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Female representation among candidates is at its lowest in three election cycles in Ondo and there is no female governorship candidate Nigeria was on the cusp of electing a female state governor twice but did not pull it off on both occasions. In 2015, the election petition tribunal declared the late Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba) the winner of the Taraba …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested in seeking another term, the group’s chair announced on Saturday. The 70-year-old director-general of the WTO — whose first mandate was blocked for months by US president-elect Donald Trump during his first stint in office — announced in September that she was running for …

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he is not a member of any political party. He described himself as “a no-party statesman”. Also, he raised the alarm that Nigerians were facing several challenges at the moment, but preached hope and optimism. Obasanjo said these today in Abuja during a thanksgiving service at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral of Unity, …

Days ago, Trump who defeated Vice-President, Kamala Harris in the tight presidential contest, had selected his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, to serve as his chief of staff.  Susie Wiles, the newly announced Chief of Staff to United States’ President-elect, Donald Trump, was co-chair of a lobbying firm hired by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2019 and the two …

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is preparing to inaugurate Monday Okpebholo without consulting the state government. Obaseki made the remark in Benin during the inauguration of caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Recall that Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC candidate who won the September 21, 2024, …

Nigeria’s military says it has uncovered a desperate recruitment drive on social media by terrorists, particularly the ISWAP terrorist group, and vowed that troops will sustain the offensives to eliminate all threats by the terrorists. According to Vanguard News, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, affirming that troops operations had …

SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Sidi was arrested for “embarrassing” Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu, on social media. The Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the arrest and jailing of a woman in Sokoto State, Hamdiyya Sidi. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Sidi was arrested for “embarrassing” Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu, on social media. She was subsequently arraigned …

*’They have written all sorts of silly petitions against me’  *Kenyan professor advises Nigeria to adopt India’s education model The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, hinted that he could be arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after his eight-year tenure in office. Obaseki revealed this in Abuja during the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session, with the …

By Azu Ishiekwene I understand wealthy US citizens and conservatives of the evangelical hue rooting for Donald Trump. The rich believe he would loosen regulations and protect them and their businesses from excessive taxation. Conservative evangelicals believe he is the bulwark against wokeism, especially the ultra-liberal variety. And White folks want their country back.  But Africans at home and in the …

By Chido Nwangwu This piece examines the implication of the threat by the United States of America’s President-elect, Donald Trump’s threat to mass deport illegal immigrants as soon as he takes power in January, 2025. During and after his successful campaign to be voted back in as the 47th president of the United States, former President Donald Trump and his …