Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, for the first time on Wednesday, physically attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, since he had a successful surgery on July 16, at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. He underwent the surgery after a fractured leg, an injury he sustained … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives has rolled out a proposal that would ensure stiff punishment for electoral infractions and promote fair and credible polls. In a proposed legislation tagged: “A Bill to Establish the National Electoral Offences Commission”, the law makers propose at least a 15-year jail term for anyone convicted of vote buying in any … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a new dimension as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some PDP governors in London, on Monday night. The report was reliably informed that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, his … [Read more…]
India as the largest democracy in the world is willing to partner with Nigeria towards successful general elections in 2023. Indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, said this Tuesday at State House, Abuja, when he was hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari. He was in Abuja to take part in the … [Read more…]
As the crisis rages on, the Director General of Wike Solidarity Movement, Prince Sudor Nwiyor, yesterday, dumped the PDP for APC. Nwiyor, who announced his resignation from the PDP in Port Harcourt, cited high-handedness in the party as one of the reasons he left the ruling PDP. He further stated that he defected because those … [Read more…]
The four Catholic Church Reverend Sisters kidnapped last Sunday at Okigwe-Umulolo axis in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State have been released. Secretary-General of Sisters of Jesus The Saviour (Generalate), Zita Ihedoro, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, yesterday. The freed Reverend Sisters, Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu, were kidnapped … [Read more…]
Two male suspects have been arrested by police operatives over activities bothering on cultism and armed robbery in Enugu State. The suspects identified as Chidera Thompson and Chidiebere Onuoha, were arrested at Amadiukwu in Ngwo, and Awkunanaw, both in Udi and Enugu South Local Government Areas of the state. The state Police’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, … [Read more…]
The crisis in the New Nigeria Peoples Party deepened on Monday with a former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, accusing the party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and his group of betraying the trust reposed in them since he joined the party few months ago. Shekarau spoke on Monday at a meeting with Shura Advisory … [Read more…]
LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South West, yesterday, expressed confidence that the zone will deliver massive votes for its Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections, saying he remains the only choice. Its National Secretary and National Vice Chairman, South West, Iyiola Omisore and Isaacs Kekemeke, said this at … [Read more…]
Abductors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Kazeem Alli, have reportedly demanded N15 million ransom for his release. Alli, the Vice-Chairman of the Osun State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, was Saturday night shot at and attacked with cutlasses before he was whisked away from the Oke-Afa area of … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the elections in 2023 will not be about connections, tribe, tribe or religion, but about competence, character and commitment to deliver. Obi stated this at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association currently holding at the Eko Hotels. Obi said, … [Read more…]
Critical stakeholders, former presidential aspirants and senators who lost out in the just-concluded primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have vowed to punish the party, ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. They claimed Tinubu and Abdullahi Adamu, party’s national chairman, have isolated critical stakeholders of the party. A northern ranking senator alleged that Adamu, … [Read more…]