Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed full support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Adebanjo said the South East should be trusted with power, adding that the geopolitical zone deserves to lead the country. While speaking on Yoruba Gbode, an online radio programme, the elder…
I heard the APC governorship candidate Senator Ovie Omo-Agege made former minister Orubebe his campaign Council Director General. The APC in Delta just added to their existing failure by making someone who is not a grassroot politician Director General of their campaign council. You can imagine a situation where a product is not sellable and…
The emergence of Barr. Peter Ndubisi Mba, a calm, decorial and unassuming entrepreneurial authority with class and candour, as the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP is, from all objective evaluation, the idiomatic square peg that sits perfectly on a square hole. His emergence, as expected, has set curious minds and probing fingers at work, making…
Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, a Nigerian, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan African Farmers Organisation (PAFO) by the Board of Directors in Kigali, Rwanda. Oyewole, being a tri-sector executive, professional with deeper experience in the public, private including non-governmental sectors. He is a veteran in the area of managing international institutions. Until…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned the electorate against the act of vote-buying ahead of the Osun gubernatorial election scheduled for July 16. In a statement issued by Kunle Ajayi, the national commissioner supervising Ogun, Ondo and Osun States, the Commission vowed to go tough with anybody caught in the act. Ajayi’s…
Northern Christian leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the decision of the party to field a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2023. The leaders in a statement issued after their meeting on Monday described the move as a display of crass insensitivity to the plurality of Nigeria and the existence of Christians. The…
The convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has revealed the reason he will not be voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election. The Ijaw leader said was considering voting for the ruling APC but would not support the party because of the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Speaking on Tuesday when he…
The Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark on Tuesday said former president, Goodluck Jonathan is angry with the Peoples Democratic Party over the 2015 betrayal. According to Clark, Jonathan is angry because of how party members led by the former National Chairman of the party and ex-governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Muazu betrayed…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has secured an injunction from the Federal High Court in Abuja restraining the sale of shares of ExxonMobil’s Nigerian unit to any third parties. In February, Seplat Energy Plc, a major energy company, had agreed to buy the entire onshore and shallow-water assets of ExxonMobil in Nigeria, but the…
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor has defended his decision to pick Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as his running mate. Adediran on Tuesday called on electorates in Lagos State to work with him and his running mate, adding that she will add more value to…
