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PDP zones chairmanship position to Taraba Central

NewsDeskNgJul 13, 2024July 13, 20240

The Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has finally resolved to zone the state chairmanship position to the Central geopolitical zone of the state. The unanimous decision was taken on Saturday at the caucus meeting of the party which took place at the Government House in Jalingo,...

Bayelsa Gov Poll: Appeal Court upholds Gov Diri’s election

NewsDeskNgJul 13, 2024July 13, 20240

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Governor Douye Diri who was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa state. Recall that the court had on Tuesday reserved judgment in the petition filed by the...

Anambra gov asked to conduct polls within three months for LG Autonomy

NewsDeskNgJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

A former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has called on Governor Charles Soludo to ensure that the state conducts its council elections within the next three months. Ozigbo made the call on Thursday in a statement on his official...

APC chieftain, Senator Doguwa defects to PDP

NewsDeskNgJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

A strong member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Senator Masaud Doguwa has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This came after he accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of lack of focus, and carrying out anti-people policies, which he said had plunged the nation into...

Kwara PDP completes payment for nomination forms

NewsDeskNgJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has completed all payments for nomination forms for all its chairmanship and councilorship candidates across the state for the forthcoming September 21 local council polls. A statement signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, on Thursday, in Ilorin, said...

APC Chieftain Emami, hails Supreme Court judgement on LG autonomy

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Ayirimi Emami and others today hailed the Supreme Court over a judgement granting Local government councils in Nigeria Financial autonomy. Emami said if the judgement by the Supreme Court is what the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led APC government could...

Zamfara APC crisis: Aminu Sani Jaji remain suspended

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

The leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has announced that Aminu Sani Jaji is still under suspension. The state APC publicity secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, who spoke with newsmen via the telephone, said: “Jaji is still under suspension and his suspension has not...

Zamfara APC crisis deepens as fourth faction emerges

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The crisis in the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has deepened as a fourth faction led by a member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, representing Birinin Magaji/Kaura Namoda Federal Constituency, has emerged. According to reports, before the emergence of Jaji’s faction, former Governor...

We Enjoy Equal Privileges With Ranking Members During Plenary – Rep. Agbese

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

Rep. Philip Agbese, a member of the House of Representatives, has debunked an accusation that the leadership of the Green Chamber discriminates against new members during debates. Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, Agbese emphasised that the Speaker Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy Benjamin Kalu have consistently shown courtesy to...

Gov Fubabra’s Leadership Model Rated Highly In Transparency, Accountability

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

The Independent Monitors on Good Governance in Nigeria (IMGGN) has ranked Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State highly in transparency and accountability in governance. At a press conference in Port Harcourt, the convener of the group, Okwa Dan, lauded Governor Fubara’s commitment to sustainable growth and development in Rivers State....