Oyo Labour Party Guber Candidate, Akinwale Dumps Party For APC
The Labour Party, LP candidate in the March 2023 governorship election in Oyo State, Tawfiq Akinwale, has pitched his tent with the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. According to him in a statement made available to Vanguard on Sunday night, his decision to join APC, came after a thorough evaluation of the current political landscape, where it became...
IPOB Lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor Leaks Chats With Ekpa Begging To Speak With Gov Mbah
Special Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor has shared a screenshot of his alleged chat with the Finland-based Biafra agitator and Separatist Simon Ekpa. Ejimakor in a tweet on his official handle on Saturday, alleged that Ekpa on July 19 chatted him on WhatsApp demanding to speak with the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah. In the tweet,...
Tinubu Inviting Trouble By Nominating El-Rufai As Minister — Shehu Sani
The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, faulted the ministerial nomination of Nasir El-Rufai by President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai, the immediate Kaduna State Governor, is among the four former governors that made the 28-member list forwarded to the Senate by the President on Thursday. Other governors that were included in the list are Nyesom Wike...
November 1 Guber Election Not A Contest Of Gun, Gov. Diri Warns Politicians
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has asked politicians in the state not to prepare for violence in the Nov. 11 governorship election, saying the poll is about votes and not guns. The governor spoke during the 25th State Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday. He warned politicians not to resort to mayhem and violence, as it would not...
Subsidy Removal: Labour Accuses FG Of Deceit As Aso Rock Meeting Ends In Deadlock
The organised labour, on Friday, walked out of a scheduled meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on subsidy palliatives at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), had led his delegation to the Chief of Staff’s office, venue of the meeting, but were soon on their way out of the villa. The...
“Fake From Pit Of Hell” – Simon Ekpa Denies Report Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Alleged Letter
A popular Biafra agitator and separatist, Simon Ekpa has asked the Igbo to disregard reports making the rounds on a purported letter from the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government, disclosed this on Friday. ABN TV recalls that some reports claimed Kanu directed Ekpa...
Ekweremadu’s Son, Chime’s Daughter Make Enugu Commissioner Nomination List
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Friday, appointed 15 commissioner-nominees, including Chief Ike Ekweremadu’s son, Lloyd, and ex-governor Sullivan Chime's daughter, Ada Chukwu. Their nominations are contained in a list sent to the state House of Assembly by the state, which was read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Uche Ugwu, on Friday in Enugu. Also in...
Buhari Expresses Shock Over Nigerien Coup, Expresses Confidence In Tinubu’s Ability To Resolve Issues
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed shock over the coup d’etat that toppled President Mohammed Bazoum in ex-Niger Republic. The former President, however said he was happy that President Bola Tinubu is already dealing with the development to reverse the coup. Buhari stated this in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Friday. The former Nigerian leader said he has confidence...
US Vice President, Harris Says Washington Ready To Support Tinubu Restore Democracy After Coup In Niger
Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, have assured President Bola Tinubu of their support to restore democratic governance in Niger Republic. The support was coming after a military coup that ousted its Niger Republic President, Muhammed Bazoum, earlier this week. Bazoum, the latest target in a wave of...
Otti’s Mandate A Product Of Fraud – Ikpeazu’s Former Aide, Appolos
Mr. Enyinnaya Appolos, former chief press secretary to the immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has faulted the process that produced the incumbent governor Alex Otti, saying it is fraudulent. Speaking with ABN TV on Friday, the governor's former aide said due process was not followed before Otti was pronounced the winner of the March 18...
