Oyo: Akala’s loyalists sweep PDP Assembly’s primaries
Despite the late arrival of the officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the national headquarters for the primary election into the 32-seat Oyo State legislative arm, the election was successful with loyalists of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala winning most of the seats.
LASU – The ball in Fashola’s court
THE Lagos State University (LASU) has been embroiled in crisis for over three months now. The students are at home as a result of their lecturers strike to force government to implement a 53% salary increase agreed upon during ASUU’s prolonged strike last year.
Airlines to hike fares as price of aviation fuel rises
Airlines may be com-pelled to increase air fares anytime from now, following new increase in the price of aviation fuel, otherwise known as JET-A1, to N126 per litre from N116, less than two months after another increment.
Jonathan, Atiku appear before PDP screening panel
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will today Screen its Presidential aspirants to get the party’s flagbearer for the April Presidential election.
PDP presidential primaries: Police to deploy bomb sniffing dogs
Worried by the recent spate of bomb attacks in the country, the Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, would deploy anti- terrorist policemen with sniffer dogs for the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primaries.
Honour fallen heroes with peace, Fashola urges
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said the greatest honour that could be paid to members of the nation’s Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the service of the country is to keep the peace.
PDP warns Jonathan, Atiku over spate of legal squabbles
Worried by the increasing spate of legal squabbles between some of its key presidential aspirants, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, admonished the duo of President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubarkar to flex their surging muscles at the impending primaries of the party instead of the court rooms.
Delta new CJ swears in Uduaghan today
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was declared the winner of the governorship re-run by polling a total of 275,253 votes to the other 13 contestants, will be sworn in today (Monday).
Na’Abba abandons senatorial ambition
Last minute withdrawal by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ghali Umar Na’Abba from Kano Central Senatorial District, paved way for the emergence of General Abacha’s nephew, Alhaji Basheer Lado, in a bitterly contested primary election held in Kano, yesterday.
Create jobs to reduce crime, Dabiri-Erewa urges govt
A member of the House of Representatives, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, weekend, urged the government to create more jobs for citizens and to reduce the rate of poverty if they want a crime-free society.
Atiku opposes PDP’s convention committee members
THE Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, yesterday, protested what it alleged to be bias in the composition of membership of the National Convention Committee that is to organise the presidential primaries.
