Patience Key on Saturday emerged Governorship candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, after winning the party’s primary election Key was adopted by the party members and delegates in the primary election that took place at the PRP secretariat in Benin, and witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In her acceptance speech,…
Fresh crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the election of the party’s candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Dennis Idahosa, the first runner-up in the just concluded primary election, has rejected the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Other governorship aspirants which include…
The Federal Government has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Qatar on March 2 and 3, 2024. This was contained in a statement by spokesperson of Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Francisca Omayuli She, however, kept mum on whether Qatar declined a meeting with President Tinubu. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the forthcoming…
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve their proposed nationwide protest. On February 16, the NLC announced a nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28, in response to the economic challenges facing the country. This decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday carried out a test run of the Lagos Red Line ahead of next week’s commissioning of the project by President Bola Tinubu. The Lagos State governor also inspected the tracks and the rail corridors. Some of the comfort facilities inspected by Governor Sanwo-Olu included the train’s cooling…
 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday. While the regional bloc said the political and targeted sanctions on the Niger Republic…
The Labour Party 2023 House of Assembly candidates in Anambra State have expressed their strong disapproval of the recent crackdown on vendors in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. In a statement issued by the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Humphrey Iloh, the group described the actions taken by the government as dictatorial and expressed their…
Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s tenure as Governor of Anambra State has been characterized by a series of proactive initiatives, painting a promising picture of a thriving and prosperous future for the state. Under his administration, a comprehensive approach has been taken, focusing on security, infrastructure, economic transformation, human capital development, governance reforms, and a sustainable…
The Association of Newspaper Vendors in Anambra State has taken a bold step by going on strike due to the continuous harassment and destruction of their newsstands and newspapers by officials of the Anambra State Government. In response to this ongoing harassment, the vendors lodged a complaint with the police and the Department of State…
Anambra State Housing Commissioner, Hon Pauly Onyeka, recently urged real estate developers to enhance the quality of their estates by adopting Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s solution master plan for constructing livable housing in the state. This call was made during a visit by the executives of the Anambra State Chapter of Real Estate Developers Association of…
