The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) swept most of the state and National Assembly legislative seats as well as the governorship in the 2007 general election in Borno State. The opposition cried foul and alleged several irregularities. Last Saturday, ANPP locked-up almost the entire councils in the local government election and yet again, the allegations have started flying.

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Member of the House of Representatives, representing Gwale federal constituency, Alhaji A.A. Sule has settled the fines of 50 prisoners serving their various jail terms at Goron Duste Prison, Kano, because the prison authorities have certified that they are of good character and conduct.

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A Lawmaker representing Babura/ Bargi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ibrahim Yushua Kanya has awarded scholarship to 600 indigent students currently studying in various Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country.

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The Action Congress (AC) has hailed Nigerian workers for their courage and perseverance at a time of untold hardship, just as the party expressed the hope that their struggles for a just, equitable and fair society would not be in vain.

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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reconciled the warring factions in Delta state, foreclosing the possibility of fresh congresses in the state.

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The Rivers state chapter of the Action Congress (AC) has warned that it will oppose the administration of Governor Chibuike Amaechi if the state government derails from its objective of delivering democracy dividends to citizens of the state.

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The Action Congress (AC) has described the death of Pa Abraham Adesanya as a colosal loss not only to the Yoruba people but to Nigeria and indeed the black race as a whole.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on all the opposition parties in Adamawa state to support Governor Murtala Nyako, just as the party has saluted the maturity of the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr. Joel Madaki for accepting defeat and stretching the hand of fellowship.

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Nigerians are just clamouring for development with little emphasis to quality leadership and there can be no meaningful development without good leadership, Ambassador Joseph Anyalogu, the Executive Director of Ken Nnamani Centre for Leadership and Development has said .

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The former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Adams Oshimole has called for a comprehensive probe of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s eight year administration in view of the recent revelations about the massive fraud and corruption that took place during his tenure.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State has alleged that policemen who supervised last Saturday’s council polls at various polling booths perpetrated massive rigging in favour of the ruling All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)

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Recently, the election tribunal dismissed the petition of Alhaji Sani Sha’aban, ANPP’s Kaduna state gubernatorial candidate, saying that there was no correlation between the witness’ testimony and his written briefs. Undaunted, the former federal legislator intends to appeal the judgement. In this interview, he explains why.

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As Chairman of ANPP’s Board of Trustees, Alhaji Gambo Magaji is supposed to be part of what he derisively calls the Government of National Unity(GNU) contraption, but he doesn’t give the government any quarter in his interviews since its inception. Here below, he dismissed the on-going probes in the power sector and FCT administration as well as the electoral reforms, including the general conduct of this administration as very slow.

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Chief Perry Opara, Chairman of National Unity Party (NUP) and President of Nigerian Union of Political Parties (NUPP) also heads the West African Association of Political Parties (WAAPP) as international president. He spoke to Daily Trust after WAAPP’s summit, defending the call for the re-constitution of the electoral reform committee.

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The newly elected Senator representing the FCT, Abuja, at the upper legislative chamber, Senator Sidi Ali, has expres-sed appreciation to resi-dents of the capital city for their overwhelming support during the re-run senatorial election.

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An ultra modern eye care centre established by the Ekiti State go-vernment in conjunction with the Cuban government at an estimated cost of over N1billion will commence full operation within the next few months in the state.

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Local government chairmen of the crisis-ridden All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Adamawa State and its governorship candidate, Alhaji Abdurrahman Adamu, have promised to support AC in tomorrow’s re-run election, just as they called for the removal of the state chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdurrahman Bobboi, from office.

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Six out of the eleven All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly in Ibadan condemned the Deputy Chief Whip of the Assembly, Chief Lamidi Nafiu Baale for alleging that a vote of no confidence had been passed on the state executive council of the party.

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The major opposition party in Zamfara state, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has alleged that the ruling ANPP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police collaborated and rigged last week’s bye- election conducted by INEC in the state.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will not substitute its candidate in any state where a re-run election has been ordered by the Court of Appeal, just as it kicked against the violence that took place in Sokoto.

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