Okotie: 2015 and our crony democracy

SEASON’S greetings to my teeming readers. Let me still serve you a morsel of politics even as we celebrate the joyous Yuletide season. The mood isn’t cheery because of the horror of senseless bloodletting by the Boko Haram insurgents, but life must go on, in the hope that things will get better in the New Year; even if they seem otherwise at the moment. Our politicians are self-serving and uncaring, but we are a resilient people who always ride out of every storm.

"Things" May Not Change in 2015, But...

Tomorrow, you promise yourself, will be different, yet tomorrow is too often a repetition of today. -James T. McCay

16 Year Old Teenager Dies on Christmas by Handgun After Being Shot in Head

 Police reports a teenager was taken off life support and died due to a gunshot wound caused by a friend playing with a handgun.

[Audio] 2015: Don't Vote Against Jonathan, Redeemed Pastor Charges Christians

Pastor Emmanuel Bosun of the Redeemed Christian Church has charged Nigerians NOT to vote for anyone apart from President Goodluck Jonathan in an alleged audio message.

Patience Jonathan Tackles Buhari's 'No First Lady' Policy

The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Friday reacted back to Buhari statement on no first lady policy; urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not carry the womenfolk along in his or her administration.

Lamido: I’ll do everything possible for Jonathan to win

I’ll do everything possible for Jonathan to win in 2015

Jigawa state Governor Sule Lamido on Thursday affirmed that he would do everything possible to support the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 polls.

Mimiko Assures President Jonathan Victory in South-West Nigeria

Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko gave this assurance on Tuesday that the South West zone would cast their votes massively for the Jonathan/Sambo ticket in the 2015 Presidential election.