Kaduna State Working Committee, SWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it has rectified the expulsion of 25 chairmen in the state. Abraham Alberah Catoh, State Publicity Secretary, PDP, in a statement on Monday said the SWC of the party upheld the suspension of other 17 exco members for six months. It said the SWC endorsed the dissolution of the Executive Committee members of Shaba Ward, Kaduna North Local Government and Gubuchi Ward, Makarfi Local Government and constituted a 17-man Caretaker Committee to take charge of the affairs of the party’s activities for 6 months. It added that names…
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An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ade Omole on Monday said President-elect, Bola Tinubu will win his case at the tribunal. The Diaspora Director in the Presidential Campaign Council declared that Tinubu would defeat opponents in the February 25 election. He spoke in Abuja while receiving a property donated for the accommodation of Nigerians flying in for the inauguration on May 29. Omole stated that there was no cause for alarm because the opposition is in court “to challenge our mandate”. He said rivals have to ventilate their loss and frustration and the court is there for them to do…
The minority caucus has backed out of the 10th Assembly Speakership after failing to get a candidate to join the race. It would be recalled that all the members-elect from minority parties formed a coalition to produce a speakership candidate to challenge the ruling party. A committee was set up to shop for a suitable candidate to cause an upset against the APC. However, during a meeting on Monday, the secretary of the special committee, Victor Afam, informed the members-elect that no aspirant from the minority coalition showed up. He said: “I wish to report on behalf of the chairman…
Senators-elect, Victor Umeh from Anambra State and Sahabi Ya’u from Zamfara State on Monday derecognized the zoning of Senate President and Deputy Senate seats to the South South and North West by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that only elected senators can elect their leader. Victor Umeh, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, to represent Anambra Central Senatorial District and Sahabi Ya’u who is of All Progressives Congress, to represent Zamfara North Senatorial District, spoke with journalists at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Monday, saying that the zoning was unknown to them.…
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has said the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as the next president of the country is bound to happen on May 29. Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared as the winner of the February 25 presidential poll with 8,794,726 votes. However, his victory has attracted criticism, with many calling for the inauguration which is scheduled for May 29 to be put on hold, until presidential election petitions are determined. In a statement on Monday, Agbakoba urged Nigerians to obey the rule of law. “It…
A splinter group has emerged from the minority parties coalition. The group has declared support for Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu as speaker and deputy speaker, respectively. The new faction, led by Idu Igariwey announced the endorsement of Abbas and Kalu on Monday after a meeting in Abuja. It would be recalled that the minority coalition had earlier announced plans to look for a candidate to back. This was after it failed to get a candidate from within its ranks to challenge the ruling party. However, while the meeting was ongoing, Mr Igariwey’s faction announced the adoption of Abbas and…
A former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has insisted he’s still in the race for Senate President. Yari, who is now a Senator-elect, stated this on Monday while addressing reporters on the sidelines of the induction ceremony of new and returning members of the National Assembly. The All Progressives Congress, APC, had nominated Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively. Yari, however, claims every lawmaker has the right to seek elective positions. “I am a loyal party man, nobody has told me that any position has been zoned to anywhere as far as…
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan’s move to recall Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay and name the current Trade Counsellor, Qadir Shah, as the Charge D’Affaires (acting ambassador) in his place has presented a difficult choice for the government’s approach to the country’s situation and its engagement with the Taliban. The feud between the two became public on Sunday when Afghan media published a letter from Afghans living in India accusing the present ambassador and other officials of corruption. In response, Mamundzay, the ambassador in India since 2020 and now based in Delhi, released a letter dismissing the charges as…
Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect and governors on May 29, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged Nigerians to start building support and provide an enabling environment for the incoming government to thrive. Gambari made the call in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, while briefing newsmen following a visit to Gov. Atiku Bagudu and Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar. “I am here on a private visit to see the governor and His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gwandu. Because we are coming to the end of this administration. ”I am…
The Bauchi North district senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 25th February, 2023 elections, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, on Saturday, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Baba, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Katagum Federal Constituency between 2015 and 2019, announced his resignation from SDP and defection to APC, under which platform he was elected to the National Assembly. Popularly called IMBA, Baba was received into APC by the Nasarawa Nakin Kasuwa ward chairman in Katagum Local Government Area of the state, Malam Adamu Abubakar. Speaking to journalists shortly after declaring for…
