A gubernatorial aspirant and former Chief of Staff to Benue State Governor, Terwase Orbunde on Monday escaped death. Sources said that Orbunde’s vehicle was involved in a ghastly accident at Uchi Village along Makurdi/Gboko Road. Orbunde was the Chief of Staff to Governor Ortom but resigned his appointment in September to pursue his governorship aspiration. A local publisher, Babs Usigbe who ran into the accident …
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Anambra State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Andy Uba, has assured residents of Awka, the state capital, that his administration will restore the original master plan of the town, if elected on November 6. Uba spoke in Awka, following the defection of the leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to APC in the area. The APC candidate decried the deplorable state …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja – Godwin Maduka, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants in the primary election which was held on June 26, has been unveiled as the candidate of Accord Party in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state. He was unveiled by Bartholomew Igwedibia, Accord Party chairman in the state, at a ceremony on Thursday. Alex Nwankwo, a media practitioner …
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By Our Correspondent ABUJA – Dr George Moghalu who is currently the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said his main mission is to restore people’s confidence in governance. Moghalu disclosed this on Friday in Lokoja, Kogi State while speaking with newsmen at a symposium to mark the 46th birthday anniversary of Governor Yahaya Bello. The governorship aspirant said one of …
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Ahead of the upcoming Governorship poll, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, says the party remains focused to take over the state in the upcoming governorship poll. Nwobu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday, adding that he would not be distracted by those trying to destabilise the party …
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…As group continues engagement with visit to SGF. By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Governor of Nasarawa state, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has commended APC Patriots, Anambra for leading the charge to win the state for the All Progressives Congress in the November 6, 2021 elections. Speaking during an engagement with the group at the weekend, Al-Makura praised the group for raising the consciousness …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is still assessing the extent of damage on its State Office in Anambra after some hoodlums set the facility ablaze on Sunday. Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that he could not speak with certainty for now on the extent of damage done to the facility. …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, paid a moving tribute to Late Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan also known as ‘Mama Taraba’. Lawan gave the tribute following a point of order raised by Senator Shuaibu Lau Isa, drawing the attention of the Senate to the demise of the lawmaker who represented Taraba North in the 7th Senate. …
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By Uche Nwosu Abuja (Precise Post) – A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo state and the 2019 Governorship aspirant under the umbrella of the Action Alliance in Imo state, Uche Ugwumba Nwosu has re-echoed that the opportunity for the south east geo-political zone to produce the next Nigerian president is not in contest and should not in any way be a …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) _ The South West chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has rejected the choice of Senator Dino Melaye as Chairman of the Congress Screening Committee. The group insisted on Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, earlier agreed upon by both parties, saying “the sudden emergence of Senator Dino Melaye is …
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By Moses Akawe The New Deal, a domestic programme of the administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939, took action to bring about immediate economic relief as well as reforms in industry, agriculture, finance, water, power, labour, and housing, thereby vastly increasing the scope of the federal government’s activities. The term was taken from Roosevelt’s speech while accepting the Democratic nomination for …
Read More …Extends Tenure of South-West, North-Central and North-West Zonal Caretaker Committees By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – The Peiples Democratic Party has postponed the commencement of sale of forms for Anambra governorship primary election from the earlier scheduled date of Monday, March 1, 2021 to a new date of Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The party disclosed this on Sunday in a series of tweets via …
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“Where there’s life, death is inevitable…” goes a saying by Mo Yan, popular Chinese novelist. When anti-graft agencies, particularly the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), started operations in the early 2000s, their mandate was to investigate allegations of corruption and financial crimes, and ensure prosecution of the offenders. Since the commencement of the …
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Mr Maxwell Loko, the Managing Director of NTA-TV Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is one of those being pressured by the Idoma people of Benue State to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. In this interview with Caleb Abah, Loko speaks on the push for power by Idoma people, among other issues. Excerpts: You are among prominent Idoma sons …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly and House of Representatives member, Abdullahi Balarabe Salame has disclosed that he killed one of the gunmen that stormed his home, on Friday midnight. House of Representatives member Abdullahi Balarabe Salame has disclosed that he killed one of the gunmen that stormed his home, on Friday midnight. They attacked …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Anambra State Governorship Election will hold on November 6, 2021. The electoral umpire disclosed this on Tuesday evening via a statement released via it’s twitter handle. The statement released reads:
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