Protest Trails NPC DG’s Appointment
Protest Trails NPC DG’s Appointment The National Youth Vanguard (NYC) has called upon President Bola Tinubu to urgently reconsider the appointment of Baffa Agundi as the new director general of the National Productivity Center (NPC). The NYV national president, Olawale Abdulrahman, claimed that the president was misled in making the new appointment. The NYV said the appointment is harmful to
PDP Distances Self From Rivers Appeal Court Case
PDP Distances Self From Rivers Appeal Court Case The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated itself from an appeal at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division on the unfolding political saga in Rivers State. PDP said it neither filed nor authorised the filing of any appeal, challenging the Order of the Rivers State High Court restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State
Kalu, Ganduje Excited As Ex-Senate President Anyim Defects To APC
Kalu, Ganduje Excited As Ex-Senate President Anyim Defects To APC Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has welcomed the former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, into the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his decision to join the ruling party would further spur development in the South-East region and Nigeria in general. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation
Oshiomhole, Okpebholo, Idahosa Ignite Benin City Ahead Of Edo Guber Election
Oshiomhole, Okpebholo, Idahosa Ignite Benin City Ahead Of Edo Guber Election The streets of Benin City, Edo State capital, were literally set ablaze with enthusiasm as Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led a formidable street-to-street campaign alongside the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa, ahead of the September 21 election. The event, held over the weekend, saw party supporters
Edo Poll: Ex-Rep Declines Campaign Council Membership
Edo Poll: Ex-Rep Declines Campaign Council Membership Former deputy chief whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pally Iriase, has declined membership of the National Campaign Council of the APC released on Wednesday. The lawmaker is a grassroots mobiliser who has mass followership in Owan federal constituency of the state. His decision to decline is seen as a major setback for the
Dep Gov Lauds Delta LG Poll As APC Boycotts Exercise
Dep Gov Lauds Delta LG Poll As APC Boycotts Exercise Delta State deputy governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, has described the local government election held in the state yesterday as rancour-free. Onyeme while speaking to journalists after casting his vote at Unit 11, Ward 10, Ibabu, Onicha-Ukwuani, Ndokwa west local government area said the PDP remained the party to beat. He expressed confidence that the rigorous
APC Faults Ndume For Calling Out Tinubu On Nigeria’s Challenges
APC Faults Ndume For Calling Out Tinubu On Nigeria’s Challenges The All Progressives Congress (APC), said the latest outburst in the media by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been “caged” and unaware of existential challenges in the country was as haughty as it is unnecessary. APC in a statement by its national publicity secretary,
Storm As PDP Holds Congress July 27
Storm As PDP Holds Congress July 27 Faced with a lingering state and national leadership crisis, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun the process of uniting its members nationwide to conduct successful state congresses on July 27, 2024. Findings show that there are only a few states of the federation where the centre still holds. In fact, some factions in the
Local Gov’t Autonomy Cornerstone For True Federalism, Dev’t — Lawal
Local Gov’t Autonomy Cornerstone For True Federalism, Dev’t — Lawal The Executive Director, Electoral College Nigeria (ECN), Kunle Lawal, has hailed the Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict on financial autonomy for local government areas in the country, describing the third tier of government as a cornerstone for true federalism. Lawal, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, said lack of financial autonomy had hindered
Lady Seeks Edo Guber Candidates’ Support To Replace Amputated Limb
Lady Seeks Edo Guber Candidates’ Support To Replace Amputated Limb An unemployed nurse and a mother of one, Happy Odegua Okojie, has cried out to the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party and Asue Ighodalo of the PDP to come to her aid in procuring a prosthetic limb to enable her