A presidential aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, has faulted regional zoning of political offices in Nigeria, stating that it has only put mediocre leaders in power since adoption. Regional zoning is a popular perception in the Nigerian political space which mandates a rotation of political offices among the southwest, southeast, northeast,…

Two Civil Society Organisations monitoring the Osun governorship election on Saturday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) secret balloting had so far made it impossible for people to openly buy and sell votes. The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the group was monitoring…

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turn out of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who spoke after casting his vote at 11:50 am at his Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 Polling Unit in Ilesa, also commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth conduct of the exercise.…

There was high turnout on Saturday as residents of Osun headed to their polling units to vote in the governorship election...

As the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and national chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae turns 80 today, the National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, said it is a unique opportunity to recognise his contributions to the progress and development of Nigeria. In a statement yesterday,…

I had known Chief Olu Falae, former secretary to the government of the federation and minister of finance, only by reputation. When, on Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, he contested the presidential election and almost won, I started following him closely. Since then I made sure I read virtually all his interventions on…

The electoral fortune of Senator Iyiola Omisore received a boost yesterday as leaders of a faction of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state asked all their supporters to massively vote for the party.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other security agencies involved in the conduct of elections stand to risk a vote of no confidence should vote-buying and ballot-snatching continue to mar the credibility of elections across the country. It also blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has lamented that his political opponents often bring up the gruesome murder of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, to whip up undue emotion against his ambition. Omisore, who restated his earlier position that he was not the…

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has faulted the alleged release of the last tranche of the Paris Club refund to Osun State government ahead of the election.

Dr. Kola Olusola-Christwealth, Presidential Aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was a politician in the United Kingdom, and a financial and card-carrying member of the Labour Party, UK. An awardee of the Distinguished Nation Builder Award and the Nigerian Legion Corps of Commissionaires’ Gold Medallion Honour; the highest honour, given for excellent leadership and selfless service…

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, has said that the clamour for restructuring is inevitable if nation is to make meaningful progress.