Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, poured encomiums on the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, as he turns 64 today.

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Dame Patience, ex-Senate President and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Equitorial Guinea, Steve Akpana and his wife, were among prominent personalities at the service of songs for the late Pa Abraham Diri, father of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri.

By the time he leaves office in February 2020, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State would have set an enviable record not only for the longevity of his tenure but more importantly for his administration’s remarkable accomplishments the imprint of which are visible throughout the state.

With the 2019 general elections substantially behind us, except for the plethora of litigations that may naturally arise, worried Nigerian patriots must now address their minds to what collectively the nation can do to have a more credible, free and fair and violence free election post 2019. We cannot all live in denial and pretend…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Daura, Katsina State, says it has concluded arrangements for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Hajiya Aisha are expected to cast their votes at Sarkin Yara A Electoral Ward in Polling Unit 003, in his…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on attaining 61, stating that he remains an inspiration to every young Nigerian of the possibilities that await anyone willing to learn, work hard and participate in making the country great. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the…

There are ominous signs in the air. Seeds of instability are being sown and we seem to be watching helplessly. I held my breath as I watched concluded election transit to inconclusive and the concluded return to inconclusive. On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Osun people went to vote for who would take over from Rauf…

The typical Nigerian campaign circle revolves around the influence or formidable reach of the persons. Looking at it from another perspective, one can assert that the single issue that has come to define and dominate the typical electioneering or campaign periods in Nigeria right from post-independence period up until 2018 has always been the conversations…

Armed olicemen yesterday sealed off the Ekiti State Government House, preventing supporters of Governor Ayodele Fayose from gaining access.

Chairman of Bi-Courtney Construction Company, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has alleged that the interference of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the Lagos-Ibadan road project was responsible for its unending completion. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Babalakin said this in Gbongan, Osun State, during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) 2018 policy…

Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, is expected to discuss the role of local content in preventing conflicts in the Niger Delta region at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) coming in Houston, Texas next month. According to Marak Alliance, United States, the opening address of the Conference will be delivered…

The recent public apology rendered by the national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, showed that the wrong footing in Nigeria’s political party system is responsible for the flawed democratic experience in the country. When PDP organised a discussion on the theme “Contemporary Governance In Nigeria,” most people thought the party was…