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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the 2025 federal budget proposed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as anti-people. Opposition parties warned that the implementation of the budget would worsen security, poverty and despair across the country. According to a report by Naija News, the President announced the 2025 Budget at a joint session of Parliament, which includes N4.91 trillion for defense and security, N4.06 trillion for infrastructure, N2.48 trillion for health, Allocated £3.52 trillion to education. However, on Wednesday, through a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP alleged that the budget was unrealistic, opaque…
Former Senate Presidents David Mark and Bukola Saraki, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mftwang and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders from the North-Central region will complete their terms as the party’s national chairman. They are demanding that they be returned to their areas. Naija News reports that PDP leaders made the appeal in a communiqué released after a stakeholder meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting included Governor Caleb Mkhtwane, former Senate President David Mark and former Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor Gabriel Suswam (Benue), former Governor Jonah Jan (Plateau), former Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed (Kwara). ), prominent PDP…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe, has dismissed claims that he defamed the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodaro, and called for an apology. Naija News reports that following Governor Okpeboro’s gaffe on Monday when he presented a budget estimate of 605 billion Naira in the Edo House of Assembly, Mr. Tenebe accused Mr. Ighodaro of corruption and misappropriation of state funds in a viral video on December 10. I’m reminiscing about that. . According to the APC chief, former governor Godwin Obaseki and Mr. Ighodaro would not have…
The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to warn Asue Igbodaro to warn his supporters not to disrupt court proceedings. Edo APC alleged that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was planning to use thugs loyal to him to invade the premises of the court and destroy the peaceful atmosphere of the court. The APC youths said any attempt by thugs allegedly linked to Asue Ighodaro to disrupt the work of the court would be met with strong resistance. They stressed that Edo…
A surprising comparison emerges between the reception of foreign and local artists in South Africa. Recent events have highlighted the disparity in demand and enthusiasm for foreign and African artists. Burna Boy, a prominent Nigerian artiste, faced a disappointing response to his scheduled show in South Africa. Despite his worldwide popularity, the event failed to garner enough attention, with fewer than 1,000 tickets sold. The show was subsequently canceled, leaving many wondering why the response was so slow. In another example, Nigerian singer Ira Starr faced a setback when her visa application for a show in South Africa was rejected.…
The suspended National Chairman for South East of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ali Odefa, has been expelled from Ogudu-Okwolu Ward in Onitsha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Naija News recalls that Mr. Odefa was suspended by the party’s ward leadership on September 11, 2024 for engaging in various activities deemed detrimental to the interests of the party. On November 29, 2024, the Federal High Court in Abakaliki upheld this stay in a judgment in case number: FHC/AI/CS/182/2024. Later, in a press conference held on Wednesday, PDP Ogudu-Okwole Acting Ward Mayor, Mr. Onyeka Herbert Obuta, announced the expulsion…
Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on ICT and Digital Innovation, Tokoni Peter Igoyin, has urged former Labor Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Bayelsa State, Udengus Eradiri, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). . He made the appeal on Wednesday during a visit to his rural home, Eradiri, in Ajikoro village, Yenagoa, after recently leaving the Labor Party. Naija News reported that Eladiri had earlier announced his departure from the LP, explaining that he was seeking a political platform that could serve the people and promote the development of Bayelsa. Speaking during his visit, Igoyin said President Bola Tinubu’s…
Former Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday said the Okpeboro governor had orchestrated the suspension of 18 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen by the state House of Assembly to allow access to Okpeboro, which would earn him 800 million naira every month. They accused the government of wasting the country’s special security fund, environmental fund, and public works funds. Other funds in local authority accounts. Mr. Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki Municipal Media Adviser, in a statement to Naija News on Wednesday, said the whole ruse started with a meeting at the Government House, where Mr. Okpebolo asked the Speaker…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Alliance (APGA). INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said the decision was in line with the November 27 Supreme Court judgment that ended the leadership contest in Anambra State’s ruling party. INEC National Chairman and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said in a statement on Tuesday that Ezeokoyenwa’s name has been reinstated on the commission’s website. It reads: “The Committee met today, Tuesday, December 17, 2024. The meeting addressed, among other issues, the All Progressives Grand Alliance…
Pascal Obi, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Ideato North-South Federal Constituency, has defected from the Labor Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi was formally welcomed into the APC fold by the Imo State APC leadership led by McDonald Ebele. The former councilor previously served formally as councilor at the district and local government level. Speaking at the event, Obi expressed his determination to return to the APC, citing Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma’s “massive infrastructure development efforts” as his main motivation. “Governor Uzodinma’s progress in infrastructure development has encouraged me to rejoin…