Reports that Governor Umo Eno praised Atiku Abubakar for his role in the phony certificate saga of President Bola Tinubu at Chicago State University have been refuted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State and Mr Ekerete Udoh, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor. Social media had suggested that Governor Eno had praised Atiku for his role in exposing Tinubu’s alleged phony certificate during Tuesday’s PDP stakeholders meeting in the state. However, the PDP issued a statement from the office of its publicity secretary, Borono Bassey, denying the rumor and calling it an attempt to involve…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has spoken out against the tribunal’s decision to overturn the results of the March 18 gubernatorial election and proclaim David Umbugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the victor. At a press conference on Wednesday, party chairman Aliyu Bello lent his entire support to Sule’s plan to appeal the tribunal’s decision to the Court of Appeal. According to Bello, the party believes the tribunal made a serious mistake in reaching its ruling. “It is the candid and considered opinion of our great party, the APC, that the election tribunal erred in arriving…
Udengs Eradiri, the Labour Party, LP’s candidate for governor in Bayelsa State, has expressed empathy toward the state’s educators for the difficulties they’ve through under Governor Douye Diri’s tenure. Eradiri, in a statement supplied to the media for 2023 Teachers Day, promised to end teachers’ tears if he were elected on November 11. The LP candidate promised teachers a prominent role in his administration, calling them “the pillar and backbone of all the sectors in the state” as part of his People, Education, Agriculture, and Power (PEAP) Agenda. Bayelsa teachers, Eradiri argued, had no right to complain about issues such…
The individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its followers, including those of David Ombugadu, the party’s governorship candidate in the previous election, have been cautioned by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid harassing and terrorising individuals in the state due to the recent ruling of the tribunal. You may recall that on Monday, a three-person panel led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi issued a Zoom-delivered ruling declaring Emmanuel David Ombudagu of the PDP the victor of the gubernatorial election held on March 18. Two justices sided with the petitioner, ruling that his case established beyond a reasonable doubt that the PDP…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria’s reputation is at risk because of the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s certificate from Chicago State University (CSU), which was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Thursday, Atiku addressed a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria. He also asked the appropriate parties to defend democratic principles by uncovering the truth about Tinubu’s certificate presented to INEC. As one Nigerian put it, “the reputation of our country is at stake and that affects Nigerians everywhere and wherever they may be.” Atiku declared. Remember that Tinubu’s transcripts from…
Before, during, and after the next governorship election in Kogi State, young people have been urged to refrain from engaging in vote buying and violence. At a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Kogi youths presented the Charter of Demand to candidates for governor of the state and were warned by Ulu James Okoro, the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for the Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, who was represented by Principal Superintendent of Operations Sikpi Nathaniel, stated that the ICPC, in keeping with its purpose of eradicating corruption in the country, will be actively…
Titus Uba, who ran for governor of Benue State as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and his party have filed an appeal against the Governorship victory Petitions Tribunal’s decision to uphold Governor Hyacinth Alia’s victory. The petition by the PDP and Uba challenging INEC’s return of Governor Hyacinth Alia as winner of the 2023 Gubernatorial election in the state was rejected by the Tribunal on September 24, 2023, presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Karaye. The presiding judge, Justice Karaye, ruled that the Federal High Court, not the Tribunal, should have heard the petitioners’ claims because they…
The Progressives League of Youth Voters has sounded the alarm that unguarded utterances by some older citizens is already generating tension in Imo State ahead of the governorship election on November 11. On Wednesday, Audu Shuaibu, the group’s national coordinator, made this announcement at a news conference in Abuja. The organisation claimed that a specific governor from the southeast, along with other members of the Labour Party, intended to invade Imo State in order to steal the governorship election. According to Shuaibu, “As we are know, the Imo State Governorship election, along with Kogi and Bayelsa States, is rapidly approaching.…
The White House has stated that the Taliban must fulfill its promises in order to gain credibility. They are not an officially recognized government in Afghanistan by us. They’re after it. The key issue for them is legitimacy. Then they need to follow through on their promises, White House National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday. How can you run a government or an economy efficiently if half of your population, the women, are barred from participating? In answer to a query, he added, “So, we’re going to keep holding them accountable for their commitments.” When…
Mothers who work for the government in Osun State will soon be able to take off six months to care for their newborns. This was announced on Tuesday in Osogbo during a one-day symposium celebrating an enabling breastfeeding environment for working moms by Dr. Akindele Adekunle, Special Adviser to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Public Health. Dr. Akindele insisted that the government’s policies were in line with those recommended by the WHO. A six-month paid maternity leave for nursing moms has been advocated for by the Wives of Nigerian Governors Forum, and he says that this is in coordination…
