No individual can choose a governor for Rivers people – Abe

Former Senator representative Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Magnus Ngei Abe, has said the statement credited to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi that the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress has been zoned to the riverine part of the state was his personal opinion.He described the Minister’s declaration as […]

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PDP caretaker panel reverses ex-gov Aliyu’s suspension

Sunday Aborisade The North-Central Zonal Caretaker Committee overseeing the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party in Niger State has reversed the suspension of a former governor of the state, Babangida Aliyu, from the party. The caretaker panel, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Mohammed, Monday night, described the ex-governor’s suspension as fake news.The […]

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Election tribunal dismisses petitions against Obaseki

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 […]

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Dr. Doyin Okupe condemns Fayemi’s attempt to disenfranchise Nigerians above 60

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 […]

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South-West govs creating problem for Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition –Miyetti Allah

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 […]

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Tinubu Is Not A Member Of Cabinet, He Can’t Come To Villa- Garba

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 […]

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Edo PDP mocks APC over chapter’s exclusion from national panel

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 […]

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