016 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose return to the ruling party has been shaking the table in the polity, has reacted to the insinuation that his APC membership card may be…
Show of Political Strength as VP Yemi Osinbajo, other APC Chieftains Storm Edo for Grand Rally…
Idahagbon says rally a message to Obaseki as to who Authentic members of APC are Nigeria’s number two citizen, Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo, the deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege, state governors, members of the National Assembly, some members of the national executive council, as well as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams…
Planned Rally to Receive Ize-Iyamu into APC Unsettles Obaseki, Loyalists…
Amidst fear of balance of terror over security threat There is palpable apprehension and unease amongst members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State loyal to the deeply embattled state governor, Godwin Obaseki as finishing touches are being put to a planned grand rally Friday to formally welcome Osagie Ize-Iyamu, erstwhile South-south vice-chairman…
Call for Oshiomhole’s Resignation: Idahosa, Osifo Throw Brickbats
Perhaps for the umpteenth time, Charles Idahosa, former political adviser to the immediate past governor of Edo State, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has reiterated his call for the resignation of his erstwhile principal as the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Addressing journalists at his Benin-City residence Monday, Idahosa, a chieftain of the…
EDO 2020: Tremor in Political landscape, As Ize-Iyamu Pulls Out of PDP, Returns to APC
There appears to be panic in the faction of ruling All Progressives Congress loyal to embattled Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki as his main challenger in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party during the 2016 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu returns to the APC setting the stage for a titanic battle for APC ticket vis-a-vis the soul…
Kogi 2019: Yahaya Bello, NHRC Boss Disagree on Credibility of Poll
*Ojukwu says there was no smooth election in Kogi, alleges intimidation of voters and candidates *Narrates how military held some local governments hostage in Bayelsa Amidst reservations and grave concerns by well-meaning Nigerians over the credibility of the just-concluded governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Tuesday disagreed with…
The ‘Sins’ of Osinbajo
As APC hawks strategize ahead of 2023 presidency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will require the grace of God to survive the intrigues with his reputation intact It is forty-four months to the next general elections in Nigeria and just four months into President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term of four years but politicians are already executing…
Cover Story: The Return of Tyranny
After 20 years of unbroken civil rule, Nigeria’s democracy is regressing into another tyranny I do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability, faithfully and…
TELL Holds Conference on Democracy
A conference on twenty years of democracy in Nigeria will take place in Abuja on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The venue is Shehu Musa Yar’Adua International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme of the conference is Democracy and the Rule of law. The objective is to bring people together to do an assessment of how the…
The Judiciary and The Phantom Certificate
…When judges are unable and unwilling to defend their independence and the rule of law, that’s the surest way to enable the enthronement of an autocratic government – Nosa Igiebor Time is the unerring teacher of things unknown. What was not clear yesterday would become obvious tomorrow. Five years ago, millions of Nigerians gave Muhammadu…
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