![2023: "My Friends In The North Laughed When I Ask About Peter Obi's Chances" - Ex-PDP Chairman, Ulasi [VIDEO]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/operanews1660127700382-scaled.jpg "2023: “My Friends In The North Laughed When I Ask About Peter Obi’s Chances” – Ex-PDP Chairman, Ulasi [VIDEO]")
Sam Onuigbo Congratulates Tinubu On Supreme Court Victory, Urges Support Of All Nigerians
A former member of the National Assembly and the member, Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, Sam Onuigbo has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his Thursday victory at the Supreme Court where his Feb. 25 election was affirmed. In a congratulatory message on Wednesday, Onuigbo said the ruling of the Supreme Court Justices led by John I. Okoro...
Fire Outbreak Hits Rivers Assembly Amidst Plot To Impeach Gov. Fubara
A fire has broken out at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. The fire was reported at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. As of the time of filling in this report, the complex has been taken over by security agents from the nearby Command of the Rivers Police while a fire truck was also seen on the grounds of...
PDP National Women Leader Is Dead
The National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Stella Effah-Attoe, is dead. Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died on Sunday after a brief illness. PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, said the party lost one of its “best and brightest”. “Prof. Effah-Attoe’s death is a huge blow not only to her family but...
Court Affirms Election Of Natasha Akpoti For Kogi Central, Sacks APC’s Ohere
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the duly elected candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial Election earlier in February. The court dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere for lacking in merit. Earlier in September, the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had nullified the victory of Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as...
Former NNPP National Chairman, Kaduna Guber Candidate Join APC
Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali A former national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Senator Sulaiman Othman Hunkuyi, candidate of the NNPP in the March 18 governorship election in Kaduna State, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). National chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, received them into the party, on Tuesday. Prof. Bem...
Bayelsa Guber Poll: Timipre Sylva Can Be In Ballot, Appeal Court Rules
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has reversed the nullification of the candidacy of Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Binta Zubairu, who delivered the lead judgement held that Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, was wrong in ordering the sack of Sylva as a candidate of the APC in the November 11 governorship election...
Appeal Court Sacks Ex-Governor From Senate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked the former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, from the Senate. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, said it was satisfied that Suswam was not the valid winner of the senatorial election that held in Benue North East on February 25. It faulted the...
Gov. Otti Appoints 24 New Permanent Secretaries [Full List]
Abia state governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of 24 New Permanent Secretaries into the State civil service. This follows a recent examination and interview by the state government. Appointment of the following as Permanent Secretaries; 1 Ngozii Queen Obioma 2 Paul Ogwobunka 3. Uche Ukpabi Ukeje 4 Okezue Godwin Chukwudike 5 Justine Oluchi Eboh 6. Ogechukwu I. Maduka 7 Izuchukwu Onwughara 8 Obi-Chianakwalam Elechi Agatha 9. Chinagozi...
Senate Confirms Akpabio’s Former Chief Of Staff As INEC REC
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Etekarnba Umoren as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State. Umoren had served as Chief of Staff to Senate President Godswill Akpabio during his time as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. His appointment had sparked up controversies, with different groups and civic rights activists asking...
Rivers Crisis: Impeachment Not Military Coup – FCT Minister, Wike Blows Hot
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has told governors of the People Democratic Party (PDP) that he can not be intimidated. The Minister said this when Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, led his counterpart on a courtesy visit to him over the crisis rocking Rivers State. Aside from Mohammed, who is governor of Bauchi, others in...
