Mr Anselm Ojezua, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, said President Muhammadu Buhari would lead the party members to Benin on Tuesday for the governorship campaigns finale.  Ojezua disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Benin on Monday and said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all APC governors …
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APC will not manipulate Ondo Guber Primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Ondo State, Chief Isaac Kekemeke, says the party will not manipulate the process of the Aug. 27 governorship primary in the state. Kekemeke said in Akure on Tuesday that the electoral process would be “free and fair.’’ 23 governorship aspirants will participate in …
Read More »Appeal Court reverses sack of Abia State Governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has voided the judgment that sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State from office. The court, in a unanimous decision, a five-man panel of Justices of the appellate court, vacated the June 27 verdict of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court …
Read More »PDP extends Makarfi’s tenure after botched convention
THE People Democratic Party has extended the tenure of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party by one year. Delegates of the party, who gathered at the Rivers State PDP Secretariat on Wednesday, took the decision as a result of the seal-off of the Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt; …
Read More »Social investment, govt palliatives will boost employment opportunities – FG
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande has stated that more than 8 million Nigerians would benefit from the diverse social investment programmes in the 2016 budget spending in terms of job opportunities as well as would be a ready-made palliative …
Read More »2 different PDP groups sell nomination forms for LG election in Adamawa
Two factions of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have commenced sale of nomination forms to aspirants wishing to contest the local government elections in June in Adamawa The former executive under Chief Joel Madaki has been selling the forms to aspirants. Similarly, the new executive that emerged last week under Alhaji …
Read More »‘How FG can meet 10,000mw target in 2019’
An APC chieftain in Imo, Chief Jude Mbachu, has called on government to invest in alternative source of power to meet the country’s electricity demand. Mbachu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Sunday. He said the country’s dependence on gas …
Read More »Fayose writes Chinese Govt to stop FG’s $2bn loan request
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has written the Chinese government, seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan being sought by the Federal Government, saying that “the government of China should be mindful of the fact that Nigerians, irrespective of their political and religious affiliations are totally opposed to …
Read More »Dickson behind crisis in our Party,says APC
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday accused Governor Seriake Dickson of being the behind the crisis rocking the party in the state. The Bayelsa APC in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Panebi Fortune, said there was an underhand dealing between the …
Read More »State of economy: PDP’s wasteful 16 years, reason Nigeria is poor ,says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja lashed out at the 16 years rule of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, regretting that the previous governments did not save for the “rainy day”. Buhari spoke while receiving the President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard O. Aliyu at …
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