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FIVE DIE IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING EDO APC GOVERNORSHIP CAMPAIGN TRAIN A deadly accident occurred on Thursday along Warrake Road in Owan East Local Government Area, Edo State, when the campaign convoy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the upcoming September 21 governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, collided with a Toyota Camry. The collision tragically claimed the lives …

I WON’T SUPPORT FUBARA AGAIN IN MY POLITICAL LIFE – WIKE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again. Wike stated this during an appearance on Channels Television on Friday. He said, “I will never support Fubara in my political life again. Anybody knows me, …

I’M READY TO BE VICE PRESIDENT IF I SEE SOMEONE WHO WILL PERFORM BETTER – PETER OBI A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed his willingness to consider a vice-presidential role if he finds someone who can perform better than him. The former Anambra governor stated this in a recent exclusive interview with New Central TV , …

EDO APC GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE FACES DISQUALIFICATION OVER PERJURY A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has summoned Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State elections, to respond to charges of forgery and perjury. The charges, filed by PDP Chieftain Chief Honesty Aginbatse, stem from discrepancies in the birth dates provided in the nomination …

TINUBU NOT SOUTH WEST LEADER, BUT JAGABAN OF LAGOS – ONDO GOVERNOR’S AIDE.Nigerians, particularly on X, formerly Twitter, have called out one of the newly appointed senior special assistants to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Oluyemi Fashipe. However, after announcing the appointment, some X users went down memory lane to unearth multiple posts of Fashipe attacking the current Nigerian …

KOGI PDP SUSPENDS DINO MELAYE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has suspended its former governorship candidate in the state, Senator Dino Melaye, over alleged anti-party activities. Melaye’s suspension by the executive committee of the party in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 was announced in a memo dated September 12, 2024. The memo reads: “Ward Party …

I’LL RETURN TO NIGERIA SOON DESPITE BEING WANTED – SOWORE SLAMS TINUBU GOVT Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), for issuing a directive for his arrest on his arrival in Nigeria. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), said it is unfortunate …

HOW MY COMMITTEE SAVED LABOUR PARTY FROM BRING DE-REGISTERED -NENADI USMAN The Chairman, Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), Senator Nenadi Usman, has disclosed that for the quick intervention of the leaders of the party at the September 4 Stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) might have de-registered the party. Senator Usman disclosed this to journalists …

PDP GOVERNORS LOSE AS NWC HANDS RIVERS PDP TO WIKE The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has solidified his position in the Peoples Democratic Party leadership crisis as the National Working Committee endorsed the Rivers State congresses. Wike’s loyalists within the PDP NWC not only secured the approval but also postponed the National Executive Committee meeting, originally set …

LP CRISIS: YOUR TENURE HAS EXPIRED – BOT TELLS ABURE The Labour Party, LP, Caretaker Committee in Abuja has urged Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on June 9. The Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party Salisu Mohammed said this during a news conference organised by the leadership …