politics

THE governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in Imo State, Uche Ben Odunzeh at the weekend vowed to unseat the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma in the forthcoming November 11th, governorship election. Odunzeh, however, challenged Governor Uzodinma and other contestants in various political parties participating in the November …

THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed regret that he contested the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election against President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio said he would not have contested the primary election against Tinubu if he knew the plans the president had for Nigeria. Speaking in Lagos State, Akpabio …

A federal high court in Bayelsa has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma Akko, the presiding judge, said Ukaegbu also known as Ikenga, …

PETER Obi and his Labour Party, LP, on Friday closed their petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) challenging the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi and LP are complainants in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023, challenging the 2023 general election which brought Tinubu to power as Nigeria president …

NIGERIA is a peculiar nation and dramatic at that: It’s a democracy but the President always seems to have his way and same played out last Tuesday, 13th June 2023 as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fulfilled his promise to Godswill Akpabio. Some analysts called it a close call but people …

AHEAD of next Tuesday’s inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Senate Presidency bid of former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has received a major boost following President Bola Tinubu’s refusal to impose a leadership on the two chambers of the next National Assembly. Senators-elect including those of the ruling …

The Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju tells DENNIS NAKU his thoughts on former governor Nyesom Wike’s frequent visit to President Bola Tinubu, the perceived silence of a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other issues in the state When Bola Tinubu as the President-elect visited …

THE Imo State chapter of the Labour Party has begun the process of reconciling all aggrieved chieftains of the party in the state. The reconciliation process, according to the newly inaugurated state chairman of the party, Calistus Ihejiagwa, was to ensure that the state governor, Hope Uzodimma, is defeated at …

ASPIRANTS for the House of Representatives Speakership, Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gagdi, have stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas. The development was a sequel to a meeting between the aspirants and President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday. Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, Tinubu/Shettima Campaign, made this …

THE lawmaker, who represented Adamawa South in the National Assembly, Senator Binos Yeroe, has admitted that the ninth Senate, led by Ahmad Lawan, was a rubber stamp. The senator told the lawmakers during his valedictory speech at the plenary Saturday that he agreed with those who have labelled the 9th …