4 Nigerians win British Parliament seats, as 20-year-old emerges UK’s youngest lawmaker since 1667
May 9, 2015 The 4 Nigerians in the race for seats at the British Parliament have been elected. They are: CHUKA UMUNNA Chuka Harrison Umunna is a British Labour Party politician who has served Streatham as Member of Parliament(MP) since 2010. Umunna is the current Shadow Business Secretary since 2011. Chuka Umunna’s father Bennett, of
The Fuel Scarcity Crisis That Was….
The Fuel Scarcity Crisis That Was…. Every crisis in Nigeria has a story that follows it, some sort of adventurous tale of success…sometimes (most times) failure. But nothing, I mean nothing beats the tales that accompany the occasional Fuel Scarcity crisis in Nigeria. I just got Fuel (PMS/Petrol) now, so allow me to drop
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo Got Arrested
April 22, 2015 Word coming out of Otta, Ogun State indicates that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was in the early hours of this morning, whisked away from his Otta Farm by Men of the Nigerian Police Force led by the infamous CP Mbu… His arrest may be connected to his recent disparaging comments directed
With Presidential Elections, Nigeria Wins. But it Loses, Too.
April 18, 2015 President Goodluck Jonathan’s historic phone call — conceding defeat to his opponent after a democratic election — was a first for Nigeria and a rarity on the continent. The irony and the ecstasy, let’s call it. It took Goodluck Jonathan losing an election to gain the world’s respect. As Mo Ibrahim, one
APC sweeps gov polls
April 13, 2015 LAGOS — WITH ferocious intensity, the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, swept into its kitty most of the 29 governorship seats contested at the weekend. The huge victory has catapulted the party to the enviable position of the dominant party in Nigeria. With the results announced at press time, the APC won
Nigeria 2015 Governorship, State Assemblies Elections – UPDATES (INEC Declarations)
April 12, 2015 Independent National Electoral Commission at the state collation centres at the ongoing Nigeria 2015 governorship and state assemblies elections. Results published here are as announced by INEC. 20.19 BAUCHI Warji APC 18,560 PDP 11,630 GANJUWA APC 38,228 PDP 12,389 Kirfi APC 20,305 PDP 8,069 DASS APC; 18,526 PDP: 6,820 MISAU APC: 29,096
#NigeriaDecides: Governorship Polls: APC set to win 18 or 19 of 29 states, PDP 10 or 11
April 12, 2015 Preliminary results from across the country indicate that the All Progressives Congress might win 18 or 19 of 29 states where governorship election held Saturday. On the other hand, the Peoples Democratic Party might win in 10 or 11 states. Our projection suggests that the opposition All Progressives Congress, which won the
Chimamanda Adichie: On The Oba Of Lagos
April 11, 2015 By Chimamanda Adichie A few days ago, the Oba of Lagos threatened Igbo leaders. If they did not vote for his governorship candidate in Lagos, he said, they would be thrown into the lagoon. His entire speech was a flagrant performance of disregard. His words said, in effect: I think so little of
Oba of Lagos to Igbo leaders: Vote for Ambode or perish inside Lagoon
April 6, 2015 Igbo living in Lagos were told on Sunday to vote for the governorship candidate of All Progressives Progress (APC), Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, or else, they will die in the lagoon. A livid Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, said he was not ready to beg them but if they repeat what they did
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari pledges to ‘spare no effort’ halting Islamist threat
April 2, 2015 Nigeria’s newly elected leader, Muhammadu Buhari, pledged to “spare no effort” taking on Boko Haram as he began preparing to take office as president next month. “Boko Haram will soon know the strength of our collective will,” declared the one-time military dictator. His promise to wipe out the jihadists who have terrorised