Government

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that he and some of his colleagues like Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia governor; and Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, met with Peter Obi, the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party; Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC); and Atiku Abubakar, …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, will today (Sunday) receive the lawmaker representing Kano Central senatorial district, Ibrahim Shekarau, back to the PDP. The former governor of Kano State had dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the buildup to the 2019 elections. …

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has expressed its deep regrets that at the 31 years old, Abia State has nothing but failure and unpaid salaries to celebrate. The APGA state chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, said, “When in August 27, 1991 Abia was created after painstaking efforts of our founding fathers, …

Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has advised wives of politicians and government functionaries to encourage their husbands to lead by example at all times while exhibiting the quality of humanity, transparency, honesty and accountability. He also urged them to come up with innovative ideas that would bring more empowerment programmes and …

FORMER National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday urged members of the party to begin mobilization for next year’s election, noting that staying united was the only way its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and others can win next year’s election. The former two-time governor of …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said the meetings his team held with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some presidential candidates were in national interest and nothing personal as widely believed. The governor, who spoke with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport when he returned from the United …

Ahead of the 2023 elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to seal its national secretariat in Abuja through the officials of the Federal Capital Development Control (FCDA). The party, which said it would not be intimidated, revealed that it had already …

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has cautioned citizens and eligible voters in the country to vote wisely and avoid the mistakes made in 2015 and 2019. He made the call at Saint Barnabas Anglican Church, Sagbama, during the second session of the fifth synod of the …

POLITICAL economist Kingsley Moghalu has recommended that the Federal Government should take over the funding of political parties across the country. According to the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, government funding of political parties will mitigate corruption within the electoral system. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise …

Governor Babagana Zulum on Friday ordered the Borno State Urban Development Board to unseal the headquarters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The governor noted that the seal of the office in the capital Maiduguri was “wrong timing.” A statement by spokesman Isa Gusau said after Zulum became aware …