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Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has come under fire for allegedly undermining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase, the former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti State, has publicly labeled Fayose a “spy” for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all the registered political parties in the country has lent its full support to the position of the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara, that the Saturday, October 5 (tomorrow) local government election in Rivers

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said that his administration is determined to support the cause of developing a sustainable democracy and will, therefore, not tolerate any misguided group or individual attempting to create confusion or any form of instability in the

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Initiatives for Good Governance (GIGG), has backed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for a rotational presidency of a six-year single term. The Director-General of GIGG, Dr. Emeka Kalu, said rotational presidency would reshape the country and

Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned against anyplan by any individual or group to disrupt this weekend’s Rivers State local government election, saying its members will not fold their hands and allow it to happen. IYC President, Theophilus Alaye, who gave

The Labour Party (LP), Abia chapter, has distanced itself from the directive of its former chairman, Mr. Ceekay Igara on the scheduled November 2 council election in the State. Igara had, in an announcement, directed members of the public to where

•Protesters want RSIEC, DSS, Police to obey court order •Election must not hold, PDP insists Thousands of protesters on Thursday staged a peaceful demonstration against the Saturday local government election in Rivers State. The anti-LG election protesters who defied Thursday downpour,

Rural women from the Federal Capital Territory expressed have expressed frustration over their perceived neglect, even total abandonment, by their elected representatives in the FCT. Speaking at the 8th Voice of Women Conference and Awards in Abuja, a national dialogue of grassroots and urban

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has decried the current socioeconomic and political crises bedevilling Nigeria, attributing the root cause of the problems to “poor leadership.” The group is also unimpressed by the government’s seeming inability to inspire confidence among citizens,