By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has lauded the vision of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in the state, Engr. Titus Uba who has promised to promote agriculture and strengthen security of lives and property when elected as governor. Governor Ortom spoke Tuesday, when...
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Gov. AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, says the huge crowd that turned out at the APC Presidential rally in Ilorin on Tuesday, is an indication of victory for the party in the forthcoming general elections. Abdulrazaq made the assertion at the rally held in Ilorin, amidst cheers from hundreds...
INEC in Lagos State has described as untrue, allegations by the PDP that some members of the commission were colluding with the APC to manipulate the ongoing Permanent Voter Cards’ (PVCs) distribution.. Mr Olusegun Agbaje, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos state refuted PDP’s claim in a statement on...
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Kola Abiola, has said that he would deal decisively with secessionists if elected Nigerian president. Abiola stated this at a presidential parley, organised by the South-West Development Stakeholders Forum (SWDSF) on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to him, the actions of...
An FCT high court, Apo on Tuesday fixed Jan. 23 to hear a motion filled by Alhaji Jibrin Tatabe of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging alleged substitution of his name for the Borno central senatorial district. Tatabe filed a motion before Justice Bello Kawu alleging that an affidavit...
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote for the APC in the upcoming general elections in February. Tinubu made the call in Ilorin on Tuesday at the APC Presidential campaign rally held...
Kwara residents on Tuesday abandoned their businesses to welcome the APC presidential candidates, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Kashim Shetima at the llorin international Airport. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that thousands of residents of Kwara were happy and deliberately abandoned their businesses to assemble at the...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will continue to showcase President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, in spite of stiff opposition by some people. Umahi said this in Abakaliki when he inaugurated several projects executed by the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) Abakaliki. The governor said that Buhari has done...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo, says it will suspend its campaign over attack on the home of Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere, the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ideato North/South. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ray Emeana, the party’s State Secretary in Abuja on Tuesday....
Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the 2023 general election is about the quality of candidates and not their political parties. Dalung, also Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency, stated this on Tuesday in Jos when he interacted with newsmen....
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Zamfara, Dr. Dauda Lawal-Dare, has said he would revive the state’s industrial and agricultural sectors to create employment for the youth and women if elected in the state. Lawal-Dare stated this at the inauguration of his campaign in Kaura Namoda, headquarters...
Ex-Gov Donald Duke of Cross River on Monday in Obanliku, near Calabar, bemoaned the present state of the once famous Obudu Cattle Ranch. Duke, however, said that the time for restoration was near, and urged the people of the locality not to lose hope. The former governor said this...
Dr Babayo Liman, the Bauchi State Coordinator of the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Liman, who is also the North-East Zonal Secretary of the party announced his resignation at a news conference on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Cross River, Sen. Sandy Onor, has said that the party is “fired and united“ with the sole purpose of reclaiming the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Onor stated this on Monday at a media briefing to kick-start the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has directed that the party flags at the National Secretariat in Abuja be flown at half-mast in honour 16 members who died on Saturday in a motor accident in Plateau State. About 16 persons, according to the FRSC, were...
Eight former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State House of Assembly aspirants have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris said the former aspirants announced their defection at a meeting with Gov. Bello Matawalle on...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has assured the people of the State not to be swayed from voting the candidates of their choice in the forthcoming elections because of fear that the elections may be rigged. He said the introduction of Bimodal Voting...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Jan. 30 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from dis-enfranchising eligible voters in the forthcoming general elections. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date on Monday after counsel in the matter adopted their written...
An FCT High Court on Monday restrained Dr Abuduljalil Balewa from claiming that the late first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was his father. Mukhtar, Saddik and Umar, children of the late prime minister, filed a suit before Justice Peter Kekemeke claiming that Dr Abduljalil was not...
Mr Jibrin Tatabe has expressed delight over his reinstatement as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District by the Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement made available by Mr Aminu Yakudima, his Personal Assistant in Abuja on Monday. The...