Politics

WORLD’S FIVE COLDEST COUNTRIES There are countries where icy winds and snow-covered landscapes are part of everyday life. When compiling a list of places you want to visit or relocate, it’s useful to think twice about some of these countries. In case you are wondering, here are the top five coldest countries in the world. Spanning across Eurasia, Russia holds …

PDP PLANS MINI CONVENTION TO ELECT NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY, WOMAN LEADER The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced plans to reposition the party as a viable opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Daily Trust learnt on Tuesday. Multiple sources in the party told Daily Trust that a mini-convention, expected to hold between January and February, has become imperative …

OBI VS TINUBU: SUPREME COURT DIDN’T GIVE JUDGMENT IN OUR CASE – LABOUR PARTY The Labour Party, LP, has said that the Supreme Court had failed to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Secretary, Umar Farouk …

I’LL DEFEAT GOVERNOR OBASEKI’S ANOINTED CANDIDATE – DEPUTY GOVERNOR SHAIBU, BOASTS Ahead of the governorship election in Edo State, the state’s deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has vowed to defeat the anointed candidate of Governor Godwin Obaseki. Shaibu said he would defeat Obaseki’s anointed candidate because he has the backing of the people of the state. He spoke while appearing on …

‘DRUNK’ GROOM SHOOTS WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW, THREE OTHERS AT WEDDING CEREMONY A wedding massacre in Thailand has left five dead after a ‘drunk’ Paralympic athlete groom shot his newlywed bride, mother-in-law and guests and then killed himself. The shooting rampage took place at around 11.25pm on Saturday at a house in the Wang Nam Khieo district in north-east Thailand, where a …

DO JUSTICE TO ENUGU GUBER CASE, LABOUR PARTY URGES SUPREME COURT The Labour Party (LP), has warned that ‘four dangerous things will happen’ if the Supreme Court does not overturn the decision of the Court of Appeal which dismissed the appeal of its governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chief Chijioke Edeoga. The LP reiterated that the ruling of various election …

ENUGU APC REJECTS NWOYE’S APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF STAFF Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State have kicked against the appointment of Chief Ben Nwoye as Chief of Staff to the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Ali Dalori. They said that Nwoye did not deserve of a position, having involved himself in anti-party activities, including …

EDO DEPUTY, SHAIBU, DARES GOVERNOR OBASEKI, SET TO DECLARE FOR GOVERNOSHIP The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, will on Monday formally declare his intention to run for the governorship race in the state. The deputy governor’s plan was contained in a letter issued by the Philip Shaibu Campaign Organisation which was dated November 23 and signed by the deputy …

APPEAL COURT SACKS ALL 16 PLATEAU PDP ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked all the 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for disobedience to court order and lack of political structure. Meanwhile, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor John Wade, declared …

RIVERS GOV, FUBARA, FCT MINISTER, WIKE, IN WAR OF WORDS Tensions between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, seem not to have ended as both men have engaged in an exchange over the former’s Ijaw identity. The dispute originated from comments made by Wike, who, while addressing the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, reportedly suggested …