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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, and former House of Representatives member, Usman Bugaje, have indicted Nigeria’s political parties as a major factor stalling the country’s growth 65 years after independence. Both statesmen spoke during a special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary on Wednesday. Falana faulted what he described as the “winner-takes-all” mentality…
The Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, raised doubts over the recent $250 million investment partnership between the state government and Euro-Africa CCI. The query, raised in a statement by the new State Publicity Secretary of the party, Daniel Osa-Ogbegie, said the proposed investment has become a source of embarrassment to Edo…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday attended a closed-door meeting of African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition leaders in Abuja. The closed-door meeting, held at an undisclosed venue in the Federal Capital Territory, was attended by former Senate President and ADC National Chairman, David Mark; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir…
A political crisis has unfolded across Edo State’s 18 local government areas as the acting chairmen were either impeached or forced to resign. The development followed the presentation of Certificates of Return to 63 newly elected councillors by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Monday, September 22, 2025. These councillors had won the…
The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Saturday’s local government by-election organised by the Edo Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) as illegal. Dr Tony Aziegbemi, the State Caretaker Chairman of the party, said this in Benin while addressing newsmen on the exercise. He stated that the by-elections scheduled across 59 wards in…
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday conducted its Local Government Congress across the 18 LGAs of the State, electing new executive committees and national delegates. The State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, monitored the exercise alongside a panel from the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, led…
…As Party Thugs Harass Journalists The Edo State local government by-election to fill vacant councillorship positions was held on Saturday in 15 of the 18 local government areas across the state. The election was conducted by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), despite an ex parte order earlier issued by the High Court restraining…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he and his predecessor, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, have agreed to end their political feud following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Fubara disclosed this on Friday during a statewide broadcast in Port Harcourt, asserting that the peace deal was necessary for the progress of the…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the state police command not to provide any form of support, security cover, or legitimacy for Saturday’s planned local government by-elections, which it described as illegal. On Tuesday, an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin restrained the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission…
The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor on has made good his promise to residents of Ogijo, a community in Ogun State, as the agency sealed nube recycling facilities for environmental pollution. The ongoing enforcement exercise in the South West Zone of the country has also…