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xOver four persons reportedly sustained deep machete wounds, while several others were injured during a clash over the collation of delegate lists for the upcoming Tuomo community chairmanship election in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred as tensions escalated among supporters of various aspirants, leading to violent confrontations. Speaking on the …
ABUJA—THE Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia-North), as pioneer chairman of the newly created Committee on South-East Development Commission, while Senator Ken Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central), was appointed vice chairman. SEDC is one of the regional development commissions signed into law by President Bola Tinubu recently. The announcement was made, yesterday by …
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has attacked his successor, Governor Uba Sani, accusing him of sycophancy for aligning with President Bola Tinubu for personal political gain. El-Rufai’s criticism followed Sani’s remarks during a TVC News interview on Monday, where the governor condemned founding APC members for their growing disapproval of Tinubu’s administration. Sani …
Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, has doubled down on his allegation that some retired military generals, in connivance with foreigners, are stealing Nigeria’s solid minerals. Oshiomhole clarified his initial claim on Arise TV’s Prime Time Show on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, saying he didn’t accuse all retired generals of illegal mining …
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has approved April 5, 2025, for the party’s gubernatorial primaries to elect its standard bearer for the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election. The party’s national secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the timetable and …
ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has charged Civil Society Organizations CSOs in the country to renew their focus on the candidates’ recruitment processes of political parties in order to strengthen the electoral process. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the charge Tuesday in Abuja at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with CSOs in …
Salihu Lukman, a former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee, has vowed to campaign against President Bola Tinubu and the APC-led administration. Lukman, who supported Tinubu and campaigned for his presidency, said the president has arrogantly derailed from the promises he made to Nigerians. Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, …
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Chief Anthony Aziegbemin, has said they were confident of securing victory at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. This is just as the tribunal sitting in Abuja adjourned further proceedings in the petition PDP and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, filed to challenge the outcome of the …
Deputy President of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that they are not welcome in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Omo-Agege, who was the APC governorship candidate in the …
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed the case the Social Democratic Party, SDP, lodged to nullify Governor Monday Okpebholo’s election. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel tribunal terminated further proceedings on SDP’s petition against Governor Okpebholo after the party withdrew it. At the resumed sitting on the matter, …