Edo LASCO THE Edo State Chapter of Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), with some of its national bodies, has vowed to effectively mobilise its teeming members and the faithful of the state chapter of the Labour Party (LP), to vote against Barrister Olumide Akpata, LP”s aspirant in the governorship …
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Clem Agba: Why We Have A Large Number Of Aspirants In Edo Governorship Race
CLEM AGBA: Why we have a large number of aspirants in Edo governorship race IMMEDIATE past Minister of State for Budget and national Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has thrown his hat in the ring for the Edo State governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). …
Read More »Over 1.5m Persons Displaced In Benue – Governor Alia
GOVERNOR Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has said there are over 1.5 million displaced persons from herdsmen àttacks in Internally Displaced Camps, IDPs, across the state. He disclosed this when a delegation from the US Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, BHA, and other partners paid him a visit at Exco Hall …
Read More »Edo 2024: PDP Promises Transparent Primaries
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible. The chairman of the screening committee for the primaries and Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, stated this while addressing PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters in Abuja. “We appreciate …
Read More »FG To Inaugurate Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage Tuesday
THE federal government will on Tuesday, inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. A statement issued by the director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun …
Read More »Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Declares Intention To Contest Anambra 2025 Governorship Election
IFEANYI Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, has indicated interest in contesting the state’s governorship position in 2025. Ubah, who stated this in a chat with journalists in his Nnewi country home on Sunday evening, scored the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and successive governments in the state …
Read More »Those Who Bought APC Nomination Form After Our Agreement Never Believe In Senator Oshiomhole’s Leadership – Afegbua
I have been reading all manner of spins by those who want to twist the Edo APC narrative to suit their own interest, but the truth of the matter is that there is no morality in politics. We all agreed to the setting up of a Committee to prune down …
Read More »FUOYE Honours APC National Scribe, Ajibola Basiru
THE National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has been nominated by the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State for its highest meritorious service Awards 2024. APC National Secretary The nomination was contained in a letter with reference number: FUOYE/VC/CONV/16/Col. IV/310 dated 12th January 2024 and signed …
Read More »Imo State Governor, Uzodinma Reveals Beneficiaries Of Fuel Subsidy, Forex Crisis
THE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has disclosed beneficiaries of fuel subsidy and differences in foreign exchange under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. According to him, some cabals and deities benefited from the events before President Bola Tinubu’s suspension. Newsextra24 reports that Uzodimma asserted this while speaking on Channels Television’s …
Read More »Lagos PDP Chairman Released From Kidnappers Den
THE chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji, who some yet-to-be-identified gunmen abducted along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, has been released. Newsextra24 reports that the Lagos State PDP Chairman had spent four days in captivity after he was abducted last Thursday. News of his release was disclosed …
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