Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 19th January 2020
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Nigerian Judiciary, Electoral System On Trial – Ihedioha
ABUJA – Emeka Ihedioha, the former Imo State governor, who was sacked on Tuesday by the Supreme Court, has described his sack as a mystery that was never anticipated. Describing the day as black Tuesday, Ihedioha expressed pity for everyone who celebrated his sad and sudden exit. Speaking when members of the Peoples Democratic Party
PDP’s Comment On Imo Verdict, Invitation To Anarchy – APC Govs
AKINWUNMI KING; SAMUEL OGIDAN LAGOS/ABUJA – The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Saturday condemned the comment credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Uche Secondus, on the judgment of the Supreme Court, which sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State. The forum, which consists of governors elected under the platform of the
Aggrieved PDP Members Set Enugu Secretariat Ablaze
ENUGU – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Nsukka local government area has been set ablaze by persons suspected to be aggrieved party members. The incident might not be unconnected with the disaffection of members with the party over the handling of party primaries for the February 29 local government elections in the state.
Kwara Gov Sets Up White Paper Committees On KWASU, Environment
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara State, has set up White Paper Committees on the reports of the Visitation Panels to the Kwara State University (KWASU) and the Kwara State Social Assessment Vulnerability Indicator Committee (KW-SAVI). While the KWASU Visitation Panel was chaired by former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the
Lokpobiri’s Journey To Supreme Court Unsettles Bayelsa APC
YENAGOA – Despite the issuance of a certificate of return to David Lyon as the governor-elect of Bayelsa State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state appears to be still hooked to the stake of unfolding intrigues. The fate and fortunes of the APC have been hanging
Mournful Exit Of Ihedioha From Douglas House
LAGOS – The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of Imo State and declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who came fourth in the March 9, 2019 governorship election, as winner and the validly elected governor of the state. The judgment was
Buhari Administration Lacks Foresight, Makes Embarrassing Mistakes – Ozobo
Comrade Austin Ozobo, a Niger Delta human rights activist, is the National President, Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI). Ozobo, the Burutu North State Constituency candidate for the Delta State House of Assembly election under the platform of the Nigeria People’s Congress (NPC) in the last election, spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on the shape of politics
Examining An Autopsy Of Rivers APC
PORT HARCOURT – The British-American born motivational speaker and author, Simon Oliver Sinek, must have conjectured a lot in his mind about the happenings in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), when he postulated that “Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people
Supreme Court Ruling: APC Moves To Consolidate Grounds In Imo
Owerri – Upon the restoration of democracy in the country in 1999, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which formed the federal government with former military Head of State – Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as president was quite ubiquitous in the Imo State and the entire South East. Populated by the political heavyweights in the state with
Alliance Of Three Parties Can Floor APC, PDP In 2023 – Olofin
Mallam Shakirudeen Olalekan Olofin is the Chairman, New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Lagos State chapter. In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, he takes a look at the politics of 2019, even as he foretells what politics will look like in 2020 and beyond. Excerpts: How do you see the 2019 politics in Nigeria? I congratulate
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