Chief Uchenna Okoli is a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In this interview, he speaks on the chances of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo securing APGA’s governorship ticket ahead of the Anambra State guber poll. WALE ELEGBEDE reports As a major stakeholder and […]
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Rumbling over suspended Ekiti by-election
The suspended Ekiti East Constituency 1 byelection has pitched the state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against each other. ANAYO EZUGWU reports Despite the promise by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi to arrest and prosecute those involved in the violence that marred […]
Ebonyi battles against killings, banditry
Ebonyi State is fighting against killings, attacks and banditry in order to return the state to its peaceful state, writes UCHENNA INYA Before now Ebonyi State is regarded as one of the most peaceful states in the South- East and the country at large because of the peace and tranquillity that radiated the […]
Anambra guber: PDP sets up committee to select suitable candidate
The Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Okoli Akirika, has said that the party had set up a 15-man committee to champion the emergence of a candidate from the South Senatorial District, who will be acceptable to the party, and who will be salable to Anambra people. Speaking during a stakeholders […]
2023: Northern group makes case for Okorocha
As support for a South East presidency gathers steam, a political pressure group in the North, has thrown its weight behind the yet-to-be- declared ambition of former Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, The group – Arewa Progressive Front – said its support was predicated on Okorocha’s detrobalised and philanthropic disposition. Okorocha, who represents […]
Kukah: The cleric that provokes Buhari’s presidency
Bishop Matthew Kukah has a penchant for speaking truth to power. His recent Easter message on the state of the nation has, however, incurred the wrath of the current administration who accused him of playing politics with his interventions. WALE ELEGBEDE reports The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah is not […]
Olajide: Why South-West may not be interested in 2023 presidency
Dr Kunle Olajide is the Secretary-General of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). In this interview with ANAYO EZUGWU, he speaks on the clamour for Oodua nation, insecurity in the South-West, and why the region prefers a new people’s constitution to the president in 2023, among others What is your take on […]
2023: I’ve no preferred guber candidate, says Akpabio
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has said he has no preferred governorship candidate from Uyo senatorial district for the 2023 election in Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio, who stated this at the weekend during the inauguration of executives of Uyo Senatorial District chapter of Akwa Ibom Democratic Forum (ADF), dispelled fears […]
Benin votes for president after week of violent protests
Benin votes on Sunday in a presidential election following a week of deadly protests against the incumbent Patrice Talon, who is heavily favoured to win a second term. Talon, a multi-millionaire cotton magnate who touts strong economic growth under his leadership, is accused by his opponents of undermining Benin’s standing as one of West […]
JUST IN: PDP’s Ogbimi wins Isoko North Constituency by-election
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday morning declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Mr Jude Ogbimi winner of Saturday’s Isoko North Constituency by-election. The Returning Officer for the by-election, Professor Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), who announced the result, said 11 political parties contested […]