Politics

Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Victor Giadom has officially notified the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of the proposed emergency National Executive Council Meeting of the APC. In a letter sent by Chief Giadom to INEC, the meeting is billed to hold on Thursday, …

The leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) took a more dangerous turn on Wednesday with the National Vice Chairman South South, Hon. Hillard Eta, alleging threat to his life. Eta, who is standing for acting national chairman, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, in a telephone call in Abuja, said …

Sabiu Yusuf’s Fat Bank Accounts that Shocked CBN Governor By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Someone told me CBN governor Godwin Emefiele was so alarmed by the hundreds of billions of naira that Sabiu “Tunde” Yusuf has in his name in personal bank accounts that he advised Sabiu to mask …

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has Wednesday granted the prayers of Counsels for Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama; PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, a three-hour leave to amicably settle their differences outside the formal litigation processes. The Court which …

About N43 .5 million has been spent on buying governorship forms of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, for Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State , The PUNCH can confirm . The APC sold its expression of interest forms for N 2.5 million while the nomination form …

In furtherance of his administration’s efforts in cushioning the effect of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on residents of Enugu State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has granted tax relief and incentives to taxpayers in the state. The governor’s decision was contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Enugu State Internal …

THE Southeast should not be denied the chance to produce the president in 2023, a former old Anambra State Governor Chief Jim Nwobodo said on Monday. He said it was the turn of the Igbo to produce the president, the West and the North having had shots at the top …

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the Presidential Villa is shrouded in darkness and President Muhammadu Buhari placed under a spell. He said this in a tweet on Wednesday. The former minister of aviation said Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, is the only ray …

NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT BRIGADIER SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA OPENS NEW EXPRESSWAY LINKING LAGOS TO IBADAN. Friday, August 18th 1978. Footage of Brigadier Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, the Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters, opening the expressway that linked Lagos, then the federal capital city of Nigeria with Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo …

President using power to keep govs at bay – Prof Odion * It negates party growth – Prof Baba The inability of governors to rescue one of their colleagues, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, from being forced out of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has further exposed how powerless, …