The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described its return to power in the Abuja Municipal Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a sign of victory for the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, in a statement he issued on Sunday, in Abuja,...
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PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the February 26th byelection in the Akpabuyo State Constituency, the Chairman of Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, Emmanuel Bassey has raised an alarm over plans by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to bring machineries to Akpabuyo to disrupt the polls. Hon....
A leading 2023 Benue state governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Prof. Terhemba Shija (PTS) has made a covenant with the people to prioritize security and development of the state simultaneously, if entrusted with the mandate of state leadership. Prof. Shija spoke yesterday...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, says contending interests in the 2023 presidential primaries and other elections will not stop the All Progressives Congress (APC) from establishing a consensus. He explained that such a consensus would help consolidate its unity and national progress. According to a statement issued on Friday...
Former National Secretary of the Labour Party, Kayode Ajulo, on Wednesday said most governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are backing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the presidency in 2023. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ajulo said Osinbajo...
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daniel Bwala, has said that contrary to popular opinion, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not be contesting for presidency in 2023. Mr Bwala who was a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday said this while addressing concerns about the...
BY SAA-AONDO ADZEGEH and PHILIP AGADA, Markudi – In the build up to the 2023 general election, Benue State is witnessing a gale of decampments sweeping across the state with thousands cross carpeting into the two major political parties in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said Nigeria is bleeding under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Governor Wike stated this on Monday during a visit to former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi at his residence in Kaduna. Wike said Nigerians were yearning for the Peoples...
The Zamfara House of Assembly has formally served the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau, with notice of impeachment for alleged gross abuse of office. Alhaji Shamsudeen Bosko, the Chairman, House Standing Committee on Information, confirmed this at a news conference in Gusau on Monday. Alhaji Bosko said the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has swept all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Saturday’s Local Government elections conducted across the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed-Mera, the Chairman, Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KSIEC), issued to newsmen in Birnin...
The Africa Polling Institute (API) has tipped Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs as the most suitable aspirant for national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prof. Bell Ihua, Executive Director, API said this in a statement in Abuja. He said that the pronouncement...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, for allegedly stoking and inducing violence in the state by orchestrating and manipulating the State House of Assembly to commence an illegal and undemocratic process of impeachment against the democratically elected Deputy Governor of Zamfara State,...
The Eggon stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State have urged the people of the state to re-elect Gov. Abdullahi Sule for a second term in 2023. The stakeholders drummed their support during an inaugural meeting of Eggon Movement for APC, Nasarawa state, on Sunday in Nassarawa...
Bank records obtained by Peoples Gazette have exposed connections between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s law firm SimmonsCooper Partners to Bola Tinubu’s money-laundering front, Ocean Trust Limited. The records show that on April 26, 2013, Ocean Trust Limited transferred N25,001,050 into SimmonsCooper Partners bank account with UBA, contradicting SimmonsCooper’s categorical...
The former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the EFCC to order, appealing that the president intervenes by stopping the EFCC from constantly harassing and intimidating him over allegations of a N2.9 billion fraud case. In a chat with State House correspondents...
A group, called Igbos for Progressive and United Nationhood (IPAN) has urged the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, not to blackmail presidential aspirants from other zones. The National President of the group, Mr Lawrence Onuzulike, made the call on Thursday at a news conference in Awka. Onuzulike said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to hold the convention on February 26, 2022. The Chairman of APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni disclosed this...
Dr Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer and Coordinator, Progressive Lawyers For Osinbajo, says the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration to run for President in 2023 is non-negotiable. Ajulo stated this in Abuja, while reacting to the 30 days ultimatum given to Osinbajo by a pro-APC group, National Coalition...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Councilors from Bakassi Local Government Legislative Council have impeached its leader, Emmanuel Effion for failure to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the by-election for Akpabuyo State Constituency It was gathered that the leader of Bakassi LG legislative council, who represent...
File photo of elder statesman, Edwin Clark Ahead of the 2023 general elections, elder statesman Edwin Clark has asked the North to allow the South to produce Nigeria’s President. Although two dominant political parties – the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...