Maciver enters Bayelsa governorship race, pledges N70m monthly to party
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, in Bayelsa State, Great Joshua MacIver, has declared his intention to contest the party’s ticket in the 2027 governorship election.
Senate committee leads National Assembly delegation to monitor Osun poll
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has led a delegation of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Electoral Matters on an oversight visit to Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The delegation, led by the committee chairman, Senator Simon Lalong (APC, Plateau South), visited the state on Thursday as […]
Osun Election: Every lawful vote must be properly recorded – Tinubu tells INEC
…Says elections are contests of ideas and service, and should never cost the life of any Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that every lawful vote cast in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election is properly recorded. Tinubu also called on security agencies to protect voters, electoral officials […]
Seriake Dickson to host old guard of alliance for democracy
…Former AD NEC, NWC members, others to attend Abuja reunion By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections and amid ongoing political alignments and realignments, former Bayelsa State Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, is set to host former leaders and members of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, in Abuja. […]
Abiodun saves Buhari Estate from forfeiture, delivers 108 homes
…First Lady to commission estate Tuesday By Ishola Balogun ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has rescued the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate in Abeokuta from possible forfeiture and transformed the stalled project into a 108-unit residential community. The estate, located along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway, is scheduled to be commissioned on Tuesday by […]
Ogoni cleanup won’t be complete without remediating other Niger Delta communities — Activist
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT — Environmental rights activist, Celestine AkpoBari, has called for the extension of the ongoing Ogoni environmental cleanup to other polluted communities across the Niger Delta, warning that Ogoniland could be re-polluted if neighbouring impacted areas are left unattended. AkpoBari, Team Lead of Miideekor Environmental Development Initiative, MEDI, made the call […]
