The immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has finally dumped the party. “I was one of the early joiners from the PDP, having been dissatisfied by the unsustainable trajectory of the last administration which I felt no longer possessed the political will to make Nigeria and her democracy reflect the lofty dreams of its founding fathers which among others was to unleash the untapped potentials of the Nigerian citizenry, especially her vibrant youth population ever eager to take their place in the economic and socio-political advancement of the country. “My decision to join…
Author: David Folami
Senator Shehu Sani has restated his commitment to stay with the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and not get baited with ‘juicy carrots’ like a rabbit, unlike many of his colleagues that have defected to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The senator disclosed that the PDP enticed lawmakers with promises of automatic tickets for their re-election bids, but he said he’s ready for any competition within the APC. He said, “I heard that senators were promised juicy carrots and I am not a rabbit. But what I know very well is the PDP that promised the automatic tickets. “The APC…
Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi has ruled out the possibility of leaving the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for any other political party if he does not win the party’s ticket for the country’s top job in 2019. “If I leave PDP, I would leave politics. If I was to leave PDP, I could have defected a long time ago.So that possibility is not there,” he said The one time governor of Kaduna said he predicted the recent mass defections to PDP, adding that the biggest challenge is managing it. “I welcome all the defectors and as a matter of fact I predicted…
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC Sokoto) who staged a grand homecoming to Sokoto today said defectors to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties from All Progressives Congress (APC) will surely regret their actions. He said the Sokoto APC still has two Senators, seven members of the Federal House of Representatives and 12 state assembly members, beside the high percentage of political elders, youths, women and others in the state. He conveyed President Buhari’s goodwill message to Sokoto residents. He thanked Sokoto people for the warm reception as well as huge support for President Buhari’s administration. He urged the people…
Former Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Akogun Oyedepo, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general elections in the state. He said “If you add our 85 per cent with the people in APC before we came in, the party is richer now and ready to chase away PDP in Kwara,” he said. According to him, only four members of the PDP executives out of 31 members remained with the party, adding that the rest followed him to APC. Oyedepo also said that 27 of the PDP…
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of luring its members with juicy offers. Kola Ologbondiyan described the ruling APC as a discredited fold, said that nobody will choose to run into a sinking ship. He said “Indeed, no one, no matter the enticement, runs into a collapsing building from where terrified, wounded and traumatized people are already taking flight for their dear lives. “Nigerians can now see the shameless hypocrisy of the APC, which is now going about, cap in hand, to beg the same persons it haunted as corrupt and evil, seeing that it…
Bukola Saraki’s exit from the All Progressive Congress, APC, has been described as a wrong decision by a fellow APC Senator, Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu, in a statement attributed to him, the Senator further said, “The way he is going now, he has obviously stepped on the banana peel and only God knows how far he will slip. “If Saraki knows political intricacies and the political terrain or the path where the banana peel in the political landscape is, he will be more cautious. “The way he is going now, he has obviously stepped on banana peel and only God knows…
A Group of ‘Concerned Citizens of Sokoto State has urged Gov. Aminu Tambuwal to resign his position as governor following his defection to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from All Progressive Congress (APC). Addressing newsmen on Sunday, the group Coordinator, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, described Tambuwal’s exit from APC as a betrayal of the people’s mandate given him in the 2015 general elections. Abdullahi said Tambuwal’s election was not because of his popularity among the by people but because of the circumstances that PDP led Nigeria into then and the contributions of Sen. Aliyu Wamakko and President Muhammad Buhari. “We are speaking…
Rilwan Akiolu has called on Lagosians and Nigerians to ensure the return of President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa in the 2019 general elections. The Lagos monarch made this statement on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in his palace when Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures paid him a courtesy visit. Oba Akiolu said Buhari, Ambode and Obasa have performed excellently well in their course of duty and deserve another term. “They have done well. And going by their performances during the few years that they have been saddled with the leadership positions, they have shown to…
PDP has described the actions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a threat to the Nigerian Senate. Kola Ologbondiyan said the opposition party called on Nigerians to hold the ruling party, APC, responsible should Nigeria’s democracy fall under any harm. “The People Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians and the international community to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Federal Government responsible should our nation’s democracy fall under any harm in the coming days.” “The party also warns that any attempt by anybody to forcefully take over the control of the National Assembly is a direct recipe for…
Steven Gerrard was denied a win in his first Scottish league game as Rangers manager by an injury-time goal on Sunday. Aberdeen struck in the third minute of stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw against Rangers on the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership. Liverpool midfield great Gerrard is in his first senior managerial role and has already led the Glasgow club through two qualifying rounds of the Europa League. He looked set for a successful start in the league when his team recovered from having Alfredo Morelos sent off early on to take the lead through James Tavernier’s…
Ernesto Valverde has appealed for Jasper Cillessen to stay at the club after the Dutch goalkeeper admitted he does not know what his future holds. Cillessen said earlier this summer that he wants to play more than 10 games a season and he looks set to remain the second choice to Marc-Andre ter Stegen at Camp Nou this year. Each goalkeeper played a half each as Barca were beaten 1-0 by AC Milan on Saturday and Cillessen told reporters after the game “I don’t know” when asked if he will move on this summer. “My idea is to have two…
Pep Guardiola has said he is motivated by the fear of failure and is determined bring more success to Manchester City after their record-breaking title-winning season. “I’m ready. From my point of view, the players don’t have to be worried. I’m ready,” the coach told a news conference ahead of the Wembley curtain-raiser. “The fear of losing games makes me starving and hungry again. To lose matches is not good for any manager, and all the managers will try to avoid that feeling. “You feel guilty, you feel bad, your personal life is not good, the relationship with the players…
Ahmed Musa has sealed a big-money transfer from Premier League side Leicester City to Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia. He has penned a four-year deal reportedly worth an initial £14.8million, which could rise to £25million. Musa had completed a then-club record £16million transfer to Leicester from CSKA Moscow in July 2016, but he struggled to justify the huge fee, scoring just twice in 21 Premier League appearances before seeking a loan return to the Russian side 18 months later. Speculation surrounding the deal had heightened in recent weeks, but has now been confirmed after the Saudi club announced a deal for…
It was after a September 2016 Europa League game vs. Feyenoord that I first heard it suggested. “Do you think Mourinho is finished? I can’t see him being here too long if this is what it’s like,” a journalist said after Manchester United had been beaten 1-0 in Rotterdam. Jose Mourinho had been manager for three months and United, who had been beaten at home days earlier by Manchester City and would lose at Watford the following weekend, were mired in a run of three straight defeats. That they began the 2016-17 season with three straight Premier League wins had…
Ivan Perisic has admitted his desire to play in England or Spain, while also indicating that he would consider a move to Bayern Munich. “I would like to test myself in all of the biggest leagues, but the question is will I have the time? I am 29 and working to extend my career as long as I can,” he told Sportske Novosti. “Yes, I’d like to play in England and Spain, but I don’t know if there is enough time left. “I heard some clubs want me but they have to talk to my club and only after that…
Toni Kroos has been named Footballer of the Year by sports writers in Germany for the first time. “It is and always will be an honour to be Footballer of the Year,” Kroos told kicker. “This is a prize that is not easy to get, and not everyone gets.” Former Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes beat Schalke’s Domenico Tedesco to win the Coach of the Year award. “I am very pleased that I have been voted Coach of the Year by journalists,” he said. “My big compliment goes to those who did not vote for me because there are many…
Pep Guardiola has said Phil Foden was ready to play a role in the Premier League after the 18-year-old’s impressive display in Sunday’s 2-0 Community Shield win over Chelsea. He said: “Yep. He was last season. “He’s one year more mature, he trained all the season with us, so he fought with all our players. That’s why it’s so good to have another player with his talent and he’s a Manchester City fan, he’s Mancunian, so that’s why, for us, he’s so good.” “We congratulate all the players. Playing in those conditions, with a short time for training. More than…
Maurizio Sarri has lamented his depleted squad after his side fell 2-0 to Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, saying he’s yet to even see six players. Asked after Sunday’s game how much time he would need to implement his tactics at Chelsea, Sarri could only say, “I don’t know how long it will take. “I arrived three weeks ago, and I haven’t seen six players yet. It depends on me, it depends on the players. But I don’t know.” The Italian did add, however, that his team’s cohesiveness was not yet up to where he wants it…
Thibaut Courtois has told Chelsea that he wants to join Real Madrid this summer for family reasons, his agent Christophe Henrotay has said. Numerous reports have suggested that Madrid have offered £35m for Courtois, and Henrotay urged Chelsea to take their goalkeeper’s wishes into consideration. “I have been reading everywhere that Chelsea are saying it is up to Thibaut, but he has made it clear to the club that the best option for him is to move to Madrid,” he told The Sun. “For him this is a big decision because he wants to be near his family, and there…