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Bayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, on Thursday announced his intention to return to the All Progressives Congress. The Informant247 gathered that in preparation for the 2023 governorship elections in Oyo State, the minister dumped the APC to contest the governorship election on the platform of the Accord Party. However, in a letter dated December…
Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers State Governor, on Thursday, stated that no level of sabotage deliberately staged in some quarters will make his administration abandon the mandate given to him to serve, protect, and advance the fortunes of the state. Fubara, who made this known while declaring open the 115 and 116 combined Quarterly General Meeting…
In a bid to strengthen democracy in Nigeria, a group of seven opposition political parties on Wednesday in Abuja formed Coalition of Concerned Political Parties. The Informant247 gathered that the oppositions, at a meeting attended by leaders of the political parties at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party, formed the coalition which comprised…
Abba Moro, the Senate minority leader and senator representing Benue South, Abba Moro, on Wednesday, condemned the recent dissolution of local government chairmen in the state by Governor Hyacinth Alia, describing it as “lawlessness”. Moro, while expressing his disapproval of the Governor’s action in an interview on Channels TV, stated that it was a violation…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja directed that all intra-party court cases be withdrawn According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, after its National Working Committee’s (NWC) 578th meeting, the committee gave the directive after thoroughly reviewing the current state of the party, adding that the…
The inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Standing Committees on Establishment, Finance, Publicity, Inter-Governmental, Conflict and Resolutions earlier slated for Wednesday, Dec. 6, has been postponed indefinitely. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, made this known on Monday in Abuja when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of the meeting of the party’s…
The Benue State House of Assembly, during Monday’s plenary, after a motion was moved by the majority leader, Mr Seater Tiseer, and seconded by Mr Peter Ipusu, representing Katsina-Ala West State constituency, suspended four of its members for three months for allegedly constituting a clog in the smooth running of the House. The Informant247 gathered…
Kayode Ajulo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Monday, while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme, alleged that some officials in Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s government are signing documents on behalf of the ailing governor. Ajulo, a Principal Partner of Kayode Ajulo & Co. Castle of Law, said the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa,…
Babangida Aliyu, the former Niger State Governor, on Sunday, disclosed how he dislodged dreaded Boko Haram leaders Abubakar Shekau and Abu Qaqa out of the state. Babangida, while speaking at the 2023 annual public lecture, awards, and election of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), identified budgeting and proper planning as the solutions to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in Ekiti State have won all 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in Saturday’s council elections. The Informant247 gathered that the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission made the declaration at Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. Returning Officers in the local government areas and the local council development areas took turns presenting…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 25 February elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied having a relationship with Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels). Atiku was reacting to the report that he is a beneficiary of the decision to rescind the contract cancellation between Intels and the federal government. In a…
Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group, has rejected his nomination to serve as a finance committee member set up by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Informant247 gathered that Rabiu was nominated by the party to serve as a member of the 34-member committee committee constituted on Thursday. Other committees were also constituted…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday unanimously elected Danladi Jatau, representing Kokona West Constituency, as Speaker of the House while elected Mohammed Oyanki, member representing Doma North Constituency, as the Deputy Speaker. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, sacked Mr Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the…
In a further move to resolve the crisis rocking Ondo state, the state Assembly on Thursday withdrew the appeal against the Deputy Governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at the appeal court sitting in Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had on September 26 restrained the Ondo…
Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, in his reaction ro the controversies surrounding the 2023 elections in Kano State, said winning an election is not just about the number of votes cast but also about following the rules of the game. Doguwa, while featuring on Wednesday on Channels TV,…
Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state election petition tribunal. The Informant247 reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, winner of the…
In a dramatic turn of events, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has sounded an alarm, alleging a sinister plot to set fire to the Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Lokoja. However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council swiftly responded, flipping the narrative and holding SDP accountable if any untoward incident…
Just after the resignation of the party secretary, Razaq Lawal a fortnight ago, the organizing secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP),in Kwara State, Bilikisu Oniyangi has tendered her own resignation. Oniyangi, who served as the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development under ex-Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed conveyed her decision in a letter addressed to the…
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, on Monday, at the Biohop Kelly Centre, Benin City, declared his intention to run for the 2024 governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shaibu said as a homeboy of the state who had felt the pains of the people, he is poised to develop the state, adding…
Ovie Omo-Agege, the former Deputy Senate President and the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in the March 18 governorship election in Delta State, has reacted to Friday’s judgment, upholding the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while describing judgment as “a redemption deferred for Deltans”, adding that he would…
