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PDP backed senator accused of sponsoring Boko Haram

June 11, 2019 10:20 am

Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party senator-elects Tuesday backed Ali Ndume, alleged to have links to a man accused of being a spokesman of Boko Haram, for the ninth Senate president.

Ndume was nominated as a candidate for the office of the Senate president by the Isiaku Elijah Cliff, a PDP senator representing Adamawa North nominates, while Mpigi Barinda also a PDP senator representing Rivers South-East seconded the motion.

Ndume, a former majority leader, lost the poll to his party’s, All Progressives Congress, preferred candidate Ahmed Lawan.

In 2011, a PDP-led federal government charged Ndume over suspected links to a man …

How I was chased with cutlasses – Senator Monsurat Sunmonu

May 28, 2019 12:39 am

The Senator representing Oyo Central, Monsurat Sunmonu yesterday recounted how scores of residents of Ibadan community chased her and members of her entourage with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons over an alleged government’s neglect and unfulfilled electoral promises.

The lawmaker, who presided over Oyo State House of Assembly for four years as the first female Speaker, said she escaped death by the whiskers as the irate residents vented their anger during a campaign tour to Oke Ayotuntun Oki, Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State .

Senator Sunmonu spoke at the inauguration and handing over of the Ibadan Erosion Control Project …

INEC refuses to recognise Gov. Okorochas as Senator-elect

March 14, 2019 2:22 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made good it’s word by not recognizing the election of Rochas Okorocha into the Senate.

Imo state governor’s name was missing among the Senate-elect who received their certificate of returns at the International Conference Centre Thursday.

Okorocha was said to have won one of the senatorial seats in Imo state.

Consequently, INEC placed an embargo on his victory at the poll.

Details shortly…..

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Lagos APC disowns Senator Afikuyomi

March 1, 2019 11:45 am

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi, saying he is not a member of the party in the state, but a member of the Accord Party.

The party said the clarification was necessary in view of Afikuyomi’s activities to undermine the APC in Lagos.

It claimed that his activities were targeted at promoting opposition politicians in the process leading to the governorship election.

In a statement signed by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Joe Igbokwe, the party said it was aware of Afikuyomi’s activities and his pretension of being an APC member.…

15 Imo gubernatorial candidates adopt Senator Araraume

February 13, 2019 11:04 am

Fifteen governorship candidates of diffrent political parties under the platform of forum of Imo state governorship candidates Wednesday adopted the state governorship flag-bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.

The candidates led by Elder Chukwuemeka Allias, of the National Interest Party, NIP, alongside 14 others stormed the campaign office, of Senator Araraume along MCC road in Owerri, where they unanimously adopted the APGA, guber candidate.

Allias briefly said among other things that their adoption of Araraume as their candidate was based on his capacity to offer good governance to the people of the state, adding that …