Reps asks PDP chairman Secondus to quit

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives have asked the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to resign from office. In a communique signed by its leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Deputy Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Enugu), made the call after a virtual meeting on Saturday. They blamed the […]

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Ortom to Nigerians: Dump APC for PDP

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on Nigerians suffering injustices in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties to join Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the umbrella is big enough to accommodate them. He made the declaration, yesterday, while hosting APC chieftain and 2019 House of Representative candidate for Makurdi/Guma Constituency, Hon […]

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National Convention: APC still divided over leadership defects, way forward

Mai Mala Buni. Photo: Twitter / Bunimedia Buni seeks new lease amid contentions over upcoming convention Party Gasps In Throes Of Narrow Interests, Ambush Politicking Chairmanship Aspirants Kick Against Consensus Option  Group Rejects Ex-govs As Party Chairman Following the conduct of its ward congresses and in the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgment, which voted […]

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APC battles to placate aggrieved members over rancorous congresses

John Alechenu examines the recently concluded All Progressives Congress ward congresses and posits that although the judicial hurdle has been surmounted, the bigger task of regaining the confidence of aggrieved members has just started. The governing All Progressives Congress won the hearts of many Nigerians prior to the 2015 general elections. This translated into massive […]

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Implications of ‘oriental brothers’ embrace of APC

As Umahi Emerges ‘Star Of The East’ The sequence of events, especially the movement of pivotal actors across political party divides, show that realignments are in the offing in the polity, especially for Southeast. It is too early in the day to determine who would be where in the build up to the 2023 general […]

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2023: Abaribe, Okorocha, others want youths to clinch presidency, other posts

Senators Eyinnaya Abaribe, Rochas Okorocha, Orji Kalu and others say they will work towards ensuring that youths clinch the presidential position and other key posts in the 2023 general elections. The Senators disclosed this at a one-day summit and award recognition programme of the Nigerian Diaspora Youth Ambassador (NDYA) on Thursday in Abuja.Abaribe, the Senate […]

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Ekiti APC crisis deepens ahead 2022 governorship election

As the 2022 governorship election draws near, the political atmosphere in Ekiti State is already charged as tendencies in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), engage in battle of survival to control the structure of the party. Although the crisis rocking the party didn’t start now as there has been consistent struggle for the control […]

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Anambra guber: INEC to deploy security app to avert attack on personnel, facilities

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would deploy technological solutions to checkmate any security threats to its personnel and facilities during the November 6 Anambra governorship election. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday at a retreat to review the operational structure of the Election Monitoring and Support Center (EMSC) in […]

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Nigeria’s ideal next President in Babangida’s view

Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has identified attributes of his ideal President in 2023. He said during an interview on Arise TV on Friday that the next President must speak to the citizens, understand the nation’s economy and have friends in every region. He said he has seen Nigerians who have the qualities and […]

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