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2Sep By snowmediatvNo Comments

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2027: Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso in talks to back a candidate – PDP

The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger ahead of the 2027 presidential election.  The National spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, September 2. He said the three opposition candidates in the last elections PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) would put personal interests aside and form a formidable alliance to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) come 2027, and “salvage Nigerians from hunger”. Abdullahi said that had the party’s past leadership managed differences and party conflicts well, high-ranking chieftains like former Rivers State governo...

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28Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

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LP Nnewi Convention: NWC counters INEC, Gov Otti, others

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party againhas stated that it is ready to apply dispensary measures on individuals seeking to destroy the reputation of the party concerning calls and condemnation of the well-conducted Nnewi Convention that brought in the new leadership. National Chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, stated this while reading the communique reached after the NWC meeting held Tuesday in Abuja. Abure noted emphatically that there is no vacuum in the leadership of the Party as was insinuated by the Governor of Abia State, Mr. Alex Otti, and a few other stakeholders.Recall that the Abia State Governor, Mr. Alex Otti, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, and other party Stakeholders consequent upon the call for the cancellation of...

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23Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

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US election : Kamala Harris promises to be president for all

Vice President Kamala Harris has assured that she would be president for every American if given the mandate. Harris gave this assurance on Thursday in Chicago when she officially accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, delivering a passionate speech that outlined her vision for the future of the nation. Speaking on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Harris shared her personal journey, reflecting on her roots and experiences before directly challenging Trump and addressing key issues like the ongoing conflict in Gaza, immigration policies, and reproductive rights. “I promise to be a president for all Americans,” Harris declared. “You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred America’s fundamental principles, fr...

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22Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Gov Fubara Wanted To Leave PDP – Senator Ningi

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Abdul Ningi, has disclosed that Rivers State Governor, Siminalaya Fubara, was about to leave the party but for their intervention. Senator Abdul Ningi said the visit of the BOT reconciliation committee gave the party the opportunity to discuss with the Rivers State governor to understand what his grievances are. He said the PDP was committed to closing the gaps in the party to ensure unity of the party and one aspiration. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV, on Wednesday, Ningi said the BOT is the conscience of the PDP and is well-placed to undertake the journey of uniting all worried political actors. “It is a good omen that there are reconciliation committees in place, but you need to u...

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22Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

Health, News, Polities

Fibroids Regrow After Surgery : Can Herbal Medications Cure Fibroids?

Fibroids, sometimes known as uterine myomas or leiomyomas, are non-cancerous tumours that grow within the uterus (womb) and are made of muscles and tissues varying in size. Many women are unaware they have fibroids because they do not have any symptoms, and approximately 20-80 percent of women develop fibroids during their reproductive years. It is not completely clear why fibroids appear in the first place but grow in response to estrogen stimulation. Estrogen is the primary sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. As such, fibroids are very rare before puberty and after menopause — periods when ovarian estrogen production is low. Common Symptoms Of Fibroids Heavy menstrual bl...

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21Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Just In : APC Ignores Court Order, Sacks Benue APC Exco

The leadership crisis within the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensified on Wednesday as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) dissolved the Austine Agada-led state executives. This decision came despite a court order barring such an action, deepening the conflict within the state chapter of the ruling party. The NWC quickly moved to replace the Agada-led executives with a seven-member caretaker committee, headed by Benjamin Omale as chairman and Prof. Bem Angwe as secretary. Other members of the committee include Richard Mzungweve, James Ornguga, Terhemen Ngbea, Helen Agaigbe, and Ali Francis Adah. The committee is tasked with overseeing the party’s affairs in the state for six months. This dissolution and reorganization occurred just hours afte...

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11Aug By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Bauchi LG Elections: APC warns PDP, BASIEC against rigging

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Bauchi State has warned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state and the State Independent Electoral Commission, BASIEC to avoid any attempts at manipulating the election results. The party gave the warning at the weekend while presenting its candidates for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2024. Speaking during the flag-off of its campaign, the acting Chairman of the party in the State, Mohammed Hassan Tilde, expressed the party’s concerns while accusing the PDP of planning to manipulate the electoral process. “We in the APC are fully prepared to counter any manipulative efforts by the ruling party,” Tilde asserted. He also cautioned BASIEC against teaming up with the current government...

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26Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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I Decided To Contest For Governor Because Obaseki Threatened To Destroy Me – Shaibu

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, said that he became more determined to pursue his governorship ambition after the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki threatened to destroy him. Shaibu said he would have dropped his governorship ambition if Obaseki was reasonable and and spoke to him well. He noted that he would have allowed the governor to have his way in order to preserve their relationship. Shaibu maintained that he won the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary because he had 381 delegates, who would have voted for him if they were not shut out of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin where the exercise took place on February 22. Shaibu, who has now defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, spoke on Wednesday whe...

