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August 2, 2020 No Responses

PDP Inaugurates 1,000-Seat Capacity Secretariat In Akwa Ibom

Prince Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday inaugurated 1,000-seat capacity secretariat in Akwa Ibom State. Secondus, while inaugurating the new state secretariat in Uyo, commended the leadership role of Gov. Udom Emmanuel in...

July 31, 2020 No Responses

Ekpeyong Emerges Akwa Ibom PDP State Chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has elected a new State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party, headed by Mr Udo Ekpenyong. The election, which was held on Thursday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, was attended...

July 31, 2020 No Responses

APC Rejects Creation Of 39 New Political Wards In Akwa Ibom

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has rejected the creation of 39 new political wards by the State Independent Electoral Commission, saying that it has no powers to do so. A statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary,...

July 29, 2020 No Responses

17 Political Parties Submit Nominations For Ondo Governorship Election

Seventeen political parties submitted the list and particulars of their nominated candidates for Ondo State governorship election at the deadline for submission. In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Festus Okoye, Independent National Electoral Commission (...

July 26, 2020 No Responses

APC Group Tackles Makinde Over N100b Bond

The Progressives Front (PF), a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday alleged that the proposed Oyo State N100 billion bond is “inimical to the state’s development“. The group, in a statement jointly signed by its Chairm...

July 23, 2020 No Responses

Ondo: Jegede Emerges PDP Candidate

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Eyitayo Jegede has emerged as a candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State. Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who was the Chairman of the PDP primary...

July 22, 2020 No Responses

Court Dismisses PDP’s Suit Against Ogun EXCO

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, rejected the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Headquarters’ suit challenging the powers of the Ogun chapter of the party to conduct party congresses in the state. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, while delivering his ...

July 21, 2020 No Responses

Ondo: Akeredolu Emerges APC Candidate

Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October10, 2020 election. Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes out of the total 2,793 votes cast to defeat 11 other contesta...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

Ex -Senate Chief Whip Defects To PDP

Former Chief Whip of the Senate and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Owie who announced his defection at a ceremony in his home town, Ilobi-Isi,...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

INEC Publishes Final List Of Candidates For Edo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Sept. 19 Governorship Election in Edo State. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Senate Passes Bills To Establish University of Technology Auchi, Maritime University, Okerenkoko

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. Also passed were two bills to establish the University of Technology, Auchi, Edo State; and Federal College of Education, Giwa, Kaduna ...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Directs Release Of 50% Of Capital Expenditure, Signs N10.8tr Revised 2020 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget, and directed the release of at least 50 per cent of the approved 2020 revised capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The News Agency of...

July 6, 2020 No Responses

Ganduje: APC ‘Il Win Edo Governorship Election

The National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed optimism that the party will win the Sept. 19 Edo Governorship election.Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, the leader of the council said this shortly after the inauguration of the c...

June 29, 2020 No Responses

Tambuwal: Sokoto, Not One Of Poorest State In Nigeria

Sokoto State is not one of the poorest in Nigeria, contrary to a current report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. In a statement issued on Monday by Malam Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser on...

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