Ohafia-Arochukwu Road: Igbo Youths Want An End To Feud Between Gov Otti, Orji Kalu Teams (VIDEO)
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex sociopolitical youth group in the South East, has condemned the ongoing feud between the media teams of former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and Governor Alex Otti over the Ohafia-Arochukwu Road. The group described it as regrettable, stating it is not beneficial for Abia or Ndigbo. https://youtu.be/IdksIe8r-Ak?si=6PKJSPVOXs3PV8yF In a statement issued in Umuahia,...
Only Edo People Can Decide Obaseki’s Successor, Not Wike — Ighodalo
Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, says the people of the South-South state will decide their next governor. Ighodalo said the choice of who succeeds Godwin Obaseki is not for PDP heavyweight Nyesom Wike or any other person to make but the people of the state. The...
NLC, Abure-led NWC Dismiss New Labour Party Faction
Opposition continues to mount over the emergence of Callistus Okafor as the new factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In two separate interviews, the National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, and the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disowned the factional leader. While attention has focused on the rift between the Julius...
Edo Guber: We Can’t Remove Wike’s Cousin As REC, INEC Replies PDP
Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the call of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha. Onuoha has been a subject of controversy over his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike. Governor Godwin Obaseki and...
Edo Guber: Tinubu Didn’t Sign Peace Accord, Committee Can’t Force PDP — Kukah
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace Accord to shun electoral violence sends a wrong signal to Nigerians. He stated this Sunday in Benin City, during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised by Channels Television in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative...
Edo Guber: Atiku, PDP Governors, Party Leaders Campaign For Ighodalo
Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, stormed Benin City, the Edo State capital, to canvass support for the party’s candidate in the September 21 governorship election, Asue Ighodalo and his deputy, Osarodion Ogie. The vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Acting National Chairman of...
Edo Guber Election: It’s A Do Or Die — Obaseki
Two days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to sign Peace Accord for the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has described the September 21 exercise as a do or die. During a visit by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Obaseki had alleged that police who are expected to enforce the peace...
I’m Determined To See Nigeria Work, Ready To Partner Other Candidates — Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said he is open to partnering with those who share his vision for advancing Nigeria’s progress. Since his interview on News Central Television went viral on Thursday, the former Anambra governor expressed concerns that he had been receiving calls from his supporters and members of...
I Can Never Support Fubara Again In My Entire Life — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday vowed that he wouldn’t support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accusing the governor of lying against him. “I will never support Fubara in my political life again,” Wike said. “Anybody knows me, it’s not about...
We Didn’t Sleep For Four Days To Protect Our Votes, Guard Your Mandate, Otti Tells Edo LP
Abia Governor Dr Alex Otti, on Thursday called on Labour Party (LP) supporters in Edo to safeguard their votes during the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Otti, who joined Olumide Akpata, the LP candidate for the Edo governorship election, during campaign rallies in Benin, said that the party would not allow its votes to be compromised. The governor said, “I already...
