The Winner Takes All Election

Politics is inherently conflict-ridden with a dual and contradictory potential to either serve as a conflict resolution mechanism or generate a momentum for the escalation of conflict to crisis and ultimately to catastrophe.

The election of Barack Obama, the first African-American, to the office of the President of the United States of America (USA) is unique and indicative in several respects. It was a veritable indication of how far America has gone in functional socio-political integration and positive adaptation of social diversity. Yet it equally brought in its wake the manifestation of the negative potential of politics to serve as a predictor and harbinger of conflict and crisis.

Why Agbaje of PDP is Loosing to APC's Ambode

It is not in doubt that like the Presidential race between Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, which promises to be an epic battle, one of the governorship races that will equally be keenly contested is the race for the Alausa RoundHouse by Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The reasons for this keen competition in Lagos are not far-fetched. Like at the federal level where only the two dominant parties are in the race, the competition in Lagos is also between APC and PDP. People can hardly recall the names of any of the other nine contenders. They are not campaigning. What’s the point of wasting the funds they can hardly spare? Their parties probably won’t field any presidential candidate in the real sense of it.

Obanikoro disclaims audio recording on Ekiti elections, threatens to sue Sahara Reporters

Press statement from Musiliu Obanikoro's office...read below.

Our attention has been drawn to an audio recording released on Thursday by Sahara Reporters, an online news website. In the audio recording, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is presented as having a conversation alongside current Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Iyiola Omisore amongst other names purportedly identified by Sahara Reporters as participants in the said meeting.

But these are the facts:

Actress Fathia Balogun shows off romantic birthday surprise....fat

Rose petals, red wine and a nicely made bed. Actress Faithia Balogun now Faithia Williams turned a year older yesterday and someone surprised her with all that. The mother of three shared the photos on instagram.

Osun state election tribunal upholds Gov Aregbesola's election as governor

Osun state governorship election petition tribunal has upheld the re-election of Rauf Aregbesola as governor of the state. Senator Iyiola Omisore, the PDP candidate at the August 9th 2014 election had petitioned the tribunal over claims that the election was rigged in favor of the Governor.

At its sitting in the state today February 6th, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Elizabeth Ipejime, said the witnesses brought in by Senator Omisore did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the elections were rigged in favor of the governor.