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The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed Senator Ben Obi as the Secretary of the National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC) for the November 15th and 16th elective Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. On Tuesday Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah formally defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC along with his cabinet members. Governor Mbah …

When PDP was in power the South East had i. Senate President – Evans Enweren, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyin Pius Anyim, Adolphus Wabara and Ken Nnamaniii. Deputy Senate President – Ike Ekweremaduiii. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Anyim Pius Anyimiv. PDP National Secretary – Okwesilieze Nwodo, Vincent Ogbulafor, Rex Onyeabor, Samuel Anyanwuv. CBN Governor – Chukwuma Soludovi. Chief …

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has dismissed fears of Nigeria sliding into a one-party state. Obi stated that there is no political party that can capture any region simply because a governor defects to it. He made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to the recent defection of Enugu …

It’s important that I state that I posted about Omokri only after I followed the biblical instruction to seek his repentance and restoration first. The next step is to warn the brethren. This is what that looks like in the age of social media. I do not have a vendetta or any anger against him. My heart breaks for him. …

An American, Mike Arnold, has accused former presidential aide Reno Omokri of being a “pathological, habitual, calculating, self-serving liar,” alleging that he was deceived and manipulated by Omokri during their personal and professional encounters. Arnold made the allegations in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter), recounting his experiences with Omokri in Kenya, Texas, and Nigeria. According to him, Omokri’s …

An American identified as Mike Arnold has accused Nigerian author and social media personality Reno Omokri of deceit, alleging that Omokri once posed with luxury cars that did not belong to him and claimed ownership online. In a detailed post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Arnold recounted that Omokri had filmed and flaunted two cars belonging to one of his …

Former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has warned against allowing the country to drift into a one party state. Tinubu, who spoke in an interview with newsmen, said the actions of the National Assembly, peopled by mainly Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members, was drifting Nigeria towards an authoritarian state. According to him, it is not the duty of …

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. According to Arise TV, the governor joined the ruling APC alongside 23 members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah also joined the ruling party. Although details of the move remain sketchy, …

Partisan politics does not sit well with me. I prefer to prevent pathetic pettiness in the pursuit of political power. Alas, politics is our way of life. Life itself is about the politics of ideas, survival, and development. I am no stranger to Nigeria’s fourth republic. I played a part in opposing the dictatorship of Abacha. I believed that the …

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the defection of Governor Peter Mbah from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP while speaking in an interview with Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday said the party was disappointed by Mbah’s action. According to Ologunagba, while …