Popular Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has won the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary constituency seat. Dumelo, who ran under the platform of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated the incumbent Lydia Alhassan of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Dumelo had been trying to win this constituency since 2018, but he lost by a narrow margin…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a former spokesman, Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Segun Sowunmi, has said that the former vice president is yet to respond to his question on whether he (Atiku) is contesting for the presidency again. Although the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has not declared his intention to…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State has suspended the member representing Kirfi local government in the state House of Assembly, Habibu Umar, on allegations of insubordination. This was contained in a letter addressed to the state House of Assembly speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman. The letter signed by the party’s state chairman, Sama’ila Burga, stated that…
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led government of squandering over N30 billion left in the state’s coffer by the immediate past government of Godwin Obaseki, two weeks after he was sworn-in as governor. The caretaker committee chairman of the party in the State Dr Anthony Aziegbemi…
The last is yet to be heard about the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the party has again postponed its National Executive Council (NEC), meeting earlier scheduled for November 28th, 2024. The latest postponement was contained in a public notice signed by the party’s National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, in Abuja. According to…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, yesterday, urged Atiku Abubakar to give up his 31-year presidential ambition. Also, he advised the former Vice President Atiku, not be to be desperate to be president in 2027. George added that the PDP is not the “private enterprise of any individual.”The former Military Administrator…
The Accord Party in Ogun State has rejected the results of the 2024 Local Government elections, held last Saturday under the supervision of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC). The elections have sparked widespread controversy, with allegations of voter suppression, electoral manipulation, and the systemic exclusion of opposition candidates overshadowing the process and raising…
The newly-elected Executive Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, has fulfilled his campaign promise to “hit the ground running” by launching the “Elderly Care” initiative called “Eto Ilera ati Itoju Awon Agba.” This programme underscores his commitment to providing robust support for senior citizens within the local government. In his formal acceptance…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has pledged to end all forms of tyranny and hooliganism in the state. He assured that anyone found culpable in the recent disturbances at Iperu-Remo during the just-concluded local government elections would face the full weight of the law, irrespective of their status. Governor Abiodun made this declaration at the…
The outcome of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been rejected by the Social Democratic Party, SDP and its governorship candidate, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye. The party alleged that the election was marred by thuggery, vote buying and other irregularities, saying the outcome was a slap on democracy. Speaking at a press conference…
