2023: APC Chieftain, Princewill Ukaegbu Dumps APC, Moves To APP
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Princewill Ukaegbu has dumped the party for the Action People's Party (APP). Impeccable sources within the party told our correspondent that Ukaegbu is expected to officially mak...
‘Obidients’ Enraged Nigerians Who Want Change – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that his followers and proponents of the ‘Obidient’ movement are mostly Nigerians who are enraged over the sorry state of the nation and therefore demand change. Obi stated this on Monday while appearing on Arise TV’s Morning Show, where he responded to a question bordering on the aggressive attitude...
Court Sacks 15 Ebonyi Lawmakers Over Defection To APC
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered 15 members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately vacate their seats. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Tuesday, held that their defection was unlawful and that having abandoned that political party...
Reps Speaker Bows To Pressure, Withdraws Bill Which Prescribed Imprisonment For Nigerians Over Non-recitation Of National Anthem
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill and other related draft legislation before the House. Abbas, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, on Wednesday, said the action was in response to the voices and concerns expressed by Nigerians. ABN TV learnt that the Counter...
APC Won’t Bend The Rules To Favour Obaseki – Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party cannot bend its rules in favour of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. The APC screening committee had disqualified Obaseki from participating in the governorship primary election in Edo scheduled for June 22, but it cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu believed to be supported by Oshiomhole for the exercise. There...
Abia Bye-election: APC Takes Early Lead, PDP, APGA Trails
Results of the house of representatives bye-election for Aba North/Aba South federal constituency which is holding today shows the APC candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu is winning in most of the units visited. Votings commenced earlier enough in most of the units visited at Osusu Ward 4, Ariaria and Gloucester. In the votes counted so far around, the APC candidate is said...
VIDEO: If You Don’t Trust Igbo With Presidency, IGP, COAS, Others Why Stop Them From Going? — Momodu
Senior journalist and the publisher Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu has said he will not subscribe to the notion that an Igbo man from South East Nigeria is not qualified to rule Nigeria as President, saying there is no sense in such. He decried how the Igbo are being discriminated against in Nigeria, saying it is the reason for the...
Increasing Debts Not Solution To Nigeria’s Indebtedness – Atiku Tells FG
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Federal Government that increasing debts will never be a solution to the country’s indebtedness. Atiku, a former vice president, in a statement, Tuesday, recalled that last week the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the GDP figures for Q2 2022, saying the government has been unreasonably...
No Network Coverage To Transmit Election Results Electronically – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has disclosed that the country does not have enough 3G network coverage to transmit elections results electronically. The Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Mr Ubale Maska made this known while addressing the House of Representatives on Friday in Abuja. On Thursday, 52 APC Senators voted no to electronic transmission of election results. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
National Assembly Was Wrong To Reject Special Seats For Women — Sir Udensi
A chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Sir Chikwe Udensi has expressed anger over the decision of the National Assembly to overwhelmingly vote against 35 percent affirmative action for women, saying action is wrong. He accused people he described as old men who have an archaic belief that women are not meant to lead of being responsible for why...
