Politics

The government of Imo state has asked the federal government and the National Assembly to probe why and how Emeka Ihedioha was declared winner of the gubernatorial elections in 2019. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba during an interview yesterday noted that although the Supreme Court had already declared incumbent Governor Hope Uzodimma as the rightful winner of the election, there was a need to probe the circumstances […]

The traditional ruler of the Igbagwa Nike kingdom, Igwe Emmanuel Ugwu says traditional rulers are supposed to be apolitical with the coming of the 2023 general elections. Ugwu who stated this yesterday on the Urban Radio breakfast political program, The Parliament, said the concern and role of the traditional rulers are that of peace and the well-being of the nation, encouraging the people to come out in mass and vote. […]

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, yesterday appeared to have withdrawn his support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar after accusing him of belittling him as governor and working against the interest of the people of Benue. Ortom seemed to have been angered by Atiku’s comments on the recent killings by suspected herdsmen in his state after the former vice president appeared to […]

Major political Stakeholders and youths drawn across sectional and political party divide from Eha-Alumona in Nsukka local government area have condemned some of their natives whom they described as miscreants and mischievous detractors against the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi good administration in Enugu state. Some unidentified persons in the community had issued a statement claiming to have banned all political meetings in the community in protest of purported […]

The Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki has said that the Labor Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi cannot win the 2023 general election. Obaseki yesterday at the inauguration of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s Campaign Council in the state also mocked the former Governor of Anambra State’s supporters popularly known as Obidients saying they will soon run out of steam. He added that Nigeria might separate if […]

The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, did not consult him before he picked members of his campaign council from the state. The governor, who spoke at the inauguration of the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council in Port Harcourt, the state capital, claimed the former Vice President selected enemies of Rivers into his campaign council for the 2023 general […]

A non-political organization under the aegis of Worried Nigeria Citizens WNC, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Ebonyi State over the continued harassment of opposition parties. The group in a statement signed by its National President, Moses Idika called for the intervention of the President to ensure the immediate release of the Senatorial Candidate for Labor Party for Ebonyi South District, Linus Okorie, […]

The All Progressives Congress APC Senatorial candidate for Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Professor Nick Ezeh, has vowed to pursue an all-inclusive template that will ensure even distribution of infrastructural development, attract beneficial appointments and employment for the teeming citizens of the district. Ezeh, who stated this in Enugu while unveiling his manifesto to newsmen, highlighted some of the areas he hopes to tackle if elected. While revealing that he had […]

An All Progressive Congress APC chieftain in Enugu Ebubeagụ Felix has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on the security status of the nation. Ebubeagu, who spoke as a guest yesterday on the Urban Radio political program The Parliament, said that before the Buhari's administration, several states in the northeast were under the total control of the Islamic terrorist organization Boko Haram, but the effort of the APC government. […]