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Former Governor of Borno State and one-time National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alimodu Sheriff on Thursday, said, ‘if Nigeria were to be a company, Chief Obasanjo would have been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ali Modu Sheriff said this during a private visit to the former President at his Penthouse residence,…
North Korea has denied providing weapons and ammunition to Russia. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed at tarnishing North Korea’s image. “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has summoned a meeting of leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Media reports available to Erevision MediaTV says that the meeting is the first in the state since the party’s presidential primary and the crisis that followed its outcome. Though the agenda of the…
The Director General of Nun-Atlantic Coalition For Diri, a Non-Governmental Organization in Bayelsa, Mr. Zuobomowei Emmanuel Appah has said that his group has clear objectives to support the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri and project activities of his administration. While speaking to Erevision MediaTV in an interview shortly after a…
“His Majesty King Charles III, has asked me to inform you that President Mnangagwa’s request cannot be granted as it would go against the restrictions, including those of travel that the United Kingdom has in place with regards to many of the Zimbabwean governmental leadership and those connected to them. There is also concern at the confirmed reports of non-adherence to respecting human rights occurring in Zimbabwe.*
A support group of Labour Party, LP and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi has accused the chairman of the party in Lagos state, Kayode Salako of working against the party in the state. The Obi support group made the allegation in a statement via its Twitter handle on Saturday. The group, which identifies as Peter…
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri has expressed joy over the defection two prominent politicians Messrs Seiyefa Brisbe and Ebikitin Diongoli from the All-Progressives Party, APC, to his ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Writing on his verified Facebook Page, Sen. Diri said that he’s feeling really excited to have received two of…
The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, passed a vote of confidence in the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Ayu has been on the news over disagreement between him and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike had faulted the emergence of Atiku as the presidential flag bearer,…
The scheduled meeting of 21 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja could not hold, yesterday, despite series of pre-event publicity in the days leading to the parley. The roundtable earlier slated for 2pm at Transcorp Hilton, was for the aspirants to come up with viable strategies to support the APC standard…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr. Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, berated Delta State Governor, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, over comments he made to ridicule the APC, presidential running made Kashim Shettima. Reacting to an online report in a tweet monitored by Erevison MediaTV, Keyamo cited the…
