Protest Against Govt Not Peculiar To Nigeria Alone — Ganduje
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman says challenges and protest against government policies are not peculiar to Nigeria. Ganduje reacted to the ongoing protest on Wednesday in Abuja, when he played host to some leaders of the party from the United States of America. The APC national chairman, who said even developed economies have their challenges, assured that...
Abia Traditional Rulers Declare Support for Tinubu, Deputy Speaker, Kalu Over SEDC
Traditional Rulers in Igbere ancient kingdom, Bende Local Government of Abia State have declared their unwavering support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill into law. The traditional rulers also commended the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu for sponsoring the bill in the parliament. The traditional rulers...
Kebbi PDP Backs Out From August 31 LGs Election
The Peoples Democratic Party has pulled out from the August 31 Kebbi State local government council election. Chairman of the PDP in the state, Alhaji Bello Usman Suru, confirmed the position of the party at a press conference in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “You will recall that during the last PDP stakeholders meeting, we agreed to participate in the forthcoming Local Government...
Cold War Erupts Between President Tinubu’s Aides Over Video On Social Media
There appears to be a cold war between two of President Bola Tinubu’s media aides over a video that appeared on his verified X page on Wednesday. https://youtube.com/live/k3Fe4STPOtQ Around 3:29 pm, a tweet was posted from Tinubu’s page, in which he urged Nigerians that “as we navigate through these temporary pains, please remember that every effort is being made to ensure...
No Constitution Of CPC For Fresh Elections In Edo, Says NANS JCC
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council (JCC), Edo State, has denied the constitution of a Convention Planning Committee (CPC) for fresh JCC elections in the state. This is in reaction to a statement credited to Comrade Isaac Ogieva, Deputy Coordinator of NANS Zone B, who purportedly constituted a CPC to oversee the conduct of fresh JCC...
Benue State PDP Chairman Faces Suspension Amidst Party Crisis
The suspended Benue State PDP party chairman, John Ngbede, has signed the suspension of the immediate past governor, Samuel Ortom. Ngbede told newsmen at the party secretariat, Makurdi, that Ortom and his lieutenants were suspended because they wanted to take the party leadership by force. He alleged that the former governor and his cronies were trying to take the party back...
Sen. Ndume Will Be Reinstated As Senate Chief Whip – Ganduje
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, said on Tuesday that the party will write to the Senate for reinstatement of Senator Ali Ndume as Chief Whip following his apology to the party. Ganduje stated this in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the controversial lawmaker over his latest vituperations against President Bola Tinubu that...
More LP, PDP, YPP, APGA Members Defect To APC In Abia As Deputy Speaker Kalu Continues Constituency Ward Tour (Photos)
The fold of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State has continued to increase as members of other political parties, yesterday announced their defection to the ruling party. At the last count, over 500 persons from the ruling Labour Party (LP), the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Young People's Party (YPP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have joined...
I Apologise To APC, But I Stand By My Words – Senator Ndume
The former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday, August 6, apologised to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for not consulting the party before publicly accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The Bornu South representative in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, however, said that he stands by his words, insisting that “whatever I said or...
Nationwide Protest: ‘Resign Now’-Ex-Lawmaker, Onyeagucha Tells President Tinubu
An erstwhile member of the House of Representatives from Imo state, Uche Onyeagucha, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to resign as President or form a government of National unity. Onyeagucha made this call on Tuesday in Owerri while reacting to Tinubu’s broadcast intended to address the nationwide ongoing protests against bad governance in the country. The former National Welfare Secretary...
