Politics
Osun PDP Kickstarts Registration, Revalidation Of Members
▪️Exercise to hold in 332 electoral wards in Osun. Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has urged lovers of the party in the state who already attained the constitutional age of 18 years to troop out en-mass and register as bonafide members of the party in Osun State. Similarly, the party has directed […]
June 12: Nigerians Are Angry, PDP Tells Tinubu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of foisting hardship on Nigerians, saying the people are angry over the situation of the country. The party also said the APC has desecrated the democratic principles, legacies and values which the late Chief MKO Abiola laboured and died for. PDP in a […]
BREAKING: Labour Declares Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday announced the commencement of a nationwide indefinite strike starting from Monday, June 3rd, 2024. The action comes as a direct response to the deadlocked negotiations with the government over the proposed minimum wage and the recent controversial increase […]
Labour Party sacks Edo exco, raises 17-man caretaker committee
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party continued on Monday as the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the party sacked the state executive led by Kelly Ogaloi. In its place, the party’s national secretariat constituted a 17-man caretaker committee, headed by a former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Elizabeth […]
Emirship Tussle: NNPP Warns Against State Of Emergency In Kano
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has warned against the declaration of a state of emergency in Kano State due to the current Emirship tussle in the state. In a statement on Saturday, a spokesman for the party, Ladipo Johnson, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using security agencies to subvert the will […]
Tribunal affirms Uzodimma’s election as Imo Gov, dismisses LP’s petition
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election of Hope Uzodimma as Imo State Governor. The tribunal gave its ruling in Abuja on Friday, as it dismissed the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate Athan Achonu. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel […]
Peter Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. He was received by the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure and other party leaders. This marks a change of heart of the former Anambra State governor, who […]
Wike is not working against PDP – Bode George
Elder statesman and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has affirmed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is a bona fide member of the party. George added that Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State, had written a letter to the party, stating his intention to work in […]
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly Issues Fresh Threat As It Overrides Fubara
For the third time in three months, the Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara. In March, the assembly had ruled against Fubara to enact the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) Service Commission Law. It took same measure in April by passing the local government amendment bill into […]
Buhari imposed Abdullahi Adamu on APC despite corruption charges – Edwin Clark
Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has decried the freedom enjoyed by alleged corrupt politicians in the country. Clark went further to accuse former President Muhammadu Buhari of imposing Abdullahi Adamu, a former Governor of Nasarawa State, who was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, […]