Enugu Gov appoints Nana Ogbodo, Peter Nnaji, others, to LG Service Commission Board

Gov Mbah Signs into Law Bill to Create One-stop Shop for Taxation in Enugu

The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has made fresh appointments to the Local Government Service Commission Board. The appointments were contained in a letter addressed to the Enugu State House of Assembly, requesting confirmation of the appointees. According to the letter, Chief Nana Ogbodo is the Chairman of the Board. Others include … [Read more…]

Speakership Tussle: Lagos Assembly Passes Vote of Confidence in Speaker Meranda

Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday declared their support for Speaker Mojisola Meranda by passing a vote of confidence in her leadership. The decision came during a tense plenary session, which Meranda presided over under heavy security. The assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, was thrown into confusion earlier in the day … [Read more…]

Speakership Tussle Assumes New Dimension in Lagos Assembly as DSS Seals Lagos Speaker, Deputy’s Offices

Operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigeria Police have taken over the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing off the offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the House clerk. According to Vanguard, security personnel arrived in the early hours of Monday, occupying the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja. Passersby were frisked, and … [Read more…]

Another PDP Legislator Defects to APC

Another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Salisu Koko, representing Koko-Besse/Maiyama Constituency of Kebbi State, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Amos Magaji, representing Zango Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency of Kaduna, had, during the plenary on Tuesday, defected to the ruling APC. The … [Read more…]

Nwabara is still the unshakeable PDP BOT Chairman – Opposition Coalition Lawmakers tell Nigerians

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…say suspension engineered by APC backed Pro-Wike group led by Anyawu, Ikpeazu  Nigeria’s Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has urged Nigerians and party faithful to disregard the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Distinguished Senator Adolphus Wabara from the Party. The Coalition in a statement by its Spokesperson, … [Read more…]

Nat’l Secretary Feud: Anyanwu fights back, accuses PDP govs of plan to form new political parties

Embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Sam Anyanwu, has accused party governors and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of orchestrating efforts to remove him due to his close relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In an exclusive interview with Saturday Tribune, Anyanwu claimed that the … [Read more…]

Meranda to continue as Lagos speaker as stakeholders say Tinubu never directed Obasa’s reinstatement

The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) will, on Monday, meet to discuss the speakership crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly and not the possibility of Mudashiru Obasa returning as speaker. A member of the apex advisory body in the state, who spoke in confidence with the … [Read more…]

PDP Governors Endorse Udeh-Okoye as National Secretary, Calls for Postponement of NEC Meeting

BREAKING: PDP Govs Back Rivers Gov Fubara, Urge Proper Implementation of SC Decision on LG Autonomy to Forestall "Trust Deficit Between Federal, Sub-national Govts"

…Urges FG to revisit macroeconomic policies over hardship The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum rose from its first 2025 monthly meeting held in Asaba, Delta State capital, on Friday, with a resolution backing the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which pronounced the former National Youth Leader of the party, Hon. S.K.E Udeh-Okoye, as … [Read more…]

Enugu: 2023 LP Guber Candidate, Edeoga Meets State PDP Chairman, Says He’ll “Consult Widely” on Returning to the Party

The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, have reopened talks that could pave way for the return of the erstwhile party member to the PDP fold. Edeoga, a former PDP Member of the House of Representatives between … [Read more…]