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26Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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PDP BoT Must Resolve Rivers, Edo Crises – Bode George

The former National Deputy Chairman (Southwest) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George has called on the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) to urgently wade into the crises rocking its Rivers and Edo chapters. The elder statesman lamented that the crisis is assuming an ugly dimension that needs the urgent intervention of the party leaders. Speaking during a television programme, George said the opposition party’s chances of winning elections in the two states would be undermined if its leaders failed to resolve the lingering disputes in the affected chapters. Acknowledging the fact that intra-party disputes were not alien to politics, he disagreed with those calling on the party to wield a big stick against some individuals. He added that disciplining anybody no...

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24Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Atiku-Okowa Campaign Former Spokesman, Bwala Reveals he Left APC

Daniel Bwala, a former spokesman of the Atiku-Okowa Campaign Council, has disclosed that he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) years ago because of the differences in the party. Naija News reports that Bwala disclosed this on Wednesday while reaffirming his decision to return to the party. Bwala, who addressed journalists shortly after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House Abuja, said, “Yes, the last time I was here, I was still in PDP. I have officially left PDP, and I’m making plans to join APC. And the intention is just like somebody who is planning his wedding, you don’t just wake up one morning and go to church. “You have to do a committee of friends; you have to notify relatives and well-wishers so that they will be there to grace the occasion....

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15Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Why PDP disowns Ubolo as member in Kogi

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has disowned one Mr Itodo Ubolo as a member of the party in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a statement signed on Sunday by Hon Isah Alhassan, the party chairman in Ofu Local Government on behalf of ward chairmen, executives and critical stakeholders of the party, he noted that Ubolo is no longer a member of the party. Alhassan accused Ubolo of anti-party activities prior to the 2023 November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, stressing that he single handedly worked for the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) for his own selfish interest. He warned Ubolo to stop masquerading as a member of the PDP in a bid to get cheap fame ahead of the forthcoming party Congress in Kogi State. According to him, “You have never been a consistent ...

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5Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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UK Election : Rishi Sunak concedes defeat, congratulates Labour Party’s Keir Starmer

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday morning, July 5 conceded defeat to his main challenger, Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party. Sunak announced his concession shortly after securing his seat at the House of Commons admitting that the election night turned out to be a “difficult night” for his Conservative Party whose 14 years in power were being upended by Labour’s win. “The Labour Party has won this general election, and I’ve called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory,” Mr Sunak said in a broadcast early Friday morning. The outgoing PM apologised and took responsibility for his party’s loss while assuring that there will be a peaceful transition of power from the Conservatives to Labour. “Today, power will change hands in a peaceful and orderl...

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4Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

Polities, Sports

Paris 2024: Super Falcons to battle Canada in Friendly

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will take on Canada in a friendly ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in a match slated for Sevilla, Spain on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. According to the NFF,  the Super Falcons will train for two weeks in Sevilla ahead of the Olympic Games. Randy Waldrum’s side played a 0-0 draw with the reigning Olympic champions at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Super Falcons will face world champions Spain, Japan and Brazil in Group A at the Olympics, while Canada is pitched against hosts France, Colombia and New Zealand. Their first game, against Brazil, comes up at the Stade Bordeaux on 25th July, before confrontations with Spain (28th July) and Japan (31st July). The matches against Spain and Japan will be held at...

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3Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Ekiti PDP Congress: Akinwumi picks nomination form, promises to abide by party decisions

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party congresses in Ekiti State, the former Commissioner for Lands and Housing has picked the nomination form for the position of deputy chairman. Akinwumi today received the nomination form at the office of the organizing secretary, Chief Abeni Olayinka. Olayinka, while presenting the nomination form said: “Having met the necessary requirements, I now present this form to you and I wish you success”. Akinwumi while addressing his supporters at his residence in Ado Ekiti expressed gratitude and assured them of good representation and loyalty to the party. “Let me assure you that I will not disappoint you and the party and by the grace of God, we are going to be victorious”. ” I have all that it takes to be the national chairman of this party. ...

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1Jul By snowmediatvNo Comments

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We’re going to rejig PDP – Cross River chairman

Following many setbacks, including the loss of the governorship election last year and dwindling membership, the chairman of the opposition PDP in Cross River State, Vena Ikem, has hinted that they are going to rejig their entire structures to bounce back. He said the party still enjoys unprecedented support from the grassroots. Ikem spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting of the party convened in Calabar to reawaken it. “We’re going back to rejig our party. We’re going to put things in place. I am not proud to be a chairman that lost governorship elections in the state, but I am proud that I come from a zone where we did a bit different.” He attributed their loss in the 2023 governorship election to the party’s internal wrangling and disunity. “We went for the election with a ...

