THE People’s Democratic Party [PDP], Ogun State held a crucial meeting to review last Saturday’s National Assembly election in which the party performed poorly began to look for ways to reverse the losing streak.

FROM my wife to my daughter, from my congregants to my good neighbour and elder brother, him that we call ToT, I have received the admonition.

DESPITE the not-too-impressive results recorded by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in last Saturday’s election, Governor Alao Akala of Oyo State has re-assured his supporters that he would emerge victorious in the April 26 gubernatorial election.

The Commonwealth Observer Group on the National Assembly Elections and the National Democratic Institute have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of las Saturday’s National Assembly Elections and have called on relevant bodies especially the security forces to tackle the cases of electoral violence in order to forestall a repeat in the remaining elections.

Corruption and unemployment aggravate violence in any society especially where the citizens are not part of the government says the World Bank.

Thousands of people thronged the streets of Maiduguri jubilating over the defeat of Governor Ali Modu Sheriff at the senatorial election held, weekend.

The Federal government has awarded a water contract to SCC Construction Company on Kashimbilla Gamovo Multipurpose Dam with a thirty months completion deadline. Kashimbilla Gamovo Multipurpose Dam is located between Kashimbilla and Gamovo on River Katsina-Ala in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State

The federal government, Monday, disclosed that the exemplary conduct of the Nigerian Police force and the other security agencies including the military which led to a largely successful election throughout the country during the National Assembly polls will be sustained and improved upon during the remaining elections.

It was indeed an odd hour. The expectation by the suspects was that they had perfected their strategies to smuggle human parts from Kebbi State through Minna to Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory at about 3am last Monday. Unfortunately for them, nemesis caught up with them.

The bus ride from Oshodi to Mile Two, a journey of about 25 minutes, was a smooth one until one Rapid Response Squad vehicle swerved and forced the commercial bus to an abrupt stop just before the Iyana Isolo Bus Stop

THE determination of President Goodluck Jonathan and Independent national Electoral Commission, INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega to ensure that every vote counts in the 2011 polls started taking its toll on Saturday as some established political gladiators and godfathers lost in their polling booths to rival opponents.

 Lagos -Mrs Oluremi Tinubu was, Saturday elected Senator for the Lagos Central Senatorial District. She polled 202, 506 votes to emerge winner on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). In the House of Representative election, Ekundayo Yacoob Alebiosu (ACN) was elected with 63,070 votes to represent Kosofe Federal Constituency. James Faleke of ACN […]

THE defeat of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello in the Ogun Central senate election was not just rooted in the internal crisis that bedeviled her Peoples Democratic Party, PDP but also influenced by the firm grip of Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN gubernatorial candidate in the politics of the Ogun Central senatorial district.

Below are additional results of Saturday’s Senate and House of Representatives elections as announced by INEC returning officers.

Kashim Shettima is a banker turned politician. He served as commissioner in different ministries under the Governor Ali Modu Sheriff All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP –led Government in Borno State.