Ukwa PDP Hails Former Abia APC Deputy Chairman At Grand Reception
It was a carnival of sorts as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last Wednesday, at Obehie, the Commercial hub of Ukwa, Abia State, received into their fold the former State Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Ogunka Adiele John. Members of the PDP and supporters of the former APC Chieftain, trooped out in their numbers, defying the...
APC Chieftain Petitions National Chair Over Onyejeocha,’s Alleged Anti-Party Activities In Abia
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Williams Nwanguma, has petitioned the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, accusing the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, of engaging in anti-party activities. In the petition, titled “Petition Against the Anti-Party Activity of Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha: The Honorable Minister of...
Kwankwaso Defeats Tinubu, Atiku In Kano
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Kano State, beating his closest challenger, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress with 479,938 votes. Kano state, which has about 5,792,848 voters, had a total of 1,769,525 accredited voters, according to the results announced...
I Am Considering A Government Of National Unity And Tax Rebate – Atiku Abubakar
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is considering a government of national unity and tax rebate if elected president in 2023. The former vice disclosed this in a statement he personally issued on Tuesday in Kano and made available to newsmen in Abuja. Abubakar said he was considering a government of national...
Presidency 2023: Wike Can Deliver, Says Sergent Chidi Awuse
An elder statesman in Rivers State, Sergent Chidi Awuse, says Governor Nyesom Wike is well qualified to serve as Nigeria’s president come 2023. In an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, the politician urged Wike to join the race as the South-South candidate. “Factors that should have a role to play is the ability to deliver and that is why some...
Court Adjourns Suit Seeking To Restore Rep Onuigbo As Abia Central Senatorial Candidate Of APC
Federal High court siting in Umuahia, Abia State presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike has adjourned till September 30th the suit filed by the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo seeking to restore him as the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC for Abia Central senatorial district ahead of the 2023 general elections. Rep. Onuigbo had insisted that...
No regret endorsing Obaseki’s second term – Danjuma
A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mrs Daisy Danjuma, on Monday said she had no regret supporting the second term bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Danjuma, had on Sunday in Lagos at a town hall meeting organised for Obaseki, threw her weight behind the second term bid of the governor. She said...
Abia North: Sen. Orji Kalu Kicks Off Re-election Quest, Targets Agricultural Dev’t
With hundreds of infrastructure projects and 25 Bills to his credit, Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday commenced the campaign tour of his Abia-North Senatorial District to achieve his re-election bid back to the Senate. Elected in 2019 in his first term as Senator, Kalu who represents the zone at the 9th Senate has executed...
2023 General Election: Why Peter Obi’s Administration Will Be Disastrous – Saraki
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has voiced concern that Peter Obi's presidency in 2023 if he wins the election, will be characterized by tragedy. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, the former lawmaker claimed that the Labour Party lacked candidates to fill up the parliamentary seats, which may not be a good thing if the party wins the...
Court Stops Zamfara Deputy Governor’s Impeachment After Refusal To Join APC
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Zamfara State House of Assembly, the Chief Judge, and others from effecting the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mahdi Gusau. The judge gave the order while ruling in an ex-parte motion brought by the Peoples Democratic Party. Zamfara politics was plunged into the national limelight recently...
