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  The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has dispelled rumours concerning his defection to the All Progressives Congress, emphasising that the state belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party. He was reacting to media reports (not by The PUNCH) that he planned to defect from PDP to APC. The …

More photos   President of Burundi Receives New Ambassador Of Nigeria To Burundi, Amb. Elijah Onyeagba The President of the Republic of Burundi, His Excellency President Evariate Ndayishimiye had few days ago received in a warm reception the new Ambassador of Nigeria to Burundi, Ambassador Elijah Onyeagba in the company …

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as unfortunate the statement by Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike that the party will suffer if he leaves. Wike who described himself as an asset to the PDP had said “If I leave PDP …

The Leadership of the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office following his inability to curtail the worsening insecurity situation in the country. The Coalition, in a statement issued in Abuja by its Media Committee Chairman, Chukwudi Ezeobika, insisted that Buhari should …

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party says history will not be kind to the ruling All Progressives Congress for allegedly burning offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission nationwide. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘PDP Insists that APC Is Behind Burning of INEC …

The staff of the Ambrose Alli University today took to the street to protest unpaid salary. A senior lecturer from the faculty of Environmental sciences cried out as his family no longer sees him as a man due to his incapability to take care of his family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuMaJs3wG3k

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday opposed the total scrapping of the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which ensures payment of pensions and other benefits to former Governors Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode and their deputies. The Lagos State House of …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described Malam Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, as a pitiable messenger who does not know the limits of his relevance. Akeredolu, who is chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, said this while responding to Shehu’s statement on the Southern Governors decision to ban open …

Abia State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC has called on the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to immediately appoint Commissioners in his government, warning that the state is not a hamlet where he can rule anyhow he may choose to. The party expressed displeasure that four months after the …

Reno Omokri has asked President Buhari to consider an Igbo military officer to replace the former Chief of Army Staff. Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in the air crash last Friday, May 21. According to Reno, this move will help cease the fight of secessionists. He wrote; ”The best …