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27Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Biden and Trump face off at first debate as oldest people in history to ever contest for US presidency

Democratic Presidential candidate and US president Joe Biden and his Republican party challenger, Donald Trump, will square off on Thursday night, June 27 at a highly anticipated debate, offering voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the country's highest office. The 90-minute televised debate, the first between a sitting president and a former president, will air at 9 p.m. ET (0100 GMT on Friday) on CNN and might have a record breaking viewership given that a record 84 million watched Trump's first debate in 2016 against Hillary Clinton. The debate takes place more than four months before the Nov. 5 Election Day. Trump, 78, will take the stage as a felon who still faces a trio of criminal cases, including charges related to his efforts to overt...

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25Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Pandemonium In Lagos APC As Members Attack Chairman At Party Secretariat {VIDEO}

A report has indicated that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State is currently engulfed in crisis. The stakeholders within the party are fighting over leadership in Local Government Areas (LGAs). According to The Sun, the chairman of the party, Cornelius Ojelabi was attacked at the party’s secretariat, in Acme, Ogba, Ikeja. Ojelabi was reportedly attacked by aggrieved party members from Alimosho Local Government, who stormed the party’s secretariat to express their displeasure on how Ojelabi is managing the crisis in their local government. The protesters accused Ojelabi of bias and were about beating him up when policemen waded in and rescued the chairman. In a viral video, the angry members removed the chairman’s cap, attempted to beat him, but were ...

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18Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Obaseki neglected road, health infrastructures, schools – Okpebholo

The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the September 2024 election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has accused the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, of neglecting public infrastructure in the 18 LGAs of the state. He said that if Obaseki had paid attention to this infrastructure, Edo State would have looked like any other urbanised community in other states. Speaking to journalists in Calabar, Okpebholo said that if he wins the upcoming gubernatorial election, his government will give special attention to health, school, and road infrastructure. He promised to re-enact Adams Oshiomhole’s infrastructural revolution when he was governor. “We’ll declare an emergency on roads, schools, and health infrastructure in the 18 LGAs of the state. “We will be t...

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15Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Peter Obi Storms Benin To Campaign For Labour Party Governorship Candidate In Edo, Olumide Akpata (Photos)

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Saturday joined a host of other party leaders and stakeholders to officially kick off the party’s campaign for the September 21 governorship polls in Edo State. According to Obi, he joined other leaders of the Labour Party and well-wishers to support the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata and his running mate, Yusuf Kadiri, in their quest to take over the Edo State government during the polls. The former Anambra State Governor called for free, fair, and credible elections in Edo State. Some other party leaders who were also at the campaign launch included Senators Neda Imasuen, Victor Umeh, Chief Kelvin Chukwu, and Dr Tony Nwoye. Sharing pictures from the campaign via his X account, Obi...

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12Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo Election : Court Fixes New Date To Deliver Judgement On Labour Party Candidacy Tussle

The Federal High Court in Benin City has set aside the date of July 19, 2024, to deliver its judgement on the legal dispute surrounding the Edo State governorship primaries of the Labour Party (LP) that took place on February 23. Naija News reports that one of the contenders in the election, Kenneth Imasuangbon, has contested the candidacy of Olumide Akpata, alleging irregularities in the process and issues with Akpata’s personal documentation. Imasuangbon is challenging Akpata’s nomination on the grounds that the Labour Party did not adhere to the Electoral Act, the party’s constitution, and the party’s guidelines during the conduct of the primaries. The Lead Counsel representing the plaintiff, A. Malik, SAN, argued that the court should dismiss the arguments put forth by Olumide...

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11Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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How Gov Obaseki Got Me Frustrated Out Of PDP – Idahosa opens up

Charles Idahosa, has blamed the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Idahosa who had defected to APC from PDP in 2020, saying he could not stand and watch Obaseki being oppressed and badly treated by APC leaders by denying him a return ticket. In an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Benin, Idahosa said he played a critical role in Obaseki securing his second term ticket and subsequent victory at the 2020 governorship election. Idahosa claims that Obaseki’s disregard and unfair treatment of the party’s leaders frustrated him. The former PDP chieftain also added that besides the ill-treatment, the state had not experienced development in the last seven years. He said, “I sto...

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11Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Delta APC chieftain, Ikami dumps party, joins PDP

As local government elections draw near in Delta State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abraka, Ethiope-East Local Government Area, Mr Ikami Monday, has resigned his membership of the party. Ikami moved to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. His resignation letter was sent to the Chairman of APC Ward 3, Abraka. According to him, his reasons for resigning from the APC are best known to him. Parts of the letter read, “I, Mr. Ikami Monday wish to resign from All Progressive Congress (APC) to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).” Ikami said, the resignation takes effect from June 10, 2024. “This notice is for the Chairman. Reason is best known to me. I am deeply sorry for any inconveniences that I may cause,” the letter added. Kindly Share this...

