Politics

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Imo State, Declan Emelumba has denied the claim by some media outlets that the Governor of the State Hope Uzodimma advocated a Muslim- Muslim ticket for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC. Emelumba In a statement yesterday in Owerri said at no time did the governor campaigned for such a position, but highlighted that religion was not mentioned as a […]

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, yesterday proposed a Muslim-Muslim ticket as a critical factor for the All Progressives Congress APC to win the presidential election in 2023. Kalu who made the remarks in an interview with journalists at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, said the ruling party may lose the election if it fails to go for the option of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, considering the […]

The Secretary of All Progressives Congress APC, in Enugu State, Rob Ngwu, says having a Muslim running mate with the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would fuel more division in the country considering the religious make-up of Nigeria.   Ngwu made the comment yesterday when he featured on Urban Radio flagship programme, The Parliament, in reaction to the recent speculation of APC fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket in […]

Former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekwerwmadu says narrow political interests has affected the 2022 Electoral Act as amended. The senior lawmaker while giving his personal assessment of the just concluded primary elections by political parties into various political offices at a lecture in Abuja yesterday, said the direct mode of primary election is the only viable alternative in the nomination of candidates to consolidate Nigeria’s democracy. Ekwerwmadu lamented […]

The Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday inspected Trans Ekulu Bridge, Enugu, with a view to beautifying the area as one of the gateways to Enugu City, and the connecting roads in other to proffer solution to the gridlock being experienced by road users in the axis caused by increase in population strength of the state. Ugwuanyi in maintaining his administration’s Urban Renewal drive, further inspected the New Market […]

The Minority Leader of the Senate Enyinnaya Abaribe will today quit as the ninth Senate’s minority leader. The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, who assumed minority leadership in 2019, was elected on the Peoples Democratic Party PDP platform but defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA due to an unresolved crisis while seeking the 2023 governorship ticket. Abaribe, has since submitted his letter of resignation to the President […]

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has called for the removal of fuel subsidy, lamenting that the maintenance was hurting the economy and impeding investments in human capital development. Ahmed yesterday in Abuja at the launch of the Nigeria Development Update NDU 2022 report by the World Bank, explained that if subsidy was not in the budget, there would be no need to borrow money to finance it. The minister […]

Former governorship aspirant of All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, in Enugu State, Donatus Obi- Ozoemena, has decamped to the African Democratic Congress ADC ahead of the 2023 general elections. The United State-based clergyman in pursuant of his 2023 ambition dumped APGA barely 9 days after he missed clinching the governorship ticket at the primary election which he had described as dishonest, stage-managed and sellout exercise. Obi-Ozoemena, who stated that his […]

Former Governor of Lagos State Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress APC presidential primary at a special convention held in Eagle Square, Abuja, recording a land slide victory against Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan. The Governor of Kebbi State Atiku Bagudu, yesterday returned Tinubu as the elected candidate having scored the highest number of […]