Following his official defection, the People Democratic Party (PDP) has granted waiver to Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, and Philip Shaibu, his deputy, to contest the June 23 primary election. As a new member of the party, the governor needed to be given clearance before participating in the primary election. The governor, who resigned … Read more
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Friday ruled that a former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, cannot parade himself as the acting National Chairman of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Florence Fiberesima granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining Giadom from parading himself … Read more
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the defection of Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as insignificant. Obaseki officially joined the opposition party on Friday after days of speculation over his political future following his resignation from the ruling party after he was disqualified from the party’s governorship primary. … Read more
The much speculated and highly anticipated defection of Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took place on Friday. He joined the opposition party at its State Secretariat in Benin. The party announces Obaseki defection in a tweet on his official handle. Obaseki had been disqualified from seeking reelection by the ruling All … Read more
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, oba of Benin finally speaks on the ongoing political crisis in Edo state. Oba of Benin in a statement signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council kicked against imposition and godfatherism in the state. The statement debunked reports on social media that the … Read more
Director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, has called for a meeting of national executive council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the crisis rocking the party. Lukman made the call in a statement issued on Thursday. The APC has been enmeshed in a crisis following the appeal court judgment upholding the suspension … Read more
A high court sitting in Abuja, federal capital territory (FCT), has ordered Victor Giadom to remain as the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court said Giadom will remain in office pending the national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling party. The court also ruled that Mustapha Salihu, national vice-chairman … Read more
Following his disqualification from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Edo state and his recent hobnobbing with the men of the opposition party, the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will meet Thursday to deliberate on the fate of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is seeking its ticket for re-election. According … Read more
The troubled national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the appeal court affirmation of his suspension. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television on Wednesday evening, Oshiomhole said he has accepted the judgement in good faith. Oshiomhole was first suspended by an Abuja High … Read more
The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Abiola Ajimobi, acting national chairman, has rescinded the annulment of the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. The reversal is sequel to the outcome of the NWC meeting chaired by Hilliard Eta, APC vice-chairman south-south, on Wednesday. It will be … Read more
The Edo state house of assembly on Tuesday anounced that it had halted legislative activities as All Progressives Congress Is thrown in shambles. The assembly’s acting director, administrator and supplies, Stephen Guobadia, announced this in a statement. He asked members to stay away until the complex has been fumigated. The development is coming on the … Read more
Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday disclosed that he had not defected to another political party. The governor made the disclosure in a tweet on his official twitter page. The governor had announced the resignation of his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after meeting with Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday struck out an application seeking to overturn the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-man panel of the court dismissed Oshiomhole’s appeal against an earlier judgment of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a … Read more
Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obaseki announced his exit from the party while speaking to State House Correspondents on Tuesday on his way out of the Presidential Villa. He also refuted allegations that his credentials were not fake. The resignation of his membership of the party is coming days … Read more
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has described the Nigeria governors forum as toothless bulldog that’s been undermined by political expediency. The governor made the statement on the heels of the disqualification of his Edo counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election. Obaseki was disqualified by the APC from the primary that will … Read more
The leading opposition party in Nigeria, peoples democratic party (PDP), has given the embattled Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, conditions under which he will be admitted into the party so that he can stand a chance to be re-elected as the governor of the state. Obaseki was, on Friday, disqualified from the All Progressives Congress … Read more
By Seye Olumide. The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), formed and headed by the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wielded the big stick recently. In a swift move, GAC proscribed all groupings in the party after its meeting on Wednesday. The shock wave reverberated across … Read more
The University of Ibadan has described as untrue claims by the All Progressives Congress that the institution awarded two certificates with separate dates to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The APC screening committee for the Edo gubernatorial primary election had cited inconsistencies in the dates on Obaseki’s UI certificate as one of the reasons for … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo One of the many contraptions that have defied contrivance and evolution in Nigeria is our politics. We still practise the basest, vilest and crudest kind of politics. In fact, there is a more transparent and disciplined political system in the animal kingdom than there is in our country. Some studies have shown … Read more
…………..Releases New Prophecies, Predicts Doom Primate Elijah Ayodele has disclosed that the worst is yet to come in Edo primaries as he releases new prophecies, predicting doom in the process. Ekohotblog reports that Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has predicted doom for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and … Read more