The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has debunked media reports making the rounds that over 100 party members from Igalamela Odolu Local Government Area have defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The PDP Chairman in Igalamela Odolu Local Government, Attai Ndanusa Salifu disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday morning. Salifu said the purported members received by Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the Government House was stage-managed, adding that no member of the party from his Local Government moved to the APC. He urged the general public to disregard such a report, stressing…
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Jerry Alagbaoso, a member of the House of Representatives, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alagbaoso, in a letter read on the floor of the House on Tuesday, said all is not well with the PDP in Imo State. This could be a major blow to the PDP ahead of the November governorship election in the state. “All is not well in Imo State PDP. This explains why three of our colleagues from Imo State and [of] PDP extraction in the House of Representatives defected to APC a few weeks ago. “I…
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has urged the people of the southeastern region to stop putting their eggs in one basket at every political dispensation. Ngige said the region played bad politics against the All Progressives Congress-led government in 2015 and in 2019, yet the party ‘brought infrastructure to the region’. The minister said this at the inauguration of the Federal Secretariat in Awka, Anambra State capital on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. “We played bad politics in 2015 and in 2019 yet the APC government brought infrastructure to the South East like the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road, Enugu-Abakaliki…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed all political appointees in the state to hand over on or before May 26, ahead of the expiration of the second tenure of his administration on May 29. This is contained in a statement by Ugwuanyi’s Special Aide, Louis Amoke, in Enugu. The directive was conveyed through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, when the SSG met with Heads of Boards, Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions in his office in Abuja Building and Government House, Enugu. Prof Ortuanya listed the affected political appointees to include all commissioners of ministries,…
Former Akwa Ibom Governor Godswill Akpabio, along with his team of Senators, held a meeting with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at the latter’s residence in Abuja, according to reliable sources. The meeting gains significance due to Akpabio’s recent nomination by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a candidate for the highly coveted position of Senate President, while Barau Jibrin was recommended as the candidate for Deputy Senate President. Despite belonging to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Wike has reportedly thrown his weight behind Akpabio’s bid for the Senate presidency. In a statement released by the Akpabio Campaign…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has told the people of the state to blame the relocation of the newly-commissioned Dangote Refinery to Lagos on his predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun. The governor said the Chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote had wanted to site his $19bn oil refinery in the Olokola Free Trade Zone, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state, but the billionaire businessman was frustrated out of the state. Abiodun who was the Chairman, Olokola Free Trade Zone, under Amosun’s administration made this known on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in a statement by his…
President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has denied media reports that he has joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. Lawan said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “I have read some media reports that I have joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th Senate. “Ordinarily I would not have responded to these reports but when lies are not refuted, they have the tendency to create an illusion of truth. “The truth is that I have never told anyone or held a meeting with anyone that I am running for the Presidency of…
Several hundred documents and items revealing the names and other details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. This latest addition, which the UN cultural agency approved last week, marks the first time that France has pushed for the inscription of documents on the UNESCO register that were previously archived in France’s present-day overseas territories. The Memory of the World program and register was set up in 1992 to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time, according to UNESCO. The documents date from…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC has upheld the position of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar on the consolidation of the three petitions challenging the qualifications and declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The Court in the pre-hearing session report presented on Tuesday by Justice Stephen Jonah Ada announced the consolidation of the three petitions instituted by Atiku, Peter Obi of the Labour Party LP and the Allied People’s Movement APM. The Court agreed with Atiku’s lawyers that given the time-bound nature of the petitions, especially…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, has ordered the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Gregory Obi, and his party to present their joint petition against the February 25 presidential election within three weeks. The court also ordered the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is the target of the petition, to defend his victory at the election along with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, within five days. Obi, through his counsel, Professor Awa Kalu SAN, had requested for seven weeks to establish their allegations against the disputed election that produced Tinubu. Chairman of the Court, Justice…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop blackmailing him, saying he did not engage in vote buying during the March 18 polls. InfoStride News reports that the Chairman of the APC in Ogun State, Yemi Sanusi, had petitioned the police, asking that Adebutu be investigated and arrested for alleged vote buying. But, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abeokuta on Tuesday, the Media Director of Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya, described the claim as unsubstantiated, saying the APC and its…
