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26May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria

CBN Denies Emefiele’s Sacking

The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied the sack of its Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, describing the report as an unfounded rumour. It was rumoured on Wednesday morning that Emefiele had been sacked by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, purportedly for his presidential ambition. The Punch had earlier sought clarification from the CBN’s spokesman, Mr Osita Nwanisiobi, but got no response from him. However, several papers are quoting Nwanisiobi as denying the trending report, saying, “I heard it just the way you got it too. As far as I am concerned, it’s a rumour, I’m not aware of any sack.” Recall that Emefiele had, on May 9, headed to a Federal High Court in Abuja to seek a constitutional interpretation on his non-resignation while pursuing his presidential interes...

25May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Dino Melaye Loses PDP Senatorial Ticket

The serving House of Representative member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Yusuf, on Tuesday, defeated Dino Melaye, n the re-run election to pick the Kogi West Senatorial ticket of the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election, held on Monday, ended in deadlock as both aspirants scored 88 votes respectively. However, during the runoff election on Tuesday, Mr Yusuf scored 163 votes while Mr Melaye scored 99 votes, dashing the latter’s dream of returning to the Senate in the 10th National Assembly. Stephen Onoji, who was the Returning Officer. announced the result on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists shortly after he was announced the winner, Mr Yusuf extended the olive branch to hi...

Breaking: Wike Sacks Commissioners, Chief Of Staff

24May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Breaking: Wike Sacks Commissioners, Chief Of Staff

Governor Nyesom Wike has dissolved Rivers State Executive Council with immediate effect. Chief of Staff to the governor and Senior Special Assistant (Protocol), have also been relieved of their office. The Governor’s action, contained in the Tuesday morning statement by his Media Aide, Kelvin Ebiri, noted that, “Wike, commends the members the Rivers State Executive Council for their service and contribution to the development of the State. He has also wished them the best in all their future endeavours. Read Also: Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC “Governor Wike has therefore instructed all the former members of the State Executive Council to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective ministries.” Source: Vanguard ...

2023: I Have Stopped Partisan Politics — Ex-President Obasanjo Tells Visiting Governors Wike, Makinde, Ortom

24May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: I Have Stopped Partisan Politics — Ex-President Obasanjo Tells Visiting Governors Wike, Makinde, Ortom

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he has quit partisan politics, but he desires Nigeria to come out of its many challenges.Obasanjo noted that an individual effort could not provide the solutions to the nation’s challenges, but Nigerians must come together and address the problems. He stated this while addressing reporters shortly after he received the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke and others in Abeokuta.The Rivers Governor, Wike paid a visit the ex-president in continuation of his consultations across the six geopolitical zones.Obasanjo said he loved Wike's courage particularly with the ...

Ihedioha, Anyanwu’s Fight Forces Imo PDP To Suspend Primary

22May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ihedioha, Anyanwu’s Fight Forces Imo PDP To Suspend Primary

The infighting between the immediate governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, and the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has compelled the Imo State chapter of the PDP to suspend its state House of Assembly and House of Representatives primaries indefinitely. While Ihedioha is publicly supporting the presidential ambition of the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, Anyanwu is said to be supporting his longtime friend and political benefactor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. The clash of interest led to the Independent National Electoral Commission invalidating the three-man ad-hoc delegates congress and one-man statutory national delegates election held in the state after it was allegedly marred by crisis. Read Also: Timetable: INEC T...

Benue Catholic Church Suspends Priest Over Partisan Politics

22May

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Elections, News, Nigeria, Religion

Benue Catholic Church Suspends Priest Over Partisan Politics

The Catholic diocese of Gboko, Benue State has suspended a priest, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, for participating in partisan politics. Alia is a frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State. He has picked the APC N50m nomination form. This was made know in a disclaimer released by the Bishop of Gboko diocese, William A. Avenya, yesterday. The church said the suspension of Alia takes immediate effect. According to the letter, signed by the Catholic Bishop of Gboko Diocese, Bishop William Avenya, directed to all priests and churches in the Diocese, “the catholic church does not allow its priests to get into partisan politics on their own.” Reacting to the suspension order pronounced on him by Catholic Diocese, Alia said it is a...

Support Groups Hold One-million Man March For Obi Saturday

21May

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Support Groups Hold One-million Man March For Obi Saturday

A coalition of groups rooting for a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, from within and outside Nigeria, said they have concluded arrangements to organise a one-million-man march in solidarity and support of the presidential bid. The march, which would hold across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, would be anchored by the Coalition for Peter Obi, which is made up of more than a dozen of Obi support groups. Chairman of the coalition, Mr Marcel Ngogbehei, in a statement issued on Friday, said the support groups included, Peter Obi Support Network, Like Minds for Peter Obi, Nigeria Needs Peter Obi, TakeBackNaija, Women for Peter Obi, Associates of Peter Obi, Peter Obi FC, Peter Obi movement for president, Associates of Peter Obi, Peter Obi Candidacy Movement...

Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Photos

Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

With the presidential, governorship and National Assembly primaries of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close by, the intense intrigues and political maneuverings by the parties have pushed the opposition PDP away from the Eagle Square to the MKO Abiola Stadium on the outskirts of the Abuja City Centre. The PDP presidential primary is scheduled for May 28. It was learnt that the ruling party used the influence of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, to quickly reserve the Eagles Square for its presidential primary scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1. The PDP, which had slated its presidential primary to end a day earlier on May 29, was stopped from holding it at the Eagle Square. The PDP Convention ...

Timetable: INEC Talks Tough As 18 Parties Fail To Conduct Primaries

17May

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Timetable: INEC Talks Tough As 18 Parties Fail To Conduct Primaries

INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries even as an observation on Monday showed that none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. A document obtained from INEC on Monday showed that the Accord Party scheduled its primaries for June 2 while the Action Alliance fixed its own for June 3. The African Action Congress is also expected to hold its own on June 3 while the African Democratic Congress and the Action Democratic Party will hold theirs on June 1 and May 30 respectively. The All Progressives Congress will complete its presidential primary on June 1; the All Progressives Grand Alliance will conduct its primary on June 1 while the Allied Peop...

Crisis Brews In PDP Over Convention Panel As Wike Protests

12May

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Crisis Brews In PDP Over Convention Panel As Wike Protests

Trouble is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the composition of the Presidential Primary Election Committee. Reports say that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has registered his displeasure with the Senator Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee, NWC, for allegedly denying Rivers State a slot in the panel. A source familiar with the matter, told Vanguard: “Wike is very angry and he has made this known. In fact, he confronted the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who stood in as guarantor for Ayu at the time he was elected. “He told Ortom, ‘You brought this man, see what he is doing?” “It was a serious oversight but Wike does not see it that way. And you can’t ignore his concerns because how do you explain the presence of r...