In a move to rescue Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, some All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors on Monday stormed the National Secretariat of the party to hold a reconciliation meeting with the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The meeting is a follow-up to a similar meeting held with the National Leader of the party, … Read more
THE National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), led by the former Osun State Governor and interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, has said it’s on top of the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the party A member of the committee, who spoke in confidence, said some petitions were received … Read more
The Chairmen of Uyo and Nsit Atai Local Government areas of Akwa Ibom state have been suspended indefinitely by the state House of Assembly for alleged gross misconduct and administrative inefficiency. The suspension of Mr Imoh Okon, chairman of Uyo and his Nsit Atai counterpart, Emem Ibanga followed a resolution of the House read by … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has triumphed in the just concluded local government elections in Benue State. This comes as the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) declared the candidates of the PDP as winners of all the 23 chairmanships and 276 councillorship seats in the state. Chairman of Benue SIEC, Tersoo Joseph, announced the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to proceed with the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Saturday during its first virtual meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). According to Yakubu, just like every other national institution in Nigeria, “the COVID-19 pandemic has … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday touted Africa as a key player in global manufacturing as the world adapts to changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Buhari made the assertion in an article in Newsweek, a US publication. “What we need now is for the vision of others to match our own,” Buhari said. “And … Read more
The Government of Abubakar Sani Bello speaks tough as it clocks Five years, saying it is no longer going to be business as usual in the State as the Government is set to withstand any one and anything that poses as a clog in the wheel of progress for his administration in a bid to … Read more
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has described the five years’ administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as a waste and a road that ought not to be taken. In a statement on Friday, the PDP national chairman said that in the last … Read more
The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, insists it will go ahead to conduct elections into chairmanship and councillorship positions tomorrow May 30, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic which has crippled major activities across the world. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, chairman of the state electoral body, Mr Loko … Read more
The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has dedicated his first year in office to all frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu while speaking during the first anniversary of his tenure in office, acknowledged the work and support of health workers at this period. He said, “Without the support, hard work … Read more
As the presidency celebrate the first anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term on a low-key due to the Corornavirus pandemic ravaging the world, the President’s special aide, Mr Garba Shehu said narratives of the government’s achievements over the past five years which would normally have been showcased by Ministers and the Party, will go … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties which failed to comply with the provisions of the law particularly section 225[a] of the 1999 constitution as amended. In a judgment delivered on Thursday by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, the court insists that … Read more
Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at local government level in Edo State, Thursday, disclaimed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the consensus guber candidate of the party’s faction loyal to the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The chairman of the forum of APC chairmen in Edo State, Elder Benjamin Oghumu, told journalists in Benin City, the … Read more
The federal government has withdrawn charges against the former governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adelake and for others who has been on trial for examination malpractices allegations on Thursday. Adeleke was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja in October 2018 along with Sikiru Adeleke (who … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter of Lagos State has boasted that it will win the governorship election and other polls in 2023. Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Taofik Gani said the party has started devising to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Gani said: “This time, members have resolved to … Read more
The Kaduna state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed a six month suspension on a former Senator who represented Kaduna North, Suleiman Hunkuyi and a former Deputy Speaker in the state House of Assembly. Hunkuyi who was also a governorship aspirant of the party in the 2019 governorship election in the state … Read more
An Ondo State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Hon Isaacs Kekemeke, has said that he has no plans to step down from the race either for Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu or any other aspirant. Kekemeke, who was a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, said he is a serious- minded person that does … Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has signed into law the Ebonyi State Public Procurement and Related Matters Law No. 009 of 2020. While assenting to the bills passed by the Ebonyi State House of Assembly at the Government House in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, the governor said the importance of the bill cannot … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a framework for the conduct of elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The elections at hand are the governorship polls in Edo and Ondo States holding on September the 19th and October the 10th this year. Apart from the governorship polls, the electoral umpire has also fixed dates … Read more
Burundi’s ruling party presidential candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday was declared the victor of the bitterly disputed election, with 68.72 percent of the vote. The election commission, which released the official results live on Burundian media, said that his main opposition rival Agathon Rwasa of the National Freedom Council (CNL), had garnered 24.19 percent of … Read more