Ikpeazu Diverted N500m Meant For Renovation Of Government House, Built Personal Home With It — Abia Govt
Abia state government says it recently came across a document which showed that former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu diverted a whopping sum of Five Hundred Million Naira meant for the renovation of Abia state Government House and used same to build a private house for himself in his Umuobiakwa country home in Obingwa LGA of the state. The government says it...
Govs Battles Wike’s Camp Over Forceful Take Over Of Party’s Control
The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working Committee, led by the party’s...
Gov. Yahaya Bello Sacks Commissioner, Two Others
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Tuesday sacked Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr David Apeh. Also sacked were Special Adviser to the Governor on Emergency Management, Mr Danladi Isah-Yunusa, and Hajiya Maryam Salifu, Part-time Chairman, Kogi State Hotels and Tourism Board. The sacking of the trio was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Folashade Ayoade-Arike,...
New UK Prime Minister To Be Announced On September
Britain's new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable, and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thr...
Abia PDP Holds Ground On Wabara’s Suspension Decision
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Abia State has criticized the statement attributed to Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party's national publicity secretary, which dismissed the suspension of Senator Adolphus Wabara, the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT). The Abia PDP stated that its stand on the suspension of the BOT chairman is in line with the Constitution of...
2023: Senator Orji Kalu Hosts Sen. Rochas Okorocha (Photos)
Chief Whip of the Senate Orji Uzor Kalu on Saturday played host to his counterpart representing Imo West, Sen. Rochas Okorocha at his Abuja residence. Orji Kalu, representing Abia North took to his verified Facebook page to announce this on Saturday. He said the due remain committed for a common purpose for greater good of the people. The former Abia governor wrote,...
Confusion As US Varsity Says Certificate Presented To INEC By Tinubu Not In Its Record
The Chicago State University (CSU) has said it does not have the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prior to the 2023 general election. Caleb Westberg, the university registrar and deponent/witness, said this while giving an oral deposition on the release of Tinubu’s academic records to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday. A deposition...
Okonjo-Iweala: Tinubu Is Committed To Improving Nigerians’ Welfare
The World Trade Organization's (WTO) director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says President Bola Tinubu is devoted to improving Nigerians' lives. Okonjo-Iweala spoke during a meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The former finance minister, who underlined that her travel was not in the position of WTO DG, stated that she and the president pledged their preparedness to improve...
LP, PDP Accuse INEC Of Compromising Election Results
Due to a failure to post the results to its results portal, three political parties have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of tampering with Saturday's presidential election. According to DAILY POST, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, and Action Democratic Party jointly held a press conference and presented the claims. Yakubu Mahmood allegedly influenced the election, according to the...
2023: APC Will Be Doomed If President Buhari Allows Free, Fair Elections – Gov Wike
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, declared on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be doomed if President Muhammadu Buhari did not break his promise not to meddle in the conduct of the general elections in 2023. Such tenacity, according to Wike, demonstrated Buhari’s commitment to leaving a lasting legacy of holding free and fair elections. “I thank...
