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Lagos: New Year carnival turns violent

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Monday, January 3rd, 2011

There was pandemonium on New Year day as a carnival in Lagos ended in violence, leaving many people injured and 12 vehicles allegedly damaged. The event, which began on new Near Year’s eve but was disrupted few hours into the New Year, was organised by youths living within Alayabiagba area of Ajegunle . It was […]

Exodus as Saraki, Shagaya, Ladoja, Akume, Bwari leave PDP

Posted by admin Abia, Imo, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was at the weekend being threatened with exodus of prominent members displeased with the procedure set for the forthcoming legislative and gubernatorial primaries. As at weekend, major names exiting the party included Senators, former Governors and members of the House of Representatives with erstwhile Senate Leader, Senator Olusola Saraki; […]

Jonathan leads Uduaghan’s re-run campaign

Posted by admin Delta, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is expected to lead PDP political big wigs for rally in support of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan coming back to power during the governorship re_run in the State. The Director of Media and Publicity, PDP Re_run Election Campaign Organization, Dr. Festus Okubor, in a statement, weekend, said it was going to be “Mother […]

Why I dumped PDP – Ladoja

Posted by admin Oyo, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, weekend, disclosed reasons why he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and opted for Accord Party. This came as he vowed to do everything possible to make his former party be a forgotten after the April poll. Ladoja, who will slug it out with his successor in […]

Chime, Nwodo war rages as PDP meets aspirants today

Posted by admin Enugu, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The Muslim Rights Concern, an Islamic group, has appealed to the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to what is motivating people to plant bombs, arguing that apprehending the culprits alone without addressing the motivating factors will only bring the kind of peace found in the graveyard. Another Islamic group, Ahmadiyya Movement in Nigeria, […]

Borno, Yobe PDP Delegates Boycott Meeting With Atiku

Posted by admin Borno, State News, Yobe Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

THE Borno and Yobe States delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, boycotted a meeting with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar over his aspiration to contest the Presidency on the party’s platform. Even though the decision was not disclosed, a delegate from Maiduguri Metropolitan council said their boycott […]

Mimiko seeks arrest of perpetrators

Posted by admin Ondo, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has condemned the bomb blasts on New Year Eve which rocked the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja and it’s attendant toll. He described the incident as “a dastardly act, reprehensible and an antithesis of what we stood for as a people of this nation.” Mimiko, in a statement by his […]

Ogun: Still in the shackles of godfatherism and zoning

Posted by admin Ogun, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

In spite of the stand of the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on zoning, the controversial political arrangement still dominates politics in Ogun State, writes FRANCIS FALO There have been agitations among the people of the Ogun West Senatorial District to govern Ogun State and succeed the incumbent Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, after […]

Abuja Bomb Blast: Service Chiefs asked to resign

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT) Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

WORRIED by the series of bomb blasts in the country, the African Renaissance Party, has called on service chiefs to promptly resign from their various positions. The ARP expressed shock at the lackadaisical attitude of security agencies on the bomb blasts that had claimed the lives of many Nigerians. National Publicity Secretary of the party, […]

Anambra Central: Dicey Contest Awaits Akunyili

Posted by admin Anambra, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Now, it is a whistle blow going by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable which has made it mandatory for parties to ensure that their primaries are concluded at least by the second week of January, 2011. And with that, it has become a race against time for almost all the parties and the […]