A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki on Thursday nullified the candidacy of Silas Onu as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the Ebonyi South senatorial bye-election scheduled for February 3. Justice Hyeladziya Ngajiwa, while ruling on the matter, affirmed that the PDP failed to conduct the required three-man ad-hoc and one-man national delegates […]
Eze slams Okocha for claiming leadership of Rivers APC
The erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has slammed Tony Okocha for claiming to be the leader of the party in Rivers State. DAILY POST recalls that Okocha, while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt at the weekend, […]
Kaduna by-election: Four candidates step down for APC flagbearer
Four candidates have stepped down for Mr Jesse David Tanko of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the by-election for Chikun Constituency of the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The four candidates are Zipporah Samuel Bijeh of Accord party, David Sunday of Zenith Labour Party, Idris Inuwa of Social Democratic Party and David Ogah […]
Adelami takes oath of office as Ondo Deputy Gov
The Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola has sworn in Okayide Owolabi Adelami as the Deputy Governor of the state. The swearing-in ceremony was held on Thursday at the International Culture and Event Centre, Akure, the state capital. Adelami, a retired Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, was earlier cleared by the Ondo State […]
INEC receives non-sensitive, sensitive materiels ahead of re-run election in Oyo
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State has received both non-sensitive and sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s re-run election in the state. DAILY POST reports that the re-run election in Saki West state Constituency has been fixed for Saturday. The Commission in Oyo has now received both non-sensitive and sensitive materials to be […]
Plateau North Rerun: IPAC threatens withdrawal of all parties as INEC excludes PDP
Barely 48 hours to the rerun election in Plateau Northern Senatorial zone, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP would not participate in the upcoming polls. This is according to an INEC National Commissioner in charge of the North-Central geopolitical zone, Mohammed Haruna, during the inspection of sensitive […]
PDP appoints Amina Arong as National Woman Leader
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has appointed Hon. Amina Divine Arong from Cross River State, as the party’s new National Woman Leader. This was contained in a statement on Thursday signed by Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP. The statement read, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed a prominent Party women […]
EDO: PDP inaugurates ward caretaker committees
The National Working Committee, NWC of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has approved the composition of the Edo State Ward Caretaker Committees. This was released in a statement signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on February 1, 2024. The NWC made this decision based on the expiration of the tenure of the […]
LP, PDP fight for 4,618 votes in Enugu South rerun
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 […]