A former National Treasurer of the Labour Party LP, Oluchi Oparah, yesterday debunked the allegation that the former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, tampered with party funds during his 2023 presidential campaign. Oprah said that Obi personally financed his activities and even contributed financially to the party. According to her, “There was nothing…
The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project has signed an amended Memorandum of Understanding worth $12,347,071.44 with its implementing partner, Sasakawa Africa Association, for the procurement of agricultural machinery to enhance mechanisation and boost food security in the state. The contract covers the provision of tractors, combine harvesters, and other specialised equipment for land preparation, planting,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a 100-bed Renewed Hope Mother and Child Specialist Hospital at Oko Ita in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The facility, constructed under the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu, is designed to provide comprehensive maternal, neonatal, and paediatric care to residents of the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged continued state-wide infrastructure development as he unveiled a network of roads in Badagry Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Council Development Area on Wednesday. Addressing residents during the event, the governor commended them for their support in the last local government election and restated the administration’s commitment to…
The General Overseer of King of Kings Deliverance Ministry, in Gbonum Ulepa Ntezi, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Spirit Emmanuel Chukwudi, has warned that Mr Peter Obi would lose the chance of ever becoming Nigeria’s president if he decides to run alone without Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in 2027. Chukwudi argued that Obi’s eventual…
The Northern Obidient Youth Assembly, NOYA, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of systematically undermining Nigeria’s democratic process through what it describes as a “cynical and corrupt” manipulation of candidate lists under the guise of court compliance. In a statement issued by its Coordinator, Abdullahi Suleiman, NOYA alleged that a feature on INEC’s…
The polity was astir yesterday over the persistent promise of former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, to do a term of four years and quit, if elected as Nigeria’s president in 2027. Obi, who flew the flag of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential poll and came a close third behind President…
The Southwest Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the appointment of a three-member interim administrative team to oversee the affairs of the party in Ekiti state, in accordance with Part VII, Section 26(2) of the PDP Constitution. The team comprises Chief Sanya Atofarati as Chairman, Lanre Fajuyi as Secretary and Chief Adeola…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its 2023 gubernatorial candidate in the state, Ladi Adebutu, on Monday endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The State party chairman, Abayomi Tella, disclosed this in Sagamu, at the official campaign flag-off and inauguration of the campaign council…
The Anambra State government has dismissed claims that its appointees are collecting bribes before allocating contracts, stressing that every contract passes through due process. There have been reports circulating that some officials of local government areas in the state were collecting bribes before allocating contracts. But in a press statement released on Tuesday, the Commissioner…
