Politics
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PDP crisis: Atiku backs anti-Damagum NWC members
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the plot to unseat the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum. According to reports, Atiku reached out to members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) advocating for Damagum’s ouster. This move to remove Damagum has…
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Tinubu repositioning Nigeria in global politics – Reps deputy spokesman
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Philip Agbese, has commended President Bola Tinubu and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for their patriotism, noting that their dedication to service has earned Nigeria a respected position on the global stage. Agbese stated this on Monday on the sidelines of the Pan-African Parliament’s…
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Rivers crisis: Wike made Fubara gov, PDP should’ve met him for reconciliation – Ex-Chair, Ulasi
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, on Tuesday, said the party’s Governors Forum should have met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the crisis with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Ulasi stated that Wike made…
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Okonjo-Iweala blasts politicians for weaponizing insecurity
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the country’s insecurity is weaponised by politicians for political and selfish reasons. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association in Lagos State, Okonjo-Iweala said the actions…
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Benue APC faction defies Ganduje, nominates 23 chairmanship candidates
The crisis rocking the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress deepened on Monday after the dissolved Austin Agada-led All Progressives Congress announced that it had nominated 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship candidates ahead of the October 5, local government election in the state. The primary exercise took place in…
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Bombing of Rivers secretariat act of terrorism – APP chair
The National Chairman of the Action People’s Party, Uche Nnadi, has described the explosion at its Rivers State secretariat as treasonable and an act of terrorism. Nnadi stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Monday. He was reacting to the bombing of the…
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ADC rejects Ogun LG nomination fees, demands immediate withdrawal
The African Democratic Congress has rejected the nomination fees announced by the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission for the forthcoming local government chairmanship election in the state. The party, while expressing strong opposition to the nomination fees, described it as unconstitutional, and exorbitant, which contravenes the principles of free and…
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Imo LGA election: I did not endorse any aspirant – Uzodimma
The Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday said there was never a time he endorsed any aspirant ahead of the September 21, 2024 local government elections in the state. Uzodimma spoke through his Senior Special Adviser, SSA, on Electronic and Creative Media, Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, while reacting to the report on…
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Ex-PDP chairman, Secondus, backs planned hunger protest
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has voiced his support for the planned #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria, while also challenging President Bola Tinubu’s stance on the matter. Secondus, in a statement released on Tuesday by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, reminded the President of his history…
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PDP, APGA, and other parties lose supporters to the APC in Kaduna
702 members of the Labour Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, People’s Redemption Party, and the Peoples Democratic Party in Makera Constituency of Kaduna-South Local Government Area of the State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, with a commitment to support the party to win the October 19 local…