The South-South Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party has reelected Dan Orbih as its chairman. The election took place in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday during the party’s zonal congress. Chairman of the electoral committee Vita Abba said Orbih polled 174 votes to emerge the winner of the election. Other officials elected include Alabah Turnah, (Secretary), Evelyn Weke (Treasurer), Ijeoma Obani (Financial Secretary) and Timothy Okwoche (Organising Secretary). Other elected officials are Iyrneri Briggs (Legal Adviser), Prince Etim Isong (Publicity Secretary), Loveday Abaribote (Auditor), Phenomena Esubok (Woman leader), and Patrick Asuquo (Youth Leader). Speaking after the congress, the newly…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress has officially announced meetings of its National Caucus and National Executive Committee, scheduled to be held on February 25 and 26, 2025, respectively. These high-level gatherings are set to take place at the Presidential Villa and the party’s National Secretariat. This is according to an official notice signed by the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, shared on the party website on Friday. The National Caucus meeting will convene on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This exclusive gathering will bring together key stakeholders, including…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has approved the postponement of the South-South Zonal Congress, which was initially scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement issued Thursday night by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig has approved the postponement of the South-South Zonal Congress of our great party, earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 22, 2025,” the statement partly read. While confirming the postponement, the NWC assured that the South-East and North-East Zonal Congresses would proceed as originally…
A Labour Party chieftain and a governorship aspirant of the party in the Anambra State governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo has dumped the party. Ozigbo, an ally of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, also contested the state governorship election in 2021 under the Peoples Democratic Party. Although he did not disclose his next line of action, he said he resigned from the party in line with his unwavering commitment to the greater vision for the state. In a press statement signed by him on Wednesday, Ozigbo said Obi was duly informed of his decision as a mark of…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the creation of a pension fund for retired athletes who have brought honour to Nigeria during the groundbreaking ceremony of a 25,000-capacity Olympic stadium in Igbogene, Yenagoa, The PUNCH reports. Speaking at the event, which was part of activities marking Governor Douye Diri’s five years in office, Jonathan lamented that many Nigerian athletes who won international medals often end up destitute after retirement. “I always feel sad when I see people who have promoted the name Nigeria and gone for international games, either the Commonwealth or Olympics, and win medals, immediately after, there…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has once again condemned the local government crisis that erupted in Osun State on Monday, resulting in the loss of six lives. In a statement issued via his verified X handle on Tuesday, the former VP described the chaos as a brutal display of lawlessness, political brigandage, and subversion of democracy. “Nigerians bore witness to a chilling display of lawlessness yesterday, as the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress exposed the depths of its desperation to retain power at all costs — through sheer political brigandage and the subversion of democracy,” Atiku wrote. He stated that the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress has won the recently concluded chairmanship and councillorship elections in Katsina State. Chairman of the Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission, Lawal Alhassan, while announcing the results at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday, declared that the APC won all 34 chairmanship and 361 councillorship positions, having secured the majority of votes cast. Explaining the delay in announcing the results, Alhassan said the compilation could not be completed on the day of the election, February 15, 2025, as some local governments failed to submit their results on time. He said, “As of midnight yesterday, only 24 local…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has told one of the frontline aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, to drop his ambition of unseating Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. Okonkwo, during the inauguration of the new APC secretariat in Awka, last week Saturday and at different fora, had boasted of unseating Soludo, if given the APC ticket, insisting that only he has the capacity to govern Anambra in the next dispensation. Reacting to Okonkwo’s comments in a press statement issued on Saturday (Today), the National Coordinator of APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, said that even if…
A two-term Senator who represented Kaduna South Senatorial Zone, Danjuma La’ah, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. La’ah, who served in the National Assembly for eight years, submitted his resignation letter to the Ward Chairman of PDP Mallagum Ward, Kaura Local Government Area, on February 4, 2025. In his letter, sighted by our correspondent in Kaduna on Friday, La’ah emphasised that his decision to leave the party was personal and did not affect his relationship with the people. “I humbly write to notify the leadership and members of Peoples Democratic Party, Mallagum Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday said he had received reports of a sinister plot by elements within opposition parties to launch vicious attacks on local government secretariats across the state. Adeleke also claimed that there were plans to target leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party and senior officials of his administration. In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke alleged that the plan was designed to disrupt the forthcoming local government elections and create an atmosphere of chaos to push for the declaration of a state of emergency. He warned that anyone apprehended over the…