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Hard Drug: Four Governorship, Two Senatorial Aspirants Battle NDLEA

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Four governorship aspirants and two senatorial hopefuls are presently in the battle of their lives to disentangle themselves from the black-list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), without which, they may not be able to contest this year’s general election. A top NDLEA operative who confided in LEADERSHIP at the weekend in Lagos, […]

S’South PDP govs, delegates adopt Jonathan/Sambo

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-South Saturday, January 1st, 2011

SOUTH-SOUTH governors and delegates have unanimously endorsed the Goodluck Jonathan /Namadi Sambo ticket ahead of the January 13, 2011 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary. And pleased with the endorsement, President Jonathan who said he was disposed to political debates with his opponents, promised the people of the South-South geopolitical zone that he would not disappoint […]

Their Excellencies, the Carnival governors

Posted by admin Cross River, Governors, Rivers, State News Saturday, January 1st, 2011

LAST weekend, the streets of Port Harcourt, the Garden City, were on passionate flame as the grand finale of Rivers State Carnival (CARNIRIV) sent the city and its people into an orgy of celebration.First held in 2008, CARNIRIV has become a platform for display of the state’s cultural heritage amidst lavish fun, colour and grandeur. […]

Impeachment: Aregbesola replies Mark

Posted by admin Governors, Legislature, Osun, Senate, State News Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday replied Senate President, David Mark, over the latter’s alleged involvement in a plot to destabilise the state. Mark had in a statement on Tuesday dismissed Aregbesola’s allegations that Vice-President Namadi Sambo and the Senate president were involved in a plot to raise N1bn for the purpose of […]

Jos Bombings Targetted At PDP Congresses – Jang

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Plateau, Raw Politics, State News Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Plateau state governor Jonah Jang said Friday bombers’ objective was to stop the congresses that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state was planning to conduct. The governor stated this yesterday while receiving the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi, who was on a tour to the […]

Christmas Message: Pray For Nigeria, Oshiomhole Urges Christians

Posted by admin Edo, Governors, State News Saturday, December 25th, 2010

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged Christians to spare some time to pray for the nation this Christmas. The Governor in his Christmas message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria, said “Christmas is a time to celebrate the love of God and to rekindle our faith in the Lord. It is […]

Governors And The Fear Of Enlarged Parties’ NEC

Posted by admin Governors, Legislature Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Questions over why members of the Governors Forum of Nigeria loathe or dread the proposed enlarged National Executive Committees (NEC) of their various parties can begin to agitate the minds of some rational political enthusiast in the country now that the bubble seem to have burst in favor of the state chief executive officers. Why […]