Osun People Allowed Comedians Get Hold Of Power, Says Former Senator
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and immediate-past Senate spokesperson, Dr Ajibola Basiru, on Monday, said he sympathised with the people of Osun State “for allowing comedians to get close to the Government House in Osogbo.” Basiru was reacting to a statement on Monday by the Osun State Government accusing him of attempting to destabilise the state by allegedly...
10th National Assembly: Igbos Should Produce Next Senate President If… — Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said Igbos should have produced next Senate President ahead of the 10th National Assembly that will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, if they had had better representation in terms of leadership. He explained that the Igbos are problems of themselves and they have lost political credence in...
VIDEO: Mushroom Political Parties In Abia Picked Recalcitrant People Without Electoral Value From PDP’s Dustbin — Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has said the only political party existing in the state is the People's Democratic Party, PDP and that the rest are mushroom political parties, some of which he has not heard before until recently. Speaking at the official flag-off of the governorship, National, and state Assembly campaign in Umuahia on Thursday, the governor said some...
2023: Don’t Vote A Small-Minded Leader, Tambuwal Warns Nigerians
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday in Abuja came to a call on Nigerians to search and vote for politicians that are versatile and friendly with all the geopolitical regions in Nigeria in the 2023 general elections. According to him, the citizens should elect “friends and associates across the length and breadth of the country”, if Nigeria must...
Edo Election: Over 2,200 Delegates To Vote In PDP Primary
At least 2,200 statutory delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will vote in the party’s governorship primary election for the Edo State Governorship poll. The party announced this in a statement on Wednesday, a day before it conducts the exercise to select its governorship candidate for the September 19 election. It explained that the delegates for the primary included party...
Senate Confirms Yakubu As INEC Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the second term of five years. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for confirmation. READ ALSO: 2023: Zoning...
Edo PDP Guber Candidate Rejects Directive To Step Down For Obaseki
Kenneth Imasuagbon, one of the three candidates of the Edo PDP originally cleared to contest for the party’s governorship ticket in the now postponed primary, abruptly cut short a meeting convened to intimidate him into dropping his ambition for the defecting Godwin Obaseki today at Protea Hotel in Benin City. Kenneth reportedly stormed out of the meeting, threatening to sue...
Why I Supported Akpabio To Become Senate President – Wike
Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike stated why he supported Godswill Akpabio's election as the 10th Senate President of the National Assembly. Wike described Akpabio as a long-time supporter, saying that he donated N200 million to the campaign's advancement in 2014 and 2015. On Sunday, he revealed this at a special thanksgiving ceremony organized by his family at the St. Peters...
Giadom: It’s Over For You, Retire From Politics – Fani-Kayode Tells Tinubu
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, has been retired from politics and thrown under the bus by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fani-Kayode said this while reacting to the decision of the President to recognise Victor Giadom as the acting Chairman of the APC. The former minister said the decision of the Court of Appeal to...
Don’t Campaign With Killing Of Imo Traditional Rulers In 2023, APC Begs PDP
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State Chapter, on Tuesday called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, not to use the killings of Imo monarchs to advance their political ambition for 2023. The State Publicity Secretary of APC, Cajetan Duke, made this statement in Owerri while responding to the comment credited to the South East Consensus candidate for the National...
