A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has revealed a plan by some opposition leaders to come together and form a new political party that will challenge and possibly displace the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Labour Party chieftain, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, also disclosed that he […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission is expected to deploy no fewer than 8,500 Bimodal Verification Accreditation System machines for the February 3 re-rerun and by-elections on February 3 2024, The PUNCH gathered on Wednesday. The elections will be conducted in a total of 8,890 polling units, according to a document posted by INEC on […]
The senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has reacted to the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Damian O. Ezeani. Ezeani was suspended by the Anambra State Government, through the state Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, on Monday, for conferring […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has declared Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the valid National secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering Judgment, Justice Ekwo made an order of injunction, restraining the national leadership of the PDP from appointing any person as acting national secretary when Anyanwu’s four-year tenure is […]
Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says the south-east must achieve peace before demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking with journalists on Sunday at his Bende country home, Kalu said the south-east can only secure the release of Kanu through peaceful […]
The former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe has resigned his membership in the party. Okupe announced his resignation in a letter made available to Vanguard on Monday. The letter reads, “I submit herewith my letter of resignation from the Labour Party with effect from today. You will recall that […]
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says the G5 group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ortom made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said Rivers State People will know who is in charge of the state soon. This comes amidst the face-off between the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and Wike. In a meeting that took place at the home of the south-south Chairman of the All Progressives […]
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has ordered the immediate suspension of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress for the Guma 1 State Constituency. The governor, who gave the order while briefing journalists on Saturday on the conduct of the primary, regretted that the delegate election was marred by irregularities and […]
A senator from Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu’s administration more time to fix the economy. Mr Uzor-Kalu, a former chief whip of the Senate, acknowledged that Nigerians were going economic hardship. The senator spoke on Tuesday in Koli-Edda in Afikpo South Local Government Area of […]
