How PDP Cleared Bayelsa LG Poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won big in Saturday’s local government council elections as it cleared all the eight local government council seats declared by the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC). Mr. Bulodisiye Ndiwari was declared winner in Yenagoa Local Government Council. He polled 56,103 votes. In Governor Douye Diri’s home council. Kolokuma/Opokuma, the PDP chairmanship candidate, Lelei...
VIDEO: Don’t Be Like Buhari Who Had Personal Hatred Against Igbo, Nnamdi Kanu – Hon. Aguocha Urges Tinubu
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State, Hon. Obi Aguocha has advised President Bola Tinubu not to be held hostage like his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari but to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Aguocha in a chat with ABN TV on Saturday described Kanu as a political prisoner, urging Tinubu to release him immediately. The...
I’ve No Plans To Leave Labour Party, Says Peter Obi
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, dismissing rumors of an imminent departure. Despite the internal crisis rocking the party, Obi affirmed that he has no intentions of leaving anytime soon. He also declared that he is not in any way desperate to be Nigeria’s President at...
Abia North 2027: Cleric Speaks On Why Parties Should Not Field Candidates Against Sen. Kalu
Abia-born cleric, Rev Kalu Ukpai Ota, has urged political parties in Abia State not to field candidates against the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Kalu in the 2027 National Assembly elections. Ota in a Thanksgiving Sermon on Sunday morning in Aba said indices showed that the former Abia state governor had performed well. He...
Gov. Otti Dethrones Abia Traditional Ruler Over Alleged Misconduct
The traditional ruler of the Azumini autonomous community in Ukwa East LGA, HRM Eze Edward Ebere Eule, has been removed by the Abia State Government. The traditional ruler, who was suspended from office by the state government in February 2024 for alleged misconduct and actions unbecoming of a traditional ruler, has been finally removed as the monarch of his community...
El-Rufai: I Still Believe In Tinubu’s Capacity To Make A Difference — Sen. Kalu [Video]
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has reacted to the alleged frosty relationship between his party, the APC, and the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai a chieftain of the party. Sen. Kalu in a viral video sighted by ABN TV dismissed the alleged crisis between the party and El-Rufai,...
Gov. Diri Satisfied With Conduct Of Bayelsa LG Poll
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has commended the state independent electoral commission for the organisation of the local government election that took place in the state. Governor Diri, who spoke with journalists immediately after voting, said reports available to him indicates that the poll was generally peaceful across the state. The Governor voted alongside his wife, Dr Gloria, at Kalamaowei wari...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Carpets South East Governors Over IPOB Leader’s Incarceration
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has berated the five governors of the South East over their silence on the prolonged detention of the Biafra agitator. In an open letter to the Governors, Emmanuel said it was unfortunate that under the watch of the Governors, his brother...
Plateau Assembly Speaker Finally Swears In APC Lawmakers Declared Winners By Court
The Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Gabriel Dewan, has finally sworn in nine out of the 16 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who were declared winners by the Appeal Court. The new lawmakers were declared winners after the Court of Appeal sacked the 16 PDP members on the grounds that their party was not qualified to sponsor...
I Have No Plans To Leave PDP – Ex-Abia Gov, Ikpeazu Assures Members
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has informed members of Abia State PDP caucus that he has no plan to leave the party but will rather stay with others to rebuild it, ABN TV reports. Speaking during a well-attended caucus meeting held at the new party secretariat at Onyerubi Crescent, Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, Dr. Ikpeazu, who...
