Politics

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, on Sunday, warned the party’s Rivers State chapter against making baseless claims and defaming former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. Eze’s warning came after the party’s interim committee chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, alleged that Amaechi planned to use the party against President Tinubu in 2027. Eze, a close …

Udengs Eradiri, a former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, has congratulated Governor Douye Diri after the Supreme Court confirmed Diri’s election. Eradiri, a former president of the Ijaw Youth Congress, urged the governor to show magnanimity in victory and resist the urge to marginalize his political opponents. In a statement released on Monday, Eradiri acknowledged that …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday overturned the judgment of the Federal High Court that nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo State. Justice Inyang Ekwo on July 4 annulled the results of the February 22 election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the PDP governorship candidate in Edo on the grounds that 381 ad-hoc delegates …

Advocacy groups under the umbrella of United Nigerians Against Crimes (UNAC), have faulted what they described as inconsistent rulings on the Kogi state gubernatorial election by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Governor Usman Ododo’s victory. in the November 16, 2023 election The five-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Murtala Ajaka …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has called for the immediate suspension of former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, following his recent statement that the party is “dead”. In a statement issued on Sunday, PDP elders in the state led by Alhaji Ibrahim Dansofo asked the party’s executive committee in the state to initiate the process of suspending …

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has categorically stated that there is no parallel executive in Enugu State, and that Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah remains the state chairman. This statement comes despite a court order barring Mr. Agballah from appearing as the party chairman in the state. Ganduje, who was represented by his National Vice …

Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has asked the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to explain the expedited approval process that allowed Oando Plc to acquire domestic assets of AGIP and ENI. Atiku’s demand for transparency comes amid allegations of preferential treatment in the oil and gas sector. On Thursday, Oando PLC issued a statement …

The United Igbo Council of Elders (UNIEC), has called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and all political prisoners held in various parts of the country. The group which made the demand in a statement through its Director of Media and Publicity, Prof Obasi Igwe, and Coordinator-General, …

No fewer than 130 pan-Yoruba groups will gather in Lagos on Wednesday to discuss the state of the country amid economic crisis, insecurity, hardship and calls for a halt from various groups in the country. A statement on Saturday by the Secretary-General of the coalition that organized the meeting, Popoola Ajayi, said leaders of civil rights and community-based organizations from …

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the latest demand by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) ordering the National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to pay a debt of N4.56 trillion for selling petrol at subsidized prices between August 2023 and June 2024. The CNPP in a statement issued by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, James Ezema …