The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will not be perturbed or distracted by the emergence of a new faction. The party described the new faction as comical. Earlier on Wednesday, a group led by one Emmanuel Obi-Nwosu, opened its own national secretariat in Asokoro area of Abuja. At its inaugural press conference, the group identified as […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has registered 21 new political parties, thereby, bringing the total number of parties in the country to 67. Two weeks ago, Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, announced that there were several applications from political groups for registration. In a statement on Thursday, May Agbamuche-Mbu, an INEC national commissioner, said the […]
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Senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, said politics is responsible to poverty and hunger in Nigeria. He went on to include himself among the political elite who have failed Nigeria and her teeming youth. Speaking at The Osasu Show Symposium in Abuja on Friday, Melaye said politics being played by the elite is responsible […]
Continue ReadingThe Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has told the various Igbo groups in the country to stop demanding political favours from President Muhammadu Buhari, arguing that no amount of pressure would make the president change his mind in view of his alleged dislike of the Igbo nation. The movement’s […]
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Prof Wole Soyinka has described former president, Olusegun Obasanjo as a liar and somebody who should not be taken seriously and that he has no respect for him. Soyinka said this on Friday August 28th, at an event organised by Telecommunication company, Globacom, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, in his honour. […]
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In a damning assessment of Mr. Jonathan’s tenure, Prof. Soyinka said the former president, who left office in May following his defeat by the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the March 28 presidential poll, did not know that the nation had been compromised so badly under him until he (Soyinka) brought some issues to his […]
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