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11Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Trump to Jesus {VIDEO}

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is receiving heat on social media after comparing Donald Trump to Jesus Christ.  “The Democrats and the fake news media want to constantly talk about, ‘Oh, President Trump is a convicted felon,’” she said, referring to the former president’s conviction last month on 34 felony charges in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial. “Well, you wanna know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon,” she said. “And he was murdered on a Roman cross.” This isn't the first time Greene has compared Trump to Jesus. In 2023, after the former U.S.president was arrested, she likened him to both Christ and late South African President Nelson Mandela.  “Nelson Mandela was arrested, served time in prison. Jesus, Jesus was a...

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10Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo Guber: More defections await APC – Ex Party Vice-Chairman

The immediate past Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Francis Inegbineki has said a defection “Tsunami” awaits the party as more members are ready to dump it. DAILY POST reports that the former APC chieftain made the remarks at a press conference in Benin City while debunking the rumours making the rounds that he had rescinded his decision to resign from the party. Francis Inegbineki, who was the party’s senatorial candidate in the 2015 general election, Friday, resigned from the party. At the press conference, he disclosed that more members of the party would soon dump the party. According to him, I didn’t rescind my decision, and I stand by my resignation. A tsunami will soon happen in APC. I am only leading the way. “I stand by my resignation f...

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10Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Why Edo APC Vice Chairman Dumps Party Ahead Of September Guber Polls reveals

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has encountered a setback with the resignation of a prominent member, Chief Francis Inegbeneki, from Edo Central. Naija News reports that Inegbeneki, who holds the position of state vice chairman within the party, expressed that recent developments within the party at both the local government level and in Edo State contradicted his fundamental principles and values. He disclosed this in a resignation letter dated June 8, 2024. This political shakeup occurred a few months before the gubernatorial election in Edo State, scheduled for September 21, 2024. Last year, Inegbeneki faced allegations of organizing clandestine meetings at a hotel in his hometown of Irrua, where he purportedly pledged support to the People’...

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7Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Ahead of Edo election, internal struggles in LP put 2023 gains at risk

The Edo State chapter of the Labour Party faces self-destruction as crises rocking the party fester, writes ADEYINKA ADEDIPE These are not the best of times for the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party as personal interests seem to be conflicting with the general interest of party members and this has badly affected the momentum the party gained in the state through the “Obidient Movement” in the build-up to the 2023 election. It was so good for the LP in 2023 in the state that it was able to win the Edo Central senatorial seat with Neda Imaseun emerging as the winner. The party also won two House of Representatives seats with Esosa Iyawe and Osarodion Omoruyi, representing Oredo and Egor/Ikpoba Okha federal constituencies. While the feat may have been unexpected at the begi...

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6Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo Guber: NNPP candidate, Azemhe suspended by ward members

Less than four months to the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP has suspended its candidate, Pastor Azemhe Azena. DAILY POST reports that the candidate was suspended by his ward’s executives in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The suspension notice dated June 3, 2024, was signed by the ward 10 chairman, Kadiri Eshimokha, Stella Afebua, Woman Leader, Eshiobu Johnson, Youth Leader and Imonikho Abdul, Secretary. The signee said the governorship candidate was suspended for alleged gross misconduct, disregard for party and anti-party activities. The letter of suspension was also copied to the National Chairman of the party, Edo State Chairman, Edo North senatorial Vice Chairman, South-South Vice Chairman, National Ch...

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6Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo APC, PDP bicker over alleged voter registration manipulation

The Edo State All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are at loggerheads over the alleged hijack of the Continuous Voter Registration being undertaken by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The exercise began on May 27 in Edo and Ondo states and was scheduled to end on June 5 but INEC, on Tuesday, announced an extension to June 9. Before the commencement of the exercise, the Edo APC had called on INEC not to go ahead after the commission’s office was flooded and machines and materials were destroyed. INEC, however, went on with the exercise and announced on Tuesday that the CVR was a success as 120,458 new voters were registered in both Edo and Ondo states. But speaking with The PUNCH on Wednesday, the Edo APC Publicity Secretary, Pet...

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5Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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NNPP Candidate For Ondo Governorship Election Withdraws From Race, Gives Reason

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate for the November 16 election in Ondo State, Israel Ayeni, has officially withdrawn from the race. Ayeni, who emerged victorious with 100 votes over his sole opponent, Prof. Ibrahim Ajagunna, at the party’s primary on April 26, formally withdrew from the race in a letter released to journalists on Wednesday in Akure, stating that his withdrawal was in the party’s interest. The letter read, “I, Ayeni, Oluwatosin Israel, a governorship candidate of NNPP for the November 16, 2024 election in Ondo State, hereby voluntarily withdraw my candidacy from the contest. “My withdrawal is in the best interest of our great party, NNPP.” The NNPP State Chairman, Peter Olagookun, who confirmed the candidate’s withdrawal, emphasized th...

