The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has written the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to ask the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) to resign from the party and join either the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or any of the opposition party. In a letter from the … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office because the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in impeaching … [Read more…]
The 13 governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are already converging on Enugu for a meeting of the PDP Governors Forum holding in Enugu on Wednesday. Among the governors received by the host and governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as they came to register their presence at the … [Read more…]
A former president of the Nigerian Senate, Pius Anyim, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Anyim formally joined the APC on Saturday at Pa Oruta Ngele Township Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the final campaign rally ahead of local government elections in the state. The APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, posted … [Read more…]
Pearl Acho-Osueke, Abakaliki Following his appointment as the Chairman of the 15-member Ebonyi State Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee, Barr. Steve Oruruo has vowed to position the PDP to win further elections in the state. Oruruo made this known during a courtesy visit to the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Augustina Ogbodo, recently, having made … [Read more…]
…Rishi Sunak concedes election, saying he’s sorry for defeat …Conservatives forecast to win fewest seats in their history …Farage elected to parliament with his right-wing Reform UK Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on Friday, … [Read more…]
Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee with knowledge of current discussions on the topic. Biden’s fumbling, sometimes-incoherent and widely-panned first-debate performance … [Read more…]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the incumbent Area Council Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory would remain in office till 2026. Yakubu made the clarification on Friday at a meeting with the leadership of political parties. Against the backdrop of agitation for the conduct of fresh elections … [Read more…]
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday, emerged the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum. The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, emerged as the Vice Chairman. The emergence of the Abiodun and Soludo, was part of the decision reached at the end of the meeting of the Southern Governors Forum, held … [Read more…]
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said his men would continue to barricade all local government secretariats in Rivers State amidst the ongoing political tension. Egbetokun made this known on Thursday in Abuja while addressing journalists on the sidelines of a meeting with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers. He disclosed that policemen … [Read more…]
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the 23 Local Government Councils of Rivers State. The governor swore in the chairmen at Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday morning. They were earlier screened by the faction of Rivers House of Assembly loyal to the governor. The tenure of the … [Read more…]
The Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has sent out invites to screen the Caretaker Committee, CTC, Chairmen, and members for the 23 local government areas of the state today. This followed the expiration of the tenure of the elected chairmen and councillors of the 23 LGAs in the state. The … [Read more…]