The Senator representing Anambra South in the Senate, Dr. Andy Uba- PDP, has said that he won the just concluded election against his main challenger, Mr Ernest Ndukwe, fair and square.

Former Presidential Liason Officer under former President Shehu Shagari administration, Chief Dr. Dozie Ikedife, yesterday berated the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, for allegedly threatening Igbo in Lagos State, if they failed to vote for his preferred candidate in the governorship and State House Assembly elections coming up on Saturday.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA—THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Nasarawa State, yesterday, called on the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to replace the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Alhaji Abdullahi Danyaya before the Saturday’s governorship election. The party alleged that the state governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, […]

Iraqi security forces said on Tuesday in Baghdad that they have found 14 mass graves since recapturing the city of Tikrit last week.

The Defence headquarters, Tuesday disclosed that Nigerian troops have successfully completed a raid on all terrorist camps in Alagarno in Borno State resulting the seizure of a cache of arms.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of allegedly plotting to visit mayhem on the state during the forthcoming governorship election.

A youth group, Imo Youths for Good Governance, IYGG, has appealed to the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to probe the estate project along Spibat Road, Owerri by Governor Rochas Okorocha’s government.

Kogi State police command said, Monday, that it had placed certain categories of politicians in the state under surveillance, as part of efforts to ensure peaceful conduct of April 11 elections.

AHEAD of Saturday’s House of Assembly election in Edo State, traditional rulers from Edo South senatorial district of the state led by the Iyase of Benin Kingdom (Prime Minister), Chief Sam Igbe and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, urged the Binis to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, so that the people of the area will benefit from working in tandem with the in-coming APC- led administration at the federal level.

EDO State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, has alleged that officials of the state government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have perfected plans to collude with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials in the state, especially in Edo South senatorial zone, to ensure that card readers were immobilised during this weekend’s state House of Assembly elections.

Many are the fulminations arising from the unfortunate outburst of the respected Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu. This was an intemperate, in-your-face assault. Many Igbo and non-Igbos alike are up in arms. It is important however to note that this unfortunate outburst is illuminating and provides opportunity for stock taking and strategic realignment by all parties.

A CHIEFTAIN of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State, Akunwata Modebe, yesterday, said General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) would sanitize the polity, noting that what the President-elect needed was the support of the political class and the generality of Nigerians to enable him succeed.

Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on Oba Akiolu of Lagos to “tender a widely-publicized apology to our people,” saying Igbo have the right to choose whoever they desire in a free and fair election.

Last week’s armed attack on the Fenerbahce team bus has further convinced Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike that he has to walk away from the Turkish champions where he earns 2.5 million Euros a year.

The Director of Corporate Communications and CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Emeka Oparah, has highlighted the imperative of putting the social media into consideration in crisis management.