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4Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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BREAKING : Senator Abdul Ningi resumes office after three month suspension {VIDEO}

On Tuesday, the Senator representing Bauchi North Senatorial District, Senator Abdul Ningi, returned to plenary sessions following a three-month suspension. The Senate had pardoned and recalled him, ending his suspension that began on March 12, 2024. Last week, Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro moved a motion for Ningi's recall, expressing regret on his behalf and taking responsibility for his actions. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, subsequently announced Ningi's unconditional recall after pleas from some lawmakers. Ningi's suspension stemmed from a controversial interview where he alleged discrepancies in the 2024 budget, claiming the National Assembly approved N25tn while the Presidency implemented N28.7t https://twitter.com/i/status/1797975689725165880 ...

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4Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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PDP postpones inauguration of Edo gov election campaign council

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed indefinitely the inauguration of the Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council earlier scheduled to hold on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this announcement in a statement on Monday in Abuja, saying the postponement was due to the industrial action embarked upon by Labour unions in the country. According to him, a new date for the inauguration will be communicated in due course. “The PDP charges all members of the campaign council, party leaders, critical stakeholders, our teeming members and supporters in Edo State and across the nation to continue in their unrelenting efforts towards the success of our party and governor...

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2Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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UPDATE : Edo LP crisis, Guber candidate, Akpata backs Ogbaloi-led EXCO

The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, sats Kelly Ogbaloi remains the authentic chairman of the party in the state. SNOW TV NEWS reports that Akpata backed the Ogbaloi-led state executive at the weekend in Benin City during an enlarged meeting of the party which was attended by local governments chairmen and secretaries of the party. Akpata noted that there was no legal instrument by the party organs that has removed the embattled chairman and his executives from office. While describing the leadership crisis rocking the party as distraction, he noted that there are no two chairmen in the party. He said, “I am a lawyer and have practiced for 30 years and also a former President of the Nigerian Bar Associat...

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2Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Labour Party suspends factional state chairperson Ativie In Edo state

There is no end in sight to the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party, as suspension and counter-suspension continue to characterise the party ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election The leadership of the party in the state ratified the alleged suspension of the party national chairman, Julius Abure, by the executive of Ward 3, Arue-Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area on Friday, May 24, 2024. Abure was suspended for alleged anti-party activities. Barely 72 hours after the suspension, Julius Abure dissolved the Kelly Ogbaloi-led State Working Committee and replaced it with a 17-man caretaker committee led by Elizabeth Ativie, the former speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. The development, however, polarised the party, creatin...

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2Jun By snowmediatvNo Comments

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PDP Will Take Over Government Come 2027 – Makinde Boasts

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will produce the next government in Nigeria. SNOW TV News reports that Makinde made this declaration in Umuahia, Abia State, during the reception ceremony and the 76-year birthday of the chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara. In his opening remarks, Makinde, who was the chairman of the occasion,, said the event was to celebrate a man Abia State donated to the PDP and prayed that in the next political dispensation in the country, “PDP will give birth to the next government in Nigeria”. The Oyo State governor described the South East zone as an important region to the country and encouraged them, saying, “No matter what you are going through at this stage. Ple...

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30May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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POLITICS : Edo guber: PDP reviews National Campaign Council list

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday released the updated list of its members on the Edo Governorship Election National Campaign Council. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja said the updated list by the NWC was pursuant to its commitment to ensure victory for the party in the Edo election scheduled for September 21. The chairman of the council, according to the statement, is Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta as Deputy Chairman; and Governor Kefas Agbu as Deputy Chairman. Other members of the council are former vice president Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara and governors elected on the PDP platf...

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30May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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APC Chairmanship: Court fixes June 13 to hear suit against Ganduje

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed June 13 to hear a suit seeking to restrain Dr Abdullahi Ganduje from parading himself as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date to allow parties in the suit to regularize their processes. The North Central APC Forum, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/599/24, had sued Ganduje, APC and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively. The forum, led by Saleh Zazzaga, equally sought an order directing the INEC not to accord recognition to all actions taken by the APC, including congresses, primaries and nominations, since Ganduje became APC chairman on August 3, 2023. The claimant, in the originating summons dated and filed on May 6, ...

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27May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Reaction as Tribunal dismisses forgery allegations and affirms Ododo as Kogi governor.

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday affirmed Usman Ahmed Ododo as the lawfully elected governor of Kogi State. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka. The judgment was passed by the three-member panel of the tribunal, led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Usman Ododo, as the winner of the election conducted on November 11, 2023. The State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics, of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka announced Ododo as the winner on Sunday, November 12, 2023. He announced that ...

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26May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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POLITICS : Edo guber: Voters registration may suffer setback as flood destroyed CVR machines

The Continuous Voters Registration, CVR, exercise slated to commence on Monday, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the September 21, governorship election in Edo State may suffer a setback as several machines already configured for the exercise have been destroyed by flood. Recall that INEC had last week slated Monday, May 27, 2024, for the commencement of the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, to register those who have attained the voting age of 18 years, and also give opportunity for those that wish to transfer their Permanent Voters Card to their location of choice to do so. A statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Saturday, made available to newsmen, said the machin...