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, approved on Monday the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak chiefdoms, His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and His Highness, General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah (retd), respectively. The Kaduna State Government disclosed this tweet via its Twitter handle. This means that both Zamuna and Yammah have ceased to hold their respective offices starting today. “The Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government has announced that Malam Nasir @elrufai has approved the deposition of His Highness Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, the Chief of Piriga, and His Highness General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah, the Chief of Arak, with…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken the decision to dissolve the state’s executive council and terminate the appointments of all political officeholders. The announcement was made through a letter signed by Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, the Chief of Staff to the Governor and Chairman of the Transition & Inauguration Committee. In the letter, Governor Makinde instructed all political officeholders to hand over any government properties they possess to the most senior civil servant in their respective ministries, departments, and agencies. The directive is effective immediately, starting from Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The communication from the Governor’s office stated, “I have…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has announced the reinstatement of five of his key government officials that resigned to contest for the APC governorship ticket for the state. Ayoade Folashade, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), made the pronouncement in a statement in Lokoja on Monday. The SSG said, “The Office of the Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, has officially announced the immediate reinstatement of five key officials in the state.” She gave the names of individuals approved to resume in their previous positions including Jibrin Momoh, the state’s former Accountant General; Jamiu Abdulkarim-Asuku, the former chief of staff…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Monday ordered all public officers holding political appointments to hand over affairs of their offices in line with established procedure. The directive is contained in a statement titled “Handover of Activates” from the office of the Secretary to the State Government and signed by permanent secretary, Bilkisu Maimota. The governor directed all commissioners, special advisers, chief executives of parastatals/government owned-companies and other political appointees to hand over to the permanent secretaries and directors of administration and general services in their respective establishments. The governor directed that all government properties in possession of the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Bola Tinubu, on Monday opposed the consolidating of the petitions as raised by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). At the resumed hearing to consider the matter of consolidation, counsels to Tinubu, Akin Olujimi (SAN), and the APC, Charles Edosomwa (SAN), opposed the move to consolidate the three different petitions. They insisted that merging all the petitions would affect their ability to effectively defend all the issues raised by the petitioners. The senior lawyers maintained that the petitioners did not only raise various issues, but…
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has said that it will call one witness to testify in its petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The party said that it would call only one witness and would need three days for the witness to testify. Reporting to the court on the agreed streamlining of witnesses, counsel to APM, Shehu Abubakar, said that the star witness would take 20 minutes to give the evidence-in-chief while cross-examination would be for 25 minutes and re-examination would be done in five minutes. Abubakar said that documents that would be relied on by each party…
Eyeing to bolster India’s footprint in the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday showcased New Delhi as a “reliable” partner of the Pacific island nations as he said those considered trustworthy were “not standing by” the region in times of need, in what is being seen as an oblique reference to China. A friend in need is a friend indeed, Modi told top leaders of 14 Pacific Island nations at a summit, assuring that India is ready to share its capabilities and experiences with the region “without any hesitation” and that “we are with you in every way.” Referring…
The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday struck out a petition filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against the senator-elect of Ondo North senatorial district, Pastor Jide Ipinsigba. Ruling on the case, Mrs Rose Soji, the chairman of the tribunal, said: “The motion on notice filed by the first petitioner, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), praying the tribunal to withdraw the petition is granted as prayed. The petition is hereby dismissed.” Earlier, NNPP counsel, Mr Segun Ogodo, had applied to withdraw the case and told the tribunal of his client’s interest in discontinuing the petition. “The…
The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidentShettimaub The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice James Abundaga, which held that the party failed to establish its locus standi. Details soon…