Briga News Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission said the Edo governorship election will be held on September 21, 2024, while that of Ondo state will be held on November 16, 2024. INEC noted that the declaration is in pursuance of the provisions of Section 178 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of…
Briga News Nigeria Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri on Monday had an interactive session with the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), Bayelsa State chapter. At the event which held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Swali, Yenagoa, the body of Christ unanimously endorsed the Governor for second term in the forthcoming November 11…
Briga News Nigeria Immediate-past Lawmaker that represented Onelga Constituency 2, Hon. Nathaniel Elendu Uwaji, has officially declared his interest yesterday to run for the office of the Chairman Of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The former Assembly Member declared his interest during a meeting held in Usomini Zone, his Zone. The immediate-past Lawmaker…
Briga News Nigeria Former Kogi governors Captain Idris Wada and Alhaji Ibrahim Idris have endorsed Senator Dino Melaye as the state’s next governor. The duo expressed their unwavering vote of confidence in Senator Melaye’s leadership. Senator Melaye is contesting to be the state’s governor under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Captain Wada and…
Briga News Nigeria A group of activists in the Niger Delta have accused former president Muhammadu Buhari of hiring unqualified contractors for the Ogoni cleanup project. The activists also accused government officials of using “kickbacks and kick-fronts” to frustrate the project. The groups are Ogoni-American Organisations, National Union of Ogoni Students (NOUS), Centre for Democracy…
Briga News Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Jamiu Abiola, Son of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO), the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, as Special Assistant on Special Duties. The appointment which is to take place with immediate effect was announced by the Presidential Spokesman, Aguri.
Briga News Nigeria … as Gov. Diri confident of re-election The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa State has inaugurated its gubernatorial campaign council for the November 11 election in the State. The event was held at the State Party’s Secretariat, Okaka, Yenagoa. The member representing Ogbia Federal Constituency, Hon. Mitema Obordor, is the Director-General of…
Briga News Nigeria … appreciates Bayelsa youths for forward thinking The Prosperity Youth Coalition, a group of youth working for the re-election of Governor Douye Diri and Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been inaugurated at the Peace Park in Yenagoa,. The youth group led by its Director-General, Comrade Doubra Komoku pledged total support for the…
Briga News Nigeria Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has expressed confidence in the capacity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to move the party towards growth and unity. Governor Akeredolu stated that Ganduje’s extensive experience garnered from serving two terms as Kano State Governor, has equipped him…
Briga News Nigeria The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court, seeking to annul the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Court, which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 polls. In the appeal, which rests on 35 grounds, Atiku asserts that the…