Members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met with the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa. Naija News learned that the meeting was held behind closed doors at the Delta State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Saturday. Former Senate President and Chairman of the PDP BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, led the delegation to the meeting with Governor Okowa. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, Wabara said the BoT members visited governor Okowa in order to find a solution to the ongoing crisis, and also to proffer solutions…
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Stern looking police operatives on Saturday morning barricaded the popular event centre in Awka; Ekwueme Square, stopping athletes from holding their regular exercise in the arena. Our reporter who was at Ekwueme Square to work out was stopped from entering the square by armed operatives or even parking along the road. “Oga, there is no exercise today, so you better go back. It also good for you to take your car away from here because it’s not safe,” the operative advised our reporter. Other athletes who did not want to go home resorted to training along the upper part of…
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has called on residents to leave in peace with one another as Nigeria celebrates its 62nd independence anniversary, vowing to end banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes. The Governor’s call was disclosed in a statement by his Adviser on Media and Publicity, Muktar Gidado. The statement read “It is with a deep sense of gratitude to Allah (SWT) that I send you my felicitations on the occasion of the ”62nd Independence Anniversary of our dear country on 1st October 2022. We should all give gratitude to Allah for sparing our lives to witness yet…
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has clarified his earlier statement about the Orashi river project in the Oguta council area of the state, saying he never mentioned the construction of a seaport. Gov Uzoddimma said the project was about dredging the Orashi river to the Atlantic ocean. This was disclosed to journalists in Owerri, through the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba. He was reacting to a media report that the presidency was unaware of the construction of a seaport in Imo. “Gov Uzodimma never talked about the seaport at Oguta or Orashi but harped on the…
Burkina Faso has been hit by another coup, the second in eight months in the West African nation. Captain Ibrahim Traore announced Friday night that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba. Damiba himself and other mutineers seized power in January from President Roch Kabore. In a statement, Traore told the people that the soldiers helped Damiba decide he was no longer able to secure the country. Burkina Faso is struggling with increasing insurgency which has caused deaths and displaced citizens in worst-hit areas. “Faced with the deteriorating situation, we tried several times to get…
One year after his convoy was brutally attacked by gunmen, the member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ekwusigo federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Chris Azubogu has said the 30th September 2021 attack was targeted at him. Azubogu who was running for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party as the governorship candidate had his convoy attacked while driving through a Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area. In a press release made available to our correspondent and signed by Azubogu, the lawmaker said the attack left him speechless, especially as he lost one of his drivers during the attack.…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mohammed Jamo, has blamed Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the party, as being responsible for the exit of Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, from the party. Recall that a weighty allegation of corruption has been hovering around Ayu following the return of monies paid into their accounts after his alleged approval by at least 4 of 19 members of the National Working Committee, NWC. Jamo stated this while fielding questions on the Channels TV…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State on Saturday said citizens cannot wait to roll out their drums to celebrate the end of the ill-fated reign of Senator Hope Uzodinma’s administration. Imo PDP said this in a statement made available to DAILY POST by its Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor in Owerri. While saluting Imo citizens on the occasion of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence anniversary, the opposition party said it reflects on the struggles for Independence in Nigeria and salutes the courage, patriotism and vision of heroes who defied colonial oppression to midwife a free nation. The release reads, “For Imo…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu on Friday, returned to the country. The leader of the opposition was out of Nigeria on a two-week trip to Europe. His Special Adviser on Media, Simon Imobo-Tswam announced his return in a statement Friday night. Ayu, who jetted out on September 14, returned to Abuja via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, at about 7pm. Before he left, the political leader handed over to the party’s Deputy Chairman (North), Amb. Iliya Damagun. The power shift was communicated to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ayu, a former Senate President, is back in…
An Aide to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Ismail Omipidan has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to remain calm in the face of the decision of a Federal High Court that nullified his candidature in the July 16 gubernatorial election. In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday in Osogbo, Oyetola’s Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, said the governor’s lawyers were getting set to challenge the decision of the Federal High Court at the Appeal Court. He also expressed confidence that the decision would be set aside when it goes…