A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the 2015 Lagos West Senatorial District candidate, Segun Adewale, has assured members of the party that there is hope in overcoming the prolonged internal crisis that have continued to prevent the party from having good outings for a very long time in Lagos State politics. “At this point, we must all turn away from those who want to make our matter worse, as their activities around Lagos PDP is becoming very suspicious. It is our wish, as an accommodating party, that those fomenting trouble should reflect and have a rethink for…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday admitted that Joe Biden, candidate of the Democratic Party, won the November 3 election. However, he alleged that Biden won because the election was rigged. With this many believe the Republican candidate is edging closer towards conceding defeat. Recall that Trump, while addressing the press at the White House on Friday expressed uncertainty over his White House chances. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump said Biden won through mass fraud “He won because the Election was Rigged,” he tweeted. “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a Radical Left privately owned company.”…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, on Sunday, released the full list of its nominated deputy chairmanship candidates in the December 18 local government election in the state. The list has 17 candidates for the 17 LG Areas. Rt. Hon. Alwell Asiforo Okere, PDP Chairman, in the state made this known in a statement on Sunday. The nominees are; Aba North: Mrs Iwuchukwu Joy, Aba South: Princess Peace Nwobilo,Arochukwu: Cletus Nwankwo ,Bende: Promise Uzoma Okoro,Ikwuano: Cokey Nwachukwu ,Isiala Ngwa North: Chuks Amaike, Isiala Ngwa South: Chimereze Joseph Nwankwo ,Isuikwuato: Odoeme Rosemary Ebere Chukwu. Others are; Obingwa: Uloma Okezie,…
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated declared that Bukola Saraki, former Senate President, does not pose any threat in the state. APC chairman in the state, Honourable Bashir Bolarinwa, made the remark while insisting that the party remains very solid in the state. APC added the former Senate President Bukola Saraki cannot pose any threat to the party in the state. He spoke in Ilorin, the state capital at a prayer organised in honour of late Governor Mohammed Lawal. According to Bolarinwa: “Let me say this for all to hear. We are not disallowing…
The Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has warned Governor Hope Uzodimma not to take for granted his quiet or peaceful disposition in the face of “insults and blackmails” allegedly heaped on him by the latter. A statement issued yesterday evening by Okorocha’s Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo, said: “The Chairman of the Senate committee on Culture and Tourism equally called on Governor Hope Uzodinma not to take his quietness or peaceful disposition for granted, as he has remained quiet in the face of insults and blackmails in the interest of the state.” But in a swift reaction, Uzodimma, through…
The Deputy Governor of Osun, Mr Benedict Alabi, says the state government has approved the release of N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state. Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his office by members of the State Primary Health Care Development Board and other development partners working on various hemorrhagic diseases in Africa. The deputy governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olaniyi Ajibola, on Saturday in Osogbo, expressed government’s readiness to give necessary support to every initiative tailored towards eradicating killer diseases in the state. He assured…
The Campaign Organisation of Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for the forthcoming Lagos East bye-election, has advised INEC and security agencies to ensure only qualified people are allowed to vote. Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, the Media Director of the Campaign Organisation, made this appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) following the rescheduling of earlier postponed bye-elections in the country for December 5. Pearse noted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had no choice than to postpone the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosefe Constituency II bye-elections earlier fixed for October 31 due…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council(OYC), an Igbo socio-cultural organization, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over alleged failure to implement most of its approved road projects in the South-East geopolitical zone. The Igbo group called out the Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola to resign for allegedly undermining most of the Infrastructural projects approved by the Federal Executive Council(FEC), for execution in the region. Ohanaeze youths cried out over the pains commuters suffer while plying the dilapidated roads in the region, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to take urgent steps in fixing the roads for easy transportation of…
The member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Adefisoye on Saturday gave reasons why he decided to dump the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Adefisoye, 36, who is the youngest and only SDP member in the National Assembly said his plan to quit the party on which he was elected in 2019 was due to crises rocking the party both at the national and state level. According to the lawmaker, the turn of events at the national level and at the Ondo State chapter of the SDP has been “as lamentable as depressing.…
The leadership house of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has welcomed the new dates slated for the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency II by-elections. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Friday announced that all the pending by-elections in some States across Nigeria would be conducted on Saturday, December 5, 2020 Responding, the Lagos APC Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo told newsmen that with the new date, the party would energise its campaign machinery to ensure victory for APC candidates, NAN reports. “We are happy as a party, if not for the set back of…