The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reduce the pump price of fuel from what it called “a cosmetic N125 per litre to an appropriate price that should not exceed N90 per litre.” It insisted ...
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APC slams Ganduje, others over el-Rufai’s alleged role in Sanusi’s removal
Kaduna and Kano states chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are at loggerheads over the controversial dethronement of Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano. APC chieftain in Kaduna, Yusuf Ali (Rabagardama) described the Kano chapter of the party as ...
Read More »Suspected herdsmen kill Rivers PDP ex-guber aspirant
Suspected herdsmen have killed a former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Soalabo West. He was reportedly kidnapped outside his farm and later died in custody. The lawyer was abducted on March ...
Read More »Okowa, Tambuwal commission road project in Delta State
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwa yesterday commissioned the 1.88 kilometres reconstructed Mariam Babangida Way in Asaba, Oshimili South Council and the 7.5 kilometres Ogwashi-Uku/Ubulu-Unor Road in Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State. Tambuwa, who accompanied Governor Ifeanyi Okowa ...
Read More »Appointment of Akin Ricketts as NPA Chairman further divides APC in Cross River State
Crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State still lingers, as the party remains divided over the emergence of Chief Akin Ricketts as Chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA). A communiqué released by the state chapter ...
Read More »Oshiomhole returns, makes peaceful overtures to opponents as Edo APC lauds governors’ intervention
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resumed duties at the party’s national secretariat in deference to a Court of Appeal, Abuja ruling. Amid tight security, the ex-labour leader was received by no fewer than 17 state chairmen ...
Read More »CUPP asks court to stop presidency’s $22.7b loan request as HURIWA flays S’East, Edo’s exclusion
The Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP), through one of its members, Action Peoples Party (APP) has sued the Federal Government and four others at the Federal High Court, Abuja over the $22.7 billion loan request granted President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »LAGOS LEGISLATORS FORUM WADES INTO CRISIS ROCKING NINTH ASSEMBLY
The Lagos Legislators Forum, which is the official body of all former lawmakers of the State House of Assembly has expressed concern over the crisis rocking the legislative house. According to a statement by the Spokesman of the Forum, Hon. ...
Read More »Anthony Aziegbemi emerges Edo PDP chairman with 817 votes
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared a former representative of Esan South-East and Esan North-East Federal Constituency of Edo State, Anthony Aziegbemi, as the newly elected chairman. Aziegbemi polled 817 votes to defeat former Chairman ...
Read More »Court declares APC NEC meeting without Ajimobi, others invalid
A Federal High Court, Lagos has declared that a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) scheduled for next week Tuesday must not hold without former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, Waziri Bulama and Paul Chukwuma. ...
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