By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied ever signing any deal with the Chinese government to the tune of $45.21m for flyover bridges. He, therefore assured the people of the state that he would not be another memorandum of understanding (MoU) governor like...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, seeking to stop all allocations to the state. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after the...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Cross River, Mr Asuquo Ada, on defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ada’s defection followed several other defections that have hit the opposition party in the state in recent times. Ada told...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has dismissed a report that its Chairman Gov. Bala Mohammed filed a suit against the party National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General of PDP-GF, Dr Emmanuel Agbo in Abuja. Agbo described the report...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee says it has reconciled members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The Committee Chairman, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, stated this while speaking with newsmen, after the committee’s meeting with the NWC on Tuesday, in Abuja. He described the meeting as...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Oct 24 to Nov. 28. Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi disclosed while reading a communique issued by the PDP Governors’ Forum at the end of it enlarged meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. Mohammed, who is...
The Cross River chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the state government over what it described as rush to conduct the Local Government Council elections. The party said the haste was capable of forcing the state Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) to take decisions that would “change the...
An interest group, Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), has said no amount of misinformation, lies, propaganda and blackmail will make Umar Damagum to resign his position as the acting National Chairman of PDP. The group stated this in a statement by its National Secretary, Alhaji Tasiu Muhammed, and the acting...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has urged Gov. Nasir Idris, to investigate what it described as shoddy execution of multi-billion naira Yauri township roads project in the state. The Secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, made the appeal in a statement in Birnin...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Mr. Paul Tion has decried the state of roads in Makurdi saying most of the roads have become impassable and death traps. Addressing journalists in Makurdi, the PDP Chairman informed...
The Advocacy Forum for Good Candidate, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) support group has unveiled an empowerment scheme to enhance cohesion and productive engagement among party members in Sokoto State. Addressing a gathering on Sunday, the forum Chairman, Alhaji Ahmad Amadi,.the scheme was initiated to prevent supporters from defecting...
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, has blamed the protracted political crisis in the state on struggle for political structures by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) big wigs. Okocha, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Kogi state has cleared the 21 chairmanship positions and the 239 Councillorship seats in the Saturday Local Government elections in the state. Announcing the final results, late Saturday night, the chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral...
B IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC), on Saturday conducted a peaceful Local Government elections across the 21 Councils in the state. Polling units visited across the three Senatorial districts of the state were opened as early as 9;00am as earlier announced by the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has debunked reports that the party was boycotting Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Mr Edward Marsha, the state PDP Chairman, gave the hint while speaking with newsmen in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. “It is not true...
Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, Dr Tony Okocha, has said that FCT minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of the APC. He told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Gov. Siminalayi Fubara were also...
Acting Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Rivers, Dr Tony Okocha, has described the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the burning of local government offices as “an attempt to witch hunt”. “The Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the bombing of Local Government...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Wednesday said it has unbeatable structures across the state to defeat other political parties in any election. The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr Alex Kalejaiye, stated this in a statement issue in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The National Vice Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Zone, Chief Kamorudeen Ajisafe, has said the crisis rocking the national leadership of the party will not stop its victory in the November governorship election in Ondo. Ajisafe, who made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has implored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election in Ondo State. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who is also the Leader of the party in the South-West Zone, made the appeal on Tuesday in...