The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border poses an immediate and urgent challenge to European security and that any intervention will draw severe consequences. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock presented a unified front on Russia after a meeting in Washington, but still would not detail what the consequences might be. The severity of any response to a Russian invasion of Ukraine hinges largely on Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a diplomatic heavyweight within the 27-nation European Union. Both Germany and the United States see Russia’s actions toward…
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Jimoh Raheem Agboola, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lone member in the Kwara State House of Assembly, has again been reprimanded by the House for alleged contempt and breach of privileges. InfoStride News reports that he is to abstain from the service of the House for 14 days in line with Order 10, Rule 16, Sub-sections 4 and 11 of the House rules. The embattled lawmaker from Ilorin South constituency, is also to apologize to the House without which the order abstaining him will not be waived. The order was handed down on Wednesday, in a resolution contained in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday dismissed alleged planned defection of former president, Goodluck Jonathan from the opposition party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP made its position known on Wednesday through its Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. According to him, PDP is currently talking to strong members of the party on how to rescue Nigeria from APC in 2023. He said the leadership of the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee is reaching out to members of the party, including the former president, to join hands with it to help rebuild and rescue Nigeria. According to the statement,…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said the anticipated presidential ambition of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo would cause crisis within the ruling party. Primate Ayodele said Osinbajo’s presidential ambition would cause crisis between him, President Muhammadu Buhari, and Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by his spokesman, Oluwatoyin Osho, the Primate, however, said there is no harm in trying. According to Ayodele, Osinbajo won’t find it easy because there would be opposition. He said: ‘’His ambition will cause crisis between him and President Buhari, Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has challenged the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma to furnish the people of the state with the identities of the four hundred bandits he claimed were arrested by the men of the Nigeria Police. This call follows a recent public broadcast by Governor Uzodinma on the hostilities in Imo State, wherein the governor claimed that men of the Nigeria Police arrested and apprehended about 400 criminals who are majorly not Indigenes of Imo State. He claimed that the police had arrested the suspects who masterminded the destruction of police formations and the correctional…
Britain’s Opposition Leader Sir Keir Starmer has tested positive for Covid for a second time and is now isolating, a Labour Party spokesman said on Wednesday. The 59-year-old Labour Party leader will miss the year’s first House of Commons showdown with Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) as the UK Parliament returns from its Christmas recess on Wednesday. This is the second time Starmer has missed a major Parliament session due to a positive COVID test, having missed out on the Budget session last October. “The Labour Leader has tested positive for coronavirus, a party spokesperson said. Starmer is…
Supporters and officials of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have lamented that they operate from individual offices since the party does not have a secretariat in Calabar, the state capital. They also expressed anger and surprise that as a state ruling party, their leaders are unable to acquire or erect a befitting property to serve as their state office. They warned that it is demeaning for party officials to roam with sensitive party files and documents and keep some in politicians’ offices and homes, saying such can be very dangerous for the party. Before…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the statement credited to Professor Kabiru Jabaka, the State Deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Bello Matawalle’s administration is insensitive to the people’s welfare and security. Addressing newsmen at the Secretariat of the party in Gusau, the State capital, the State publicity Secretary of the APC, Comrade Yusuf Idris Gusau said that the PDP was only looking for cheap publicity to rubbish the image and reputation of the Governor. According to him, Jabaka still had some questions to answer bordering on alleged corrupt practices…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo State chapter has revealed that action has began towards petitioning the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged looting of the State by Governor Oluwarotimi and his family. While revealing the eight proxy companies allegedly used by Akeredolu’s family, particularly his wife, Betty and his son, Babajide, the PDP maintained that the governor’s family had been using the companies to get contracts in the state. The Publicity Secretary of PDP in the State disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday while revealing the companies being used by the first family in the State…
The State chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon. John Iwuala, has described lawmakers who defected from the party, as prodigal sons, warning them to be ready to face the court. Iwuala, who stated this while speaking to journalists at the Party’s secretariat in Owerri, said the party had prepared a new year package for the defected lawmakers. According to him, APGA, in the last elections produced five members of the House of Assembly, who later left the party for the ruling APC. “It is most disheartening to note that APGA has produced the high and mighty in…