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GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Sen Iyorcha Ayu, of ingratitude to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state for boasting that he could have stopped Ortom from contesting for office and could stop contestants from participating in the coming elections as no …

IN a bid to support Nigeria to eradicate insecurity and terrorism in the country, Turkish Drones and Helicopters are set to arrive Nigeria soon. The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, announced that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of …

The former Senior Special Assistant to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on House of Representatives Matters, Hon. Abdulrahaman Sumaila, on Saturday in Kano challenged the Federal Government to address social injustice, marginalisation and inequality, so as to ensure enduring peace and stability in the country. Sumaila, who is …

A former Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua has said that contrary to media reports, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not hold any crucial meeting with the critical stakeholders of the United States State Department. Afegbua in a statement issued Sunday claimed that “this …

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on all presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election to demonstrate leadership by instructing their “campaign councils and political parties to regularly and widely publish the sources of their campaign funding.” In an open letter at the weekend, signed by …

As the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deepens, the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said he would have stopped the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and those calling for his resignation from realizing their ambition. Ayu explained that he opted against such a step to avoid cracks …

The World Igbo Congress, WIC, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to ensure that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, gets justice. The body was reacting to the Appeal Court in Abuja judgment that ordered the release of Kanu and Justice …

There are indications that the approval of housing and vehicle allowances for members of the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress is causing disquiet  among the staff at the party’s national secretariat. The development came in the wake of protest by workers who claimed they were still owed …

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has taken another dimension with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, saying nobody can sack him. Ayu said this in Tiv dialect while addressing the crowd that welcomed him home in Gboko on Friday. He also said he had …

A former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof Wale Oladipo, shares with TUNDE AJAJA his thoughts on the party’s chances in 2023 in spite of its festering internal crisis There are concerns that the crisis within your party is gradually eroding its chances in the 2023 presidential election, are you hopeful …