The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to ensure the swift delivery of judgment in the party’s leadership tussle currently before the Supreme Court. In a letter dated April 28 and signed by its counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Shuaibu Aruwa, the party faction warned that continued…
Governor Abba Yusuf has pledged decisive action to resolve the ongoing water shortage in Kano, following an on-site assessment of critical facilities. During an inspection of the Tamburawa Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, the governor identified leaking pipelines and malfunctioning pumping systems as key factors behind the disruption in water supply. He explained that the…
A renewed leadership crisis has engulfed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the emergence of a rival faction that has rejected the authority of the coalition aligned with David Mark and distanced itself from Nafiu Bala Gombe’s camp. The faction, led by Don Norman Obinna, claims to represent the party’s legitimate National Executive Committee (NEC)…
Tensions within the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have escalated following the reported forceful takeover of its national secretariat in Abuja. The union’s General Secretary, Kayode Agbeyangi, on Tuesday denounced the incident as an illegal act, alleging that it was carried out without adherence to due process or legal authority. The development comes…
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has urged relevant parties in the Middle East crisis to bring an immediate ceasefire and return to peace and dialogue as soon as possible. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the call on Tuesday at a news conference after the U.S. claimed to postpone planned strikes against Iran’s power plants for negotiations. Lin…
Former Bayelsa State Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, says there is no political crisis in the state following the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewrudjakpo, dismissing claims that the late deputy governor had become a rallying point for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated this yesterday during a live press…
Former Benue State governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will survive its internal crisis, calling on supporters to remain steadfast. Ortom spoke on Sunday in Makurdi while hosting former aides who paid him a solidarity visit. He said the party’s leadership was working to strengthen its structures nationwide and expressed…
Supporters of former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, are pressing him to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arguing that the opposition party has drifted away from its founding principles and is now too weak to serve as a serious political movement. The demand was included in a statement issued by the “Former PDP…
A fresh leadership crisis has engulfed Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a faction loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday seized control of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, the North Central vice-chairman recently declared acting national chairman, the group stormed the PDP headquarters demanding…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Lagos State Chapter, and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba branch, on Monday said that there was no leadership crisis at the hospital. Mr Ekundayo Olugbenga, state Chairman of the TUC said this during a press conference to intimate the public and the media on…
