Igbo youth group hails Adebanjo for supporting South East for 2023

Igbo youths, under the auspices of Coalition of Igbo Youths Vanguard Worldwide, have commended Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, for consistently supporting the emergence of a President of Igbo extraction in the2023 presidential election. The Igbo youths said that that singular act is a demonstration of selflessness and unparalleled patriotism and should be emulated by […]

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Secondus, PDP NWC members’ rift deepens

Plot to sack National Chairman divides opposition party Northern power blocs oppose moves by South-South governors The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, may be fighting the political battle of his life as he rallies his supporters to contain spirited efforts by some forces to oust him. The party’s hierarchy […]

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PDP says Akeredolu lied in 2nd term inaugural speech

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the second term inaugural speech of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a tissue of lies. In a statement titled “Second Term Inauguration Speech: Akeredolu’s Tissue Of Lies”, issued by the party’s spokesman in Ondo State, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, it said the alleged deceit as the hallmark […]

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Saraki peace committee meets South West PDP next week

The National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), being led by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, will next week begin a tour of South-West states to resolve the lingering crises that have polarised the party. The committee will not only meet all the warring factions, but also visit former President Olusegun Obasanjo […]

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Southwest PDP holds parallel meetings, nominates different candidates

Former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola (left); Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni; Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Debo Ogundoyin; Senator Abiodun Olujimi and Eyitayo Jegede of Ondo State, during the PDP South-West caucus meeting at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan… yesterday. Photo: Najeem Raheem Prominent Leaders of […]

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2023: Plot to drag Jonathan into presidential race cracks camp

Efforts by some stakeholders to drag former President Goodluck Jonathan to the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has caused a sharp division within his camp, reports ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor Allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan are sharply divided over an alleged plot by some chieftains of […]

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Ugwuanyi and PDP battle to reclaim Southeast

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, appears to be at the point of reinventing itself. Events of the last few weeks indicate that the party is desirous of reclaiming the seat of power in Anambra State. Apart from the several meetings it recently held in Awka, the Anambra State capital, towards the governorship election, the party […]

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INEC gets 9,777 requests for additional polling units

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, on Tuesday, disclosed that as at Februaary 15, the commission had received 9,777 unsolicited requests from across the country for the establishment of additional polling units. He observed that the requests, which were 5,700 as at October 2020, had increased by over 4,000 in just four […]

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David Mark’s daughter joins APC

Daughter of former Senate President, David Mark, and a member representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue, Hon. Blessing Onuh, has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. The member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, Hon. Yakubu Abdullahi, also dumped the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for the APC. In two separate […]

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