A section of the leadership of the Adamawa State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, met on Saturday with the organised labour and other stakeholders in an attempt to mend a lingering rift within the party’s leadership. The state executive committee of the party, chaired by Christopher Nicholas, had called the meeting, which was ignored […]
Rivers crisis: Eze reports Wike to Tinubu over impeachment threats against Fubara
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has told President Bola Tinubu to call the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike to order. This is following a fresh threat of impeachment against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, issued by members of the State Assembly led by Marthin Amaewhule. Eze, […]
Ondo guber: APC aspirant warns party against fielding wrong candidate
Ahead of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on April 20, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the party, Jimi Odimayo, has appealed to the leadership of the party to resist the temptation of fielding a candidate with a one-term limit. Odimayo expressed concerns that other opposition parties might capitalise on the […]
Ondo: APC sets up 7-man governorship screening committee
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a seven-man Governorship Screening Committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s primary slated for April 20. The party’s Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Duru, inaugurated the committee on behalf of its NWC on Friday in Abuja. Duru charged its members […]
Bauchi LP says 19 Northern state chairmen, secretaries forum, non-existent
The Bauchi State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself from the Forum of the Nineteen States, including the FCT Chairmen and Secretaries, denouncing it as non-existent. In a joint statement issued on Friday by the acting Chairman Mohammed Sabitu Aliyu and acting Secretary Danlami Idi Danladi, they refuted claims made by certain […]
Why North, Southwest will continue to control political power in Nigeria – Omokri
Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical analyst, has claimed that the North and South will continue to control political power in Nigeria. Omokri said both regions will continue to yield political power over Nigeria due to their unity and humility. Posting on X, the former presidential aide said other regions will assume control of political power in […]
Ondo: Aiyedatiwa’s ‘no vacancy’ statement aimed at undermining APC primary – Oke
An All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s declaration that there was no vacancy in the government house was intended to undermine the party’s primary election. The governor had, while fielding questions from journalists on Friday in Abuja, declared that there was no vacancy in the […]
APC commences screening of Ondo gubernatorial aspirants
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced screening of the 16 aspirants jostling for its ticket for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The screening is taking place at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, where the Screening Committee and the Screening Appeals Committee were inaugurated earlier in the day. The 16 […]
Onu will be given befitting burial by our party, Abia govt – Ebonyi APC Chairman, Emegha
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro Emegha has said the late Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, would be given a befitting burial, considering his status in the Party and the Country at large. Onu was elected the first civilian Governor of the old Abia State in […]
Ekiti PDP slams Gov Oyebanji over bloated cabinet, indiscriminate appointments
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticized Governor Biodun Oyebanji for wasting the meager resources of the state on a large number of political appointees, describing the exercise as an attempt to syphon the state’s treasury his second term ambition. The opposition party is kicking against the recent appointment of […]