A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, has said the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in...
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Alhaji Lawal Usman, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop its current violent campaign in the South East. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’ told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria that...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) Cross River State, Mike Ojisi, has described the invasion of the party Secretariat by the ruling All Progressive Congress APC as tragedy of lawlessness. Mr. Ojisi stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated the governor-elect of Anambra, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on his victory in the Nov. 6 governorship election. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Kalu also...
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded Anambra poll, has felicitated the Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo., In a statement issued in Awka recently, Ozigbo stated that he called Soludo on phone and wished him well. He further stated that he decided...
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, has reacted to his victory in the Anambra State governorship election. Giving his acceptance speech on Wednesday shortly after he was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the governor-elect described the feat as...
Chief Ugochukwu Okeke , a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried late deployment of electoral Officials and materials for the supplementary election for Anambra gubernatorial contest in Ihiala Council Area. Ugochukwu spoke shortly after casting his vote at PU 20, Odoata Central School, Uzoakwa, in Ihiala...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) pressure group in Cross River State, The Renaissance Movement has called on the leadership of the party to give its ticket to Governor Nyesom Wike of River State. The leader of the group, Gabriel...
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court Ibadan on Wednesday adjourned until Dec. 8 hearing in the suit of alleged unlawful removal from office filed by Alhaji Taiwo Iyiola, the former PDP chairman, Ibadan North-East Local Government. Agomoh adjourned the matter, following the absence of a respondent, Mr...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Anambra State supplementary election would hold from 10 am to 4 pm on Tuesday. This is according to a statement issued late Monday by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus...
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, on Sunday opened and maintained the lead in the Anambra State governorship election. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), won 18 of the 20 local government areas for which results were declared by...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Tuesday, November 9 for a supplementary election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Returning Officer for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Professor Florence Obi, announced this in the early hours of Monday. The decision to hold supplementary elections...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has reportedly defeated his main opponents, Andy Ubah of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in their local government areas. Mr Soludo has polled more votes than his two contenders...
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside Orjiugo, his wife, cast their vote at PU 010, Social Centre square, Amaesi Ward in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra at about 11am. Ozigbo, who voted after about 20 minutes of accreditation delay, expressed worry that all...
As the Anambra governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, approaches, a mixture of apprehension and confidence have taken over the space. This is because of the threat of the sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, which threatens the conduct...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Anambra electorates to vote and ensure victory for its candidate, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, on Nov. 6 in order to take back their state. The party governors and other chieftains made the call at the grand finale of the governorship campaign rally...
In 1984 – 85, I had the misfortune of reporting events at the Special Military Tribunal sitting in Kaduna. The Second Republic had just come to grief and one state governor after another were put on trial for crimes against the Nigerian state. The governors had like all political...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of Federal Capital Territory Area Area Councils election slated for February 2022, over 4, 000 party faithful have dumped opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwali Area Council of the territory. Receiving the decampees at the weekend to...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has charged all Nigerians to take the opportunity presented by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to set Nigeria aright. Abubakar gave the charge on Saturday in Abuja, while addressing delegates and party officials at the 2021 PDP National Convention. According to him, there are many...
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, the Chairman of the National Convention Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on all Nigerians to join hands with the party to regain power and reposition the country. Fintiri made the call while welcoming delegates and party officials to the PDP...