By; JEROME-MARIO UTOMI It is no longer news that following the grievances which flows from the alleged unfair treatment and disrespect of Mr Nysom Wike, the Executive Governor of Rivers state, by the presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubabakar in the process of nominating running mate, a wave of ‘secessionist’...
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The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday fixed July 26 for judgment in a suit filed by Rauf Olaniyan, the state Deputy Governor, challenging the impeachment process served on him by the state House of Assembly. Justice Ladiran Akintola adjourned the case for judgment after the submission...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State on Monday unveiled its 2nd female deputy governorship candidate, Mrs. Emana Ambrose Awana ahead of the 2023 election in the state. Mrs. Awana’s nomination as the deputy governorship candidate comes nearly 30 years after Mrs....
Mr Ifedayo Adedipe, Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the crisis rocking the party will not stop it from winning the 2023 general elections. The senatorial candidate is optimistic that the crisis trailing the opposition party after its presidential primary election...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has faulted Governor Bello Matawalle’s directive to the people of the state to bear arms and defend themselves. In a statement, The Secretary of the PDP in the state, Faruku Ahmed, said the decision to allow...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has denied rumours that he held a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in France. Tinubu had recently flown to the European nation to continue high-level engagements with stakeholders. However, a chieftain...
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Friday, expressed confidence that he will emerge victorious in the July 16 governorship election, to enable him to secure a second term in office. Governor Oyetola said this during a re-election campaign in Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. “It...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said the party is taking steps to address the concerns of each of its members. Reports of a crisis in the opposition party has intensified in recent weeks after Atiku emerged as...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Over 10,000 youths from Akpabuyu, Calabar South and Bakassi LGAs on Wednesday threatened to dumped The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if the party fail to present a credible deputy governorship candidate. The youths who stormed the PDP Secretariat along Mary Slessor Highway, carried placards...
Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele has been nominated as one of the potential running mates to Alhaji Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate. The actress’ name followed among the six shortlisted names by the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant a motion, seeking an order compelling Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting Bola Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The court also declined to grant the prayer, asking INEC from recognising...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Iyiola Omisore, on Tuesday received 10,000 defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun. A factional Chairman of PDP in the state, Mr Wale Ojo, who led the defecting members, said that...
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has revealed why the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed he did not attend primary and secondary schools. Tinubu had, in his form submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), claimed that he had no primary and secondary...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is an assemblage of unorganized power seekers that has no interest of this country at heart. Governor Tambuwal, who spoke before receiving high profile politicians, including 3 governorship aspirants of...
The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation on Saturday, described the allegations by Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy against the Presidential Candidate, All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as untrue. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communications of the organisation, stated this while responding to the allegations...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) says the party is almost certain of winning the July 16 Osun governorship election. He said this on Thursday in Abuja when he inaugurated the 86-member APC National Campaign Council for the election. Adamu said although the election...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi says his visit to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was for the duo to discuss vital national issues. Obi visited the former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his private residence in Port Harcourt on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 22 senators from ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently planning to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, who revealed this in a tweet on Wednesday, said the senators are...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike behind closed-doors on Wednesday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Wike who is widely rumoured to be plotting an exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP following his loss at the Party primaries and not...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Adamu has expressed concern over the wave of defections of federal lawmakers in the party to opposition parties. He said this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with party members at the National Assembly. Senator Adamu admitted that while...