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INEC moves to halt 5 govs’ tenure elongation •I didn’t stop sequence of elections -Justice Auta

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Governors Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the execution of the judgment that extended the tenure of five governors to 2012. In a motion for stay filed by the counsel for the electoral body, Carol Ajie, INEC asked the court for an interim order stopping […]

13 Governors Meet in Katsina

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Thirteen governors from the South-South, South-East and North-Western states held a closed door meeting yesterday in Katsina.The meeting, chaired by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, was for the purpose of discussing issues pertaining to the unity and progress of the country.In his remarks, Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State said the purpose of their […]

Jonathan intervenes in governors, ministers’ rift

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics, Ministries Sunday, January 30th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has interverned in the rift between some governors and ministers in his government. The president is said to be worried that the rift, if not settled, could jeopardise the fortunes of the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the April general election. The crack had made some PDP governors to call for the […]

Chaos in Northern Governors Forum Over Jonathan

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Saturday, January 29th, 2011

All is not well at the Northern Governors Forum as a bitter fight over the nomination of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has engulfed the forum. The Northern Governors Forum is made up of all the 19 northern state governors irrespective of their political affiliations. There are […]

Beware of these Governors

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Some prominent Nigerians have expressed concern over what they described as the overbearing influence of the Nigerian Governors Forum on the Presidency and have advised President Goodluck Jonathan to be wary of them. The Nigerians comprising politicians, lawyers, activists reacted to reports that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party were […]

Northern govs aren’t traitors to Atiku, says Yuguda

Posted by admin Bauchi, Governors, State News Thursday, January 20th, 2011

GOVERNOR Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has dismissed an allegation by some people that northern governors were traitors for not voting for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries, saying that such an allegation was baseless and did not conform to the principles of democracy. He stressed that the […]

Delta: Uduaghan Elected Delta Gov – Ogboru May Head Back to Court

Posted by admin Delta, Governors, State News, Top Stories Friday, January 7th, 2011

Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has been elected the governor of Delta State in a race that was not as close as predicted. In the official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Uduaghan defeated his closest rival, Chief Great Ogboru, the candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), by 276,795 to 138,244 votes. […]

Delta: Gov rerun: Uduaghan leads •Jega confirms ballot box snatching

Posted by admin Delta, Governors, State News Friday, January 7th, 2011

SUSPENSE and apprehension, these were the two words that played out in Delta State as voters turned out on Thursday in the gubernatorial rerun ordered by the Court of Appeal, Benin City, Edo State. Results so far from the rerun show a race between former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and […]

N2bn Donation by Six Govs to Jonathan – ANPP Demands Probe

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The national leadership of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation to urgently institute an investigation into the allegation that six state governors donated N500 million each in support of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign effort. The party’s National Chairman, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who addressed newsmen on the issue yesterday […]

Delta: Late arrival of materials delay accreditation of voters

Posted by admin Delta, Governors, State News Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Late arrival of electoral materials in various polling centres across Delta State yesterday delayed commencement of accreditation of voters for the state rerun election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 9.50am, electoral materials were yet to be distributed to polling units around Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government Area. At Ogwashi-Uku, […]