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24May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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JUST IN : Tribunal upholds Uzodinma’s election as Imo governor

The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as Imo State governor. The tribunal, which gave its ruling in Abuja, also dismissed the petition of the Labour Party, LP, and its governorship candidate, Athan Achonu. In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel of the tribunal held that Uzodimma’s election as Imo State governor complied substantially with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The tribunal further held that the Labour Party in its petition failed to prove the allegation of over-voting and non-compliance to the Electoral Act. Details later.

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21May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Reaction as Kogi Youths warn against ethnic politics in the State

The Kogi East APC Youths Movement has warned politicians to desist from fanning the embers of ethnic politics in Kogi State. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Convener of Kogi East APC Youths Movement, Comrade Promise Emmanuel accused some politicians in Kogi State of continuously using ethnic politics as a platform for their selfish political ambitions under the guise of fighting for the people. Although, Emmanuel did not mention names of the politicians to journalists, he warned that members of the Igala/Bassa nation are not ethnic bigots as being peddled by some group in the state. “Today, we address a political menace which have been left as a legacy for the youths in the region by politicians who only left ethnic tribalism and bigotry as succession plan ...

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21May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo 2024 : Our Performance Guarantees Victory – Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday said his administration’s performance over the last seven and a half years will guarantee the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) victory in the September 21 governorship election. He stated this during the inauguration of over 200 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Committee for Oredo local government area (LGA) the state election. The governor, while inaugurating the campaign committee at the party’s secretariat along Airport Road in Benin City, said his government plays politics of evidence and achievement, not lies or propaganda. He described Oredo as the barometer of politics in the State, noting that the party was presenting the best and most qualified candidate with the know-how to sustain the State’s grow...

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20May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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PDP National Chairman Election Is Not A Do-Or-Die Affair – Suswam

A former governor of Benue State and contender of the PDP national chairman seat, Senator Gabriel Suswam has said the forthcoming party election is not a do-or-die affair. He acknowledged his interests in the seat, but stated that his priority was not only in the chairmanship position of the party, but to build a virile and strong party that could wrest power in future elections. The senator stated this during the party’s expanded caucus meeting held at the secretariat located along Makurdi/Otukpo road on Monday. He said, “If it works (election ) in my favour, I will get it, but if it doesn’t, I will forget about it. We are building a party that is on its knees, we want it to stand on its toes.” The immediate past governor of the state, Samuel Ortom, however, called for inc...

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20May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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BREAKING : Jonathan Sends Message To Fubara, Wike Amid Rivers Crisis

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has implored Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to cease escalating political tensions in Rivers. SNOW TV News gathered that Jonathan and his entourage landed at Port Harcourt International Airport around 11 am to inaugurate a road construction project, a legacy initiative aimed at connecting the city with several coastal Ijaw communities in the state. Given the ongoing political crisis, some observers saw the invitation as a strategic move by Fubara and his team to cement their allegiance with fresh allies. Jonathan, speaking at the inauguration of the N222.1 billion Trans-Kalabari Road construction, emphasized the necessity for Fubara and Wike to collaborate in propelling the pro...

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17May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Babayemi, Ogunbiyi, others defect to APC in Osun

Osun politicians, Dotun Babayemi and Akin Ogunniyi, have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Babayemi, who was a former gubernatorial aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Ogunniyi, a former gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party in the 2022 Osun gubernatorial election, defected to the APC at a public ceremony in Osogbo on friday. The event was held at the APC secretariat in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, with thousands of supporters and party loyalists in attendance to receive them. Others who joined the APC include former National Deputy Chairman of the PDP, Shuaib Oyedokun, and Faruq Abbas, the Chief of Staff to the Osun House of Assembly Speaker. APC bigwigs present to welcome the defectors include immediate former ...

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14May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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LP guber candidate, Akpata, Edo Deputy gov, Omobayo trade words over secretariat invasion

Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party candidate for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State and Marvellous Godwins Omobayo, the state deputy governor, have differed over the alleged invasion of the party’s secretariat and sacking of its state executive. DAILY POST reports that some members of the Labour Party, mostly youths, led by the now suspended youth leader of the party, Ken Omusi had last Thursday invaded the party’s secretariat in Benin City, announced the sack of its executive and declared himself the acting chairman of the party. Speaking on the development after the party’s stakeholders’ meeting, Akpata alleged that the youths were sponsored by the deputy governor of the State, Marvelous Omobayo. According to him, “you are all aware that the present deputy ...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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APC Digging Its Own Grave In Edo State, as residents have started pelting APC members with stones {VIDEO}

