People often say that my friend and brother Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and I are giving the Buhari government a run for their money more than any other duo in the country. Though he and I come from very different backgrounds and our approach and styles, when confronting issues, are very different, they […]
Continue ReadingThe Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, Alhaji Bashir Rimi-Zaya, has taken time to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his fight against insurgency in the country.Mr. Rimi-Zaya made the commendation on Saturday in Bauchi. He noted that he was impressed with the measures taken by Buhari towards curbing terrorism in […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has purported that the Independent National Electoral Commission is no longer independent as it has now come under the firm control of the All Progressives Congress.The party made the assertion, citing the piecemeal release of results of the March 19 rerun election in Rivers State by the commission, which it alleged […]
Continue ReadingSenior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has threatened legal against the Peoples Democratic Party for accusing him of illegally trading in foreign exchange, except the party apologises to him. Mr. Shehu said the party has up to 72 hours to withdraw its claim and tender an apology. Recall that […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday described the national leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos state Governor, Bola Tinubu, as a pillar in Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole. Mr. Fayose said this in a congratulatory message to mark Tiunbu’s 64th birthday. Mr. Tinubu was born on March 29, […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state on Monday said Governor Ayodele Fayose’s conducts were threats to national security.It said the governor’s recent utterances and actions suggest acts of sabotage targeted at rendering national institutions ineffective to perform their statutory roles for effective government in a federal set-up. The State Publicity Secretary of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to reschedule the meetings of its National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BoT) and the National Executive Committee (NEC). The information is contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday in Abuja. It said that while the party’s national caucus meeting […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has been named the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP is Nigeria’s biggest opposition party, and was only defeated in May 2015 after holding power for 16 years. Mr. Sherrif, who is replacing Ahmadu Mu’azu, the former chairman who resigned shortly after the polls, […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laughed off swearing-in of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi state, describing it as comical, saying that the governor is on an excursion at the government house. This was contained in a statement signed by Wale Oladipo, PDP national secretary, on Wednesday, wherein the party also described Bello’s emergence as governor […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has overturned the judgements of the Rivers state Governorship Election Tribunal and that of the Appeal Court. The apex court has upheld the election of Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers State. Although the court has not given reasons for affirming the election, it promises to give reasons for its decision on […]
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