As the Peoples Democratic Party closes the sale of its N40m expression of interest and nomination forms for the upcoming Anambra governorship election, no aspirant has stepped forward to purchase them. The party initially scheduled the sale of forms between February 24 and March 5, with a March 7 deadline for submission. The Anambra PDP…
The Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has clarified that the 27 lawmakers accused of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) never actually switched parties. The revelation challenges previous claims that the legislators had lost their seats…
No fewer than eight people have been shot by some angry individuals identified to be members of a local vigilante group in Elele town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. However, police in the state said that four people were shot in the incident that happened on Wednesday at Elele around-about on the Port…
The Rivers State House of Assembly, dominated by allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has intensified actions that could lead to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, on Wednesday, issued a letter to the governor, demanding the removal of 19 commissioners and…
Kogi Central stakeholders have issued a warning to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, threatening to initiate a recall process against her due to her ongoing public feud with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Expressing deep dissatisfaction with her conduct, the stakeholders have urged the Senate to take disciplinary action against her, arguing that her behaviour is distracting her…
The former Governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that at no point in time that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused him of sexual harassment. In a press release by the former Governor media aide, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, he disclosed that a report by a certain media house that Senator Cyril Fasuyi said Natasha…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions on Wednesday, which is investigating her conduct during last week’s plenary session. The female lawmaker had previously engaged in a heated exchange with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat allocation. Akpoti-Uduaghan also accused…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Job Creation and MSME Office of the Vice President and Mrs Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Office of the Vice President. In a Statement by the Senior Special Assistant…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has denied describing the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State as reckless. The apex court recently affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly members as valid members of the house The court also ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General…
Following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court which nullifies Local Government Council elections in Rivers State, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced a new date for fresh polls. The commission’s chairman, Adolphus Enebeli during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, March 5, said the LG elections would take place…