As the country inches closer to January 25, the day for the presidential and National Assembly elections, Nigerians have serious concerns about the capability of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deliver a hitch-free election. The country’s electoral umpire until this moment maintains that it is capable and ready to conduct free, fair and credible elections. At any rate, no one is doubting INEC’s capacity, given that it had delivered on its mandate in polls held in the last few years (as seen in the Edo and Osun governorship elections) in a clinical fashion that won the confidence of…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State has condemned the government’s free food, free transport and medical services for residents of the state. The state PDP considered the measures taken by the state government as purely vote-buying ahead of the 2023 general election in a state where the citizens have suffered in the hands of the APC-led government. The state government, the media reports, had announced the provision of free transport services, free medical care for common illnesses like malaria and typhoid, as well as food to alleviate the effect of the current scarcity of cash being faced by…
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries Tuesday of igniting and sustaining the war in Ukraine, dismissing any blame for Moscow almost a year after the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of its neighbour that has killed tens of thousands of people. In his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, Putin cast Russia and Ukraine as victims of Western double-dealing and said Russia, not Ukraine, was the one fighting for its very existence. We aren’t fighting the Ukrainian people, Putin said in a speech days before the war’s first anniversary on Friday. Ukraine has become hostage of the Kyiv regime and its Western masters, which…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wished the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu luck in Nigeria’s general elections billed for Saturday. Buhari made this remark at the grand finale of the APC Presidential Campaign held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State. “l hereby raise the hand of the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. “Congratulations and l wish APC the very best of luck,” the President said. In his remarks, Tinubu thanked Buhari for his support and encouragement…
The governorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Jigawa State have decamped to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. This was contained in a statement by Habibu Nuhu Kila, Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations to Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar. While receiving the decamped candidates at Government House, Governor Badaru Abubakar assured them that they will be accorded all the rights and privileges enjoyed by all members of the APC. The chairman of APM in Jigawa State, Alhaji Shehu Ibrahim said all the candidates of various offices of the party, from the…
The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kano Central senatorial zone, Abdussalam Abdulkadir Zaura announced a scholarship scheme for 10,000 students in tertiary institutions. Zaura announced the N200 million scholarship scheme on Monday at a rally. According to him, the scholarship, to be awarded in batches, will take off with N60 million for 3, 000 students of tertiary institutions from the state’s 44 local government areas. Speaking at the event, the APC senatorial candidate promised to raise the number of beneficiaries to 30,000 when elected as a senator. He said: “I wish to thank the Almighty God…
Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision on the naira redesign policy. Oshiomhole, who said Buhari is on his own following his recent comment on the naira redesign policy last Thursday, also insisted that Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank Governor, will expire after Saturday’s presidential election. The former Edo State governor, who stated this at Jattu market in Auchi, Edo North, also urged Buhari to obey the Supreme Court verdict on the naira notes. Speaking in pidgin, Oshiomhole said: “All this wahala wey Buhari put for currency…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano, has threatened to withdraw its support for a peace accord earlier signed in the state because of an alleged plot by police and the state government to intimidate candidates of the party. The party alleged that the Kano State Police Command, on the order of the state government, has perfected a secret plan to arrest NNPP stalwarts across the 44 local government areas of the state. Dr Baffa Bichi, who is NNPP senatorial candidate for Kano North, disclosed this during a media briefing organized by the party at its secretariat in Kano.…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Akwa Ibom State, James Iniama has noted that some of the candidates of other political parties for the 2023 general elections were actually aggrieved politicians made in PDP. Iniama, who did not mention the names of the candidates, alleged that such persons were just looking for power for vengeance and not for better governance. It could be recalled that at the build up of the PDP primary of May, 2022, the governorship candidates of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Senator Bassey Akpan and his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress, APC…
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, a former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has warned that electing a wrong leader would plunge the country into another four years of darkness. Sani also called on Nigerians to be guided by their conscience and experience and elect a competent leader. His statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. Sani, also a social critic, urged Nigerians not to allow religious leaders to mislead them. “On Saturday, this country has a date with history. Don’t vote for a candidate because your mosques or churches asked you to do so.…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu and the governors of the party have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the Supreme Court order on Naira redesign policy. The Supreme Court had temporarily restrained the federal government from banning the use of the old naira notes from February 10. It gave the order while ruling on an ex parte application filed by the governments of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara. Rather than obey the court injunction, Buhari made a nationwide broadcast directing the CBN to make available the old N200 notes for the next 60…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would take the country from the ‘frying pan to fire’ if he is elected come the February 25 election. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communications to the PDP candidate, said Nigerians must not be carried away by Tinubu’s message of renewed hope as it is “hopelessness in disguise.” He disclosed that Nigerians should protect their hearts against the deception of APC as they prepare for the poll this…
Ahead of the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the President of the United States of America (USA) Joe Biden made a secret and surprise trip to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on Monday. According to the New York Times (NYT), he arrived there after an “hourslong” train ride from the border of Poland. Biden departed from Washington DC covertly due to security reasons. He is already scheduled to arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday on a two-day trip. The White House had, on Sunday, issued a public schedule for Monday showing that Biden will be in Washington on Monday and…
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has faulted opponents of the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the ruling APC practice Islam. Umahi advised Nigerians not to be deceived by the Muslim/Muslim ticket because God is for Christians and Muslims. “I don’t know what God wants to do with him but he is set to answer the prayers of his people,” he noted. The governor spoke to reporters on Monday while inspecting the ongoing work at the Ebonyi International Airport, Onueke. Umahi…
Governor of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday disclosed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the best person to lead the country for the next four years. According to the governor, Tinubu’s prowess cannot be matched with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. While meeting with stakeholders in Owo, Akeredolu, urged the people to vote massively for Tinubu on Saturday. He equally appealed to the people to vote for the candidates vying for the senatorial and House of…
The newly appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone 6, Jonathan Towuru has assured the people of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states of adequate security, before, during and after the general elections. His assurance was contained in a statement signed by the Zone 6 Police Command PRO, SP Nelson Okpabi which conveyed Towuru’s formal resumption of duty at the command. He further urged Nigerians in the two states, which make up the command, to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies in the area of information sharing to enable them to provide the desired citizen-led policing. Towuru…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has called on the APC governors to remain calm over the naira standoff between them and the Federal Government. Osita made the appeal while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Monday. The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, was reacting to Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s decision to kick against the new monetary policy by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had warned that old notes would no longer be accepted as legal tenders by February 10, 2023,…
The insinuation that the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also known as G-5, may unanimously back a Southern presidential candidate has been put to rest. The G-5 comprising Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had vowed not to support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The governors fell out with the former vice president following the outcome of the party’s primary election which did not favour their leader, Wike. The five governors believed that President Muhammadu…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has again said that he has no intention or plan to decamp to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is despite his stance on zoning the presidency to the South, describing the insinuations that he is dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC as speculative. The Ikwere-born politician, who has been at loggerheads with his party, the PDP, maintained that he remains an unrepentant member of the main opposition party. The governor said this on Monday at the 114th quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port…
All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate , Bola Tinubu has advised his supporters to relax ahead of the February 25 election. The former Governor of Lagos State spoke on Monday at a meeting attended by First Class South West traditional rulers. Tinubu was accompanied by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, a Senator and former Governor of Borno State. “We have done everything we need to do, so, Keep your mind at rest,” the APC co-founder said. Also at the event were House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy Femi Hamazat. Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji, former…