The All Progressives Congress on Thursday threatened legal action against the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ingobere, and the sacked lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 1, Daniel Charles, over alleged contempt of court. Also in trouble for the same alleged offence is the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, following non-compliance with …
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that it would be incorrect for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who have failed to provide good governance in their states to seek votes from the electorate. On Wednesday, Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, performed the inauguration of Rivers State University’s Emohua campus and the flag-off of staff quarters. Governor Wike stated …
By Seun Opejobi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari place Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a security watchlist. The PDP claimed that Bello was inciting violence and terrorism in the country and should therefore be placed on a watchlist. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s spokesperson, was responding to a video of the governor urging his …
Some former presidential aspirants who ran in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election have pledged their full support and loyalty to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. According to Abdurasheed Shehu, Atiku’s media aide, the former Presidential aspirants, led by Mohammed Hayatudeen, pledged their loyalty to Atiku during a visit to him. Kalu Chikwendu, Tarry Oliver, Dele Momodu, and Charles Ugwu …
Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma said on Tuesday that the state’s people’s ongoing support and prayers were critical to the state’s development. This was stated by Uzodimma while delivering his goodwill message at the Imo Unity and Praise Convention, which was held at Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The governor, who attended the event with …
Alhaji Ahmed Bakare, a public commentator in Zamfara State, believes the Southwest is to blame for Nigeria’s current security and economic crisis. Bakare said on Tuesday in Gusau, the state capital, that Nigeria had never seen such levels of insecurity and economic downturn as the country is currently experiencing. The All Progressives Congress, APC, he said, had failed Nigerians. “The …
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the League of Concerned Christian Youth in the APC have claimed that the party is committing suicide by sticking to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 elections. According to the youths, the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, choosing Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate reflected …
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has what it takes to flog and crush his opponents, whom he described as “small boys.” Wike made the remark while stressing that he would not leave his political opponents to God but deal with them himself. The governor spoke while inaugurating the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in …
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu. Fani-Kayode made the call on Sunday via his verified Facebook page alleging that Dino Melaye revealed the election that brought Ayu in as PDP’s chair was faulty. Melaye is PDP chieftain and spokesperson …
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, gunmen suspected to be political thugs loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly attacked members of the Labour Party during their meetings in Enugu State. It was gathered that the attacked happened on Sunday during Ward meetings at Aninri and Awgu local government areas of the state. Sources stated that whil nobody …
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has berated ex-Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his latest comment against him. Melaye had claimed that all governors under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spent money on ensuring that Iyorchia Ayu emerged as the party’s National Chairman. Reacting, Fani-Kayode knocked Melaye for making such a comment. He urged security operatives to arrest and …
The Adamawa State executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed the state chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, over alleged anti party, financial misconduct and gross violation of the party’s constitution. Following Bilal’s removal, his deputy, Ismaila Tadawus, was sworn in as the new chairman of the party, with 24 out of 36 officers appending their signatures. The executive committee …
The Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu East, Princess Ada Ogbu has blamed the current crisis rocking the party on some of the stakeholders. Ogbu, who spoke to journalists in Enugu on Sunday, said the party chieftains who visited the national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu were actually the ones manufacturing a non-existent crisis in the party. It …
Nigeria’s house of representatives is considering a bill that proposes 20-year jail term and N40 million fine for anyone who causes people to vote on the basis of religion, community, tribe, language or territorial region in the 2023 general elections. The bill also provides that any candidate who distills a piece of information that undermines the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, …
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Peter Mbah has named the former State Chairman of the party, Chief Ikeje Asogwa as the Director General his campaign organization. Mbah in a statement issued by the Head, Peter Mbah Media Office said that Asogwa will coordinate, oversee and drive all aspects of the PDP electioneering for the 2023 …
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, on Sunday, rejected any form of campaign fund from the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It was reported that this formed part of the resolutions reached during a stakeholders’ meeting at the South-East Secretariat of the party. The governorship candidate of the party, Chief Uche Nnaji, who …
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stakeholders in the state to steer clear of the political feud between the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Speaking shortly before a stakeholders’ meeting he held with chieftains of the party behind a closed-door, the governor advised all …
President Muhammadu Buhari’s former media assistant and member, House of Representatives, Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada, on Saturday declared his interest in the governorship election in Kano. Sharada, who used a street campaign strategy to formally announce his candidature under the platform of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, moved from his Maiduguri Road campaign office to the Main Sani Abacha Youth Center. …
As the 2023 election draws near, Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, on Saturday warned Peter Obi that “the thin line” between his speaking charges in his US tours and “fellowshipping with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI” is not far. It was reported that Bwala’s caution comes as Nigerians in the U.S. host Obi, the …
Ahead of the 2023 election, Dino Melaye, one of the spokespersons of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It was reported that the crisis involving the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, and Wike has not been resolved. The camp of the Rivers governor had demanded …
