Category: Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions in Rivers State on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the local government election held in the state on Saturday. The Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as an exercise in futility, vowing to challenge it in court. The Wike camp said this as the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, swore in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state. The exercise was…

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In response to the protest of members of the house of Representatives, President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic( CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president. This development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling on the President to confer a higher…

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Wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Mrs Patience Umo Eno, is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a press statement issued in the early hours of Friday. According to the commissioner, the First Lady died at a hospital on September 26, 2024, surrounded by family members The statement titled “Unexpected Sunset” read, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the Wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Her Excellency, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo…

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The All Progressives Congress candidate for Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has won as the new governor of the state, even as the Peoples Democratic Party kicked against the result. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who is the Chairman, Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council, on Sunday, stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission should be held accountable for violating the Electoral Act. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who came second with 247,274 votes, and Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata, who emerged…

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Claims made by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, that only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo, were responsible for managing the campaign funds of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the 2023 election, has been debunked by the Obi-Datti fundraising team. Abure on Monday had told journalists in Abuja after a meeting of the National Executive Council that there was no iota of truth in the allegation that he embezzled the party’s campaign donations. The embattled national chairman emphasised that there was no way he could…

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Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, Edo State First Lady, has responded to remarks made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole concerning her childlessness, offering words of encouragement to women facing similar challenges. In a Zoom meeting with Edo women in the Diaspora, Mrs. Obaseki reassured them that being without children does not define their worth. She emphasised that, in God’s time, they will become mothers and should not be disheartened by hurtful comments. “The children will come in God’s time,” she stated, calling on women to hold their heads high and remain hopeful.” Her…

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