Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has extended a hand of friendship to his immediate predecessor, Chief Martin Elechi, by asking him to forget the past and and join hands with him to rebuild the state. Umahi, who spoke during this year’s Democracy Day celebration at the Abakaliki Township Stadium, also... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 48 hours to retract and withdraw its statement purporting that the son of the Deputy Chairman of APC in Rivers, Peter Odike, was arrested by the Nigerian... Read more
Prince Hilliard Eta, the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently had an interactive session with select journalists in Calabar where he gave strong opinion on a number of national issues. He also expressed some misgivings on local government administration saying that governance at the... Read more
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has described the PDP state congress held at the Abakaliki Township Stadium on Tuesday as most peaceful and the best so far in the state.Governor Umahi told journalists after casting his vote that the success of the congress was attributable to the... Read more
Inside sources have confirmed that the public spat between the national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, is as a result of the appointment of Onikepo Animashaun, as the GM Legal of the Nigerian Petroleum... Read more
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) says it condemns the violence in some parts of Rivers during the rerun legislative elections held on Saturday. The youth group called for the investigation and prosecution of those behind the electoral violence and regretted that most of the victims were youths in their... Read more
Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party remained the political party to beat in spite of the challenges facing it . He stated this at the Government College, Afikpo during a grand reception organized in his honor by the Old Afikpo Union on... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Former Senate Committee Chairman On Banking and Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District in the Seventh National Assembly, Sen. Bassey Otu, has formerly joined the All Progressive Congress (APC). Otu, who joined the party in his Community Secondary School Ward, Adiabo, Odukpani Local Government Area... Read more
Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum on Wednesday night hailed the validation of Engr. David Umahi and Chief Nyesom Wike as the governors of Ebonyi and Rivers States. The Supreme Court had earlier that day given final victory to the two governors thereby sealing the hopes of Edward... Read more
Bayelsa PDP raises false alarm, claims Ex-militant leader Ogunboss attacked Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw
Politics January 6, 2016
The Bayelsa State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday raised a false alarm that militants had attacked Peremabiri, a coastal community in Southern Ijaw LGA. Jonathan Obuebite, Director, Media and Publicity for Dickson campaign organization on Tuesday raised the alarm alleging that Mr Paul Eris, aka... Read more
