Senator Elisha Abbo Defects To APC
The Peoples Democratic Party Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, has defected to the All Progressives Party. He stated this on Wednesday in a letter he wrote to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The letter is titled, “Movement of God’s people from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress”. It read, “I write to formally inform you Sir, the Senate...
APC’s Zoning Agreement Should Be Respected In 2023 – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, yesterday said the zoning agreement at the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2015 elections should be respected in 2023. Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State made the statement yesterday at a time reports that some of the chieftains of the APC were allegedly plotting to...
Sen Orji Kalu Urges Gen. Ihejirika To Join APC
Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has visited former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika in his Ovim country home, Abia State. Kalu's visit to the former Chief of Army Staff may not be unconnected with his continuous persuasion of the General to join the ruling APC. The Abia North Senator was reported to have arrived Enugu...
Biden Transition Website Gets A .Gov Domain
The Biden-Harris transition website changed its URL from a .com to a .gov domain on Monday in another sign that the handover is officially underway. Biden shared the new link - BuildBackBetter.gov - on Twitter on Monday after the switch was made. The GSA, the agency which finally allowed the Biden transition to formally begin on Monday, manages the .gov domain...
US Election: Trump Demands RE-RUN After Pennsylvania Certified Joe Biden’s Win
President Donald Trump attacked Fox News and demanded the election be rerun in an early morning tweet storm that featured voter fraud allegations from actor Randy Quaid in a starring role. Trump, in the nearly dozen tweets and retweets fired off Tuesday morning, appeared to be backpedaling from Monday evening's decision by the General Services Administration to allow the transition process to begin, giving President-elect...
No APC Leader Will Be Left Behind In Quest To Build A Stronger Party – Orji Kalu Tells Umahi
Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has told Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State that no leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be left behind in their quest to build a stronger party in the South-East zone. He said this while dismissing media reports that he and other bigwigs of the APC...
Gombe House Of Assembly Speaker Impeached
The Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim Kurba has been impeached. He was impeached by 16 out of the 24 members of the House. Deputy Speaker, Siddi Buba, representing Kwami West constituency presided over the proceedings that led to impeachment. A new Speaker has been elected and he is Abubakar Muhammad Luggerewol, a member representing the Akko...
BREAKING: Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Yakubu’s Confirmation As INEC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking approval for the confirmation of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu for a second term in office as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter on Tuesday at the resumption of legislative proceedings after a one month recess. In his letter, President Buhari solicited for the...
PDP Already Committed Its Presidential Ticket To The North – Junaid Mohammed
Dr. Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic federal lawmaker on Monday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has already committed its presidential ticket for the 2023 general elections to the North. Prominent northern candidates likely to contest the 2023 presidential election on the PDP platform are Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the party's candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Governor Aminu...
2023: Northern Group Backs Igbo President
Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development has supported a president of Igbo extraction. The coalition insisted that the presidency should rotate to the Southeast. The group, which said its support was borne out of the need for every zone to have a taste of the presidency, flayed the marginalization of the Southeast since 1999. National Coordinator Zana Goni, and...