The labor unions called off their statewide indefinite strike on Monday night. A tripartite conference between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Federal Government led to the decision. According to Infostride News, the action was put on hold for 30 days to give the government time to carry out some of the commitments made in the memorandum of understanding that was signed following the meeting. State and local government employees, however, make up the vast majority of the civil service workforce, and they don’t appear to have a clear plan either. You may recall…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State is pleased with the ruling of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, which affirmed Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s victory in the governorship election held on March 18th, 2023. According to a statement released by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Tambari Gbara: “The decision of the Tribunal did not come as a surprise, rather an affirmation of the massive support the party and its candidate enjoyed from Rivers people.” The party credited God, party members, and all of Rivers State for the triumph and praised the tribunal’s “perfect and truthful” judgment. After Fubara…
Campaigning for the Kogi Governorship Election, scheduled for November 11, has been halted by the All Progressives Congress, APC. The election was put on hold out of respect for Ms. Khadijat Yahaya, a party member who was killed in an attack by unknown assailants. This was announced on Tuesday by Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, spokesman for the State Campaign Council. According to reports, Khadijat was killed on September 29 in Kotonkarfe during a fight between members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the opposition All People’s Congress (APC). Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Alhaji Usman Ododo, the APC governorship candidate in the…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to work tirelessly to win back the state’s governorship. On Tuesday, the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ruled against the PDP’s petition against the APC’s Governor Dapo Abiodun. The PDP issued a statement condemning the ruling. The disappointed party called the tribunal’s ruling a miscarriage of justice and said it would not accept the ruling because it was based only on technicalities. At a press conference held by the PDP Chairman in Ogun, Sikirulahi Ogundele, the party made the argument that in a democracy, elections must be…
On Sunday morning, Russian military used drones to launch an attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. At least five explosions were heard by witnesses, although the CNN report does not specify the scope of the strike. Russia launched an aircraft strike on the Ukrainian capital during the night, with loud explosions being heard around the city. It was said that the attack, which occurred early on Sunday morning, lasted for two hours. Several prime areas of the city were reportedly showered with drone wreckage. The attack also reportedly destroyed a number of vehicles, as shown in Ukrainian media. No…
Senator Haruna Manu, a former deputy governor of Taraba State, has called on lawmakers from rival political parties to work together with Governor Agbu Kefas. On Tuesday, while facilitating with the governor over his victory in the governorship election petition tribunal, Manu made this statement available to journalists in Jalingo. Recall that the tribunal recently ruled in favor of the governor, dismissing the case against his election filed by Sani Yahaya, a candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Manu especially urged the NNPP to collaborate with the governor in his remarks to speed up the development of the…
Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, claims that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is finished. According to Keyamo, losing the 2023 presidential election would be more devastating to Atiku than any other poll result. After Chicago State University released President Bola Tinubu’s academic records, he declared Atiku should leave politics. The minister wrote on X that Atiku was clinging to “any and all straws” that would provide him with salvation. According to Keyamo, Chicago State University confirmed Tinubu’s enrollment. “It is now clear that ATIKU Abubakar’s defeat in the most recent polls hurt…
Ogun State’s Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has praised the Governorship victory Petition Tribunal’s decision to uphold Dapo Abiodun’s victory notwithstanding a petition filed by Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While Adebutu and his legal team have claimed that the tribunal’s verdict was based on technicalities, IPAC chairman in Ogun State Samson Okusanya said at a press conference on Tuesday that the rulings were based on fairness and objectivity on the point of law. Okusanya said, “We find their arguments vapid and blind, as they claimed to be mystified by the Tribunal’s reliance on technicalities involving procedural concerns…
The lawyers in Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial, after a dramatic first day of opening statements, will proceed on Tuesday to the more plodding work of combing over years of his financial documents in what is likely to be a fight that will last weeks. A CPA who has prepared Trump’s tax returns and other financial documents for years is slated to testify for a second day. Trump, who spent all of Monday sitting in the audience of the civil trial and venting his anger, has now announced his return to the defense team. On Tuesday morning, I’ll…
Senator Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has threatened to remove any traditional ruler who permits election violence in his territory on November 11. During a visit to Okpoama, in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday, he delivered the warning while leading the governorship campaign team for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Let me warn any traditional ruler who plots to disrupt the election with violence or intimidation that my administration would not hesitate to remove them from power. As a government committed to democratic values, we will not…