Coalition of NGOs to mobilise 4m voters for Jonathan
AHEAD of the presidential election on April 9, a coalition of non-governmental organisations under the aegis of Vote Right Initiative, VRI, has resolved to mobilise four million voters to actualise the candidacy of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
2011: Goje and the Gombe Senate race
IF Gombe Central Senatorial election is to determined by the people of Kashere community, the home country of the incumbent but out_going governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Mohammad Danjuma Goje, or simply put, by the members of the ruling People Democratic Party, PDP, then, not the former Senator Saa’d Mohammed of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP or Mohammed Babikir of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, who are candidates in the elections would grab the hallowed seat. Reason: Goje’s pedigree and unprecedented feats recorded in the last 8 years he has been governor of the State.
Lagos Senatorial Contests : ACN, PDP in battle of wits
THE battle for Lagos senatorial seats comes to a climax this Saturday with attention fixed on the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the major combatants.
Daisy and Uzamere: A dicey contest in Edo South
THE toughest contest in the senatorial race in Edo State is expected to be that of Edo South district where the incumbent Senator, Ehigie Uzamere will be slugging it out with the wife of the former Minister of Defense, Senator Daisy Danjuma. Uzamere is flying the flag of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which he joined in July 2010 from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after irreconcilable differences with the former Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih.
My mission to the Senate – Rewane
AS the count down to the National Assembly election draws nearer, an All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, Delta South Senatorial District aspirant, Mr. Tosan Alfred Rewane, son of late business mogul and political associate of Late political sage, Pa. Obafemi Awolowo spoke to Vanguard on why he wants to go to the upper chamber and what he intends to achieve for the people of the Niger Delta region
Why I want Oyo Central Votes – Jumoke Akinjide
Chief Jumoke Akinjide, lawyer and daughter of former Minister of Justice and Attorney_General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for Oyo Central Senatorial District. She told Vanguard what Oyo Central people and Nigerian women and youths would gain from her as Senator at the National Assembly, if elected.
Utomi withdraws from presidential race, backs Shekarau
The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, Prof Pat Utomi, Wednesday, formally bowed out of the 2011 presidential race, endorsing Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigerian Peoples Party ANPP.
Gunmen kill two in fresh Jos attack
Two people were, Tuesday, killed and five others injured in a fresh attack on the Federal College of Land Resources, VOM Plateau State by unknown gunmen said to number over twenty.
April polls offers Nigeria opportunity to reverse`a trajectory of bad elections’ – US
The United States has called on security agencies in Nigeria to do everything possible to ensure safety at polling places and prevent violence during the April general elections.
’80 percent of Nigerian students cannot read properly’
ABOUT eighty percent Nigerian students cannot read properly, says Mrs Winihim Jemide, executive director, On boarding Impact Consultancy.
Musician wants FG to make entertainment industry contribute to economy
Mr Cohbams Asuquo, Director Cohbams Asuquo Music Production, has asked the Federal Government to make the entertainment industry a viable contributor to the nation’s economy.
