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…]
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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…]
… As Two LGA Chairmen Announce Willingness To Leave Office Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas, to take over from the elected council chairmen whose three-year tenure elapsed at midnight on Monday. Governor Fubara gave the directive in a stage broadcast on Tuesday morning. He … [Read more…]
A Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Friday ruled against the appeal filed by the 26 former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to stay execution of the order barring them from parading as Lawmakers after their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt at a virtual … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has published the final list of candidates for the Ondo State Governorship election in Southwest Nigeria. The breakdown indicates that 17 political parties fielded candidates for the 16 November 2024 polls. This is coming on the heels of the Commission publishing the personal particulars of the governorship candidates and … [Read more…]