The hardship is too much. Nigeria’s politicians have perfected the art of burying themselves with one foot sticking out. And it appears that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will, once again, stage this rite of self-destruction in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The party’s primaries on Saturday was such a shambles, it has now been forced to conduct it again, with no guarantee of a sensible outcome for an exercise involving perhaps less than 500,000 members (parties routinely inflate their roll). If Governor Godwin Obaseki’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had paid to put a spell on APC, the outcome would not have been more potentially devastating. Yet, this is a governor whose bet to install a successor from his own party is not necessarily based on...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo guber: APC has no sellable candidate – PDP

The Edo State Government claimed on Monday that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has no credible candidate for the September 21 governorship election. This was an assertion made by the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, at a press conference in Benin City. Nehikhare also alleged that the party is using lies and propaganda as its campaign strategy. According to him: “The only APC strategy for the governorship election is to resort to lies and propaganda. When a party takes lies and propaganda as an election strategy, it means it has nothing to offer the people. The party lacks people with character, capacity, and intellect.” The commissioner who took journalists through a screened shot WhatsApp chat said: “What we have here is the offic...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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BREAKING : Ex-PDP BoT member, Idahosa rejoins APC

The former member of the Board of the Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a former ally of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Charles Idahosa has rejoined the All Progressives Congress, APC. Idahosa said he was rejoining the party he left with Obaseki about four years ago to ensure victory for the APC in the September 21 governorship election. He made this statement at his residence where he was received by leaders of the party, led by the Secretary of the APC in Edo State, Lawrence Okah. Idahosa revealed that his greatest regret while in PDP, was not allowing Obaseki to resign as Edo Governor when he opened up to him (Idahosa) in his Benin residence that he was tired of the troubles he was getting from the leadership of the party led by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. ...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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‘Intimidation has expiry date’ – Fubara amid Rivers crisis {VIDEO}

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that intimidation has a time frame and it expires at the right time. Fubara’s declaration comes amid his continued face-off with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Since October 30, 2023, Rivers State has been embroiled in a political crisis. The crisis became public knowledge following an explosion that shook the hallowed chamber of the State Assembly complex on the night of October 29, 2023. Following the fire incident, the state lawmakers initiated an impeachment process against Fubara and suspended four lawmakers. This incident has left the state Assembly deeply divided, with 27 lawmakers aligning with Wike while three remained loyal to Governor Fubara (after the resignation of one, Edison Ehi...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Wike vs Fubara: I was offered money to impeach Rivers gov – Chief of Staff, Ehie

The Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, Edison Ehie, has disclosed that he was offered money to impeach the governor. Ehie, however, disclosed that he refused to collect the money he was offered to impeach Fubara. The Chief of Staff who did not disclose the identities of those who offered him money, spoke in Ahoada East area of Rivers State over the weekend. According to Ehie: “They invited me, your son, to impeach the governor and I told them clearly, I was not interested. “They gave me all the money that was hidden before, which I rejected. And because I refused, they conspired and declared me wanted.” In 2023, the former Chief of Staff was declared wanted by the police in connection with the invasion of the State House of Assembly. In October 2023, an e...

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13May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Supporting Fubara was a mistake which will be corrected – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he made a mistake when he chose to support Sim Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Channels TV said this when he spoke at a function in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday, May 11. The governor at the function apologized to the people of the state for his “mistake”. He said he is a human who is bound to make mistakes, assuring the people, however, that the mistake would be corrected at the appropriate time. “I want to say this clearly, in life when you have made a mistake, you say I have made a mistake, there is nothing you can do about it. I have made a mistake, I own it up and I say God forgive me and I will say all of you forgive me, but I will correct it at the approp...

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11May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Edo: Labour Party unveils governorship Campaign Council, suspends Youth Leader

Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the state leadership of the Labour Party has unveiled its governorship campaign council. Recall that the state chairman of the party, Kelly Ogbaloi unveiled the campaign council members while addressing newsmen after a stakeholders meeting of the State Working Committee with senatorial, local government leaders and executives across the 18 local government areas of the state. The meeting which was held at the party’s secretariat in Benin City was also attended by Barrister Olumide Akpata and Prince Yusuf Asamah Kadiri, the party’s governorship candidate and running mate, respectively. Ogbaloi said members of the campaign council would be inaugurated on Monday, May 13, 2024. He said the campaign council would be led b...

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10May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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BREAKING : Rivers crisis: Fubara gazettes Order 001, relocates Assembly sitting to Government House

The political crisis rocking Rivers State added a new twist on Friday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara gazetted Executive Order 001, relocating the House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. DAILY POST reports that the gazette dated December 14th, 2023, cited the burning of the Hallowed Chamber of the House of Assembly on October 29th, 2023, as the reason for the relocation. According to the governor, the current state of the chamber was unsafe and constituted a threat to the lives of the staff of the members of the House of Assembly. He said it was necessary to carry out urgent repairs, renovation and reconstruction of the burned and damaged chambers of the House of Assembly. He added that it was reasonable to ensure that the proceedi...

