Different interest groups in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have sparked a fresh row in the party over Friday’s endorsement of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed as North’s consensus candidates in next month’s primaries of the party by PDP Northern Elders and former militaryContinue Reading
Sterling Bank, one of Nigeria’s Banking Institutions has displayed high-level insensitivity in a blasphemous and provocative Easter celebration message.The Bank’s Managing Director, Abubakar Suleiman, who is of the Muslim faith has come under intense criticism for comparing Jesus to ‘Agege bread’ in his Easter message. The Bank wrote in anContinue Reading
Mike Ozekhome, human rights lawyer, says President Muhammadu Buhari erred in law by granting pardon to Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state, and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba state. Nyame is serving a 12-year jail sentence for diverting N1.64 billion during his tenure as governor of Taraba, whileContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor and 2023 presidential aspirant, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even if he does not win the presidential ticket. Wike said this while addressing stakeholders of the Niger State chapter of the PDP at the party secretariat in MinnaContinue Reading
Comrade D. Z. Warmate, leader of the Concerned PDP League (PDPL), has said his group would not keep quiet but continue to speak out until and unless PDP does the right thing on zoning. The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been dithering over the issue of zoningContinue Reading
The Rivers State chapter of the Concerned PDP League (CPDPL) has vehemently condemned the attempt by Bro. Felix Obuah, Rt. Hon. Austin Adiele Opara and other Rivers upland aspirants, to contest the 2023 Governorship election, and described such act as breath taking arrogance, zoning double standard and political insensitivity, afterContinue Reading
The bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket got into an upward swing yesterday when leading aspirant Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the party’s governors to seek their support. Also yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made a declaration for the ticket via his social media handles afterContinue Reading
Alhaji Tasiu M. Muhammed, a Grassroot Political Mobilizer of northern extraction and the general secretary of the Concerned PDP League has lambasted some PDP leaders for their alleged hypocrisy and silence over the issues of loss of seniority as a result of decamping and zoning in PDP. Recall Saturday PunchContinue Reading
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice — and the first Black woman — to serve on the top U.S. court. The 53-47 final vote tally showed bipartisan support for Jackson, with three Republicans joining all Democrats to elevateContinue Reading
The People’s Democratic Party truth watchdog, the Concerned PDP League (CPDPL) has threatened to approach the court over gross violation of the party constitution if the rumour making the round is anything to go by. Yesterday, the zoning committee address the media that, they are done with the assignment givenContinue Reading
