US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited President Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1. “Indeed, this past year has been historic: with the life-saving American Rescue Plan, once-in-a-century Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, soon, the truly transformational Build Back Better Act,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to Biden. “In that spirit, I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 1, to share your vision of the State of the Union,” Pelosi wrote. During his address to a joint session of Congress last April, Biden rolled…
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Jigawa State, has backed the presidential ambition of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Chairman of Jigawa State chapter of the PDP, Hon. Babandi Ibrahim Gumel, stated this when he received the delegation of technical committee of Atiku 2023 campaign organization in PDP headquarters, Dutse. He said Atiku Abubakar has no problem in Jigawa State under the leadership of PDP chieftain and former governor of the state, Sule Lamido. “Atiku has no problem in Jigawa, especially that he is a friend to our leader (Lamido) and we understand that…
Zamfara State has reportedly turned to a political battlefield between Governor Bello Matawalle’s faction and Senator Kabiru Marafa’s faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The ruling party is also reported to be embroiled in controversy with the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The war of words between chieftains in the APC has now resulted in an alleged gang up against Governor Matawalle by Marafa’s faction of the APC and the PDP side. In a reaction, the spokesman of Marafa’s faction of the APC, Bello Bakyasuwa Maradun said his group jumped into the ongoing controversy in the…
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has described as timely, the warning by President Muhammadu Buhari on the need for All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to put their house in order or else lose power to the opposition in 2023. Recall that Buhari had taken to an interview anchored by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Thursday, to warn that PDP stands a better chance to clinch power in the forthcoming general elections if differences, disunity and lack of agreement, persists within the APC. Lalong, who doubles as Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum corroborated the President, shortly after they met at…
The leadership of the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Southwest has vowed to take legal actions against the Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, in Ondo State, Kennedy Peretei over allegations made against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s son, Babajide. While giving the PDP’s scribe seven days to publish his proof that Babajide had been using proxy companies to siphon funds from the state coffers, the youth leader said Peretei had been untruthful with his claims. The PDP Publicity Secretary had on Sunday claimed that Babajide had been using proxy companies to collect contracts and loot…
President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters for holding a dagger at the throat of democracy with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the US Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. The president Thursday set the tone on a day of remembrance that brought fiery speeches, moments of silence and anguished accounts from lawmakers recalling the terrifying hours of Jan 6, 2021, when the Trump mob laid siege to the Capitol and rioters tried to stop the routine, ceremonial certification of election…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says President Muhammadu Buhari may surprise the people of South-East ahead of 2023. Kalu spoke on Thursday in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, during a meeting with members of his political structures in Abia. The lawmaker noted that Buhari’s single biggest capital project is being constructed in the South-East. He described the N369billion second Niger Bridge as the current administration’s costliest. The Senate Chief Whip urged Igbos to have faith in the President and support the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. “The President still has 17 months in office and has a role to…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to perish the thoughts of presenting any candidate as his successor in 2023. PDP warned that Nigerians don’t need Buhari to decide his successor in 2023. Buhari had given reason he won’t name his successor now. The President said he would keep the name of the person to himself because the person might be assassinated. Reacting, PDP said Nigerians would firmly resist any presidential candidate Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, would field in 2023. In a series of tweets on its verified Twitter handle, PDP wrote: “The @OfficialPDPNig…
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed his interest to contest for a second term in office. Governor Oyetola, who made this known, Thursday, during an unscheduled visit to the meeting of the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers in Osogbo, declared that his intention to run for a second term was part of efforts to consolidate on the good works and appreciable performance of his administration. While seeking the blessings of the monarchs, the Osun Governor appealed to them to persist in their prayers for the success of his administration. He noted that their prayers had been the driving…
The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has predicted that the corporate existence of the country may come to an end if the north retains power in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Speaking during a sermon at the adoration ground in Enugu State, the popular Catholic priest warned President Muhammadu Buhari against planning to hand over power to the north. According to Mbaka, the Northerners should forget about leadership in the coming political era, saying there may be a disaster if the north tries to impose the next President on Nigerians. He said, “The issue…