Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State Governor, has said the current state of insecurity in the country could have been worse if Buhari were not the President. Ayade stated this on Tuesday April 26, while fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed door meeting with President Buhari. “I’ve just finished a meeting with the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the court order sacking David Umahi and Eric Kelechi Igwe, as governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi state, is “reckless”. A statement released by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta, APC director of publicity, says the presiding judge committed a “glaring judicial error” by ordering Umahi’s sack without relying on any…
Sunday Igboho has revealed that PDP Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, paid him a visit while he was detained in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The Yoruba Nation activist, who was recently released by the Benin Republic government on health grounds said Momodu risked everything to see him. Igboho said: “I was very surprised that Chief Momodu…
Akpanudoedehe further revealed that there are proposals for creation of “zonal congresses” and new organs. The APC Secretary said; “In accordance with Article 30 (iii) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Constitution, the Governor Mai Mala Buni-chaired Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has served a notice of proposed amendments to the party’s constitution…
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday January 12, in Igbomoso. Akala served as governor of Oyo state between 2007 and 2011. He was also a deputy governor under former governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Chief Ladoja was impeached and consequently became the acting…
Lagos state house of assembly’s first female Deputy Speaker, Adetoun Adediran is dead. Adediran died early today, Wednesday, 5 January, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the first elected female Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly when she served between 1999 and 2003. Since then she has held many political offices including…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said that South-Easterners have a right to the presidency in 2023 as they understand the country better. Addressing journalists after visiting President Buhari at the state house in Abuja, Ikpeazu described South-Easterners as “Pan-Nigerian people”. He said; “I think that the southeasterners have a right to take a…
President Buhari received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan in the State House today December 30. The reason for the meeting was not disclosed by presidential sources.
A staunch supporter of President Buhari has publicly dumped the President following the recent abduction of five of his brothers by bandits in Sokoto state on December 12. Bandits had abducted over 20 people in separate attacks on communities in the Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Immediately after the abduction, Saidu took…
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega has warned that the increased insecurity witnessed across the country might stop the 2023 general elections from holding. Delivering a keynote address at the fourth Abiola Ajimobi annual roundtable and the 72nd posthumous birthday of the former governor of Oyo State, held at…
