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THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the commencement of the exercise to elect new leaders of the party from the ward to the state level. This is following the recent shakeup in the state leadership of the party that sparked the mass resignation of members. The announcement was made …

THE Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (SSAP-SDGs) Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called on State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to double their efforts in the quest to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the global community seeks to accelerate the implementation …

THE Young Progressive Party (YPP), Ebonyi chapter, has inaugurated a 21-member caretaker State Executive Committee (SEC) to pilot the affairs of the party for the next six months. The committee led by Mrs Mercy Nwaogbala was inaugurated in Abakaliki following approval by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Dr Sunday …

THE candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, on Saturday in Nuremberg, explained why he is running to be the governor of state. It was at the last lap of week long blitz in which he engaged the …

GOMBE State Governor Inuwa Yahaya has approved the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area of the state, Mohammed Majidadi, over his alleged involvement in a transformer theft. The governor also suspended the Councillor representing Kumo East Ward, Abdullahi Panda. The two suspensions …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the nomination and substitution of Prince Kadiri Asamah, SAN, as deputy governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) for the Edo governorship election fixed for September 21. The party had, on February 23, conducted its governorship primary election for the state where Olumide …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, …

SENATE President, GodsWill Akpabio, has said that no “anticipated” blackmail can stop the Red Chamber from approving the purchase of the presidential plane if the need arises. Akpabio who stated this at the plenary on Thursday, clarified that there was no request for the approval of the purchase of a …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, on Wednesday, unveiled their manifesto for the election. The manifesto, tagged “Pathway to Prosperity for All,” was made available to journalists in Benin, the state capital. It contained the working document of …