Category: Politics

Mandy Park Politicians in Rivers State were enjoined to “sheathe their swords” and avert escalation of the ongoing political crisis in state. The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and leaders of the youths in the Niger Delta region, made this call on Friday in a jointly signed communique issued after a one-day peace and security summit organised by the group, aimed at uniting all youths in the Niger Delta region. The summit was organised on to commemorate the 56th year remembrance of late Major Adaka Boro, usually celebrated by the ijaw…

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A former Nigerian Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Bola Afonja, has died Afonja served under the interim administration of the late Chief ERnest Shonekan. Afonja, NPO Reports learnt died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan the Oyo state capital. at the age of 82. He was said to have been involved in a lone accident in Ilora, a part of Oyo state and from there was rushed to the UCH.Afonja who is the chairman of integrated Dimensional System, IDS, and others company died Sunday night at the University College Hospital,…

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By: Mandy Park Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC is founder, Coalition Movement for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (COMBAT). Under the auspices of South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) platform he was one of those who canvassed with great commitment for the election of President Bola Tinubu in the last general election. Senator Akanbi represented Oyo State, south, senatorial district at the 8th National Assembly and he established himself as a vibrant lawmaker.He spoke with select journalists including Nigeria News Mark on the politics, the…

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Dr Phillips Nto, Development economist , World Bank consultant, lecturer, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and former Abia state commissioner for finance in this interview with select journalists speaks on the 2024 budget, off-cycle election, the Army bombing at Tudun Biri community, Electoral Act,  problem with Nigeria and what should be done to salvage the country among other national issues. Excerpt  Let’s know your assessment of the off -season elections that recently took place in  Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states? Candidates and parties have won and lost, but the…

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Mandy Park Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Progressives League of Youth Voters (PLYV) have scoulded Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, for issuing a quit notice to Imo counterpart Governor Hope Uzodimma ahead of the November 11 Imo State governorship election. Otti had, while speaking at a campaign organised by the Labour Party (LP) in Owerri, urged the Imo Governor to start preparing his handover notes, declaring that he would be defeated in the poll. Responding to the directive, the APC stakeholders accused Governor…

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Founder and former President, Abia Youth Forum, Engineer Chyka Ibeku is a Chieftain of the Labour Party, member, Campaign Council Umuahia South and member, Presidential Campaign Council. In this interview with Journalists in Lagos, Ibeku spoke on some national issues, including PEPT verdict, President Bola Tinubu’s 100 days in office and assessment of the performance Abia state governor, Dr. Alex Otti, who he said is walking his talk, among others Excerpt Let’s begin with the PEPT verdict that was given recently and your take on the judgment of the tribunal?…

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Ondo State Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has debunked claims of disloyalty to his boss Governor Rotimi Akeredolu while the latter was away on medical leave in Germany. In a statement on Tuesday released by his spokesman Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, Aiyedatiwa said the rumours of disloyalty were planted by people threatened by his relationship with his boss. He said, “These lies would have been ignored but we owe it a duty to prevent the public from being deceived into believing the same falsehoods being repeated and recycled in different forms by those…

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Mandy Park The Labour Party has raised the alarm that it is amazed at the spate of judgments being churned out at the various National and State Assembly tribunals where several of their elected party members at the National Assembly have been booted out through the tribunal’s judgements. A statement made available by Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, said it was a surprise that the Party which in the last general election, took Nigerians by surprise by rewriting the political narratives and ending the dominance of the two major…

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Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip Shuaibu has withdrawn the suit he filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop alleged plots by his boss Governor Godwin Obaseki to have him impeached.In a circular dated September 5, 2023, he said that the decision to withdraw the suit came after a series of meetings involving himself, Obaseki, and well-meaning citizens of Edo and Nigerians, including party leaders, traditional rulers, and the archbishop, Benin Archdiocese of the Catholic Church. The deputy governor listed defendants in the suit as the Inspector…

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By Mandy Park Socially relevant and need-meeting civil society group, Abia Renaissance Movement (ARM) has cautioned against hoarding, diversion of FG palliatives by Abia govt officials. The organisation also frowned on the delay by the government in distributing the palliatives allocated to states by the federal government, stressing that Abians are beginning to express worry that the items might end up being hoarded and diverted by officials of the government. The group expressed their concern in a statement signed by its Convener, Comrade Ukachukwu Chinonso and Secretary-General, Comrade Mrs. Maria…

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