Abia LG Election: APC will win in Bende, others, says Benjamin Kalu
Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, member representing Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has stated that APC will participate in the coming local government elections in Abia State. He made this statement while receiving aspirants in the local government elections in Bende LGA who paid him a courtesy call to rob minds with him on the way forward for...
Six Labour Party Lawmakers Defect To PDP [FULL LIST]
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Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) has officially announced their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ABN TV reports that the lawmakers announced their defection on the floor of the House during their plenary that’s ongoing as at the time of this report. According to the defectors,...
Every Tribe Has Right To Rivers Governorship, Amaechi Fires Gov. Wike
Nigeria’s minister for transport and former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that every ethnic group has right to governorship position of the state. Amaechi made this comment while stressing the importance of rotational governorship in the state. Addressing chiefs and elders of Ogu/Bolo who paid him a solidarity visit in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said; “Now what I am...
Inauguration (May 29) Day: Shun Inflammatory Utterances, Kalu Warns Political Class
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has urged Nigerians to sustain their support for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government in national development. Acknowledging the infrastructural development of the country under the current administration, Kalu charged leaders at all levels in the private and public sectors, to work harmoniously in nation...
Restructuring Alone Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Problem — Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that restructuring alone won’t solve Nigeria’s problem. This statement was made by the former president while speaking at a dialogue on restructuring in Abuja on Thursday, January 21. Jonathan averred that the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias also needs to be addressed. READ ALSO: Ndigbo Should Take Pride In Occupying Number One Embassy In...
Townhall Meeting: Tinubu Won’t Bow To Arise TV’s Blackmail — PCC
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday condemned Arise News – a television station hosting a townhall meeting for presidential candidates of various political parties to highlight their agenda for the country, for allegedly blackmailing the party's presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the meeting coming up on Sunday. The council, in...
Victory For Atiku, Peter Obi Would Have Retired Many APC Leaders – Garba Shehu
According to information provided by the Presidency, the majority of All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders would have been forced to leave politics if Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi, presidential contenders for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had won the previous election. Garba Shehu, the spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari, revealed this while pointing out that the APC's supremacy has been...
I Have No Hand In PDP Crisis – Ex-President, Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied any involvement in the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Five governors are currently at loggerheads with the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and are insisting on the removal of the PDP Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. There have been unsuccessful moves by the party to bring the warring parties to the negotiation table as...
Give Us Appointment, Even If It’s To Be Sweeping Aso Rock – Miyetti Allah Begs Tinubu
Members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, have asked President Bola Tinubu not to forget them in the ongoing appointments, saying they were even prepared to work as sweepers in Aso Rock, the seat of Federal Government. The Southeast zonal leader of MACBAN, Allhaji Gidado Siddikki, said the call became necessary because cattle breeders across the country prayed and...
Reps Amend Electoral Act For Statutory Delegates To Vote In Primaries
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 to enable statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and primaries. The House passed the amendment to section 84 of the Act after consi...
