Tag: election
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Just In: Ihedioha reportedly joins APGA after dumping PDP
Former Reps Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha has reportedly joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ahead of November 2023 election in Imo State. Recall that key players along with “Obidients” in general were opposed to the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to his initial move to join Labour Party. Ihedioha met with…
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OPINION: Unraveling Delta PDP electoral heist-By Sunny Areh
In Delta State, the regular refrain among the elites of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that has called the shots in the state since the birth of the fourth republic is that Delta is PDP and PDP is Delta. It is a cliché they have used to maintain the party’s stranglehold in the state. The…
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TNG Analysis: How entry of North West into HoR speakership race upsets political permutations
…as Reps patiently wait for APC zoning formula The House of Representatives race for speakership has taken a new dimension as the North West geo-political zone shows keen interest on who becomes the next number four citizen in Nigeria. In this analysis, TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) will take a look at the various zones and their candidates…
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2023 Elections Fallout: PWDs urge INEC to make elections more inclusive
…score INEC low on equal access Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over poor inclusion and participation of the vulnerable population in the recently concluded 2023 elections. INEC was said to have failed to make adequate provisions for persons with special needs during elections. Suitable means of communication…
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Funds diversion: CCB begins probe on Atiku SPV saga, invites Keyamo for questioning (See letter)
The Code of Conduct Bureau has put in motion probe of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, summons Festus Keyamo, SAN for questioning on the allegations raised by the VP’s former media aide. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement issued and signed by John Ainetor, Asst. Head of Chambers, Festus Keyamo Chambers, Abuja…
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REVEALED! How PDP squandered N12.5bn in sixty days — Wike alleges
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Wednesday, alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s leadership squandered N12.5 billion party funds in sixty days. Wike raised the allegation at the inauguration of internal roads in Rumuigbo, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He stressed that PDP would regain its force of dominance with the…
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Court arraigns Ex-VC of ABU, Bursar over alleged N1bn scam
Prof Ibrahim Garba, and Ibrahim Usman, former Vice Chancellor and Bursar respectively of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria were arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting Kaduna, Kaduna State on Wednesday. They were arraigned on nine charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of over N1 billion by the Kaduna…
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Buhari approves appointment of six Federal Perm Secs(See List)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of six new Federal Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known on Wednesday, in Abuja. She noted that the appointment came following a recently conducted selection process, adding that the appointed Permanent Secretaries…
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Delta: Oborevwori hails critical stakeholders, gives glory to God after receiving CoR
…says transition program will be announced soon Governor-elect of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori has hailed all critical stakeholders in the state who made his victory possible during the guber polls as he gives God all the glory after receiving his Certificate of Return on Wednesday at INEC office in Asaba, Delta state. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG)…
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Despite electoral cases, Buhari won’t spend one minute beyond May 29-FG
Despite electoral petitions filed by the presidential candidates of the opposition parties to challenge the results of the 2023 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has promised not spend one minute beyond May 29 in office Promised a smooth transition of power to the new administration to be led by ‘president-elect’, Bola Tinubu. “On May…