By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said arrangements have been concluded to begin the distribution of palliatives to vulnerable people in the state. The move is to reduce hunger and hardship with effect from Wednesday, March 20,2024. The Governor disclosed when he...
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Special Adviser to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Political Affairs and Strategy, Dr Darlington Orji, said on Friday that his principal would not be distracted from the efforts to make Rivers a model. Orji was reacting to the accusation by the Rivers APC Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, that Fubara’s...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent investigation on the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the investigation...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has accused Gov. Siminialayi Fubara of spending frivolously, the money meant for the development of the state. Okocha made the accusation on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen on the state of development...
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has said the decision to serve an impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was a unanimous decision reached by 21 of 24 members. Agbebaku made this known when he received members of the Catholic Men Organization of...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (GDP-GF) has called on Nigerians to provide the necessary support for Gov. Caleb Mutfwang in his quest to address the security challenges in Plateau. The forum said this in a statement by its Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in Abuja...
The Lagos State PDP Governorship Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), says he remains the apex leader of the party at the moment, and is ready to provide leadership ahead of 2027 elections. Adediran disclosed this while addressing party faithful and leaders during a...
Rivers State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Sydney Gbara, has the political crises in the state will soon end. Gbara told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Saturday that majority of Rivers people no longer enjoyed the drama making rounds...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it is ready to offer credible opposition in Cross River, having lost the state to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 general election. The PDP chairman.in the state, Mr Venatius Ikem, said this...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Babayo Akuyam and his deputy, Ahmed Abdullahi, have resigned resigned from their positions. This is to pave way for the return of the former Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman and his deputy Jamilu Dahiru, back to...
One of the aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2024 Ondo governorship poll, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, has tasked the party to zone its ticket to Ondo South. Akingboye stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja, after the PDP National Working Committee met with...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has tasked stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unite and collectively work to ensure the party wins the Nov. 21 governorship election in Ondo. Governor Makinde said this during a meeting between members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, on Monday, seek the disbandment of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged undue bias. The APC and Sylva alleged that the tribunal, headed by Justice...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned until March 18, the suit filed by a chieftain of the PDP, Mr Segun Sowunmi against the party for not convening a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting within constitutionally stipulated period. Sowunmi is before the court praying for an order compelling...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted Edo Post-Primary Election Reconciliation Committee, to reconcile all aggrieved members to work for party’s victory in the Sept. 21 governorship election in the state. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, who disclosed this in a...
The crisis in PDP took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat demanding issued the of certificate of return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, had emerged the standard bearer for...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday issued a certificate of return to Dr Asue Ighodalo, as its candidate for the Sept.21 Edo governorship election. The PDP acting National Chairman, Malam Umar Damagum, presented the certificate at a ceremony at the National Secretariat of the party in Wadata...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State chapter has risen from an expanded caucus meeting with the readiness to reclaim power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Speaking during the meeting, the immediate past Governor of the state, Samuel Ortom said...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of delaying the implementation of the eight-point resolution toward ending political crisis in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that political tension enveloped the state in October...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said intimidation and harassment will not change his resolve in the pursuit of his political ambition. Shaibu said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Shaibu emerged the party’s candidate in...