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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has confirmed that the local government election set for October 5, 2024, will proceed as planned, stating that there is no legal barrier preventing the process. The governor encouraged political…
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike on Friday expressed surprise that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was complaining about Anugbum Onuoha being the Edo Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) some days before the election. Wike said Onuoha is…
The embattled deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, will win Edo North in upcoming governorship election. Shaibu said the APC Ward-to-Ward rally in Etsako West Local Government…
The Labour Party, LP, in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government elections in the area. The Local Government Chairman and the Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed never to support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again Wike made the vow on Friday, while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He accused the…
A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that no governor in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can say he (Wike) is an outsider in the party. Wike, who stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s on…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Friday said he has no apology for threatening “fire” in the states of governors that interfere in the crisis in Rivers State. Wike and Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of spreading lies against him. Wike, speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Friday, said that claims he was making monetary demands from Fubara were…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. Wike said he believes in Tinubu’s capacity and is old enough to be his father, hence his loyalty. He disclosed this…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has distanced himself from the Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Wike vowed never to support Obaseki and Ighodalo during…
Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that those fighting him for getting involved with the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government sent nominations to President Bola Tinubu during the ministerial appointments. Wike said this in response to being…
Five persons have reportedly died in a road crash that occurred around the Warrake-Afuze road in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. DAILY POST reports that the accident involved a campaign vehicle belonging to the governorship candidate of…
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Barrister Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu has been buried. DAILY POST reports that Omodewu was until his death, the APC chairman in Oyo State. He was a former commissioner for…
Ahead of next Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, a civil society organization, Yiaga Africa has alleged inducement of eligible voters by political parties during campaign tours. DAILY POST reports that the organisation made the allegation at a pre-election observation…
Barely a week to the governorship election in Edo State, a a socio-cultural group, the Edo Collectives, has raised the alarm over alleged importation of thugs into the state. The governorship poll is scheduled for Saturday, 21st September 2024. The…
A Magistrates’ Court in Abuja has summoned Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo elections, to appear before it over alleged age falsification. He is charged with forgery and perjury. The suit filed…
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