Emeka Ngene of the Labour Party, LP, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Sam Ngene, are set to slug it out for 4,618 votes in Saturday’s rerun election in Enugu South Urban State Constituency. Due to irregularities, the Court of Appeal had declared the rerun in the political ward in Enugu constituency. Emeka Ngene, […]
Bye-election: 5 political parties jostle for Yobe East Senatorial seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that five political parties will contest the Yobe East Senatorial by-election in Yobe State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Yobe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the commission’s level of preparedness for the February 3rd, 2024 bye and re-run elections for Yobe […]
‘Unnecessary’ – Shekarau knocks Ganduje for inviting Kwankwaso, Gov Yusuf to join APC
Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has faulted the call by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Governor Abba Yusuf and presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso to join the APC. Shekarau described it as an unnecessary move. During a stakeholders’ meeting last week, […]
Ex-lawmakers bullied, yelled at past president during budget presentation – Rep Agbese
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Assembly, Philip Agbese, has said that the former president was bullied and yelled at in the past when he appeared before a joint session of the National Assembly to present a budget estimate. In a statement on Tuesday, Agbese stated that unlike the in-house acrimony, leadership crisis and […]
Benue: APC set aside suspension of Augustine Agada as chairman
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set aside the purported suspension of the party’s chairman in Benue State, Mr Augustine Agada, by party executives in his Ehaje Ward 1, Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST recalls that the party’s executives in Ehaje Ward 1, had suspended Agada […]
Edo guber: Aspirants who can’t afford N30m forms lack capacity for election – LP
The Edo State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, said on Wednesday that its expression of interest and nomination forms, which cost N30 million, is the lowest-priced among the three major political parties and therefore should be affordable for any serious aspirant wishing to contest the governorship election on its platform. The state chairman of […]
Benue State APC chairman, Augustine Agada suspended
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Mr Augustine Agada, has been suspended by the leadership of the party in his Ward. DAILY POST reports that the development followed an allegation of anti-party activity levelled against him by Comrade Dan Onjeh, the party’s 2023 Senatorial candidate for Benue Zone C. Recall that […]
Insecurity: ‘Tinubu on top of situation’ — Presidency counters Atiku
The Presidency said on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu has been following developments at home and is on top of the security situation in the country, contrary to the claim of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. It also said that Tinubu did not travel without informing Nigerians of his whereabouts, saying he announced a private […]
Ogun Assembly swears in Elemide as new Speaker, affirms Oluomo’s impeachment
The Ogun State House of Assembly has sworn in Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker of the House on Tuesday. Elemide representing Odeda State Constituency, is a third-time lawmaker in the Assembly. Elemide’s emergence followed the impeachment of Olakunle Oluomo, as the Speaker of the Assembly. DAILY POST gathered that as of Tuesday morning, 25 […]
Edo Guber: PDP clears Philip Shaibu, 9 other aspirants for primary election
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Screening Committee for Edo State has cleared all ten aspirants who appeared before it on Monday. Eight of the aspirants were on hand to receive their clearance certificates from the PDP National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Bature confirmed that “all […]