Politics

Osun Federal lawmaker accuses Adeleke of neglecting constituency

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A member of the House of Representatives for Ijesa North Federal Constituency, Hon. Wole Oke has expressed disappointment over what he described as the lack of representation and development in Ijesa North, despite the community’s significant contribution to the votes of Osun State. Oke, who has won five consecutive elections, stated that the people of Ijesa…

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I’ll contest Lagos governorship election in 2027, says Rhodes-Vivour

The 2023 governorship election candidate of Labour Party in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he will contest the Lagos governorship election in 2027. Rhodes-Vivour, made this known during an interview on a podcast, Gold Room anchored by Iyabo Ojo, a Nollywood actress. The former LP governorship candidate said he would fix the trend of opposition parties fading into silence post-election.…

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No vacancy in Aso Villa till 2031- SGF Akume tells Atiku, Northern politicians

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other northern politicians aspiring for the presidency to exercise patience until 2031, asserting that the region’s turn for the nation’s top seat is not in 2027. He also has appealed to Nigerians to allow the bills to scale through required legislative…

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LG Vice Chairmen honour APC National Youth Leader with leadership award

The national youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Israel, has been honoured with a leadership award for his exemplary leadership and contributions to youth empowerment. He was honoured with the award at the 7th annual conference of the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria held in Abuja. A statement signed by his media office,…

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Opposition parties differ over Reps ultimatum to Tinubu on NSIPA’s accounts

Opposition parties in Nigeria have blamed President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly over the controversy trailing the freezing of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency’s accounts. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government to instruct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to unfreeze the NSIPA accounts within 72 hours…

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Ugochinyere, an asset to PDP- Chief Emeka Kalu

A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,  Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, has called on the national body of the party to immediately call to order some  members of the party in Imo State who alleged that they have expelled a member of the House of Representatives , Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere from the party. According to Chief Kalu, who is also…

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PDP NWC nullifies Ugbochinyere’s expulsion

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed the purported dismissal of Hon. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu from the party by his ward executives.  National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement in response to a viral letter from the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward Chapter, of the party in Imo State, purporting to have…

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Bianca will bring value to Tinubu’s govt, says Soludo

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed conviction that the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, will be one of the shining lights in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Soludo gave the vote of confidence on Friday at the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abuja. The NEC was the first meeting…

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Minimum wage: PDP berates Kebbi govt for shortchanging LG workers

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has berated the state government for allegedly shortchanging local government workers after the November salaries payment of implemented minimum wage. The spokesperson of the PDP in the state, Sani Dododo, made this known in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. “PDP has been keenly following…

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NNPP insists on Kwankwaso’s expulsion

The New Nigeria Peoples Party has insisted that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and his group remain expelled from the party. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the NNPP National Chairman, Agbo Major, warned Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya group against blackmail and illegal actions that could destabilise the party. Major claimed that the Kwankwasiyya group…

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