Governor Yusuf Defies Court Order, Presents Appointment Letter To Emir Sanusi II
Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi ll yesterday received an appointment letter as the 16th Emir of Kano from Governor Abba Yusuf at a grand event that took place at the Government House in Kano. The governor had on Thursday assented to the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Bill 2024 after it was passed by the State House of Assembly. The law dethroned all the...
VIDEO: Abians Asking God To Use PDP As Tool To Recover Our State — Ex-Governor Ikpeazu
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu the cry of the poor and the downtrodden in the state has reached God, claiming that they are asking God to use his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to recover the state. PDP lost the 2023 election in the state to Labour Party’s Alex Otti who was sworn-in in May 29...
Former First Lady Of Abia Dumps PDP
Mrs. Mercy Odoji Orji, the wife of former Abia State Governor, Senator T.A. Orji, has announced her departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ABN TV reports. This was contained in her resignation letter dated May 21, 2024, and addressed to her Umuahia Urban Ward 1 Chairman of PDP. This development comes just two weeks after her son, Chinedum Orji, the...
Ex-Lawmaker Ezekwesiri Slams Former Abia Governor Ikpeazu Over ‘Featherweight’ Comment
A former member of Abia State House of Assembly who represented Umunneochi, Hon. Prince Ikedi Ezekwesiri has taken a swipe at the immediate past governor of the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu for calling those who defected from the PDP to other parties "featherweight". The former governor allegedly made the comment at a stakeholders meeting in Umuahia on Thursday. Reacting to the...
I Won’t Stop Contesting To Be President As Long As I Live — Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will run for the presidency of Nigeria in the 2027 election despite the challenges his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently facing. Atiku has ran to become Nigeria’s President for six times within three decades, his most recent attempt being in the 2023 presidential election as the PDP candidate. At his last...
Kano Governor Reinstates Former CBN Governor, Sanusi As Emir
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, May 23, reinstated former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi as the 14th Emir of Kano. Sanusi was dethroned by the Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration that created an additional four emirates. Yusuf on Thursday dethroned Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero and four other first-class emirs in the state. He gave the sacked monarchs...
Electoral Act Amendment: Bill Aims To Give Prisoners A Voice In Nigeria’s Elections
A bill submitted to the National Assembly is seeking the amendment of provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, to give inmates in Nigerian prisons the right to vote in elections in the country. The proposed legislation, a copy of which was obtained by ABN TV, is titled ‘Bill for An Act to amend the Electoral Act to provide for the...
Senator Kalu Hosts Abia APC Leaders, Vows To Strengthen Party Unity (Photos)
In a significant display of unity and solidarity, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North senatorial district, hosted a gathering of prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders at his residence last night. The meeting brought together notable figures, including Prince Paul Ikonne, Director-General of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA); Chief Donatus Nwankpa, Welfare Secretary of the APC National...
2027: We’ll Win More States, Ensure Tinubu’s Re-election, Ganduje Vows
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has revealed that the target of the ruling party in the 2027 general elections will be to win more states and ensure the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Ganduje made the disclosure in his remarks at the maiden policy round-table organised by APC Professionals Forum as a build-up...
“End Factionalization Now”, Senator Orji Kalu Urges Unity In Abia APC (VIDEO)
Former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu says he's not against any political meeting being hosted by a former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah but only against division in the state chapter of APC. In a video message, Sen. Kalu said there is nothing wrong in Ogah hosting his Abia Rejoice political...
