Category: Politics
Moghalu reacts to the assassination of Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr. Oyibo Chukwu
23 Feb 2023
Former African Democratic Party (ADC) presidential candidate Kingsley Moghalu has reacted to the assassination of Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr. Oyibo Chukwu. Chukwu was murdered and set ablaze with other party members on Wednesday evening in Amaechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area, Enugu State. It was gathered that unidentified […]
Continue ReadingAppeal Court sacks APC’s Gombe south Senatorial candidate
23 Feb 2023
Appeal Court in Gombe State, on Monday, nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in Gombe South Senatorial Zone that produced Joshua Lidani for Saturday’s election. Led by Justice Ali Gumel, the court granted Bilyaminu Babadidi’s prayer to set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court in Gombe on December 6, 2022, which ruled […]
Continue ReadingINEC commence distribution of sensitive election materials
23 Feb 2023
In preparation for the presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for February 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials to its local government offices. Eyewitnesses in Cross River, Calabar, revealed in a video that INEC has already started sending election materials to the right places as of Wednesday, […]
Continue ReadingAdeleke appoints new Field Commander for Osun Amotekun
22 Feb 2023
Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, has appointed retired Army Captain Benedict Olusoji Akanni as the new Field Commander of the Osun Amotekun Corps. Captain Akanni’s appointment follows the resignation of Amitolu Shittu, the security outfit’s first Field Commander. On January 20, 2023, Shittu announced his resignation in an open letter. Amotekun is a security […]
Continue ReadingOgun: Joy as Abiodun commissions Abeokuta road and hospital
21 Feb 2023
Residents of Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital city, rejoiced as Gov. Dapo Abiodun dedicated the 7.2km Fajol-American Junction-Gbonagun road and a Primary Health Centre at Itoko, also in the state capital. Gov. Dapo Abiodun said the Fajol Junction-Ajegunle-Osara-Gbonangun road, which connects communities in the Abeokuta South and Odeda local government areas, was one of many long-abandoned […]
Continue ReadingPeople gets trapped under rubble after an earthquake In Hatay, Turkey
21 Feb 2023
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, just weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region, killing over 46,000 people. The tremor struck the region around 20:00 local time, according to a government source, a disaster and emergency agency, Afad. People are trapped under rubble, according to the mayor of Hatay in southern Turkey. […]
Continue ReadingAPC PCC discover fake website blackmailing Tinubu
21 Feb 2023
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has uncovered an online platform set up to disseminate false and malicious information about Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling APC. The Director, Media and Publicity of the council, Bayo Onanuga in a statement in Abuja on Sunday gave the website address […]
Continue ReadingAPC suspends North-East vice chairman for anti-party activities
21 Feb 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Mustapha Salihu, north-east vice-chairman, for six months over alleged “anti-party activities”. Salihu is said to be associating with Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abdulkadir Abdullahi, Salihu’s ward chairman, was also suspended. Notices of their suspension were signed by Abdulhadi […]
Continue ReadingSoyinka disowns statement endorsing Tinubu
21 Feb 2023
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has disowned a statement on social media linking him to the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The social media post also purportedly indicated that the elder statesman described the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, in uncharitable words. […]
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