South-South - New Nigerian Politics | New Nigerian Politics

S-South, S-East Police officers petition Jonathan over pensions

Posted by admin Nigerian Police, South-East, South-South Monday, May 16th, 2011

Retired police officers from the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country have appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to look into the lingering issue of non-payment of pensions to those who were not yet 10 years in service when the war ended in 1970. The appeal was contained in a letter captioned, Non-payment of […]

‘We didn’t inflate votes in S’South, S’East’

Posted by admin Elections 2011, South-East, South-South Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has debunked the claim by the Congress for Progressive Change that votes from the South-South and the South-East were inflated in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan during the presidential election. He said the high votes recorded from the two zones were as a result of the popularity of […]

Development of South-South not optional, says Jonathan

Posted by admin Latest Politics, South-South Monday, March 7th, 2011

FOUR-YEAR development plan aimed at opening up the South-South geo-political zone has been unveiled by President Goodluck Jonathan. The major projects contained in the blueprint are coastal roads and railways, which the President said are designed to open up the oil-producing region. Before his supporters that gathered at the Esuene […]

South South, South East, North Central Govs Endorse Jonathan

Posted by admin Latest Politics, North-Central, South-East, South-South Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Governors from three geo-political zones rose yesterday from a meeting, chaired by their Kwara State counterpart and leader of the Governors’ Forum, Bukola Saraki, with a firm resolve to ensure the stability of the country and support the presidential aspiration of President Goodluck Jonathan in the April, 2011 elections. The meeting, which is a continuation […]

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 […]

ACN vows to win more S’South states

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Latest Politics, Party Politics, South-South Thursday, December 30th, 2010

The Action Congress of Nigeria on Thursday vowed to make inroads into the South-South where it currently controls only one state – Edo. Speaking to journalists after its South-South zonal caucus meeting, Senator Adego Eferakeya said the party would meet the Independent National Electoral Commission’s deadline for the submission of names of candidates for […]