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President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the defunct G-5 governors group at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. The G-5 is made up of five PDP governors in the last dispensation — Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers). Among the G-5 governors, only Governor Makinde is still a serving governor. The aggrieved governors had formed an alliance after the PDP presidential primary election was won by Atiku Abubakar in May 2022. They demanded that the then PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, should step down for a Southern replacement as…

The national body of Ohafia Improvement Union (OIU), has promised a grand reception for the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, House of Assembly member-elect for Ohafia South State Constituency, Chief Kalu Mba Nwoke (Etiokwe). Elder Dr. Ukpai K. Ukpai, the National President of Ohafia Improvement Union while inaugurating members of the organizing committee stated that the event tagged "Ituwe Ugo" which is an age long tradition of the Ohafia people "fused in thanksgiving to God and presentation of charges to their sons and daughters…

No fewer than 14 persons are expected to make the list of 20 new appointees of President Bola Tinubu, as Special Advisers (SAs). Though there is no official announcement of the appointments, an exclusive list obtained by our correspondent however, has popular artiste, Obinna Simon, aka MC Tagwaye, known for mimicking the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, as the SA Arts and Entertainment. A former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba II, has also been listed as S.A Digital Media and ICT, as well as immediate past Minister Babatunde Fashola as SA, Works and Housing. Tinubu had on Tuesday requested for senate…

Former lawmaker, Senator Clement Annie Okonkwo who represented Anambra Central Senatorial District in the sixth National Assembly, is dead. According to P.M. Express, Okonkwo died on Wednesday at the age of 63 after almost recovering from a brief illness. The development is coming a few days to the inauguration ceremony of his son, Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, who is the House of Representatives member-elect for Idemili North and South Federal Constituency of the state. The deceased who was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, represented the District in the Sixth National Assembly from 2007-2011. He was also…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 40 sitting in Bwari, Abuja, has sacked Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa Jr. as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In his judgement delivered Tuesday afternoon, Justice Mohammed Madugu nullified all actions taken by Chief Victor Ikechukwu Oye since the Supreme Court, in a March 24, 2023, judgement, deleted his name from the annals of APGA history. The apex court has also replaced Chief Oye’s name with that of Chief Edozie Njoku, who it affirmed as the authentic National Chairman of APGA. The court ordered that all actions of Oye are…

The people of Ebem Ohafia Ancient kingdom, Ohafia local government area of Abia State have denied the dethronement of their Paramount Ruler, HRH Ezie Ukoha Kalu Ukoha (JP) who is also the Ezieogo of Ebem Ohafia. The community in a statement on Sunday by the representatives of Ezieogo Ebem Ohafia in Council, the Ebem Ohafia Kingmakers, The Central Executive Committee of Ebem Ohafia Development Union, Inyom Ebem Home and Abroad, the Ebem Youths Association and the board of trustees of Ebem Ohafia Development Union incorporated was reacting to a radio announcement by a body called UMUEZIABA who claimed to have…

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has been elected the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. Also, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State emerged the Vice Chairman of the Forum. Mohammed and Fubara’s emerged on Saturday at a retreat for elected PDP officials at the Banquet Hall, Government House in Bauchi State. Mohammed replaced the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who was also at the one-day event on Saturday. The acting National Chairman of PDP, Umar Damagum, in his opening remarks at the retreat, said, “I want to reiterate, on the issue of the National Assembly, we…

Tein Jack-Rich, frontline presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated Sen. George Akume and Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, over their appointments as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Chief of Staff (COS) to the President respectively. Akume and Gbajabiamila's appointments were announced on Friday by President Bola Tinubu's Director, Information, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye. Jack-Rich, who described the SGF and COS' appointments as well deserved, said the duo were no doubt round pegs in round holes. The President/Founder of Belema Aid Foundation , expressed optimism that the former Benue governor' and ex-speaker's antecedents…