By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard a letter purportedly suspending Sen. Rochas Okorocha, a former Imo governor, from the party as fake. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the…
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 542, 576 Nigerians had completed their online pre-registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as at 7am of Monday July 12, exactly two weeks since the exercise began. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting he…
Agency Report Sen. Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau, says the state chapter of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will soon resolve its internal disagreements and emerge stronger. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Plateau PDP has been enmeshed in series of crises that led to the dissolution of the elected state executive…
By Ahmed Taofeek, Returning Officers (ROs) participating in the forthcoming 2021 Local Government elections in Ogun State have been charged to uphold good conduct and avoid acts that can tarnish the image of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC). The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, gave the charge while monitoring the training of…
Agency Report Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Ahmed Yerima, says he will step down his presidential ambition in 2023 if the ruling All Progressives Congress zones the ticket to the South. Yerima bared his mind on the 2023 general elections while addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday. The erstwhile senator, however, said he had not seen the…
By Nabilu Balarabe Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has promised to reconcile aggrieved members of the party in Kwara. Mala-Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu. The statement said the governor…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the contractor handling the reconstruction on Oba Erinwole road in Sagamu to ensure its completion in the next two weeks. Governor Abiodun who gave the order while inspecting the ongoing project, expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work, directed the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,…
…ask party to sanction Gov Dapo Abiodun …say, June 26 is a black Saturday in Anambra APC. The 2019 APC House of Assembly candidates in Anambra State have recounted how the executive governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun executed what they described as the greatest electoral heist in the history of politics In statement made…
A former police captain who promises to be tough on crime has been declared the winner of the race to pick a Democratic candidate to be New York City’s mayor. Eric Adams, currently borough president of Brooklyn, is now likely to become the city’s second black leader. The winner of the party primary is all…
