politics

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may have widened with the apparent decision of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to endorse the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ahead of his party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar.   NEWSEXTRA24 reports that Makinde made his preference for …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has advised the electorate not to allow any politician to deceive them in the forthcoming general election, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party is the only party that is good for the state.   He added that voting for PDP, in 2023 is …

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, affirmed his support for the position of the pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, on the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.   Makinde, represented by his Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, who spoke in Yoruba made this known in Akure, …

The Presidential Spokesman, Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Dr Daniel Bwala, has picked a hole in the endorsement of All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, by leaders of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere.   NEWSEXTRA24 reports that Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and several South West leaders on Sunday endorsed Tinubu. …

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 …

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 …

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 …