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The Labour Party (LP) has dissolved the executive council of the Rivers state chapter over alleged anti-party activities and corruption. Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson of the LP campaign, in a statement on Tuesday, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. The development comes after Deinye Pepple, LP Rivers chairman, endorsed Sim Fubara, the […]

The Labour Party (LP) in Rivers state has endorsed Siminalayi Fubara, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the March 11 election. In a communique issued on Tuesday, the party said Rivers south-east (Fubara’s district) has never had the opportunity of producing a governor, noting that the situation negates equity and […]

Some commercial banks in Lagos have started issuing the old naira notes to customers at their various automated teller machines (ATMs) terminals and over the counter. The development is in compliance with the new directive of the supreme court, extending the validity period of the old notes to the end of the year. […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu at the presidential election petition tribunal. The team is led by Lateef Fagbemi and also includes Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, the national legal adviser of the party. The party unveiled the list containing […]

Bernard Odoh, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi, has been declared wanted by the police. Odoh and nine other persons were on Monday declared wanted in connection with the murder of Ezeogo Igboke Ewa. Gunmen killed Ewa, the traditional ruler of Umuezekoha community in Ezza North […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has dissociated itself from a media report that Peter Obi was not destined to be Nigeria’s president. The report was allegedly signed by Tony Chiemelu Obizoba, director general, implementation and strategic planning, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide. Alex Ognonnia, the national publicity secretary of the group, […]

Bode George, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, says there is a “grand design” to “secretly eliminate” Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, George said if anything happens to Rhodes-Vivour, Nigerians “should know who to hold”. “We wish to inform […]