BEFORE our attainment of political freedom in 1960, women in Nigeria were subjugated and oppressed by the men-folk, and shackled by injurious cultural mores. In the North, the women were disenfranchised based on their sex.

The coalition of organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday, tasked the in-coming Federal and state governments to pay more attention to job creation as a policy in order to alleviate poverty and reduce suffering in the country.

After a tour of some European countries, Samson Siasia returned to Nigeria happy about what he has seen.
He was in Europe to hold talks with some players born of Nigerian parents but who are yet to play for Nigeria. He also met the likes of Chinedu Ogbuke who were down with injury but now gradually returning to the field.

Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, has declared that the victory of his party in the state gubernatorial and state assembly should be seen as victory for all.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared as illegal the announcement of election results in Zamfara State by a radio station, saying the commission had not declared the results of the election in the state.

Former Defence Minister, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been returned to power by million of Kano electorate in a keenly contested Governorship election.

EVEN the greatest copycat cannot perfectly imitate the Lord, Jesus. By the time Jesus arrived Bethany, Lazarus was already dead for four days. As soon as he arrived, everyone started to weep profusely. And as if to put a sense of guilt in Jesus, Martha was insinuating that if he had been around, her brother would not have died. When Jesus saw the weeping and the wailing, he too wept openly.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won all the 30 seats in the Sokoto State House of Assembly.

-The former governor of Ekiti State and the Labour Party, LP, Senatorial candidate for Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Mr Ayo Fayose has rejected the results of the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, saying the results did not represent the true position of the minds of the masses within the senatorial district.

PERCEIVED inability to reach a consensus on a popular candidate has cost the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, the Katsina Government House as it trailed behind the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Tuesday’s governorship and state House Assembly elections

Governor Saidu Dakingari and PDP governorship candidate in Kebbi state has been re-elected for another four-year term having beaten candidates of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and that of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

The All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, candidate Kashim Shettima, has been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the winner of the Borno State governorship election.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kaduna State, said yesterday, that it was set to conduct the rescheduled governorship and legislative elections in the state.

SATISFIED with the landslide victory recorded by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the National and State Assembly polls conducted on Tuesday, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and other government functionaries celebrated in Ado-Ekiti yesterday

THE 2011 general elections debates may have been over with the on-going elections across the federation and the citizens’ anticipation of more election results. But the drama and controversies caused over the debate are worth examining, especially for future elections and debates.