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Abia Assembly rejects ex-commissioner’s nomination as Council chair
Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday turned down the nomination of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s Special Adviser on communication and Strategy, Prince Eze Chikamnayo as Transition Committee Chairman for Umunneochi local government area.…
INEC to approach Supreme Court over deregistration of political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will approach the Supreme Court to seek final clarifications concerning its powers to deregister political parties.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had on Monday…
Ondo 2020: Ajayi in shock as ZLP leaders declare support for Akeredolu
Embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi may be in for a major shocker as hundreds of the members of his new political platform, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Monday declared support for the second term bid of Governor…
Appeal Court reverses deregistration of PPA, UDP, 20 others
Reprieve came the way of 22 deregistered political parties as the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove them from the list of recognized political…
North-East Govs ask Buhari to address root causes of insurgency, banditry
Governors of the North East zone have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to address the root causes of the Boko Haram insurgency in the zone as a way of addressing the worsening security challenge in the country.
Briefing State House…
Edo Poll: Wike asks police, security agencies to use poll to restore tarnished image
The chairman of the Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 19, 2020 Governorship election in Edo State and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asked the police and other security agencies to use the…
Defection: Bauchi PDP asks Gbajabiamila to declare Dogara’s seat vacant
Apparently unsettled over the defection of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi has asked the leadership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly to…
Guber: Again, Ondo Deputy Governor dumps PDP, may join ZLP
In obvious determination to be on the ballot ahead of the forthcoming Governorship election in Ondo State, embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi has again dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) few weeks after…
Ize-Iyamu’s endorsement: PDP lacks moral right to query Buhari says Presidency
Following barrage of attacks against President Muhammadu Buhari following his endorsement of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the APC candidate for the SDeptember 19 Governorship election in Edo state, the Presidency on Sunday said the Peoples…
Ex-Speaker, Okere emerges as Abia PDP chairman
Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Asiforo Okere has emerged as the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Most of the executives of the party also returned at the party’s state…