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10May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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PDP announces boycott of Yobe LG election

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Yobe said it has resolved not to participate in the state’s 25th May 2024 local government elections.The Party’s State Organizing Secretary, Mohammed Sulayman disclosed this at a press briefing on the development held in Damaturu, yesterday. He said the decision not to partake in the upcoming election followed due consultation. “It is also a known fact in the history of our Dear State Yobe, that Local Government Council elections have never been free, fair, credible, and impartial under the state commission since inception. “We wish to state that, it is not in any way whatsoever going to be different this time”, he claimed. The Organizing Secretary accused the State Independent Electoral Commission of deliberately refusing to notify political pa...

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9May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Crisis rocks Edo LP as youth leader sacks EXCO, declares self Acting Chairman

The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of Labour Party, LP, ahead of the September 21 governorship election took a new dimension on Thursday as the state Youth Leader of the party, Ken Omusi, sacked the Kelly Ogbaloi-led State Working Committee. DAILY POST reports that Omusi declared himself, one Stanley Orobosa and another person as the new leaders of the party in the state. Omusi, who spoke to newsmen at the state secretariat of the party in Benin City, declared himself Acting Chairman while naming Stanley Orobosa as Secretary, as part of a three man interim executive committed of the LP in Edo. He noted that the change of leadership was necessitated by the draconian and tyrannical leadership style of the ‘sacked’ state executive. Omusi, who said he had been a member of the...

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9May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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APC ward receives defected Ebonyi Assembly member

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Izzi Unuhu Ward 10, Abakaliki LGA, formally received a lawmaker in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Chidi Nwoke, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Nwoke. who represents Abakaliki North Constituency, defected alongside the Labour Party chairman in Abakaliki LGA, Mr Innocent Oriji, and the former leader of the Abakaliki legislative council, Hon. Emmanuel Nwandegu, among others. The defectors were received into the party during the ward stakeholders meeting chaired by its chairman, Hon. Emeka Nkwode, by the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mbam Stanley Lebechi, SSA on Youth Mobilisation, Hon. Chinedu Emenike and Prince Emeka Nwoba. Receiving the lawmaker and other defectors, Ward Chairman Nkwode com...

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9May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Abia ADC chieftain, Nwosu defects to APC

The 2023 House of Representatives candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency seat, Obinna Nwosu has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State. Nwosu made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia, the state capital. The Abia chieftain said he joined the party to support the government and contribute to the development of the country. He stated: “Today, I officially joined the All Progressives Congress at the ward level. Our country Nigeria is going through a transition phase and to unlock the next chapter which will bring prosperity to the nation, citizens have to make a deliberate effort to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration “I am joining the APC to support the government ...

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9May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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‘This Is A Betrayal Of Trust’ – PDP Chieftain Blasts Gov Ododo

The People Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency, Usman Okai, has described the first 100 days in office of Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, as shameful display of self-interest. Naija News reports that Okai in a statement signed and issued to journalist said Ododo has spent his first 100 days in office chauffeuring around the former Governor of the State, Yahaya Bello, with taxpayers’ money. The PDP chieftain said that instead of focusing on the pressing issues that has plagued the state education, healthcare and infrastructure Ododo chose to prioritize the “whims of a political ally over the needs of the people.” According to Okai, Governor Ododo has betrayed the trust placed on him by the citizens and sending a wrong message to hardwor...

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7May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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Abia ex-speaker, Enyinnaya Orji resigns from PDP

Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Enyinnaya is the son of Theodore Orji, a former Governor of Abia State. The ex-speaker briefed some of his close supporters on Monday night, saying the move had become very necessary. “After careful consultation and personal decision, I have decided to exit the PDP. It’s time to move on with our lives,” he said. The resignation is coming shortly after Chris Nwagboso, a former Deputy Chief of Staff (office of the Deputy Governor), in Abia State, resigned his membership of the PDP. Nwagboso made his resignation known in a letter he personally addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman, Ehi-Na-Uguru/Osokwa Ward 5, Isiala Ngwa South LGA, Abia Sta...

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4May By snowmediatvNo Comments

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‘I’m Reuniting With Oshiomhole, Not Ready To Support Asue Ighodalo’ – Shaibu

The impeached deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed plans to reunite with the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole. SNOW TV News reports that Shaibu made this known in an interview with PUNCH, stating that he is not ready to support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The former deputy governor said he would not support Ighodalo because, despite several attempts to know his plans, the latter failed to open up to him about his governorship ambition. Shaibu noted that he has consistently apologised to Oshiomhole. However, he does not regret his past actions because the former Governor led them to fight against godfathers. He said, “First, I am not ready to support the governorship candidate of the party, A...

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