The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, commenced the screening of nominees for deputy governorship positions for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening took place at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. The Deputy Governorship Candidates Screening Committee chaired by a former National Chairman of the PDP, … [Read more…]
Women group storm APC secretariat, demand VP slot The agitation over the choice of vice presidential candidate to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took a new twist, yesterday, as a group of women stormed the national party secretariat and demanded that the slot be allocated to a female. Led by the Deputy … [Read more…]
Proscription: Ohanaeze reacts, says IPOB product of injustice The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the call by the President, Major General Muhammad Buhari (retd.), for western countries to designate the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra as a terrorist organisation as unfortunate. Ohanaeze reminded the president that it was his actions and inactions that … [Read more…]
Why voter registration may continue despite deadline – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted reports that it extended the Continous Voter Registration for another 60 days, saying the June 30 deadline still stands. However, the electoral umpire clarified that despite its deadline, voter registration may continue following the court injunction asking the commission … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: Mbah/Ossai ticket will sustain Gov. Ugwuanyi’s legacies – PDP Louis Amoke The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed delight at the emergence of Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, a young and brilliant lawyer, as the running mate to the party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, disclosing that the joint ticket will … [Read more…]
APC, PDP members in Imo North collapse structures for Obi, LP Members of the two majority parties in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Imo North Senatorial District of Imo State on Sunday collapsed their structures into the Labour Party and pledged their loyalty and support to its presidential candidate, Peter … [Read more…]
A socio-political group in Oyo State, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has described the rating of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as the second fastest growing city in Africa for the year 2022 as a positive development, saying it shows the hard work and good governance being provided by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde. The group maintained that … [Read more…]
HAIR (my hair, my identity) By Chidinma Prisca Elebe ([email protected]) A person’s hair is an extension of who they are. It represents personality, tribe, religion, beliefs, ideals and profession. Possessing hair or the lack of it is still a form of identity. There is a distinctive quality to our hairstyles that can be used to … [Read more…]
Proffesseur (Episode Two) By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu It was actually not the time to press the panic button, probably because it was Friday and Fridays had always come with so much laziness as well as euphoria for the short but meaningful weekend rest. It was just 15 minutes to the end of the class, voices of … [Read more…]
NSUDE (Episode 1) By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu The first time my belonging was robbed off me, it was Ofoedu, the guy that lived three bunks away from mine, that I suspected. My suspicion had no strong premise nor evidence, but I had rolled my suspicious eyes on him that very day because he seemed to have … [Read more…]
By Ikenna Igwe For the most part in Nigerian politics, candidates have been known to play the identity politics game, where the focus is largely on ethnic affiliation, political parties and defacement of an opponent’s name and reputation. We hardly see election candidates debate on things in the line of a sustainable economic goal. In … [Read more…]
ANAMBRA State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has finally taken the bold step that would see the popular drug market from head bridge, Onitsha to Oba in Idemili South local government area. There had been several attempts by previous administrations in the state to relocate the market considered to be one of the biggest in the … [Read more…]