A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Prince Preye Aganaba, on Sunday berated the stagnant growth of Bayelsa under the PDP, saying the state must join the APC at the centre to speed up development. Aganaba, who spoke in Yenagoa alleged that the state Governor, Douye...
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Mrs Ogbomade Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election, has challenged the emergence of Mr Timipre Sylva as candidate of the party for the poll. . Johnson made the prayer in a fresh suit filed by her team of lawyers led by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thoughts has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Sen. Magnus Abe as member of his cabinet. The Convener of the coalition, Chief Sunnie Chukumele, and Secretary, Mr Josiah Onoriode, made the call in a statement issued...
Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo) has said that if he lost his senatorial ambition, his blood pressure would have risen to 360 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Oshiomhole said this during the post inauguration/thank you party hosted in his honour by friends and well-wishers at his country home, Iyamho, Etsako,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Taraba Central Zone Youth Coalition for Peace, Justice and Social Development has decried the continued marginalization of Taraba Central Senatorial Zone by successive governments since the advent of democracy in 1999 in the appointment of Ministers from the State. The leader of the...
Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions. Sylva, the immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum, refuted the allegations that he was previously elected as Bayelsa...
The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Thursday commended President Bola Tinubu for his decision to remove subsidy from Petrol and free-float the Naira currency.p The chairman of the State chapter of the party, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, gave the commendation during an interactive session with journalists...
Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to appreciate President Bola Tinubu’s willingness to sacrifice for the good of all. “The spirit of willingness to sacrifice as exhibited by President Tinubu is for the overall interest of the country,”...
Now that the petitioners have closed their cases at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), one can only wonder what strategy the respondents would employ to defend the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s presidency. Well patience, they say is a virtue so Nigerians wait patiently as the respondents...
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has felicitated with Muslim faithfuls on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Ganduje in a Sallah statement on Wednesday, however, lamented the deliberate policy reversals and retrogressive measures taken by the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Kano State. He noted...
A support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability (PRIGLA), on Tuesday received some 200 members of other political parties who pledged to support the party in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The decampees include those who claim to...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been urged to withdraw his case against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in Plateau, Chief Yohanna Margif, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Mr Dayo Israel, a Labour Party agent at the last Governorship Election in Lagos State, on Monday told Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife cast votes with invalid card readers. Israel, LP’s agent for Unit 006, Ward 15, Lagos Island Local Government,...
Mr Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji has emerged as the Speaker of the 10th Niger State House of Assembly, while Mrs Afiniki Dauda (APC-Gurara) was elected as the Deputy Speaker. Sarkin-Daji (APC-Mariga), a first-time lawmaker, was nominated by Mr Mohammed Haruna (APC-Bida II ) while Abdulrahman Gambo (APC-Borgu) seconded the nomination. Dauda...
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted certified copies of the academic and work records of President Bola Tinubu tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The documents include a B.Sc. certificate from Chicago State University, an NYSC Discharge Certificate, and a Mobil...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Sokoto State, has adjourned its sitting to July 11 for continuation of hearing, as the PDP governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar, presented 31 witnesses. Umar approached the tribunal, demanding the nullification of March 18 election that produced Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of APC and his Deputy,...
A U.S. Immigration lawyer, Mrs Olubusayo Fasidi, on Thursday said that Lagos Deputy Gov. Obafemi Hamzat took oath of allegiance in the U.S. to renounce Nigerian citizenship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fasidi, a Nigerian, testified before Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal. She was led in...
A cyber security expert, Dr Chibuike Ugwuoke tendered documents at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday in support of a petition filed by Mr Peter Obi. Obi, candidate of Labour Party (LP) at the Feb. 25 presidential election is challenging the victory of President Bola...
Mr John Mayaki, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has called on the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to brace up against any blackmail being orchestrated by the opposition at the ongoing Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal. Mayaki, in a statement on Tuesday...