CHAIRMAN of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong has disclosed that the success of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was as a result of power shift to the Southern part of Nigeria by the Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Dr. …
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APC, Tinubu Favour Akpabio As Senate President
PRESIDENT-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Friday met with the leadership of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as consultation continue on the zoning of the leadership position of the 10th National Assembly. Newsextra24 gathered that the meeting which had in attendance the NationalChairman of APC, …
Read More »Labour Party Dissociates Self From Apapa-faction
THE crisis rocking the Labour Party has blown up as the Kaduna State chapter on Saturday dissociated itself from the Lamidi Apapa-faction of the party. The party also suspended three of its chieftains for anti-party activity. Rising from a State Executive Council emergency meeting in Kaduna, the party identified those …
Read More »Wike Knocked For Naming New Rivers Courthouse After Wife
RIVERS Governor Nyesom Wike is under fire for naming a new courthouse in the state after his wife, Suzette Eberechi. “Every day, people say Wike you are generous. If I’m generous to myself, is it bad? So as I am leaving, let me also name that one (courthouse) after my …
Read More »10th Assembly: Group Accuses Lawan, Omo-Agege Of Plotting To Alter Senate Rules
DEFENDERS of Constitutional Democracy (DCD) group accused the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and his deputy, Ovie Omo-Agege of secretly plotting to alter some senate rules. DCD claimed Lawan and Omo-Agege planning to change the subsisting Senate Standing Order and Rules on ranking to allow the emergence of a non-ranking senator-elect …
Read More »10th Assembly: Umahi, Ndume, Barau Endorse Akpabio For Senate President
FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee Senator Jubrin Barau, and outgoing Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, have all endorsed Godswill Akpabio to be the next Senate President. Three Senators-elect who had been competing for the presidency of the 10th Senate with Akpabio withdrew their candidacies and endorsed the former …
Read More »Labour Party Suspends Three Members
THE Labour Party, Kaduna State chapter, has suspended three of its card-carrying members that took part in what it called “the so-called NEC meeting” that took place in Bauchi, Bauchi State on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Among those suspended are Bashir Idris Aliyu, Alhaji Ibrahim Sidi Bamali and Engr Michael …
Read More »10th NASS Leadership: PDP Senators-elect Do Not Want Akpabio As Senate President – Report
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators-elect and the major opposition have rejected the choice of Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. The opposition was reacting to the outcome of the eight-man caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC with the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu on …
Read More »Election Tribunal Holds Inaugural Sitting On 31 Petitions In Bayelsa State
The Bayelsa National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal will hold its inaugural sitting in Yenagoa on Thursday, on 31 petitions before it. Reports learnt that out of the 31 one petitions received so far, a total of nine were from the outcome of the National Assembly elections …
Read More »INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To House of Rep Elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented a Certificate Of Return to the House of Representatives Elect for Akoko South East /South West federal constituency, Asiwaju Gboyega Adefarati. It was presented to him by INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, at the commission’s National Headquarters, Abuja. This followed …
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