Nigerian Times

Chief Ikedi Ohakim, Governor of Imo State Imo Gubernatorial Polls: Governor Ohakim Beyond Electorates Redemption Written By Njamanze Fidel The governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim without mincing words has made himself unlikable to majority of Imo people by his untoward actions and inactions. Since the inception of his administration in 2007, I have tried to restrain myself from constructively pointing out my grouse with him hoping that he will turn over a new leaf but all to no avail. The fact is he has earned for himself the notoriety of being a political deceiver of the highest order. A point in view was when he purportedly deceived Mr. President; Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan that he has started rehabilitating the road that runs from Nkwala (one of the prominent weekly markets in Ngor-Opkala LGA), Eziama, Ntu, Umuohie, Umuneke (where the council secretariat is located) and Ngwuru. This road forms a T-junction to Owerri, Okpala and Owerri Nta road apart from numerous junctions alo...

Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim Ohakim’s Empowerment Application Form (Per Ward): A Real or False Bait? Written By Njamanze Fidel As the count down to the Imo state governorship and State House of Assembly elections draw close some political parties have come forward with mouth-watering promises so as to gain overwhelmingly the votes of the electorates. This move is to reelect the incumbent governor, state house assembly members or to vote them out and usher in a new governor, house assembly members from opposition political parties in Imo State. One of such political campaign promise is the Empowerment Application Form (per ward) that is being circulated across the 27 local government Areas in Imo state which is given to prospective electorates by the People's Democratic Party’s house to house campaigners with the aim of getting their votes on the 26 of April 2011. I do know that Imo people have not forgotten so soon what transpired when the Ikedi Ohakim’s administrati...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Unconfirmed reports said two young men were killed yesterday afternoon in a bloody clash between rival gangs of political thugs at a campaign rally of the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN) in Shomolu, Lagos. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), addressed hundreds of supporters at the Angus Memorial High School, venue of the ACN Mega rally to canvass for votes for a second term in office. An ACN campaign rally The rally started peacefully with excited members of the party coming to the venue in cars, SUVs, minibuses, trucks and on foot, brandishing campaign banners, flags and almost everyone holding one broom, (popularly known as “Igbale” in the Yoruba language) the symbol of the ACN. They were chanting party slogans, drumming and dancing as the thronged the open field of the Angus Memorial High School. But outside the walls of the venue, the restless political thugs in fierce rivalry attacked themselves with bricks, pump ac...

18 Mar 2008 01:51 Africa/Lagos Hillary Clinton Voted onto Mt. Rushmore by wowOwow Readers NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Candice Bergen, Whoopi Goldberg, and Lesley Stahl among other famous female contributors celebrated the first week success of their new website wowOwow.com by posting the results of the first "Question of the Day", asking readers "Which Four Women Would You Like to See on Mt. Rushmore?" (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080317/NYM141 ) With nearly 3,000 votes cast, Eleanor Roosevelt , Susan B. Anthony , Rosa Parks , and Hilary Clinton led a field of contenders to become the faces of the all female Mountain Monument. Others who received substantial votes included Harriet Tubman, Mother Theresa, and Oprah Winfrey. Of the living women who received votes Hillary Clinton led the pack with 718 votes including Candice Bergen's, who also voted for Britney Spears. Liz Smith, another WOW contributor has said "We are going t...

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton The Political Hypocrisy of Barack Hussein Obama’s Demagogy in His Desperation to Win South Carolina Democratic Primary I have been seeing and reading reports of the misguided insinuations of the Barack Obama camp on the remarks of the Clintons on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr and the history of the Civil Rights Movement. I am not surprised, because I know the hypocritical political tactics of Senator Barack Hussein Obama and how he is going to manipulate racial sentiments among the African Americans in South Carolina and other states to turn them away from voting for Senator Hillary Clinton. Obama Camp's Memo on Clintons' Politicizing Race January 12, 2008 01:15 PM Read the full memo: Subject: MUST READ: Key S.C. figure takes issue with Clintons SHUCK AND JIVE Clinton Supporter Andrew Cuomo, Referring To Obama, Said "You Can't Shuck And Jive At A Press Conference. All Those Moves You Can Make With The Press Don't Work When You're In...