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THE National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party in Asaba has suspended the Bashir Apapa-led Labour Party and extended the tenure of the Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) by 12 months. The decision was made at the NEC meeting attended by key stakeholders, including the party’s presidential candidate, Peter …

THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast in their journey of reclaiming their mandate of a New Nigeria, noting that he will never give up on the journey, until victory is achieved. Obi explained that he never expected the …

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the victory of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State as a momentous triumph for democracy and the will of the people over tyranny and desperate manipulative forces which sought to take over control of the state illegally. PDP said the spontaneous jubilation …

THE Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday expelled Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje from the party over alleged anti-party activities. The party at the ward level had last month constituted a panel to probe the alleged anti-party acts by the senator during the 2023 elections. Addressing …

THE incumbent Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has claimed powerful individuals in Abuja were bent on imposing a new governor on the people of the state. He made this claim while speaking on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, on Tuesday night. Fintiri who spoke via Zoom from Yola …

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won his second term. Collation of Officer of the State, Prof Mohammed Mele announced Fintiri winner after he defeated Aishatu Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Aishatu, popularly known as Binani, was earlier illegally announced winner by …

Dr Samson Omale has emerged the Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate in Kogi, after a primary election held on Monday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omale, who was the only aspirant, was unanimously affirmed and adopted as the party’s governorship candidate, in the presence …

Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has forwarded the names of the governorship candidates of the party for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The names of the candidates of the party forwarded to the electoral …

THE camp of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to reports of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, having dual citizenship. Atiku’s spokesman, Daniel Bwala, wondered why Tinubu would allegedly have dual citizenship and contest for the presidency. The dual citizenship allegation is the latest in …

FORMER Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the recent supplementary elections conducted in Adamawa State and other parts of Nigeria. Lawal branded INEC as disgraceful, adding that the electoral body has decided to throw Nigeria into civil …