The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again demanded the immediate release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group argued that the safety of Kanu can’t be guaranteed in government care following the various threats of attacks which recently hit Abuja, the federal capital territory. The IPOB leader has been in the custody…
Northern Christians on Friday rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as the Presidential candidate and running mate, respectively, for the 2023 presidential election. The Christian leaders arrived at the decision during the APC Northern Christians Leadership Summit in conjunction with Christians from the…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nigerians have been calling for an alternative to the two major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The disappointment in the two major parties and the woes that have befallen the country led to the quest for an alternative or Third…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has broken silence on the recent interview of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar. Atiku had, in an interview on Arise TV last week Friday, suggested that he could not work amicably with the governor as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The former vice…
The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has reacted to the move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the insecurity plaguing the nation. Recall it was earlier reported that the opposition senators led by the Senate Minority Leader, Felix Aduda, gave the president six weeks to end insecurity in the nation or face…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated that he has no plans to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to the crisis rocking the party. Wike made this known to journalists on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the Rivers State capital, shortly after he returned from Spain. The governor said…
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has condemned the Federal Government for threatening to sanction the BBC and Daily Trust over their recent documentaries on terrorism. It was earlier reported that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday threatened that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government would sanction the platforms in due time. Mohammed accused the news…
Press Statement, July 29, 2022. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replicate the success recorded in the INEC Candidates Nomination Portal (ICNP) technology to ensure transparent, fast, credible polling and transmission of results in the 2023 general elections. The PDP commends the ICNP technology which allows political parties to…
This term is preferred. Nails it compared to Gender equalization and empowerment which is more general and cosmetized. Affirmative ACTION is urgently needed to enable our women catch up. In other words “equalize” Foreign citizen spouses of Nigeria’s daughters certainly deserve automatic citizenship, rights and appurtenances thereto. Office of Equal Opportunity for Women needed. Recall,…
Rep Ofumelu Kicks Against Exclusion Of Anambra, Enugu In FG’s Agric Growth Scheme. A member of the House of Representatives, Vincent Ofumelu (PDP-Anambra), has decried the exclusion of Anambra and Enugu State in the National Agricultural Growth Scheme (NAGS). Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Abuja, the lawmaker said the scheme implemented by the Ministry…
