Senator Isa Hamma Misau, who is an ally of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party and rejoined the All Progressives Congress. Misau, who represented Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the 8th Assembly, announced his defection to the APC during […]
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Business activities were disrupted in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Wednesday following protests by civil society groups demanding for the conduct of local government elections in the state. Members of the Association of Councillors of Anambra State and other interest groups such as the Tipper Drivers Association also joined […]
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has set up an eight-member disciplinary committee to consider cases of party members who have refused to withdraw cases filed against the party and its leaders in court. This was made known by the APC State Director of Media and Publicity, […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, commended the President, Major General Muhammed Buhari (retd.), and other past African leaders for the support which led to the successful re-election of the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina. Obasanjo, in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it was alarmed by the directive given by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to ministers to “go on the offensive,” against Nigerians in projecting its achievements. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Ministerial Retreat: PDP Raises Alarm Over Buhari’s ‘Go On […]
A National Assembly member, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has accused former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of frustrating the efforts made by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to end the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State. Olujimi, who described Makinde as the party’s leader in the South-West geo-political […]
Six senatorial districts in the country are currently not being represented in the National Assembly, findings by Saturday Two senators from Bayelsa State left in February following their governorship election victory in Bayelsa State while four senators died between December 2019 and June 2020. The senatorial districts currently without representation […]
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said nobody in the All Progressives Congress has the right to prevent the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, from contesting the 2023 Presidency. He accused some APC governors of fuelling the crisis in the party so they […]
– 600 Mass Transit Buses Coming In August – Gov– Pen Cinema Bridge Gets October Completion Date Patience – that is all motorists plying the partially shut Third Mainland Bridge need to bear while meandering through the carriageways, as the Federal Government repairs the failed segments of the bridge. Governor Babajide […]
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has been elected the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the October 10 governorship election in the state. Jegede defeated other contestants having polled 888 votes, while the deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, […]
