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NNPP members disown Kwankwaso as party leader

NewsDeskNgOct 14, 2024October 14, 20240

Some factional members of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, have disowned Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the party leader. Leading the anti-Kwankwasiya campaign at the party secretariat in Minna, Niger State, the factional National Chairman of the party, Dr. Gilbert Agbo, said Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiya group were threats...

AA approves update of party’s membership register nationwide

NewsDeskNgOct 14, 2024October 14, 20240

The National Think Tank Committee (NTTC) of the Action Alliance (AA) has approved an update of the party’s membership register nationwide in a move to reposition the party for greater Electoral fortunes ahead of 2027 polls. The national secretary of the Action Alliance Vernimbe James, disclosed this in a statement...

Past Ondo governors record only 20 per cent success – SDP guber candidate, Akingboye

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2024October 12, 20240

The gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the forthcoming election in Ondo State, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, has declared that past governors in the state have recorded only 20 per cent success. Akingboye made this declaration while addressing journalists at a press conference held in Ibadan, the Oyo...

Protecting Girl Child Rights: GYRIN Advocates for Specialized Commission”

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2024October 11, 20240

The Girls and Youth Re-integration Network (GYRIN) is advocating for the establishment of a Girl Child Development Commission, and they’re calling on the Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, to lead the charge. This appeal comes as the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl...

Rivers LG Polls: Observers Blame Gov Fubara’s Use Of Non-State Actors for Post-Election Violence

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2024October 11, 20240

*Exonerate Police of Any Wrongdoing Independent observers have condemned the violence and arson that marred the Rivers State local government elections, blaming Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s supporters for the chaos. The Independent Election Monitoring Group, in its preliminary report, cited widespread irregularities, including the lack of election materials, non-use of electoral...

Opposition lawmakers back Yayari as acting Chairman, okay Damagun’s sack

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2024October 11, 20240

Opposition lawmakers’ coalition has backed the emergence of Ahmed Mohammed Yayari as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman and expressed their full support for the removal of former Acting Chairman Umar Illya Damagun. Following the suspension of Ambassador Illya Damagun as Acting National Chairman and others, the National...

Those who accepted ‘spaghetti, wrappers’ now facing hardship – Damagum mocks Nigerians who voted Tinubu

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2024October 11, 20240

The embattled Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has mocked Nigerians who supported the current government under President Bola Tinubu, saying they are now enduring the consequences of trading their votes for items like spaghetti and wrappers. This is as Damagum said that the ongoing...

NNPP Crisis – Gov Yusuf moves to reconcile with NASS members, others

NewsDeskNgOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

In what appears to be a move to mend his fractured relationship with leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano, Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has met with aggrieved National Assembly members of the party in Abuja. The meeting, according to the governor who posted on his...

Cross River LG Polls: APC stalwart kicks as party demands N1.5m for tax clearance

NewsDeskNgOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has expressed dismay over the demand by the party for prospective chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the upcoming local government election to pay N1.5 million for tax clearance. Recall that the Cross River State Independent...

Gov Bala Mohammed, Other Northern PDP Governors after Rivers Resources for 2027 – Group

NewsDeskNgOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

The political landscape of Rivers State continued to be marred by the unwarranted intrusion of northern politicians, spearheaded by none other than Governor Bala Mohammed. This sudden surge of interest in Rivers State politics by Governor Mohammed and his northern colleagues is suspicious and deeply troubling. Clearly, their newfound activism...