2023 General Election Will Hold As Scheduled, Says Prof. Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said despite the insecurity and other challenges facing the country, the 2023 general elections would be held as scheduled. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday in Abu...
Senate, Reps Harmonises Electoral Bill, Agrees On Consensus Mode Of Primary
The Senate and the House of Representatives have harmonised their positions on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2010. Both Chambers of the National Assembly have agreed that “consensus” should be part of the mode of nominating candidates by political parties for elections. This followed a motion titled: “Rescission on Clause 84 of the Electoral Act No.6 2010 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and...
Abia PDP Condemns Protest Over Removal Of LP’s Sen. Darlington Nwokocha, Says It’s Irresponsible
The Abia State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned protest by members of Labour Party in Umuahia over the removal of Sen. Darlington Nwokocha of Labour Party by the court of Appeal. PDP described the protest led by the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emeruwa as irresponsible. https://youtube.com/live/UvoyAAP-wcE The Court of Appeal had in its...
Three More Commissioners Dump Fubara
The gale of resignations from the Rivers State Executive Council continued on Friday with three more commissioners joining the fray. They are Commissioner for Transportation Dr. Jacobson Nbina; Commissioner for Housing, Dr. Gift Worlu; and Commissioner for Environment, Austen Ben-Chioma. Their resignations were contained in separate letters sighted by our correspondent and addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the...
PDP State Chairmen Express Full Confidence In Makinde’s Leadership
Barely a week to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention in Ibadan, state chairmen of the party have thrown their weight behind Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, expressing full confidence in his leadership and direction. The chairmen voiced optimism that ongoing efforts to destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general elections would fail, describing such attempts as futile...
Nnamdi Kanu Pleads Not Guilty As Court Adjourns Trial To April
The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed today in Abuja, with a brief court session in which he pleaded not guilty to the seven-count charges brought against him by the federal government, ABN TV reports. https://youtube.com/shorts/9loHFjAwq-Y During the proceedings, Kanu's lead counsel, Kanu Agabi SAN, tendered an apology to the court on...
Happy New Month Should Be Accompanied With Happy New Abia — Sir Udensi
A leading governorship aspirant in Abia State, Sir Chikwe Udensi has congratulated indigenes and residents of the state as they usher in the new month of March. He however expressed regret that there is little for citizens to be happy about in the governance of the state. In a chat with ABN TV on Tuesday, the APGA chieftain noted that the...
Wike, Atiku’s meeting A Sign Of Positive Things To Come – Sule Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has welcomed the reconciliatory meeting between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. According to him, the meeting held in...
Ahead Of 2023, Atiku, Wike Finally Reconcile [PHOTOS]
The Crisis rocking the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may soon be coming to an end as Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike was visited by Ex-Vice President and former Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday. ABN TV gathered that both men have been at loggerheads over control of the Party. It was widely rumoured that Wike was aggressively scheming to...
We’ll Ensure Peaceful, Credible Election In Ondo – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that Saturday’s election in Ondo is peaceful, transparent and credible. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said the president gave the assurance in a video message to party supporters at the Grand Finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
