The decision of the NWC which came at the end of its 584th meeting at the Party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 is in commendation of the efforts and commitment of the Acting National Chairman to stabilize and reposition the PDP as the main opposition Party in Nigeria.The Deputy National Chairman (South) Amb….
The People Democratic Party’s (PDP) leaders in the three Etsako Local Government Areas of Edo North have rejected Barrister Pascal Ugbomhe as replacement for the embattled Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The leaders, in a terse press statement made available to journalists in Benin City are miffed by the report suggesting that…
By Erasmus Ikhide the Nigeria Police Force further defamed its already battered and corrupt image by levitating its objectionable and abhorrently debased preoccupation to a grand act with the commando like brutalization and detention of Barrister Julius Abure the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) with a detachment of over 30 police officers in…
Two major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, have thrown their weight behind the two-day protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was even as the ruling All Progressives Congress expressed concern that the protest may be hijacked. In separate interviews, the opposition parties told The PUNCH on Monday that the…
Dr. Dennis Osahon Aikoriogie has emerged as the consensus candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) gubernatorial primary elections in Edo State with delegates unanimous affirmation. The primary elections, which were held today Saturday in Benin City, saw Dr. Aikoriogie running unopposed. With this victory, Dr. Aikoriogie is now set to represent the NRM in…
A retired police commissioner and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Chief Osato Iredia, has said by his action, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) is setting the stage for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to produce Godwin Obaseki’s successor.He alleged that the lawmaker, who served as governor of the…
A legal practitioner and expert in election matters, Barr. Kalu Agu, has predicted landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2024 governorship election in Edo State.He also clarified that the issues said to be surrounding the PDP adhoc delegate congress are domestic matters of the party which are not justiciable under…
Ize-Iyamu Withdraws Fr“I entered the contest as a progressive democrat, with an open mind to keenly contest and accept the result of a process that is fair, credible, and transparent, I| appreciate the commendable effort made by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC to correct the erroneous impression maliciously created by certain persons…
In an address to the nation, Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date as lawmakers investigate two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity in the election process has been questioned. “I will begin an open national dialogue to bring together the conditions for a free, transparent and inclusive election,”…
