The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has declared the State would be known for good governance all through his tenure.
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A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being responsible for the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The Senate on Wednesday passed into second reading an amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would prevent High Courts of a state from entertaining pre-election disputes emanating from congresses, conferences, conventions or other meetings convened by political parties for the purpose of electing members of its executive committees or other governing bodies.
The Coalition of United Political Parties has pledged to support the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, with N3 million towards seeking legal redress over his removal by the Kano State Government.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, told his political opponents to wait till 2023 to face him at the polls.
As Nigeria marks its 59th independence day, frontline politician, philanthropist and administrator, Umar Nasko, has called on youth across the country to summon courage and join the political activities of the Nation, but should also remember to be patriotic.
I tremble in awe of God when I look back at what started 25 years ago as a movement for the validation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by our own irrepressible Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, but which today has blossomed into the proverbial Iroko tree that, still by the grace of Olodumare, can no longer be uprooted.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has vowed to demystify politics and appointments in the state during his second tenure in office.
It gives me immense pleasure to address this audience today, and, I thank Freedom Online, the organizers of this event, for inviting me as a guest speaker.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has chided some political actors in Kwara State for attempting to trivialize the April 5, 2018 robbery attack in Offa that left 33 people dead, saying claims of compensating the victims in monetary terms cannot equate the lives lost in the incident.
My friends and professional colleagues have been asking why I ventured into politics due to my level of integrity, transparency, fairness and commitment to human development which is very rear in the current political atmosphere of our dear countr
Shoda told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the low participation had persisted in spite of the adoption of 35 per cent affirmative action, aimed at getting a balance in the society.
Some stakeholders in politics on Monday, called on political parties to field more women as their candidates in the 2019 general elections.
Asked to confirm if it is true that he has been chosen as the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections, Obi threw the question back: “Do you choose the vice presidential candidate before the emergence of the presidential candidate?”
In a statement on Tuesday, spokesman of the agency, Sunday James, said Immigration personnel were fully on ground monitoring the political process to ensure non-Nigerians did not get involved.
Collectively, our hopes for a better life have given way to horror as hunger, poverty, joblessness, rising crime, economic doldrums, insecurity and indeed, hopelessness increasingly ravage millions of Nigerians like cancer.
Osinbajo gave the charge when he received a delegation of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement which visited him in Abuja.
However, my voiced response was to play the “teacher on teacher” by calmly asking my telephone friend whether he meant the birth of Karl Marx or his death. He also calmly replied that Marx was born on May 5,1818. “Hence, May 5, 2018 makes it 200 years,” he said.
Ambode said this at the International Women’s Day celebration organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos.
Jega said this in a Lecture entitled: “Labour, Politics and Governance in Nigeria’’, at the NLC 40th Anniversary on Monday in Abuja.