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Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
THE Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, yesterday strongly denied allegations of corruption which said she was indicted for fraud on two different occasions by the Senate, describing those behind the rumour are enemies of progress. She said the story was unfortunate and uncalled for adding that those behind the story are nameless cowards […]
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Borno, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News, Women Politics
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
WOMEN in the Borno State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have rejected the nomination of Hajia Inna Ciroma for a ministerial position by the state chapter of the party. Rising from an emergency meeting held at the PDP state secretariat in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, the women stakeholders rejected the nomination of Ciroma, the […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Women Politics
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement came under fire at the weekend as some gender-sensitive women within the party vowed to resist any arrangement that would exclude women from occupying any of the five topmost political positions in the country. Rising from a meeting in Abuja, the women said they were taking their case […]
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Africa & World Politics, Women Politics
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
President, African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has said female law makers must not fail, if women are to be taken serious. She congratulated the four women elected into the Ekiti State House of Assembly. Three of them were elected on the platform of the Action Congress […]
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Elections 2011, Governors, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Plateau, State News, Women Politics
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
AS the governorship election holds today, the contest in Plateau State promises to be interesting because of the recent crises in the state, Jude Owuamanam writes All eyes are on Plateau as the state gets set to make history today (Tuesday) as three political gladiators jostle for the Rayfield Government House. The incumbent Governor Jonah […]
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Anambra, Elections 2011, State News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate in the inconclusive National Assembly election for Anambra central senatorial district, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has hinted that she might sue the returning officer, Dr. Alex Anene for allegedly defaming her character. Akunyili disclosed this on Friday in Awka while reacting to the INEC’s decision to conduct […]
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Anambra, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Women Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Former Minister of information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has sensationally revealed what transpired in the inconclusive Anambra Central Senatorial District election on April 9, which she contested. In an interview, in her Abuja residence, Akunyili dismisses the bribery allegation made by the former returning officer in the election. She told Saturday Sun that there […]
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Education, General Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Women Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The federal government has ordered for immediate blacklisting of examination centres nationwide, identified to be promoting examination malpractices variously called ‘’miracle, magic and special centres’’. The minister of education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i gave the directive in her office while inaugurating an implementation committee on ‘release my result’ which is charged with ensuring prompt and […]
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Latest Politics, Women Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The only woman presidential candidate in last Saturday’s presidential election, Ebiti Jegede (otherwise known as Mrs Ebiti Ndok) has been arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in Karu, Abuja for issuing two separate dud cheques to two different hotels to offset bills for her lodgement. The ANDP presidential candidate was arrested shortly after she finished […]
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Headlines, Women Politics
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
HELEN Esuene, erstwhile Minister of State for health and Minister of Environment and Housing is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Eket senatorial district, Akwa Ibom State. She defeated the incumbent, Senator Eme Ekaette at the primaries. She spoke to AYOYINKA OLAGOKE in Eket on her political agenda. Excerpts: WHAT is behind your […]
