Politics

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former chip whip of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, has congratulated Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo over the judgement of the Governorship election petition tribunal affirming their victory at the last governorship election in the state. According to …

… Warns Shu’aib Oyedokun, APC against ‘Incendiary Comments’ By our Reporter The Osun State government has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police to “urgently summon a former PDP stalwart in the state, Alhaji Shuaibu Oyedokun, for questioning over his recent incendiary comments on the person and …

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at what it described as “another round of assault on the person of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, by the ever pugnacious and petulant, prehistoric Zik Gbemre.” In reaction to a release by Zik Gbemre, titled ‘Oborevwori: …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sen. Magnus Abe, the senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial district in the 9th National Assembly, on Wednesday appealed to his teeming supporters to trust his recent reconciliation with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He …

By our Reporter Ahead of the much awaited governorship election in Edo State in September 2024, a Niger Delta militant group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), has endorsed and assured the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, of victory. This was contained in a statement …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the 2024 local government elections in Delta State draw near, more groups and persons in the Ughelli North Local Government Area have continued to express support for Rtn. Fidelis Adjogbe, a People’s Democratic Party, PDP, aspirant for the Ughelli North chairmanship seat. Rtn. Fidelis …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A former member of the House of Representatives (Degema/Bonny), Hon. Dagogo Farah, has described the outcome of the recent National Executive Committee (NEC), meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a win-win situation for the party. He said it was another demonstration of the resilience of …

By Odie Ramon, Yenagoa The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) captured all the councils election in Saturday as it won all the eight seats declared by the Bayelsa State electoral commission (BYSIEC). The immediate past commissioner of Agriculture and Natural resources, Chief David Alagoa, emerged victorious for Nembe Local Government Area, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared the purported list of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee members for the state, circulating in the national and social media, as fake and thus “cannot stand.” The governor said the list was the handiwork of cheap publicity seekers …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged “subterranean moves” by the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and some judges in the state to procure, on behalf of the governor, some interim orders against the State House of Assembly. Chairman of the Caretaker …