The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom State Chapter is yet to break its silence after the defection of the governor, Pastor Umo Eno to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on June 6. Eno rode into power at the back of PDP- a party that had ruled Akwa Ibom for 25 unbroken years. He eventually […]

Mr Peter Obi has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of being responsible for the lingering crisis in the Labour Party. Obi was the erstwhile presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 general election. The former Anambra state governor made the accusation on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme. Obi specifically […]

The Peoples Democratic Party is set to overhaul its South-South zonal and state structures in a sweeping move aimed at flushing out disloyal members and forestalling further defections. A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said the planned restructuring was part of renewed efforts to […]

As the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) felicitates with the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, it noted with great concern the increasing challenges of hunger and insecurity bedevilling the country.In a statement at the weekend by the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the event was a solemn reminder of […]

A former presidential media aide, Reuben Abati, has hit back at Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Olayinka, appearing on the Arise News’ breakfast programme, ‘The Morning Show’, on Friday, made several allegations. One of the claims he made was that Abati once requested for money […]

Former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday decried the failure of successive governments to implement the Uwais Electoral Reform Committee recommendations on electoral reform in the past 17 years. Okechukwu urged President Bola Tinubu, as a “matter of urgent national importance,” to muster the political will and clear the […]

Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, who represents Nasarawa West in the Nigerian Senate, has announced plans to resign from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing irreconcilable differences with some recent entrants into the party, particularly former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. In an interview with journalists in Keffi on Sunday, Wadada said that while El-Rufai […]

Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Friday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, three commissioners refused to follow their principal to the APC and subsequently resigned. They are Eno Ibanga (Works), Ini Ememobong, (Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea) and Emem Almond Bob […]