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LG autonomy: Governor Radda identifies potential challenges on financial management, personnel matters, others

NewsDeskNgJul 20, 2024July 20, 20240

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State said he has, during the week, convened a meeting to discuss the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. At the meeting, the Governor said that local governments in Katsina State already enjoy a significant level of autonomy, reaffirming...

Zamfara factional secretary predicts party’s failure in 2027

NewsDeskNgJul 18, 2024July 18, 20240

The secretary of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Hon Mansur Khalifa Kaura, has predicted that the internal crisis which led to the failure of forming a government in 2019 may repeat itself in 2027. Kaura said in a statement issued in Gusau, the state...

Southeast APGA rejects Njoku as National Chairman

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the Southeast has rejected Edozie Njoku, as the party’s National Chairman. The Southeast APGA also dismissed Njoku’s alleged recognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, describing it as a joke taken too far. In a statement on behalf of...

PDP vows to reclaim all leadership positions across Nigeria

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The People Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum, have vowed to reclaim all leadership positions occupied by other political parties. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, made the vow at the opening of the forum meeting on Wednesday at the Government House, Enugu. He said it is a...

Kwara PDP faults election timetable extension

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) over the handling of the forthcoming September 21 local council polls timetable. State Secretary of the main opposition party, Abdullah Kayode Abdulrahman, stated this on Tuesday at a one-day pre-election stakeholders forum organized by KWASIEC...

You can leave APGA quietly, don’t destroy our party – Chekwas Okorie to Gov Soludo

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

The founder and pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chekwas Okorie, has told Governor Chukwuma Soludo to quietly leave the party if he so wishes. Chekwas said he has uncovered a strategy by the Anambra State Governor to destroy the party, on whose platform he was...

Plateau PDP congress: Group warns against favouritism, subverting will of party members

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

Ahead of the local government Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, a group under the aegis of Concerned PDP Members (CPM) has called on the party leadership to avoid favouritism and attempts to subvert the party’s electoral processes. The group warned against a repeat of the...

APGA youths throw weight behind National Chairman, Ezeokenwa

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

Youths of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, have thrown their weight behind the leadership of its National Chairman, Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa. They urged him not to be distracted by the purported activities of moles within and outside the party. The youths wing said the current structure of the party...

APC will capture Anambra, Abia, Enugu in next elections – Arodiogbu

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East zone, Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has said that the party is set to capture the remaining states in the zone. He said the prospects of the APC in the southeast region seem to be very bright as the...

INEC begins accreditation of observers for Edo, Ondo governorship elections

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission has mandated accredited organisations to upload personal details and photographs of their field observers via its portal in preparation for the 2024 Edo and Ondo State Governorship elections. This was made known in a post signed by its Chairman, information and Voter Education Committee, Sam...