PDP governors
23 Oct
A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined the request by a faction backed by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
17 Apr
The battle for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to reach a climax as stakeholders of the main opposition party hold its 98th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting tomorrow after its caucus and Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting today.Â
19 Feb
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will soon come up with an action plan that will help salvage the current hardship being faced in the country.
13 Feb
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from a meeting, yesterday, in Abuja and called for the adoption of state police as a way of resolving issues of insecurity.
2 Feb
Governors under the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have once again called for the establishment of state police when they visited Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State over the recent deteriorating security situation in the state.
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Bayelsa State Government has restated its commitment to partner investors to make the state a hub for agricultural development. Governor Senator Douye Diri stated this on Thursday when he received Dr. Sonia Darracq of the France Embassy, who is the Regional Agricultural Counsellor for Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana, and Nigeria, in Government House, Yenagoa.…
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured that the upper chamber of the National Assembly will play an active role in the burial ceremonies of former Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio made this commitment when a delegation of Cross River State leaders, led by former Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid…
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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters hopes that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will be extradited to Nigeria to face charges of terrorism brought against him. Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, disclosed this on Thursday night, adding that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Chris Musa,…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has handed over the 76 Kano children who were discharged of treason felony by the Federal High Court, Abuja to their parents. Two were promised automatic empowerment with the state government while others were reinstated to schools. The children arrested by the police during the August 1st #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano…
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Labour unions in Cross River have directed state civil servants to embark on a two-day warning strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. The strike action, which was signed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), is set to commence from November 24 midnight to 26, 2024. This…
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The Senate has approved the nomination of Omolola Oloworaran as the substantive Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). President Bola Tinubu had nominated Oloworaran for the position and sought Senate approval through a formal request. Her confirmation followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, presented during…
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Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav looks set to miss the remainder of the year after picking up a hamstring injury in training, coach Sebastian Hoeness said Thursday. Undav, who pulled out of Germany's Nations League fixtures this month, suffered the injury on Wednesday, with a scan confirming a muscle tear. "We'd be doing well if we…
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Spain's ombudsman on Thursday urged the country's Catholic Church to compensate victims of sexual abuse committed on the institution's watch. Unlike in other nations, clerical abuse allegations have only recently started to gain traction in Spain, once a deeply Catholic country which has become increasingly secular. Figures published last year in the first-ever official report…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was using Ukraine as a weapons-testing ground, accusing Moscow of having apparently launched an armed intercontinental ballistic missile at his country. If confirmed, it would be the first use of such a weapon in conflict in history and a sharp escalation of the fighting in…