Governor Ademola Adeleke has no plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Osun State PDP has said.In a statement by its Caretaker Chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle, the rumour of Adeleke’s defection allegedly emanated from the All Progressives Congress and was circulated on social media. He described the…
After over 20 years of its formation, pro-workers political organisation, Labour Party (LP) seems to be gradually making inroads into mainstream politics as the party has got six Senate and 34 House of Representatives seats in the February 25 National Assembly (NASS) elections.Relatively obscure in the political arena before now, LP, which was previously known…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress is gathering dangerous arms ahead of the House of Assembly election on Saturday.The PDP called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to urgently deploy resources to remove dangerous weapons in possession of thugs in…
Several civil society groups under the auspices of Katsina Youths Enlightenment Crusade on Peace and Development on Sunday called on Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the winner of the recently conducted presidential election to form an all-inclusive government of national unity when he assumes power come May 29, 2023.The groups also urged him to listen to…
Gunmen on Sunday shot dead the head of Maigari village in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State, Dahiru Abba.The victim was killed in the early hours of Sunday. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the incident to Channels Television during an interview.The Chairman of Rimin Gado Local Government,…
The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi has empowered an unemployed Nasarawa graduate, Gimba Sophia Emmanuel in her aspiration to acquire an oven and start her baking and confectionery business. Obi, in a social media post on Saturday, said Emmanuel indicated that she would procure a Nigerian-made…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reveal plans his administration is taking to obey the recent Supreme Court order on the naira redesign. Last week, the Supreme Court extended the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 Naira notes till 31 December, stating that the Central Bank…
Eight days after Nigeria held its presidential poll, the United States, has said that the exercise failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election after polling 8,794,726 votes, almost two million votes more than his closest rival —…
The Labour Party in Rivers State has debunked the news making the rounds on social media that the party has changed its governorship candidate. The state Chairman of LP, Dienye Pepple, said the stories on social media are misleading, clarifying that Comrade Beatrice Itubo remains the party’s only guber candidate. According to him, “We are…
