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Bayelsa leaders endorse Dickson for Senate
Bayelsa State leaders from Ward Five in Ekeremor Local Government Area have endorsed the aspiration of former Governor Seriake Dickson to contest the Bayelsa West Senatorial by-election. Different…
INEC reopens offices in Ondo, Edo ahead of guber elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered the immediate reopening of its Edo and Ondo offices in preparation for the governorship elections in both states. The commission made the announcement in its…
Borofice, others reject Oke’s pick by APC group
The crisis rocking the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Tuesday worsened, with the emergence of Chief Olusola Oke as its consensus…
Tribunal invites Bayelsa’s Deputy Gov’nor over alleged certificate forgery
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has invited Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to appear before it at the resumption of…
Igbo Presidency: Ohanaeze denies appointing General Gowon to negotiate on their behalf
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has denied the allegation that it appointed former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) to negotiate Igbo Presidency on its behalf. The group also called for…
2023: Ohanaeze to meet Buhari, Obasanjo, Atiku, Tinubu over Igbo presidency
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has stated its position on the quest for Igbo presidency in 2023. OYC said after the coronavirus crisis is over, it will commence a persuasive approach and aggressive consultative negotiations.…
2023: Pan-Nigeria group asks Tinubu to bury alleged presidential ambition
A pan Nigeria group, Nigeria Unity Forum(NUF), has asked the National leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other Western and Northern…
Edo 2020: Gov. Obaseki’s chief of staff resigns
The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, has resigned. His resignation, THE WITNESS gathered was not unconnected with the lingering crisis between the…
Air Peace boss, Onyema dismisses presidential ambition
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema has dismissed the insinuation that he is nursing a presidential ambition towards 2023, insisting he is a…
Trouble For Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello As His Deputy Onoja’s “Past” Mess Threatens His Seat
There is major trouble on the horizon for Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello as his deputy, Edward Onoja past mess threatening his seat. The age falsification scandal trailing his…
Ondo guber: I’ll defeat consensus candidate from unity group – Governor Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday, vowed to defeat the consensus candidate that emerged from the Unity Forum. No fewer than 12 aspirants in the group are jostling to unseat Akeredolu in the party’s primary scheduled…
2023: Parties manoeuvre for advantage in Southwest
With recent cross defection of chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest geo-political zone, ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor,…
Bernie Sanders bows out of U.S. presidential race
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the oldest man in the race for White House, has announced his withdrawal. The 77 year-old Senator is a Democrat. His dramatic announcement came weeks after he shunned…
Ondo APC Unity Forum picks consensus guber candidate
Ahead of the October 20 governorship election in Ondo state, the committee set up by the Unity Forum in the All Progressive Congress to screen the governorship…
Edo guber: Groups adopt Osagie Ize-Iyamu for governor
NO fewer than 21 various interest groups have adopted Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as their preferred governorship candidate for the 2020 governorship election slated for September 16. There are at least…
Why Tinubu has more followership in north than south – Reps member
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has more followership in the northern part of Nigeria than in the south, a member of the House of…
BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Zamfara APC’s request for judgment’s review
The Supreme Court has dismissed application by the Abdulaziz Yari faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a review of its May 24, 2019 judgment in the…
Alao-Akala chairs Oyo APC reconciliation committee
Former Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, the All Progressives Congress deputy national chairman (South), has constituted a team to reconcile aggrieved members in Oyo State. The 18-man reconciliation team…
Global pandemic forces INEC, APC, PDP shutdown
Nigeria’s political scene, already in overdrive over the 2023 general election, though most of the current elected leaders are yet to mark their first year in office, has effectively been shut down as cases of coronavirus,…
Realignment of forces ahead of 2023 commences
Ahead of 2023 general elections, politicians across board have started regrouping and strategising to position themselves towards the contest. The trend is…
Olanipekun defends action on Supreme Court verdict on Balyesa
Ex-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has broken his silence on why the All Progressives Congress (APC) prayed the Supreme Court to review its…
It’s not my job to speak for opposition in Lagos – Agbaje
A pharmacist and the 2019 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, speaks with MUDIAGA AFFE on issues in his party, the need for more proactive steps to tackle the novel…
Oshiomhole, judiciary and APC’s botched coup
On Monday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, won a spectacular victory in his seemingly unending scuffle with his…
2023: Talk of Igbo Presidency is rubbish, says Dike
Professor Francis Dike is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), former Imo State Attorney General and Chairman of Imo Elders Council. He is a Professor of Law and has lectured…