Tag: PDP
Profile of His Excellency; Seyi Makinde | Nominee for #YNaijaPOTY2020
Seyi Makinde, 53 Seyi Makinde’s election as executive Governor of Oyo state last year was expected to kick off a ...
Former Finance Commissioner, Tokunbo Abiru wins Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election by wide margin
Tokunbo Abiru, a former Commissioner of Finance in Lagos and candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been ...
Anambra guber aspirant wants to build 21 universities if elected, but here’s why it is ridiculous
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enters its 8th month of strike, any right-thinking person vying for elective ...
Is Peter Obi a viable pick for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election ?
For the Nigerian youth, events around the #EndSARS protests have been the greatest eye-opener; sparking recent conversations around the 2023 presidential election ...
Nigerian youth blacklist Atiku and his peers, and there are reasons for this
Almost everyone that has led Nigeria since its democratic dispensation in 1999 is presumed to have left the country worse ...
Results from #OndoDecides2020 indicate APC’s Akeredolu wins guber election by landslide
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the incumbent has been re-elected as the governor of Ondo ...
#OndoDecides2020: YIAGA Africa calls INEC’s attention to notorious blind spots known for rigging in riverine areas
It’s hours to the October 10, Ondo Governorship Election and expectations are high on not just the outcome of the ...
Governor Makinde lambasts Fayose over alleged Ondo attack, FG releases new guidelines for #SchoolsReopening | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
The Federal Government has issued new guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of ...
Davido announces intention to run for office but do Nigerian artistes have what it takes to stop the political rot?
During the last part of Davido’s session in Ebuka Obi-Uchendu’s Blackbox, the superstar singer announced his intention to go into ...
Five talking points from Rochas Okorocha’s reaction to Obaseki’s electoral victory
The Edo election has come and (maybe not entirely) gone. Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) emerged ...
#EdoDecides2020: The drama continues as Edo APC faults outcome, argues ‘fabrication’ of results
As with many other gubernatorial elections in Nigeria, the opposition All progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has faulted the September ...
IT’S OFFICIAL: Obaseki floors arch-rival, Ize-Iyamu to clinch second term victory | #EdoDecides2020
The flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the September 19 election, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has been declared ...
BREAKING NEWS: PDP’s Obaseki wins Edo governorship election | #EdoDecides2020
In a keenly fought election, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki has polled a total of ...
#EdoDecides2020: 19 odds that would determine the outcome of the September 19 Governorship Poll
The political atmosphere in the country has been largely charged in the build-up to the all-important September 19 gubernatorial election ...
Purveyors of video portraying Obaseki as queer are either ‘ignorant or desperate’
With less than 72 hours for the Edo Governorship election, the political climate is getting heated. The state election is ...
On Desmond Elliot and Obaseki; here’s why young people should consider shunning godfatherism in politics
“He who pays the Piper dictates the tune.” This popular mantra clearly captures the concept of godfatherism in Nigerian politics. ...
#EdoDecides: The Oba of Benin preaches peace but will Obaseki and Oshiomhole listen?
It’s 16 days to the Edo Governorship election and Nigerians have mixed feelings on how it will turn out, considering ...
Funsho Williams: 14 years after, conversation on unearthing murderers of Lagos politician resurfaces
Anthony Olufunsho Williams was an influential Lagos politician and former Commissioner under Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola‘s Military Administration in Lagos. Murdered ...
Election drama shifts to Ondo Assembly as lawmakers suspend Deputy Speaker, 2 others
Akin to volcanic heat, the political atmosphere in Ondo State is blazing. The latest update reveals that the State House ...
Shocking resignation of Ondo SSG heightens speculation on ‘tough hurdles’ for Governor Akeredolu
Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde, has resigned his position; raising speculations about the reason for his unforseen ...
What Nigerians had to say about the Reno Omokri, Ayo Oyalawo debate
The corruption blame-game between the major parties in Nigeria appears to be never-ending; as party members look to every opportunity ...
Governor Wike writes Buhari shocking love poem | The YNaijaCover
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, recently invited President Muhammadu Buhari for a state visit. This is coming after the Federal ...
UPDATED: Obaseki in another ‘battle for breath’ with latest court order on Edo PDP primaries
Editor’s note: Please note that this story has been updated with a footnote to reflect the latest development on the issue. ...
Ondo Deputy Governor is trending and here’s why
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo elections in September and October respectively, the political climate in these states has been ...
Governor Obaseki intensifies battle for guber seat, officially joins PDP
Nigerians have been debating for the better part of the week whether or not incumbent Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki would ...
All of the reactions as Godwin Obaseki bid APC farewell
by Toluwanimi Onakoya Barely four days after incumbent Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was controversially disqualified from contesting in the All ...
PDP witchhunting Chinese doctors is the kind of idiocy Nigerians have to deal with
Yesterday, a chartered Air Peace flight made a 14 hour journey from Beijing to Lagos. Their precious cargo, 15 Chinese ...
Ihedioha’s Gubernatorial Destiny – The YNaija Cover | 3rd March 2020
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in ...
YNaija Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari is playing with fire
The details don’t matter. Whatever you heard, from a blog, a WhatsApp group, from your neighbor downstairs, who saw snatches ...
The YNaija Cover – the 31st of July
Follow the links to read our latest stories: Caster Semenya barred from competing at World Championships The Big 5: ...