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PDP HOLDS NATIONAL CONVENTION NOV 15, CHOOSES IBADAN AS VENUE The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed November 15 and 16 for the party’s elective national convention. The convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, is expected to elect a new crop of National Working Committee (NWC) members who would run the …

PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG OTUKPO-ENUGU ROAD UNSETTLED OVER ONGOING DUALISATION Owners of property along Otukpo-Enugu Road by Obollo-Afor in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State say they are unsettled following the ongoing dualisation of the road by the federal government. The dualisation had gone beyond Benue State boundaries into Enugu communities, cutting across Igboeze North and Udenu LGAs. Obollo-Afor, the …

PASSENGER PLANE CARRYING 49 PERSON’S CRASHES IN RUSSIA, NO SURVIVOR All 49 people aboard an Antonov An-24 passenger plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East on Thursday were killed, state media reported, citing emergency officials. The Angara Airlines flight lost contact with ground dispatchers around 1 p.m. local time while flying several kilometers from the airport in the town of …

PETER OBI’S DANGEROUS GAME BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku, a …

ENDSARS: COURT AWARDS N10M IN DAMAGES AGAINST POLICE A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters. The suit was filed by applicants who participated during the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful …

NATASHA’S WOES CONTINUE AS IMMIGRATION BLOCKS HER AT ABUJA AIRPORT The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was briefly held by immigration officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom. Akpoti-Uduaghan was said to have arrived at the international terminal with her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, …

SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO, SENATE LEADER, OPEYEMI IN SHOUTING MATCH – SAHARAREPORTERS The Senate witnessed a dramatic altercation on Wednesday evening as a closed-door session descended into chaos, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele engaging in a shouting match that nearly escalated into a physical confrontation. The tension erupted during an executive session convened to deliberate on …

APC GETS NEW NATIONAL CHAIRMAN The All Progressives Congress (APC) has settled on a new national chairman, with Professor Nentawe Yilwatda emerging as the consensus nominee to lead Nigeria’s ruling party, Mr Yilwatda, the current Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and a former university don, was nominated to replace Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who recently resigned from the position citing health concerns. …

MIXED FEELINGS IN NORTH OVER ADC COALITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE As talks continue around a possible alliance between the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar under a broader coalition, Northern voters remain divided over the move, even as both leaders step up their campaigns. Abdulkadir Ibrahim, popularly known as Abba Gwale, a political analyst …

GROUP DEMANDS RENAMING Of STREETS BEARING ANAMBRA NAMES In ABAKALIKI A Concerned Ebonyi Indigenous Group in Diaspora (EIGD) led by a United Kingdom based Ebonyi-born Business Mogul, Azubike Daniel popularly known as Zubitech Global has petitioned the Ebonyi State government under the leadership of Francis Nwifuru to rename some streets in Abakaliki, the capital city of the state bearing Anambra …