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2011: We must halt brethren on brethren violence

2011: We must halt brethren on brethren violence

FOLLOWING the death of President Umar Yar’Adua in May 2010, Nigerians nursed apprehensions that the Nation might succumb to disorder, lawlessness, chaos and confusion, judging by the stiff posture of the buccaneering cabal that had selfish interests to protect, but pretended to be defending the sick President. God, in His mercy, spared the country a major explosion from that political crisis.

ACN youths allege imposition of candidates

ACN youths allege imposition of candidates

A group of concerned youths in Agege and Orile Agege Local Government Areas of Lagos State have appealed to the leadership of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, particularly Senator Bola Tinubu to correct the anomalies in the party primaries election, which produced, allegedly, imposed candidates in Agege Federal Constituency.

Oshiomhole promised everything but gave us nothing- Orbih

Oshiomhole promised everything but gave us nothing- Orbih

Mr. Dan Orbih, the chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in this interview dissects the performance of the governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole against the enthusiasm and expectations that preceded the popular union leader’s assumption of officet. Excerpts:

Why I’m in politics- Tella

Why I’m in politics- Tella

Alhaji Liad Tella, journalist and former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of two national tabloids, Concord and Monitor, is the National Commissioner, National Hajj Commission, NAHCO.

HOW NOT TO REGISTER VOTERS: One election, one registration

HOW NOT TO REGISTER VOTERS: One election, one registration

“THANK God I have been registered. It is not easy,” Mrs. A. Agbo, a mid-aged housewife gleefully announced to onlookers as she displayed her voters’ card. Her palpable elation stemmed from her being listed in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise last Friday, after one week of tortuous visits and wait at the lone registration centre in the locality estimated to have about 10,000 adults.