Politics
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…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Anthony Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in the September 21 election. The appellate Court held…
The Rivers State chapter of the Labour Party has distanced itself from allegations made by one of its chieftains, Prince Favor Reuben. Reuben had alleged that the Action Peoples Party, APP, is engaging in irregularities by selecting its candidates for…
The Obi/Datti 2023 Presidential Campaign team has refuted claims by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure that only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo superintended over the management of campaign funds of the Peter Obi presidential…
The new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Imo State, has inaugurated a 13-member committee to reconcile all members of the party under one umbrella. The move was initiated by the new leadership of the party led by…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has urged security agencies, particularly the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to target individuals planning to engage…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that at least 20 aspirants in the forthcoming Kano State local government election have tested positive for multiple drugs. This development, part of a crackdown on drug use among candidates, has raised…
Former US President, Donald Trump, and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off in their first—and potentially only—presidential debate on Tuesday. Moderated by ABC News, the debate took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lasted one hour and 45 minutes. The two…
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, comprising some of the party’s leaders have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The party members are said to have dumped their party in support of the candidate of the PDP, Agboola…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has cried out over what he described as the police connivance with the opposition, All Progressives Congress, to arrest and intimidate members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. The…
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are poised to face off in a potentially game-changing televised debate Tuesday, less than two months ahead of the knife-edge US presidential election. The stakes could hardly be higher for the Democratic vice president and…
The Peoples Democratic Party has fixed the grand finale of the election campaign for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State for Saturday, September 14, 2024. This was stated in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Chairman, National Campaign…
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory district, Ireti Kingibe, on Tuesday, endorsed the 29-member caretaker committee established by the national leader of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, Abia Governor Alex Otti, and party stakeholders last week to oversee an…
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Disciplinary Committee, Senator Olaka Nwogu, has dismissed claims that the party summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Nwogu said the party’s disciplinary committee has yet to meet…
The Obi-Datti fundraising team has refuted Monday’s claim by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, that only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo, were responsible for managing the campaign funds of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday said it has received the funds for the conduct of the off-cycle Edo State governorship election. DAILY POST reports that the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during the…
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