If there is any member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rose to be one of the powerful members of APC, it is Abdullahi Adamu, a two-term governor of Nasarawa State. His sojourn to Nigeria’s political landscape did not start in 1998 when he was … Read more
Before establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 1978, the only seven universities owned by the federal government of Nigeria at the time conducted their entrance examination and solely determined who was qualified. JAMB is one of the agencies of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education. It’s one of the most active in the education … Read more
Since 1958 till date, the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria has produced 47 Ministers of Education. Aja Nwachukwu was the first Nigerian minister of education while the incumbent Minister of Education is Prof. Tahir Maman (SAN). Nwachukwu was in office from 1958 to 1965. He handed over Richard Akinjide who oversaw the ministry from 1965 to … Read more
MutltiChoice has increased subscription price across all its DsTV packages. For instance, Compact Plus monthly subscription now cost N25,000 (from N19,800). The latest price adjustment also affect GOtv packages according to the company’s CEO, John Ugbe, who made the announcement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Old and latest DStv subscription packages Premium Compact Plus Compact Confam Yanga Padi … Read more
Multichoice has announced increase in prices on the DSTV and GOtv packages. The company made the latest announcement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 The company in a statement titled ‘Price Adjustment on DStv and GOtv Packages’, John Ugbe, the company’s said the increase was due to rising cost of business operations. For instance, GOTV SUPA+ which used … Read more
The most strategically planned coup in the history of Nigeria is the August 27, 1985 coup which oust the regime of Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari later admitted that he was aware that some soldiers led by Babangida were planning to overthrow his regime. Upon assumption of office through the guns assisted by one of the deadliest … Read more
The military regime of General Sani Abacha was the most controversial in Nigeria’s political history. One of the reasons was that he threw the winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election Chief Moshood Abiola into prison. Though his regime didn’t conduct the election, he arrested Abiola and threw him into prison for attempting to claim the … Read more
General Abdulsalami Abubakar was the last military Head of State before the Fourth Republic. He was the Chief of Defence Staff during Abacha’s regime He did what his predecessors (Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha) were unable to do by handling over to the democratically elected president. Abdulsalami Abubakar assumed office on June 9, 1998, after the death of General Sani Abacha on June … Read more
In Nigeria, a State House of Assembly (legislature) can institute impeachment proceedings against the governor (executive) after a motion has been moved. It’s one of the major checks and balances used by the legislature to ensure that the head of an executive doesn’t go beyond their constitutional power. So… Who are the impeached governors in … Read more
Impeachment is a constitutional means of removing an elected official from office for offences ranging from mismanagement, misconduct, embezzlement and gross misconduct. Impeaching a state governor in Nigeria involves a lot of behind the scene consultations and persuasion to win the majority, most times members of the state house of assembly are bribed to vote … Read more
A lot of drama played during the 2019 election and even in 2020 in Bayelsa state. In Bayelsa for instance, the candidate of All Progressive Congress David Lyon was declared the winner of the governorship. But due to the certificate falsification case against his deputy, the five-man panel of the Supreme Court ruled INEC should issue … Read more
As the uninterrupted democratic process continued in Nigeria, below is a list of state governors in Nigeria between 2015 to 2019. As usual, the sharing of the 36 states were between the two major political parties: APC and PDP State Governors Political Platform Notes Abia Okezie Ikpeazu PDP Anambra Willie Obiano APGA Obiano contested November … Read more
During the 2011 general elections that ushered another set of governors across the country, there was no governorship election in 10 out of 36 states because of earlier cases in the affected states leading into staggered elections. As such, only 26 states participated in the April 2011 governorship election while 10 other states continue to … Read more
Elected state governors who came to power on May 29, 1999, and won their second term bid left office on May 29, 2007, by handing over to their successors. The only ones that that returned were those that unseat the incumbent in 2003, for instance, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun state and Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun … Read more
In the history of Nigerian politics, no state governor has ever willingly said he’s satisfied with a term in office. It’s even a survival of the fittest for the second term bidders. If they had their way, they’d love to stay in office for life In this article, we compiled the list of state governors … Read more