Category: Politics

Chidiebube Okeoma Elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Tuesday, said nobody can sack him from the Peoples Democratic Party. Iwuanyanwu, who said that he is a life member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, said he had committed his time working for the success of the party. The elder statesman said his role […]

Adeyinka Adedipe The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday affirmed the victory of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in the state by dismissing of all petitions filed against him and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Five political parties had filed petitions against the declaration of […]

Dr. Doyin Okupe has described the recent statement of the Executive Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi unconstitutional and a gross violation of the fundamental human rights of the Nigerian citizens. Dr. Kayode Fayemi had stated that candidates above the age of 60years will not be allowed […]

Kayode Oyero24 March 2021 One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, says South-West governors, with their anti-herdsmen stance, are creating problem for the All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Bola Tinubu, and his rumoured presidential ambition in 2023.Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Wednesday while featuring onPUNCH Online […]

The Presidency has cleared the air on perceived rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The Former Governor of Lagos state, Ahmed Tinubu, has been in the news, since his 2023 presidential ambition, which many have said, it is unlikely, President Buhari will give his […]

THE Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Edo State on Tuesday engaged in a verbal war over a list by the All Progressives Congress National Secretariat, described as ‘Contract/Strategy Committee,’ wherein the PDP noted that not a single member was included from the APC in Edo State.The Contact/Strategy Committee was set up […]

THE Fred Udeogu-led Caretaker Committee of the Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the endorsement of Governor David Umahi for the 2023 presidential race by the National Association of Nigerian Students as a mockery.A statement by the state PDP Publicity Secretary, Silas Onu, on Sunday said NANS simply made a mockery […]

Chief Dan Orbih, zonal leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, says that the choice of the party’s candidacy in the 2023 Presidential election will be determined by the political terrain prior to the general polls.He said that the clamour by its members for a South-South presidential endorsement showed their maturity as stakeholders but would be […]

The Centre for Democracy and Development (West Africa) on Sunday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to take the bold step and ban any political party and/or candidates involved in electoral violence ahead of the 2023 general elections.While calling for the enactment of Electoral Offenses Commission and speedy prosecution of culprits, the organisation said […]