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Sunday, called on warring factions in the ongoing Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis to “find common ground and sustain its new position as a third force in the current national politics.” In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the umbrella body of all registered political parties and political associations in Nigeria noted that “there is nothing unusual about a political party having a leadership tussle or any form of disagreement, but its ability to close ranks and make compromises in the interest of the party is paramount.” Consequently, the CNPP…
Former special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has called on the national ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, to muster courage and discipline a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari over his divisive statement. In a statement, the former presidential aide said Yari’s utterances had become incendiary, disrespectful and capable of splitting the party into factions. He quoted the ex-governor as threatening that the APC would cease to exist if the North does not get the Senate Presidency. According to Obono-Obla, Yari had now become a pain in the neck of the ruling party…
Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that over 120 heads of state have expressed interest in attending the inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. Garba disclosed this during an interview with Arise TV on Monday, May 15, where he also dismissed attempts by some individuals to halt Tinubu’s inauguration, describing them as jokers. According to Garba, despite the stiff opposition, the inauguration will go ahead as planned. “Already, 120 heads of state indicated an interest in attending the inauguration of the incoming President-Elect and…
Adamu Garba, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed his doubts that the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu, will become the President of the 10th Senate due to the party’s poor performance in the South-East region. Speaking on Arise Television’s morning show on Monday, May 15, 2023, Garba confidently predicted that the Chief Whip of the Senate would withdraw from the Senate Presidency race. While the APC National Working Committee had zoned the Senate Presidency to the South-South region, with Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and Barau Jubrin of Kano State chosen…
The committee on the awards, in a statement in Lokoja on Monday, said Bello was singled out for the award in recognition of his achievements in the growth and development of Kogi. “This recognition has been corroborated by respected national and international organisations, including his unrelenting commitment to human capital development, empowerment, and infrastructure growth in the education and health sectors of the state’s economy. ADVERTISEMENT “The commissioning of impactful and first-of-their-kind projects in the state by President Muhammadu Buhari was an eye opener to the extent of development in Kogi in seven years,” it stated. It noted that on…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday expressed support for the ambitions of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the 10th Senate, respectively. Sanwo-Olu expressed his support at a consultative visit to Lagos House, Marina, when he received members of the Stability Group, consisting 69 senators-elect, who already endorsed Akpabio and Jibrin. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination process to pave the way for the election of Senate leadership was in order. He noted that Akpabio’s team possessed the political credentials and leadership qualities to bring about uncommon transformation in…
This may explain why the PDP National Chapel declared a seven-day fasting and prayer for its candidate in the just-concluded election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to triumph over the winner of the February 25 poll, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in court. The prayers are scheduled to begin from Thursday, May 18 to Wednesday, May 24, with an ‘overcomer’s open-air thanksgiving service’ also taking place the day after to wrap up the spiritual endeavour. The events are to hold at the party’s national chapel, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, and time is slated at 12 pm daily, The Punch…
After nearly six months in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on four foreign visits over the next 40-days, starting with the G7 summit in Hiroshima on Friday and concluding with his first state visit to the US from June 21 to 24, the highlight of which will be his participating in the International Yoga Day event at the UN in New York and a diaspora event in Chicago. The PM’s previous visit abroad was to the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia. Apart from the G7 in Japan and the US state visits, the PM will attend the Pacific…
Labour Party’s House of Representatives member-elect for the Aba South/Aba North federal constituency of Abia, Emeka Nnamani, said the South-East will take a decision on the Speakership issue. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday, the politician said that despite being elected on different platforms, incoming lawmakers from the region will provide block votes. Nnamani said people think the 10th National Assembly is going to be “chaotic and dramatic,” but that will not happen. “The legislature is not going to be a rubber stamp; it will not lose its independence. The 10th Assembly is going to be quite interesting and intriguing,”…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Niger State has called on Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to direct the chairman of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Aminu Baba, to issue certificates of return to its eight elected councillors who won the November 10 council election in Katcha Local Government Area. A letter of protest, signed on behalf of the party by Barrister Mohammed Tsado Mohammed in Minna and forwarded to the governor, claimed the local government election was contested by candidates of both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and SDP. According to the letter: “Seven months after the conduct…