Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, asked the court to sack Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, and his deputy, Idi Barde Gubana from office over alleged breach of constitutional provisions barring a sitting executive from holding two offices at the same time.At the same time, it asked the court to […]
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Indication has emerged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might shift its local council and state congresses billed for the end of the month. Chairman of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Mai Mala Buni, dropped the hint yesterday while inaugurating the ward congress appeal committee in Abuja. It was learned that APC is […]
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, says he almost left the opposition over the alleged poor management of the party. He alleged that the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus-led national working committee turned the party into a “private company“ The PDP Board of Trustees member, however, said he had […]
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By Emmanuel Oladesu Despite the pretentions, this is not the best of times for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yet, the ruling party can survive the hurdle, if it respects its constitution, upholds the law of the country and puts its house in order. It may sink, if it fails to hearken to the legal […]
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Convention holds October NWC members barred from seeking second term Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors stayed a middle course yesterday in a bid to save the party from disintegration. The main opposition party has been engulfed in a leadership crisis. The governors saved embattled National Chairman Uche Secondus from humiliation and a disgrace out of […]
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APGA hails Appeal Court for upholding justice Urges INEC to publish Soludo’s name now Okeke heads for Supreme Court The Court of Appeal, Kano Division, has dismissed the judgment of Jigawa High Court, which declared Chukwuma Umeoji and Jude Okeke as candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6 governorship poll, […]
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NEC to constitute convention, zoning committees next week Tambuwal: APC lacks structures of a political party APC Governors back Buni’s committee on congresses, national convention The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, yesterday, survived raging onslaught against his continued stay in office and got a soft landing a week after […]
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Southeasr must convince other regions of its readiness to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, said yesterday. The governors in the 17 states in Southwest, Southsouth and Southeast have met twice in Asaba, Delta State and Ikeja, Lagos State to affirm their demand that the South should produce […]
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Policemen have taken over the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja to stave off presumed violent protests against the caretaker leadership of the party. As of 11:20am, the policemen in about five hilux vans were strategically positioned along the Blantyre Street of the secretariat which was recently rechristened “Buhari House” […]
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The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has said members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus have yet to meet on the leadership crisis in the opposition party. He therefore, dismissed the call for immediate resignation of the National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus. Leader of the PDP Caucus, Kingsley Chinda; […]
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