…says it misrepresents democratic process By Victoria Frances PETER Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 election, has denounced the governorship election that took place in Edo State, stating that it misrepresents democratic process of electing political leadership. Obi stated this on his official X handle on Monday,Continue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all the 260 political ward councilorship positions in the 17 Local Government Areas in Enugu State during council polls held on Saturday. The Chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Prof. Christian Ngwu, who declared the results onContinue Reading
Social Commentator, Reno Omokri Wrote: Dear Peter Obi, You lost an election. That is a weakness. But losing your mind because you lost an election elevates your weakness to a wickedness. Your party scored only 22,763 votes out of approximately half a million votes. You got less thanContinue Reading
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last day of 1983, he inherited an economy in a mess and a political system in turmoil. That crisis of a dysfunctional political economy was Buhari’s principal reason forContinue Reading
By Danladi Ahmed The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described attempts being made by some civil society groups to denigrate the outcome of the Edo State Gubernatorial election as a partisan hatchet job not backed by facts. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju,Continue Reading
The Tinubu Media Support Group TMSG has said that the new multi-million dollar investments in Nigeria by Coca Cola and TotalEnergies are clear pointers to the direction of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. In a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, TMSG noted thatContinue Reading
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’d National Chairman. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit on the ground that the plaintiff, the North Central APC Forum led by Alhaji SalehContinue Reading
How wonderful the world might have been without the scourges of colonialism and neo-colonialism. By Owei Lakemfa The story of Mexico is not necessarily that of colonialism, heroic resistance and the large scale seizure or theft of its territories by the United States. It is more of the tragicContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The 20th edition of AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market opens in Lagos, with over 15 countries in attendance and no fewer than 29 exhibitors. Some of the countries present are: Gambia, Congo, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Rwanda, Cameroon, Namibia,Cote d’ Ivoire, Togo, MozambiqueContinue Reading
