Ehis Agbon – WorldNewsVine – Abuja Nigeria The Vote must count campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo received a major boost when Nigerians from all work of life under the aegis of Goodluck-Sambo Democratic League (GOSADEL) held its inaugural meeting in Abuja. The meeting which was held at Agura hotel Abuja, [...]
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The PDP New York Chapter has declared for the candidacy of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the 2011 general election. The Chapter declared their support at a press conference in New York City on Friday 9 July 2010 after an extensive meeting by Party members and Executives
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By Eromo Egbejule, Nigeria Nigeria (Jun 25) – The deputy governor of Bayelsa, the home state of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, Peremobowei Ebebi was yesterday impeached by the state’s House of Assembly. It was one of the many situations resulting from the lingering political crisis in the state which is is linked to the coming [...]
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On a lighter note, I got a vuvuzela app on my phone
By Eromo Egbejule, Nigeria A prominent Nigerian traditional ruler, Oluwadare Adepoju Adesina the Deji of Akureland, on Sunday evening physically assaulted one of his wives in a chaotic situation fight in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The Oba and his latest wife, Remi Adesina, descended on Olori Bolanle Adesina and wounded her severally. The incident [...]
By Eromo Egbejule, Nigeria Serving Irish Bishop and Archbishop of Benin City, Richard Burke, yesterday resigned over child sexual abuse he allegedly committed while serving as a priest in the Warri Diocese. This further compounds the tide of sexual scandals that the Catholic Church worldwide has been experiencing in recent times. According to the Irish [...]
The concept of rotational presidency by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is alien to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and therefore, not binding on the nation. There is an antithesis between the constitution and the concept of rotational presidency.
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Action Congress has condemned the action of some members of the Nigerian parliament to halt the setting up of a panel to probe the illness and eventual death of late President Umaru Yar’ adua.
Two promising Nigerian professional golfers, Christian Godfrey and Ali Abdullahi died this morning in an automobile crash.
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Ailing Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua died yesterday evening after a prolonged battle with a debilitating heart disease. Yar’Adua, 58, died around 9pm surrounded by his wife, Turai and several members of his family.
