Politics
The Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has renewed pressure on Governor Dapo Abiodun, issuing a 14-day ultimatum over what it described as the steady collapse of local government administration across the state, warning that failure to act could ground governance at the grassroots. The union’s chairman, Comrade […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the current federal system of undermining true federalism and reducing state governors to mere subordinates of the presidency. The party’s National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku, spoke on Frontline on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese Ijebu on Tuesday, […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, on Tuesday said reports of President Bola Tinubu replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima with a new running mate did not emanate from the party. Morka explained that the APC has placed a prohibition on political activities. There has been rumours that Tinubu would […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is now controlling 29 of Nigeria’s 36 states, according to a regional breakdown of current party dominance across the federation. In the South-South, the APC now holds sway in all six states, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa giving the ruling party a clean sweep in the […]
The Kano Government House has begun early preparations to receive its occupant, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), with party flags and colours prominently displayed across the premises. Areas previously adorned with the flags of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have since been replaced with APC insignia, signalling the […]
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has arrived in Kano to participate in the formal declaration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s membership of the APC. Ganduje returned to Nigeria from London, where he attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima, at King’s College London. Fatima, who […]
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, with the backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday stormed the National Industrial Court in Abuja as part of an ongoing total and indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes. The protest followed a directive from the NLC, which declared full support for the industrial action, describing the […]
After weeks of speculations, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf yesterday formally terminated his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP),in “the best interest of the people” of the state. He pulled out of the party with eight members of the House of Representatives , 21 members of the State House of Assembly and […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the killing of seven citizens at a mining site in Wat, Kuru District of Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. This was contained in a press statement issued on Friday, signed by Choji Felix Dalyop, Plateau State PDP Publicity Secretary. The party described the incident, which occurred on Wednesday, […]
A Rivers State political stakeholder, Annkio Briggs, has said that the state can effectively exist without the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Briggs made this statement on Thursday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. She was speaking on the political tension in the state […]
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