The Benin Traditional Council, yesterday, expressed dismay over the unruly behaviour of some youths when Edo State governor, Mr. Goodwin Obaseki, led other PDP governors and party chieftains to the palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II in Benin City last Saturday. The Council, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Frank Irabor, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 17 political parties submitted the list and particulars of their nominated candidates for Ondo State governorship election at the deadline for submission. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, after the commission’s meeting … Read more
Mr Johnbosco Onunkwo, a bigwig in All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the provision of infrastructure, security and agricultural development in the country. Onunkwo said after meeting with the APC Caretaker Committee, headed by Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state at the party National Secretariat in Abuja. Read … Read more
Iyoha, Director, Obaseki/Shaibu Movement and a member of the state Waste Management Board, has resigned his appointments. Iyoha in a letter dated July 28, addressed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said that his resignation was with immediate effect and due to personal reason. Read Also: Southern Kaduna: Why We Can’t End Killings – Military Similarly, two … Read more
The spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) has allegef that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has not proved his allegations against members of the parliament. In a statement, Kalu challenged the minister to go public with documents to prove that 60 per cent of contracts in the … Read more
Mabel Oboh, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Sept. 19 Governorship election in Edo, says only a welfarist system of government can revive the ailing economy of the state. Oboh, a Nollywood actress and veteran broadcaster, said this while interacting with Heads of Media Organisations on Monday in Benin. Read Also: … Read more
The Presidency says the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to ongoing investigations of corrupt practices clearly indicates that the party is gripped by undemocratic pandemic and life-threatening sickness. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in … Read more
Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has vowed not to rest until his successor, Godwin Obaseki is removed from office in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. Oshiomhole spoke to a crowd of All Progressives Congress, APC, supporters who received him on his arrival from Abuja at the weekend. Read Also: National … Read more
Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, says the National Assembly (NASS) is not a rubber stamp contrary to insinuations by most Nigerians. According to him, what we are not doing is grandstanding as it will not help the growth of our democracy. Read Also: Anambra Govt To Boost Tourism Potential By Upgrading Resorts … Read more
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday appointed 18 civilian governors for the states, including two women for the first time. “Appointment of civilian governors for the states constitutes a completion for the structures of the transitional period,’’ said Hamdok at a press conference in the capital Khartoum. Read Also: Ondo Guber Poll: Eyitayo Jegede … Read more
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advised Council Chairmen to make security issues their topmost priority. Ortom gave the advice at a news conference after the Expanded State Security Council meeting in Makurdi on Monday. The governor urged the chairmen to identify criminal elements in their domains and report them to the security agencies for … Read more
One of the 12 aspirants vying for the ticket of the APC in the Ondo State gubernatorial election has stepped down for Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu few hours to the primaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Ife Oyedele has opted to step down for Akeredolu, hours before the primaries, slated for July … Read more
Sheikh AbdulHakeem Yayi-Akorede, Chief Imam of Akure, Ondo State, has urged all politicians to embrace peace before, during and after the forthcoming governorship primary election Yayi-Akorede made the appeal while speaking with newsmen in Akure on Sunday as the political parties prepared for primary elections in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports … Read more
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has advised Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State to reward members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who contributed to the party’s victory during the 2019 elections. The Chairman of NYCN, Keffi chapter, Alhaji Mohammad Idris, gave the advice in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday … Read more
Mr Fred Aimienwanwu, Vice Chairman, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, has raised the alarm on threat to his life and family over his refusal to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Aimienwanwu in a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, … Read more
Former Chief Whip of the Senate and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Owie who announced his defection at a ceremony in his home town, Ilobi-Isi, near Ehor, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo, urged his supporters to work for the … Read more
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the destruction of its billboards and campaign posters by the members of the opposition party. The party made its stand known at a press conference on Saturday in Benin where it accused the Edo State Government of masterminding the attacks. The Vice-Chairman on … Read more
As politicians continue to outplay one another ahead of the 2023 general elections, a founding member of All Progressive Congress (APC), Buba Galadima, has said the leadership crisis presently rocking the party is as a result of the politics of 2023 presidency. Galadima who disclosed this while speaking Daily Sun stressed that the power play … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mashi Council of Katsina State has asked House of Representatives member, Mansur Mashi, to retract comments made against President Muhammadu Buhari or risk recall. Speaking on behalf of some members of the ruling party at a press conference, the chairman, Armaya’u Doka, said the comment belittled the APC and … Read more
The local government chairmen who were sacked by the Oyo State government yesterday lost at the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, as the appellant court ruled that their cause of action was “pre-emptive, premature and speculative and therefore failed to disclose reasonable facts.” The court positioned that the case, which the … Read more