Okupe withdraws from presidential race, asks Wike, others to team up with Peter Obi
A former spokesman of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race. Okupe also announced that he would now support the candidacy of former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. The Peoples Democratic Party…
Senate passes witness protection bill
Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Witness Protection and Management Bill, 2022. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi…
Senate constitutes panel to probe DStv tariff hike
The Senate on Wednesday constituted a seven-man ad-hoc committee to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the tariff hike by DStv (Multi-Choice Nigeria) with a view to bringing pricing in line with international practice. This was even as the upper…
PDP raises alarm over alleged plot to alter Electoral Act by APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to alter the newly passed Electoral Act 2022 to introduce clauses that will compromise the 2023 general elections. PDP…
Kaduna airport, train attacks: El-Rufai, Oby Ezekwesili under attack
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has berated Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State and former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, over bandits’ attacks in the state. Omokri described El-Rufai and Ezekwesili’s calmness following the attacks at the…
Col.Austine Akobundu (rtd) officially Declares for Senate at the PDP Ikwuano LGA Secretariat.
Col.Austine Akobundu (rtd) Storm Ikwuano PDP Secretariat office for official declaration to contest for Abia Central Senatorial District come 2023. During the LGA party Declaration, Col. Austine Assure the party of his readiness to deliver Effective and Quality Representation at…
What our members will do during Nnamdi Kanu’s trial – Biafra group
The Biafra Nations League, BNL, on Wednesday directed its members on what to do during the next court hearing of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Kanu’s trial is scheduled to resume on April 8 at…
Kaduna: Bandits kill 23, abduct several others in Giwa
Bandits on Tuesday night, killed 23 people while several others sustained gunshot injuries during separate attacks in two villages of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Cdanewsonline recalls that bandits had attacked nine villages in Giwa Local Government, killing…
Kaduna-Abuja train attack: Banditry aimed at stopping southern politicians – PDP’s Ehilebo
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Head of New Media, Anthony Ehilebo, has condemned the bandits’ attack on a train between Katari and Rijani train station along the Kaduna-Abuja route. Ehilebo suggested that the attack could have been a ploy to…
War: China’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine angers EU
A top European Union lawmaker, Reinhard Butikofer, on Tuesday said that China is helping the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Butikofer, who is the head of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, said the Asian giants have “given political…