By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The former Anambra Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has defected to the Labour Party (LP). Mr. Ozigbo announced his defection from the party in a statement issued on Friday in Awka. He said: “There comes a defining moment...
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said his administration has fulfilled its promises to the people, maintaining that only failed leaders move around with security details even after leaving office. The governor made the comment on Thursday during the flag-off of a flyover project in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area...
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar on Thursday boasted that he had the most proactive plan to lead Nigeria out of darkness. Abubakar stated this in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abuja. Abubakar said that having keenly observed developments in the power sector...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) has solicited strong support for the Reconciliation Committee set up to resolve all misunderstandings within the party ahead of 2023 general elections. The BOT Chairman, Sen. Walid Jibrin, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Jibrin...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday inaugurated 152 ward coordinators for Cross River Central, ahead of its governorship campaign in October. Mr Paul Ishabor, the Director-General of the PDP’s reclaim Cross River mandate group, performed the ceremony in Calabar. Ishabor urged the wards coordinators to focus on issue-base...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Rivers, Mr Darlington Nwauju, says it is almost certain that the party will takeover the state in 2023. Nwauju, also the acting APC Publicity Secretary in the state, said this when he visited the State Executives of the Correspondents’ Chapel of...
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan over the legacies he left behind while he presided over the affairs of the country. Oshiomhole gave the commendation while speaking at a memorial summit in honour of the late...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Cross River State governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor, has called on the youths to come up with revolutionary ideas to change the cause of things in the state. Senator Onor made the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a hype and show of shame reports on the defection of its members to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Victor Osheobo, on Saturday in...
Senator Dino Melaye has slammed Festus Keyamo over his comment that Atiku Abubakar is no match for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. Keyamo, the Labour and Employment minister and spokesperson of the Tinubu campaign organisation had recently claimed Atiku does not have the experience to...
Dino Melaye, the spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, has dismissed the social media frenzy generated by Peter Obi, saying the Labour Party presidential candidate does not stand a chance of winning next year’s poll. Senator Melaye who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, maintained that...
The Deputy Governor of Edo, Chief Philip Shaibu, on Friday received scores of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Edo North into the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors were led by Sen. Francis Alimikhena representing Edo North Senatorial District at the Senate. They said they were...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A member of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Jerry Gana, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers is not challenging the outcome of the party’s presidential primary. Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this in a statement he issued...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and the Peoples Democratic Party over the conduct of the presidential primary. In the originating summons, Wike and his co-applicant are asking the court...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, ordered the removal of all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flags in the Government House. This comes days after the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the embittered Governor Wike met in Abuja, in a move...
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) needs Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike for its rescue mission in the next general elections. Mimiko spoke on Wednesday at the flag-off ceremony for the construction of the Azikiwe -Iloabuchi Road in Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt,...
A faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has denied the allegation that its members voted against Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, during the July 16 governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the faction, Mr Rasaq Sanisile, while addressing a news conference on Wednesday in Osogbo, said that...
Ondo State House of Assembly has declared the seats of two members vacant for anti-party activities. The House declared that Hon. Favour Tomomewo (APC-Ilaje 2) and Hon. Torhukerhijo Success (APC-Ese-Odo) were actively involved in Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) recent gubernatorial primary election in the state. The declaration followed a...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is focused on dislodging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led administration in Bauchi State in 2023, in spite of intimidation and blackmail. This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Salisu Barau, the Chairman, Air Marshal Abubakar Media and Publicity Committee...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar met with Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting was held behind closed doors and neither party officially confirmed it held. However credible sources according to Channels TV, said the duo met as efforts...