Politics

I’M STILL MEMBER OF LABOUR PARTY – KENNETH OKONKWO I am still a full fledged member of the Labour Party. I was upset that Peter Obi did not deal with Abure after he disobeyed him by going ahead with the fake convention. I am still with the LP and ready to consolidate in the LP. — Kenneth Okonkwo “There is …

NDUME REJECTS NEW OFFICE AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, POLICE ARREST AIDES, SUPPORTERS The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. Ndume, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Senate Services Committee on Tuesday, said the office given him does not reflect his seniority and …

PROTEST: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO SHUT DOWN, WORKERS TOLD TO STAY AT HOME Less than 24 hours to the nationwide protests against bad governance, hardship and hunger, the National Assembly (NASS) is set to shutdown. In a memo from the federal parliament, several security measures were detailed to ensure the safety of legislative workers and the NASS Complex. The memo signed …

ABURE SENT OUT OF INEC MEETING WITH PARTY LEADERS, NJOKU TAKES OVER AS APGA NATIONAL CHAIR Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, was Monday barred from attending the their quarterly consultative meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and leaders of political parties. Abure, who was spotted dotting an oxblood agbada at the INEC Conference Hall, seated and conferring with …

EDEOGA TELLS PETER MBAH TO  APOLOGIZE, PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ENUGU DEMOLITIONS The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State in the 2023 elections, Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has demanded public apology and compensation from Governor Peter Mbah and the State government for victims of the destruction of shops and business premises at the popular Ogige Nsukka market …

PROTEST CREATING IMPRESSION OF POSSIBILITY OF MILITARY COUP – FAYOSE A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has said the planned nationwide protest is creating an impression of a possible military takeover, noting that no government will allow itself to be toppled. Fayose stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said that Nigeria was facing …

SENATORS, REPS MEMBERS, POLITICIANS FLEEING ABROAD OVER PLANNED PROTEST Ahead of the planned nationwide protests slated for August 1, senators, members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) are temporarily moving abroad under the guise of medical checkup and summer holidays. The Senate and the House of Representatives, last Tuesday, hurriedly shutdown the …

WE’LL RESIST MOVES TO TOPPLE TINUBU’S GOVT – APC Chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said they would not fold their arms and watch “undemocratic forces” overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the name of protest. Addressing newsmen at the APC …

SENATE CONVENES EMERGENCY SESSION AMID PLANNED NATIONWIDE PROTEST The Senate has scheduled an emergency session for Wednesday, amidst the planned nationwide protests. An internal memorandum from the Senate Clerk said the President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, directed that an emergency plenary sitting. The notice read, “Distinguished Senators are requested to make all necessary arrangements to attend as issues …

SOLDIERS TAKE OVER MAJOR ABUJA ROADS 72 HOURS TO HUNGER PROTEST Commuters plying the Keffi-Abuja expressway were on Monday left stranded after military officers barricaded the highway to conduct a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s capital. The soldiers mounted a road block at Sani Abacha barracks before the popular AYA roundabout. Security agencies did not give any prior …