POLITICS
Fubara Redeploys Wike’s Loyalists In Cabinet Reshuffle
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has implemented a minor cabinet reshuffle in the state. Affected by the reshuffle are the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor; and the Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu. A statement on Tuesday signed by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, announced that Governor Fubara has redeployed Adangor to the Ministry of...
It’s Time To Return To Orji Kalu’s Era Where LG Chair Had Access To Funds — Varsity Don Ukoha Tells Gov Otti
Professor Kalu Ukoha, a university don, has appealed to Abia State Governor Alex Otti to return the affairs of the local government areas in the state to the Orji Uzor Kalu era where council chairmen had total access to their finances for easy development of the state. According to him, the local government area— which is the third tier of...
Ex-Governor Ihedioha Quits PDP
Former Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has tendered his resignation to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a misalignment between his personal beliefs and the current trajectory of the party. In a resignation letter addressed to the chairman of his constituency, Mbutu Ward, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Ihedioha expressed his dedication to the advancement of democracy...
Edo Guber: INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates As Campaign Commences Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has unveiled the final list of candidates for the forthcoming Edo State Governorship Election. This is is just as the Commission said that the political parties are permitted to start campaign in public from Wednesday 24th April 2024. The campaigns will end at midnight on Thursday 19th September 2024. In a statement by Sam Olumekun, National...
Ondo Guber: Aiyedatiwa Wins APC Primaries
The governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC ward primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the primaries while fellow contender, Mayowa Akinfolarin, polled 15,343 votes, with Olusola Oke coming in third position with 14,865 votes. He was...
Ondo APC Primaries: Four Aspirants Reject Ododo, Call For Total Cancellation Of Exercise
Four out of the 16 aspirants jostling for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing primary have demanded the cancellation of the ongoing exercise. The aggrieved governorship aspirants; Wale Akinterinwa, Olusola Oke, Olugbenga Edema, and Dayo Faduyile alleged the seven-man committee overseeing the primary, headed by Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, of perpetrating fraud in...
Gov. Ododo In Ondo To Conduct APC Governorship Primaries
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi state has arrived in Ondo State to oversee the primary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). 16 governorship aspirants including the incumbent Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, would be taking part in the primary. Governor Ododo, who heads the seven-man committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting the APC primary, would be monitoring the exercise...
Ex-Senate President, Saraki To Head PDP Reconciliation Committee
Barring any last minute change, former Senate president, Bukola Saraki, would be named as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee. This was part of resolutions reached at the National Executive Committee ( NEC) meeting. The PDP NEC had at the meeting, amongst others, resolved to set up a Committee to reconcile aggrieved members. Also, in the aftermath of...
Investigate The Activities Of Wike During 2023 Elections, Clark Tells PDP
AS the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP holds its National Executive Committee, NEC meeting today, former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has called for the setting up of a Disciplinary Committee that will be saddled with the responsibility of probing the anti-party activities of former Governor of Rivers State and others whose roles led...
VIDEO: We’re Targeting Non Reliance On JAAC To Fund Our Budget — Mayor of Umuahia North, Ikeji
The Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State Hon. High Chief Victor Ikeji has said that under his watch, the local government is pushing for self-reliance in terms of generating funds to finance its project. The council boss made this known when he played host to members of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) Abia Chapter...
