The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has described as laughable the purported appointment of another lawmaker as the caucus leader by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. This is contained in a statement issued by the Labour Party Caucus Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene, in Abuja on Tuesday. The News…
The Edo House of Assembly, has approved Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s request to engage TIARUS WHITE CONSULTS LTD to recover amount due to the state government from project Gazelle Afriexim loan. The lawmakers also approved the deduction at source of 10 per cent as professional fees. The request letter signed by the governor was read by…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia have fixed the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for April 9 in Abuja. Spokesman of Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Umar said that the meeting would be…
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday named Jonathan Aigbokhan (APC–Esan West) as the new Majority Leader, following the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority party in the House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in March, the APC had notified the Assembly of its new majority status…
A Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, the Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence of the assassination attempt brought against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The group, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Fedelis Ella, on Sunday in Abuja, urged security agencies to arrest Akpoti-Uduaghan if she…
Chief Nicholas Ukachukwu, one of the aspirants in the upcoming Governoship Election in Anambra, has emerged the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ukachukwu was declared the winner of the party’s governorship primary election in the early hours of Sunday morning by the Chairman of the Election Committee and Returning Officer, Gov. Bassey Otu…
President Bola Tinubu felicitates Dame Emmanuella Fashola, the former First Lady of Lagos State, on her 60th birthday on April 6. The wife of Babatunde Fashola (SAN), former Governor of Lagos State, is renowned for her dedication and contributions as an experienced administrator in education management and as a passionate advocate for health and socio-economic…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, have restated their commitment to appeal the April 2 decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighodalo contested in the governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sept. 21, 2024 on…
Wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a visionary leader who is “baking a new cake” for Nigerians—one that will benefit not just the present generation, but children and grandchildren yet to come. Speaking in Maiduguri, Borno State, during an annual Ramadan feast attended by women groups,…
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Accord Party against the declaration of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election. Delivering judgment, the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal held that Accord Party and its governorship…
