Sokoto PDP primary: Wamakko walks over opponents
Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, yesterday, won the PDP governorship election for which two other aspirants, Senator Abubakar Umar Gada and former Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman also contested.
Ex-UPN lawmaker emerges Ondo ruling party boss
A-74 year old former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly in 1979/83 under the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) Barrister Olumide Ogidan, has emerged as the new state chairman of the ruling Labour Party (CP) in Ondo State
Fuel subsidy removal: The looming inflation
It is no longer news that the Federal Government has concluded plans to remove the controversial fuel subsidy after several years of debates. President Goodluck Jonathan took a firm decision to remove the subsidy when he presented budget 2012 to the National Assembly without allocation for fuel subsidy.
PDP plans to rig Edo 2012 poll – Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged civil society groups to be vigilant ahead of the governorship election in the state, next year, saying the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is perfecting plans to rig the election.
Nuncdimittis for Ikemba & some neglected truths about the Ojukwu phenomenon (1)
That Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of defunct Republic of Biafra has died is no longer news. That he was born into great wealth and privilege, attended elitist schools both in Nigeria and Britain, was the first Nigerian university graduate to join the Nigerian army and…
What is national security?
At last, government has arranged for “security” to take the lion share of our nation’s budget for next year. According to President Jonathan who delivered the budget speech last Tuesday, government would spend ?921billion to ensure the security of lives and property.
