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Aug

2025

Jonathan is PDP’s best bet for 2027 presidential election says Lamido

Jonathan is PDP’s best bet for 2027 presidential election says Lamido Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to intensify efforts to return former President Goodluck Jonathan to the party. The Ex- Governor, Sule Lamido, posited that former President Goodluck Jonathan remained the strongest option for the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election Lamido stressed that Jonathan had led the country in the past and, therefore, understands governance, and at the same time, works well with others. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, Lamido urged the…

Aug

2025

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Ex-Abia Deputy Governor, dumps PDP after endorsing Otti for second term

POLITICS#Abiaformerdeputygovernordumpspdp, #AbiaState, #DrAlexOtti, #UdeOkoChukwu, #UdeOkoChukwuEmdorseAlexOtti, #UdeOkoChukwuresignsfrompdp

Ex-Abia Deputy Governor, dumps PDP after endorsing Otti for second term By Charity Uwakwe The immediate past deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu has resigned from the People's Democratic Party (PDP). This formal resignation of the former deputy Governor comes ten (10) days after endorsing the Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti of Abia State for a second term in the forthcoming 2027 gubernatorial race. It will be recalled that the former deputy Governor who served under the administration of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu had on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, shortly after a closed-door meeting with Otti, publicly affirmed that Governor…

Aug

2025

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Taking Governance Beyond Partisanship To Performance And Service Delivery I.

OPINION, POLITICS

Rewriting Abia State’s Narrative Through Exceptional Governance: The Alex Otti Spectacle. Since his inauguration on May 29, 2023, as Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has made remarkable strides across Infrastructure, Healthcare, Education, Security and Economic Reform. With a technocratic background and a vision for sustainable transformation, his tenure is already being described as “unprecedented” by Traditional Rulers, Political Operators, Civil Society Advocates, Stakeholders and Critics alike. A Vision Rooted in Reform and Delivery. Governance under Dr. Otti is characterised by professionalism, data‑driven decision‐making and transparency. Former Banker turned Governor, he has brought Private‐sector discipline to the public square.He states his covenant…

Aug

2025

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2027: You can’t produce president now but someday, Umahi tells Southeast

POLITICS#2027PresidentialElection, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #DavidUmahi, #DrPeterObi, #SoutheastForPresidency

2027: You can't produce president now but someday, Umahi tells Southeast The Minister of Works and immediate past Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi has unequivocally, described as insurmountable, the extant quest for the south-east geopolitical zone of the country to produce the next president of the federation. According to the former Governor, the region which is predominantly Igbo will produce Nigeria’s president someday, but not in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Umahi, in a statement which he issued yesterday, Monday, as he urged Southeasterners to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. He explained that President Bola Tinubu had…

Aug

2025

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2027: Why Obi will lose his support fanbase – Keyamo

POLITICS#ADCCoalition, #Coalition, #DrPeterObi, #FestusKeyamo, #TheObidientMovement

2027: Why Obi will lose his support fanbase - Keyamo Festus Keyamo, the honourable Minister of Aviation has asserted that the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Dr. Peter Obi will, drastically lose his teaming fan base should he eventually end up becoming a running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. It would be recalled that former Vice President, Abubakar and Obi contested the 2023 presidential election on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) platforms, respectively, however, both lost to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu won with 8,794,726…

Aug

2025

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No Room For Xenophobia, Nigerians Safe In Ghana, – President Mahama

POLITICS#BiancaOdumegwu-Ojukwu, #ECOWAS, #JohnMahama, #NigeriaMustGoProtestInGhana

No Room For Xenophobia, Nigerians Safe In Ghana, – President Mahama John Mahama, Ghanaian President has stated that there is no place for xenophobia in the country, assuring that Nigerians residing in Ghana are safe. Mahama gave this assurance while receiving President Bola Tinubu’s special envoy led by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu at the Presidential Palace, Accra, Ghana. A statement on Friday by the Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the minister, Magnus Eze, reiterated the Ghanian’s President commitment to advancing the ECOWAS protocols, especially pertaining to the free movement of persons…

Jul

2025

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2027 PRESIDENCY: Atiku bags ‎Dr. Kalu’s Endorsement

POLITICS#AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, #Atiku'sTenureAsVicePresident, #Dr.EmekaKalu, #Dr.KaluEndorsesAtiku, #ECKFoundation, #GlobalInitiativeForGoodGovernance

2027 PRESIDENCY: Atiku bags ‎Dr. Kalu's Endorsement 2027 PRESIDENCY: Atiku bags ‎Dr. Kalu's Endorsement‎‎Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, President of the E.C.K Foundation, and convener of Global Initiative For Good Governance (GIGG), has thrown his support behind Atiku Abubakar's 2027 presidential bid. He cited Atiku's experience and tenacity as key factors that make him a strong candidate to defeat President Tinubu. According to Dr. Kalu, Atiku's leadership would bring significant economic transformation and revitalization to Nigeria.‎According to him, ‎Atiku's tenure as Vice President revealed his ability to drive economic liberalization, trade investments, as well as job creation, thus making him an…

Jul

2025

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BREAKING NEWS: Tension Rocks Edo State As Okpebholo Resigns

POLITICS#Democracy, #EdoStateGovernment, #Okpeboloresigns

BREAKING NEWS: Tension Rocks Edo State As Okpebholo Resigns Political tension is seething silently in Edo State consequent on the resignation of Deacon Darlington Okpebholo Ray, the Lead Spokesman of the Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO), from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In citing the hijack of the party by undemocratic forces. In a letter dated July 17, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 5 in Esan North East Local Government Area, Okpebholo Ray, amidst a feeling of disappointment, bemoaned the subsisting hijack of the party by perceived undemocratic forces. He also announced his immediate withdrawal from…

Jul

2025

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Breaking! Labour Party gets presidential aspirant

POLITICS#2027PresidentialElections, #Anti-PartyActivitiesInLabourparty, #KenedyAhanotu, #LabourParty

Breaking! Labour Party gets presidential aspirant The National Youth Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Kennedy Ahanotu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. Ahanotu, 41, becomes the first member of the party to publicly announce interest in the race. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, the LP youth leader said Nigeria needs a generational shift and institutional reform. “I am contesting for the highest office in the land to offer Nigeria and Nigerians a fresh start rooted in institutional transformations and overhauling, so that together we can rise again. “At the point where we are today,…

Jul

2025

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David Mark speaks on imposition of candidates, anti-party activities in ADC

POLITICS#ADC, #Anti-PartyActivitiesInLabourparty, #DavidMark, #Impositionofcandidatesinadc

David Mark speaks on imposition of candidates, anti-party activities in ADC The interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),David Mark, says under his leadership the party will not put up with the imposition of candidates, anti-party activities, or any form of indiscipline. Speaking during the party’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja, Mark pledged to lead the ADC with integrity, transparency, courage, and vision. The former senate president commended the immediate past national chairman of the party, Ralph Nwosu and his team for their role in building the party and for stepping down in the nation’s…