Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has described the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decision to exclude the PDP, African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP) from the Rivers State Assembly bye-election as desperation to rig the 2027 general elections. Recall that INEC confirmed that the three parties won’t participate in the February 21 Rivers State House of Assembly bye-elections. The decision was announced in Port Harcourt...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum is backing the ongoing Occupy National Assembly Protests, insisting that the lawmakers must yield to Nigerians’ demands. Oba Oladipo Olaitan, leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, disclosed this on Tuesday on Arise TV, stressing that a large number of Nigerians lose their lives on account of elections because some people want to snatch ballot boxes. Olaitan, who is also the leader of the Yoruba pan-socio-political...

Dr. Gbenga Hashim, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, has criticised Nigeria’s continued reliance on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic prescriptions, saying the country’s economic decline stems from policy choices shaped by external institutions rather than domestic realities. Hashim made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Arise TV, Prime Time programme, where he discussed the Nigerian economy, National development, and his proposed $4 trillion economic plan. According to him, Nigeria performed better...

…Charges Nigerians To Remain Resolute In Their Demand The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the senate’s new position on electronic transmission, saying that the lawmakers are being clever by half. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, urged Nigerians to remain resolute in their demand for the real-time electronic transmission of election results. The statement reads, “We have taken note of the outcome of the...

…As Sukuk Team Tours Key Projects The Kogi State government has unveiled plans to deepen non-interest financing, as Sukuk Project Monitoring team toured some key infrastructure projects across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Finance, Hon. Idris Shuaib, FCA, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to due process, international standards, and stakeholder collaboration in the execution of the Airport Project and other key infrastructure initiatives in the state. While welcoming members of the Sukuk...