“Nigeria is sleek and thin, and such nations are dangerous.” _________________________ I told you guys before…a dozen times, I think, that the day of Africa’s most populous Nation to die was imminent, that is, if she hadn’t died. I’d say, I told you this over dinner, over a game of who tells the best, salty jokes, and on that day we all heard the news declaring that men had been cleared to marry men. We...
For non Nigerians, it’s very difficult to believe that a human being will sell his or her inalienable Right to Vote for mere 10 cups of rice or 10 packets of Indomie or 2,000 Naira. When you take a closer and dispassionate look at what happened during the House of Assembly Election of last Saturday in Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Anaocha and most Local Government Areas of Anambra State, you begin to understand the devastating...
The results of the 2023 governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country show that almost all the governors seeking re-election won their elections. The results so far announced by INEC shows that Sanwo-Olu of lagos State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Mohammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, won their reelection bid, Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State won his election to...
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, former Governor of Enugu State has lost senatorial bid to Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party (LP). The LP candidate polled 69, 136 to beat Nnamani of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 48, 701 votes. Kelvin replaced his brother, Oyibo Chukwu, who was murdered a few days to the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. Meanwhile, the former Governor who is representing Enugu East in the Senate, has sent...
National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure has vowed that the plot to upturn governorship and House of Assembly election results in some states where Labour Party is winning, particularly Abia and Enugu states will be resisted by the party. The party called on INEC to address the situation immediately, stressing that failure, will leave the party with no other option than to mobilise OBIdients movement all over the country to take over...
Former Deputy National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has described the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Lagos State as sham and utter disgrace to democracy in Nigeria The PDP leader in a press statement on Sunday said that he felt so shattered, so heartbroken that Nigeria’s democracy is now in shambles. “What a disgrace! I am close to 80 years now but never in my life have I seen such a despicable...
Professor Joachim Omeje has declared Chukwu Kelvin Chizoba, Senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial zone under Labour Party winner of election conducted on Saturday 18th March 2023. Chukwu Kelvin gathered a total of sixty-nine thousand, one hundred and thirty-six (69,136) votes while Chimaroke Nnamani of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, got a total of forty-eight thousand, seven hundred and one (48,701) votes. Chukwu Kelvin is the younger brother to Oyibo Chukwu who was gruesomely murdered and...
Dr. Nnaemeka Ogbene, the Local Government Collation Officer of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Enugu State for the 2023 Governorship election has rebutted allegations leveled against him stating he allocated 30, 000 votes to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. “I am Dr. Nnaemeka Ogbene, the local government collation officer of Nkanu East LGA of Enugu in the 2023 governorship election which held on 18/03/2023. I am aware of the news making rounds in the social...
In some states, results of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections conducted nationwide have been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In Adamawa State, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the State, Barr Hudu Yunusa-Ari suspended the coalition of the remaining Fufore local government from Sunday to midday Monday following conflicting results. The suspension followed conflicting results from the local government. Similarly, the INEC Administrative Secretary for Ebonyi, Mr. Charles Ezema on Sunday...
The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Olufunke Akindele, has deleted all posts relating to politics and her campaign from her Instagram page. As of Monday morning, the only visible posts on her page were her movie promotion and other personal posts. This is coming a few hours after the incumbent governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was announced as the winner of...
