By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has referred Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to its National Disciplinary Committee over alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja...
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My very warm greetings to a very dear brother, Rt.Hon. Titus Uba.I want to first congratulate you for a gallant contest with your fellow brother, Rev. Fr Hycinth Aliah. The Benue masses/voters have spoken in favour of Fr Aliah,with a massive 61% total votes cast. This is historic, as...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, indicated its intention to respond in a suit filed by Festus Keyamo against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 25 poll. This was also as Oluwakemi Odogun, lawyer to the Independent Corrupt...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu has congratulated Chief Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) on his victory in Abia governorship election. Kalu in a goodwill message issued on Thursday in Abuja, applauded the political maturity demonstrated by candidates of all political...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of installing a third-party device to “manipulate” results of the February 25 poll in favour of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Atiku lodged the allegation...
Aggrieved parties have so far filed 25 petitions before the Lagos State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitions were pasted on the wall of the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse Ikeja, venue of the tribunal sitting. In one...
Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, and his Deputy, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai, Wednesday night paid homage to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, to express their profound gratitude to the governor. With Gov. Ugwuanyi to receive the visitors, were the Speaker of the State House of Assembly,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has given reasons behind their electoral victory in the recent Governorship and State Assembly elections in Sokoto. Addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday at the party Secretariat, the Sokoto State APC Chairman, Hon. Isa Sadiq Achida said the multiple...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the dissolution of the Katsina State Executive Committee of the party with immediate effect. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the March 18 Enugu State Governorship Poll. Prof. Madu Iwe, the State Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, declared the result on...
Sokoto State chapters of PDP and APC have continued to trade blames on the outcome of Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. Alhaji Bello Goronyo, the State PDP Chairman,a in a press briefing on Wednesday in Sokoto alleged that dozens of PDP supporters were detained by the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Amazed by how Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko’s political turbulence has drown the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, President Muhammadu has congratulated Wamakko for the feat. Buhari who described Wamakko as the brain that led to the defeat of incumbent PDP in...
Mr Olufemi Odubiyi, former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lagos State, has given Chief Olabode George a seven-day ultimatum to retract the alleged defamatory comments made against him. Odubiyi also said that George, a former Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must also tendered an unreserved apology and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) would dominate the next Cross River House of Assembly having won 19 out of the available 25 seats in the just concluded election. According to the results released on Wednesday in Calabar by the INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Tonia Nwobi,...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he has broken the glass ceiling preventing youngsters in the state from attaining whatever heights they desire with his re-election. Makinde said this on Tuesday in his address during a re-election victory celebration at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resourt, Akanran in Ibadan....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the result of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Kaduna State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday night declared Sen. Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the March 18 election. Mr Felix Hyet, PDP chairman in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is over reaching itself and should stick to its mandate of seeing through the completion of the electoral process. Mr Nana Ogbodo, Spokesperson of the Campaign Council of the Enugu State PDP, said this at a press...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers described the victory of the Governor-elect, Siminalayi Fubara, as a reaffirmation of the state as one of the premier strongholds of the party. Wike said this in a statement issued by Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, on Tuesday in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Governor of Cross River State and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Liyel Imoke and Senator Gershom Bassey have congratulated the Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has rejected the Saturday’s governorship election results in the state. He stated this at a news conference on Monday night in Bauchi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent...