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Vanguard News The Sam I knew By Azu Ishiekwene I FIRST met him after the 2003 election, which his candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, lost. I was then Editor of Punch and Sam Nda-Isaiah, was founding member and Publicity Secretary of The Buhari Organisation, TBO. He came to see me about the coverage of Buhari, which obviously displeased him. He barged into my office, flinging the door wide open, before I had time to figure out if he even knocked. His voice preceded him, booming over the office...

The Sam I Knew, By Azu Ishiekwene 11 min read Sam took life very seriously; perhaps, too seriously. He was a family man. There’s a picture of him at a very young age on his mantelpiece where he is on a bicycle. The look on his face is one of a kid on a medal chase, yet no one was competing with him. I first met him after the 2003 election, which his candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, lost. I was then editor of PUNCH and Sam Nda-Isaiah was founding member and publicity secr...

I first met him after the 2003 election, which his candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, lost. I was then Editor of PUNCH and Sam Nda-Isaiah, was founding member and Publicity Secretary of The Buhari Organisation (TBO). He came to see me about the coverage of Buhari, which obviously displeased him. Advertisement He barged into my office, flinging the door wide open, before I had time to figure out if he even knocked. His voice preceded him, booming over the office partition and giving my secreta...

Tribunal rejects request to strike out Ize-Iyamu, APC from ADP petition  Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin on Tuesday rejected a motion filed by the legal team of Governor Godwin Obaseki, seeking to strike out the names of Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the All Progressives Party from the petition filed by the Action Democratic Party. The tribunal also announced that it would hear ADP’s petition on its merits. The petition of the ADP and its governorship...

❚ 1 You already voted!   Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s motion seeking to strike out the names of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the All Progressives Party (APC) from the petition filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has suffered a setback at the Edo State Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin City. Besides, Igbere TV reports that the tribunal also declined to strike out ADP’s petition against Governor Obaseki, insisting it would hear it on its merit as agai...

Share Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday lost his bid to have Edo State Elections Petition Tribunal strike out the names of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the All Progressives Party (APC) from the petition filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Ize-Iyamu of the APC contested the September 19 governorship election against Obaseki of the PDP who eventually won. While Ize-Iyamu did not contest the outcome of the election, the ADP, however, joined him and his party in the petition it...

Views: Visits 63 The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday lost a bid to have Edo State Elections Petition Tribunal strike out the names of his rival in the September 19 guber polls, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the All Progressives Party (APC) from a petition filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Even though Ize-Iyamu of the APC contested the governorship election and lost to Obaseki of the PDP, he did not contest the outcome of the election. However, the ADP joined h...

Progressives party, many see him as a military answer to a military problem. cnn, atlanta. hundreds of people died in violence that followed the election back in 2011. president jonathan is urging supporters to avoid a repeat by accepting these result peacefully. >> yeah, he issued a statement saying, im quoting, "nobodys ambition is worth the blood of any nigerian. the unity, stability, and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else. a hostage crisis in istanbul came ...