Guerrilla revolutionary and communist idol, Fidel Castro was a holdout against history who turned tiny Cuba into a thorn in the paw of the mighty capitalist United States. The former Cuban president, who died aged 90 on Friday, said he would never retire from politics. But emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006 drove him to hand power to Raul Castro, …
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The Senator representing Ogun East District at the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has denied rumour of his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party. This denial came hours after the Ogun State chapter of the PDP had allegedly suspended him and six others for their role in the crisis that engulfed the party in Ondo State. Their suspension reportedly took …
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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has suspended a former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities. This suspension of Omisore and other PDP chieftains is contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by Chairman, Mr. Soji Adagunodo and the Secretary, Mr. Bola Ajao. Apart from Omisore, …
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Prince Adedeji Soyebi who is the INEC National Commssioner for the south west is leading the team for the Ondo state governorship election tomorrow whilst Professor Kayode Soremilekun the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye is the Returning Officer. This is a dangerous combination. Both men are anti-PDP and Soremilekun is the same individual that was appointed as the …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the calls for the postponement of the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo State, saying there is no justifiable reason to delay the election. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), on Thursday, who visited the state chapter of INEC to lodge a protest, called for the postponement of …
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By Igbotako Nowinta – Nigerian Bureau Chief Abuja, Nigeria – Any attempt to destroy the Nigerian Judiciary by anyone, group or government in whatever guise will result in the destruction of the nation as it is a delicate component of the three tiers of government which represents the hope of the Nigerian people. So it must never be allowed to …
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The House of Representatives has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the most corrupt Nigerian to have held a public office, deploring his tactic of always seeing himself as the only clean human being. It made a formal reaction on Thursday to the ex-President’s latest attacks on the National Assembly, saying that he churned out “outright lies and falsehoods, and …
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commissioned the brand new Spirits Production Lines of Guinness Nigeria Plc which is the first of its kind to be established by the beverage company. At the commissioning ceremony yesterday in Benin City, Governor Obaseki, who expressed his age-long personal relationship with and commended the board members of Guinness, tasks companies operating in Nigeria …
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In apparent defiance of an Appeal Court ruling that set aside the Justice Abang judgement that ordered INEC to publish Jimoh Ibrahim’s name as the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate for the November 26 election in Ondo State, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim has vowed to continue with his campaign. The three-man panel of the appeal court led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, …
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The Federal Government on Wednesday said while it had met seven out of the eight demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, it could not meet the union’s demand for earned allowance worth N284bn. This, the Federal Government said, was due to economic recession. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, said this while answering questions from …
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