By Frank Ulom YALA (CONVERSEER) – The Yala Legislative Council has initiated impeachment proceedings against the Council Chairman, Dr Fred Okem, over allegations of gross misconduct, financial impropriety, and administrative negligence. According to a formal notice signed by 14 councillors, and spotted by Converseer on Tuesday, the lawmakers expressed a vote of no confidence in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, a move that could significantly shape the contest for Nigeria’s highest political office. The decision was announced on Monday, August 25, 2025 following the party’s 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja….
By Joe Udo ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – The apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that no candidate of Igbo extraction will contest the presidency in 2027 against incumbent President Bola Tinubu, adding that the Southeast will only have a realistic chance of producing Nigeria’s president in 2035. In a statement issued in Abakaliki at…
By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Alfred Emberga Berger has emerged as the new speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. Hon. Berger is a member representing Makurdi North State Constituency. His emergence followed the resignation of the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah, on Sunday, 24th August 2025. Recall that Dojah…
By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah has resigned as the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. This was disclosed in a handwritten resignation letter signed by Dojah on Sunday, 24th August 2025, and addressed to the Clerk of the House. According to the letter, Dojah’s decision to resign…
