Category: Politics

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 […]

Taiwo Ojoye Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria has yet to have proper political parties, saying what the country has now are mere platforms.Fayemi also urged Nigerians to continue to strengthen the ties that bind Nigeria to ensure a better future for the country.He said such ties predated colonialism, stressing that the country can only […]

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 […]

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 […]