Some Government Officials Should Be In Prison Now — Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that some of the people currently in government should be in jail for their past misdemeanours and criminal misconduct. Obasanjo stated this on Thursday while speaking virtually at the memorial lecture of Denis Joseph Slattery in Lagos. According to him, government officials with “questionable” integrity cannot make good decisions that will benefit Nigerians. In his...
Edo Guber: LP’s Akpata Denies Stepping Down For PDP Candidate
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata has denied reports that he has resigned from the governorship race and directed his followers to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Addressing a press conference in his office, Akpata said “This falsehood is illustrative of the evil machinations of those who have held our State captive for a...
INEC Rejects Abure As LP National Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to recognise Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, despite retaining his name on its website, on the list of political party chairmen. This new revelation is contained in a counter-affidavit filed in the Federal High Court Abuja, in response to Labour Party’s suit, challenging its exclusion from INEC’s refresher...
Ohafia-Arochukwu Road: Igbo Youths Want An End To Feud Between Gov Otti, Orji Kalu Teams (VIDEO)
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex sociopolitical youth group in the South East, has condemned the ongoing feud between the media teams of former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and Governor Alex Otti over the Ohafia-Arochukwu Road. The group described it as regrettable, stating it is not beneficial for Abia or Ndigbo. https://youtu.be/IdksIe8r-Ak?si=6PKJSPVOXs3PV8yF In a statement issued in Umuahia,...
Only Edo People Can Decide Obaseki’s Successor, Not Wike — Ighodalo
Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, says the people of the South-South state will decide their next governor. Ighodalo said the choice of who succeeds Godwin Obaseki is not for PDP heavyweight Nyesom Wike or any other person to make but the people of the state. The...
NLC, Abure-led NWC Dismiss New Labour Party Faction
Opposition continues to mount over the emergence of Callistus Okafor as the new factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In two separate interviews, the National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, and the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disowned the factional leader. While attention has focused on the rift between the Julius...
Edo Guber: We Can’t Remove Wike’s Cousin As REC, INEC Replies PDP
Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the call of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha. Onuoha has been a subject of controversy over his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike. Governor Godwin Obaseki and...
Edo Guber: Tinubu Didn’t Sign Peace Accord, Committee Can’t Force PDP — Kukah
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace Accord to shun electoral violence sends a wrong signal to Nigerians. He stated this Sunday in Benin City, during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised by Channels Television in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative...
Edo Guber: Atiku, PDP Governors, Party Leaders Campaign For Ighodalo
Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, stormed Benin City, the Edo State capital, to canvass support for the party’s candidate in the September 21 governorship election, Asue Ighodalo and his deputy, Osarodion Ogie. The vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Acting National Chairman of...
Edo Guber Election: It’s A Do Or Die — Obaseki
Two days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to sign Peace Accord for the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has described the September 21 exercise as a do or die. During a visit by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Obaseki had alleged that police who are expected to enforce the peace...
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