DILEMMA IN APC EDO/ONDO POLLS OVER MODE OF PRIMARIES

The governing All Progressives Congress is in a dilemma over which mode of primaries to adopt for the forth coming governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states, The PUNCH has learnt. Findings…

TROUBLE IN ONDO APC AS FACTION ENDORSES EX-DEPUTY CLERK

A former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Adelami, has been endorsed to run for the position of governor by the Akoko Progressives Forum, a group within the…

JUST IN: COURT DID NOT STOP THE CONSIDERATION ON CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL – REPS

The House of Representatives has said the consideration of the contentious Control of Infectious Diseases Bill has not been stopped by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The chairman,…

Pension Fraud: Borno Saves N400m After Verification, 552 Pensioners Cleared

The verification follows a petition over unpaid stipends submitted by 387 pensioners through the Borno State chapter of their union.Governor Babagana Zulum personally received the petition during a publichearing organized…

CRISIS ROCKS ONDO APC AS CONSENSUS CANDIDACY IN GUBER PRIMARIES TEARS FACTIONS APART

Will Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) survive its internal wrangling ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election? Many political analysts in the state said the answer lies with…

PDP CHIEFTAIN CALLS FOR UNITY IN COVID-19 – BODE GEORGE

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has called for the unity of all Nigerians against COVID-19 pandemic. George, in a statement on Sunday…

JUST IN: PDP SUSPENDS SENATOR HUNKIYI AND 14 OTHERS IN KADUNA AND PLATEAU STATE

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State has been engulfed in crisis. This has led to the suspension of seven of the party’s chieftains in the state. Those suspended by…

BREAKING NEWS: PDP FIXES 23, 24 JUNE FOR EDO GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES

The Peoples Democratic Party has fixed June 23 and 24, 2020 for Edo State governorship primaries. This was contained in a timetable and schedule of activities signed by the PDP…

PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT NO LONGER AFFORDABLE IN NIGERIA – AGANGA

‘COVID-19’s effects on Nigeria’ll be devastating’ A former Minister of Finance, and later Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, speaks with IFEANYI ONUBA on the management of the…

PDP ALLEGES N13.5BN SCAM IN SCHOOL FEEDING SCHEME AS FG SET TO SUBMIT LIST OF FOOD VENDORS TO EFCC

The federal government has announced its plan to submit a list of its food vendors to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while also denying allegations of spending N679m ($1,739,881.82) daily…