Tag: Godswill Akpabio
PDP crisis: Drama in Abuja as ‘rebel’ governors consider Jonathan’s peace attempt
by Akan Ido The meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors of the Peoples Democratic Party who staged a walkout ...
Hauwa Gambo: Why it is (now) difficult to feel sympathy for Suntai (Y! FrontPage)
by Hauwa Gambo No man, or group of people, has the right to punish an entire people simply because he ...
A rejoinder: A brotherly advice to Governor Akpabio
by Helen Ukpaukure It bears mentioning here that none other than the government of the United States has described Akpabio ...
Gov. Akpabio rewards electrician for recovering his stolen dollars (Report)
by Akan Ido Money valued at over $250,000 which reportedly got missing in June from Governor Godswill Akpabio’s bedroom at ...
Power play: Amaechi convenes NGF meeting, invites Jang, Akpabio, others
by Isi Esene In an apparent show of political might, the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has called for a ...
Peace at last? Amaechi and PDP to settle out of court
by Rachel Ogbu There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Akwa Ibom and its much touted ‘uncommon transformation’
by Olusegun Adeniyi But whenever I finally do visit and can spend some days, I will not only look at ...
Opinion: When our governors went gaga in the spirit of Children’s Day
by Gbenga Omotoso ….Ever seen a Nigerian election without blood, blows and bullets? Aren’t they the badges of a great ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: The NGF election and the dangers ahead
by Olusegun Adeniyi Nigerians need not look too far for the real culprits in the saga of election manipulations in ...
Abimbola Adelakun: Good luck, Governor Amaechi
by Abimbola Adelakun Amaechi, last time I checked, is a member of the PDP and a beneficiary of all the ...
NGF crisis: Gov. Jonah Jang’s faction set to open new secretariat
by Rachel Ogbu Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang’s faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum are planning to open a secretariat ...
How to rig a 35-man vote – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze “God is a democrat, does not support rigging but if you rig and succeed, that means God ...
Opinion: NGF crisis – The pro-Jonathan faction has lost this one
by Wale Odunsi An election and not a selection was what they all agreed to conduct. Also their claim that it ...
Amaechi is a traitor and would be treated as one – Dokubo-Asari
by Akan Ido The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has described the governor of ...
Confusion reigns as Gov. Jang holds inaugural meeting as NGF Chairman
The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, who claimed he was the duly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), ...
NGF election series: Amaechi’s camp claim to have video showing a free and fair election
Governors backing the newly reelected chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, had premonition that the keenly contested election ...
Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Amaechi’s victory and its effect on Jonathan’s 2015 ambition (Y! Politico)
by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Though Governor Amaechi isn’t a saint, it became a case of ‘lesser of two evils’. His ...
It wasn’t me: Jonathan denies involvement in NGF elections saga
by Isi Esene With speculations rife about the involvement of the Presidency in the high-powered politicking and horse-trading that characterised ...
How Amaechi beat Jang to retain NGF seat; Akpabio, Mimiko, others cry foul
by Isi Esene The election of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has attracted ...
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg expected in Nigeria next month
by Isi Esene There are reports that the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg will be visiting Akwa Ibom state in May ...
Opinion: The unfair mob attack on Governor Akpabio by the press
by Ekerete Udoh Today, the people of Akwa Ibom State are no longer at the bottomless pit of our collective ...
Akpabio, Nigeria’s number one parrot – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze On live TV and in the presence of Nigeria’s number one parrot, Don Akpabio apparently admitted to putting the ...
Father Xmas: “I am giving all the state chairmen of the party N1 million each for Mr Biggs”- Governor Akpabio (WATCH)
by Rachel Ogbu Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio was in one of his charitable moods on Sunday giving N1 million each to the ...
Nasir El-Rufai: 2015: The Naked dancers and the two year marathon
by Nasir El-Rufai As all parties gear up towards 2015, we need to ask: Is President Jonathan capable of ...
Sullivan Chime is coming home in 2 weeks – Governor Akpabio on return from London
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State yesterday gave an assurance to Nigerians that ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu ...
Obong Victor Attah: Godswill Akpabio was never one of the intellectuals in my cabinet
by Obong Victor Attah The governor says he is angry, but there is a world of difference between anger and ...
SNAPSHOT: Governors Amaechi, Akpabio and Suswam visit ailing Sullivan Chime in London
by Akan Ido Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and two of his colleagues, Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom, and Gabriel ...
You are a failure, Obasanjo tells Rochas Okorocha
by Akan Ido Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has described the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as a political failure. ...
PDP power tussle: Governors defy Jonathan, insist Tukur must go [DETAILS]
Akan Ido There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are calling for the removal of the party ...
Pioneer: Valerie Ebe becomes Akwa Ibom’s first female deputy governor – in addition to female chief judge and female head of service
by Isi Esene Akwa Ibom state yesterday got its first female deputy governor as the Chief Judge of the ...
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy