The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has said Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have what it takes to govern a people in a democracy. He said the government in Imo is a counterfeit of what a state government should be. Okorocha made the assertion on Friday in a press release signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo and made available to newsmen in Owerri. He said” Imo State and her people have not known peace since Chief Uzodinma became governor. They have only been hearing stories of killings, arson, kidnapping,…
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Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday, advised Nigerian youths to focus on value and create wealth. He gave the counsel during induction into the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria Hall of Fame as ‘Garkuwan Matasan Najeriya’ (Shield of the Nigerian Youth). Speaking after his decoration, the former Osun Governor hailed young citizens for their ability to recognize the need for mentorship and leaders to copy. “I advised that the Nigerian Youth must focus on value creation. If 60m Nigerian youths can create a value of N100,000 monthly, that is N6trillion Monthly and N72trillion Annually”, he said. The minister noted…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Lagos State, Princess Abiodun Oyefusi, has called for the emergence of a female Governor in 2023. She said women’s leadership qualities would bring about desired change and rapid development because they are family-centric. Oyefusi told reporters in Lagos that no woman has been elected to the position since the return to democracy in 1999. The former PDP senatorial candidate stated that giant strides in civil service, corporate organisations, judiciary and others validated their effectiveness. Oyefusi accused parties of being contented with letting women bear “Women Leader”, “Deputy Women Leader”, “Chief Women Organiser”, etc.,…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Shehu Mustapha has said there can be no peace in the state if insecurity is not tackled. Shehu Mustapha who was the PDP vice chairman in the local government in 2014 said the major obstacle in the state is the rising cases of insecurity, as kidnappers enrich their pockets from money collected as ransom from families of victims. Mustapha’s comments are in reaction to President Buhari’s visit to the state to commission projects. ”It is only the bandits and criminals that would make better…
Britain on Friday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping that its allies would stand together to fight for democracy against dictatorships that it said were more emboldened than at any time since the Cold War. Speaking in Australia, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Britain and its allies in the “free world” must respond together to global threats, deepen ties with democracies in the Indo-Pacific and “face down global aggressors” who were using economic dependence to get what they want. Truss and Britain’s defence secretary, Ben Wallace, met with their Australian counterparts in Sydney on Friday…
A former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff has insisted that the purported zoning of the chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress to the North-central zone was fake. Sheriff stated this during a media interaction on Friday in Abuja, ahead of the party’s convention slated for February 26. He said he was the target of the story because all other aspirants are afraid of going into the convention with him. He was of the opinion that anyone can be chairman but not everybody has the capacity to be the chairman. Sheriff stated: “I have to tell you an…
The Cross River State chairman-elect of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba has called on all aspirants for the vacant Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency seat to ensure that they complied by the rules. He also cautioned them to shun any form of violence and antagonism against fellow aspirants. Addressing party faithful in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Eba also charged politicians and supporters not to employ devices and antics that were inimical to the growth and progress of the party beyond 2023. “I would want you all to be committed to a level playing field, shun…
Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani declared support for Nkanu East Local Government Area. There has been contention in Enugu State over which zone should produce Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s successor. But speaking while addressing leaders of Nkanu East Consultative Forum, Senator Nnamani threw his weight behind Enugu Nkanu East Local Government Area. The Forum was led by the former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji on a visit to Nnamani’s Amechi Awkunanaw country home in Enugu. Professor Nnaji had sought the support of Senator Ken Nnamani in the quest for Nkanu…
The immediate past Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye has absolved the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of any involvement in the murder of two chieftains of the party in the State. InfoStride News had reported that two chieftains of the APC in Enugu South Local Government Area were murdered by unknown gunmen during a reconciliation meeting at Obeagu. Some members of the party blamed the incident on suspected members of the IPOB who were enforcing the Tuesday sit-at-home ordered by the pro-Biafra group. Those murdered include the Assistant State Youth…
The Senate Judiciary Committee in the US has approved a key antitrust reform that would ban Big Tech from favouring their own services and products over those of their rivals. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act is a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). “I want to stress that this bill is not meant to break up Big Tech or destroy the products and services they offer. Rather, the goal of the bill is to prevent conduct that stifles competition, while ensuring that pro-consumer innovations and offerings are still available,”…