The only Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member in the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Salisu Zurmi has expressed fear that the 2023 general elections in some villages within the Dansadau axis in the Maru Local Government Area of the state may not hold due to security challenges. The lawmaker disclosed this during an exclusive interview with the media in Gusau, the state capital, pointing out that many communities in the axis have been displaced by the ravaging terrorists operating in the state. “There is no point deceiving ourselves that peace has been restored in the state; it is just…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Russian athletes have no place at next year’s Paris Olympics while their country’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from 36 countries Friday. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from sports ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. With qualifying in many sports already underway, the IOC wants athletes from those countries to compete in a neutral capacity without national symbols. While Russia kills and terrorizes, representatives of the terrorist state have no place at sports and Olympic competitions, Zelenskyy told the summit in…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the church to pray for the emergence of a President that will use public funds for the public good. Obi stated this at the 17th Biennial Conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. He said Nigeria had gone through a lot, adding that it was the prayers of the Church that had kept the country together. He said: “I want to ask for your prayers for Nigeria as we gather here; I will ask for prayer points. “My prayer points…
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has made a gaffe on Thursday during the party’s presidential campaign held in Kano State. Ayu said that the PDP had brought shame and should not be retained in power. He intended to mean the All Progressives Congress, APC. One of the spokespersons for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, posted the video clip on his verified Twitter handle. “In Kano today, Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP National Chairman, confessed that PDP has brought shame and we should not retain them in power. “This obvious costly slip-of-tongue will not…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has said his government has fulfilled the ‘change’ promise made to Nigerians. It could be recalled that before the 2015 Presidential election, the All Progressives Congress, APC, government made ‘change mantra’ the cardinal point of its campaign. Speaking in Enugu on Thursday, President Buhari said his government had fulfilled that promise in several areas. He spoke at Ugwuogo Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State at the commissioning and handing over of the Federal Government Housing Estate in the State. Buhari’s speech was read by his representative, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister for Foreign…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his young daughter to a huge military parade showing off the latest hardware of his fast-growing nuclear arsenal, including intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the United States, state media said Thursday. North Korean photos of Wednesday night’s parade in the capital, Pyongyang, showed Kim, wearing a black coat and fedora, attending the event with his wife and daughter, in the young girl’s latest recent public appearance.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as his candidate in the February 25th election. To this end, Buhari urged residents of Sokoto State to vote for Tinubu in the upcoming election. Buhari spoke at the APC presidential campaign rally in Sokoto. “We are all out to support him. Today, we are in Sokoto State, the Seat of the Caliphate, to campaign for our party’s candidate, Tinubu. “He is my candidate, we should all vote for him and inform those that are not here with us. “APC’s choice is Tinubu and we…
There seems to be no end to the crisis rocking the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC. This became evident on Thursday following the decision of some of the party’s governorship aspirants to boycott the party’s rerun primary slated for tomorrow. Aspirants, which our correspondent noticed to have signified their interests to boycott the exercise, are Chief David Sabo Kente, the incumbent Senator representing Taraba Central, Engineer Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf and Senator Anthony Manzo. Stressing that “we will not participate in any inter-house social gathering tomorrow in Jalingo, the time we could participate in any primary election…
The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has canceled the planned rally in Kano State. The Secretary of the campaign council, James Faleke in a tweet on Thursday, said the rally that was scheduled for February 16 has been cancelled. Mr Faleke did not provide any reason for the cancellation of the rally. The campaign held a rally on 4 January in Kano at the Sani Abacha Stadium but according to the timetable of the party, Kano is supposed to host the party twice. It is unclear if the cancellation of the rally is unconnected to the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, said it would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom during the general election. The governorship candidate, Akanimo Udofia expressed confidence of victory while addressing supporters at a rally on Thursday. The event was the flag off his campaign at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium in Uyo, the capital. Udofia described his sojourn into politics as “a mission to create jobs and shared prosperity” of the state. “APC will defeat the PDP on March 11. We are confident and look forward to victory because the people support us,” he said. The flagbearer noted…
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday announced a new round of sanctions against Russian military and Kremlin elites. The announcement of Cleverly came as Zelenskyy arrived in the UK to hold a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, King Charles and address Britain’s Parliament. “In total the UK’s sanction package hits 6 entities providing military equipment such as drones for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as 8 individuals and 1 entity connected to nefarious financial networks that help maintain wealth and power amongst Kremlin elites,” UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced in a statement. UK…
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has directed the closure of all universities and inter-university centres between February 22nd and March 14. NUC said there would be no academic activities during the shutdown. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki. According to the statement, the decision followed concerns about the security of staff, students and the universities’ properties during the general elections scheduled from February 25 – March 14. The Commission said the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, gave the directive following consultation with relevant security agencies.
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his resolve to re-open all international borders and strengthen national security if elected president of the country. Atiku stated this yesterday while addressing a mammoth crowd at a presidential rally held in Damaturu, Yobe State. The presidential candidate said the idea behind his plan to reopen the borders, is for business activities between Nigeria and its neighbours to flourish. Atiku asked the crowd, “Do you want peace to return to Yobe?” and they answered in chorus “Yes”. He then assured them that if they…
Hundreds of people, including youths and women from various political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Wednesday defected to APC in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara. APC Ekiti LG Chairman, Wale Awelewa, who received and handed the defectors over to Rep Tunji Olawuyi, said they had equal rights like others before them. Awelewa urged them to be good ambassadors of the party and work for its victory in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Welcoming the defectors into the party, Rep Olawuyi reminded them of the intervention Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had brought to their area, including his…
With 16 days to the commencement of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje. Atiku said Agbaje had been accused of attempting to compromise the upcoming election. He noted that the REC’s insistence on using the Lagos State Park and Garage Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo to carry sensitive election materials was a ploy to compromise the election. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communication,…
Amidst growing tension with China over a suspected surveillance balloon, US President Joe Biden has said that the United States will act to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty. “I am committed to work with China where it can advance American interests and benefit the world. But make no mistake: as we made clear last week, if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. And we did,” Biden said in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. The US military downed the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean last week, drawing a…
The Appeal Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by Allied Peoples Movement, APM, seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. The presiding judge, Justice Monica Dongban Mensan in her judgement dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it lacked merit and APM lacked the legal right to initiate the suit. Also, the court, in favour of the LP and Peter Obi, who are the 2nd and 3rd respondents, awarded a sum of N200,000 against APM. Obi is in the race alongside top contenders like Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and…
Ekiti State High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the suit filed by the former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Gboyega Aribisogan due to resh issues raised by the claimant in his reply to the counter-affidavit of the defendants. The court subsequently adjourned the case till February 20 to allow the defendants to respond to new issues raised by the former speaker. Justice Adekunle Adeleye, at the resumed hearing of the suit on Wednesday, said the defendants should be given the opportunity to respond to new facts in the counter-affidavit and written address filed by the…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended the Supreme Court for saving Nigerians and democracy by restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from implementing the February 10 deadline on the phasing out of N200, N500 and N1000 old notes. Wike spoke during the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area, where he urged the people to preserve their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote for the candidates of the PDP at the state level. He also commended the government of the three states that filed the suit. He said the Rivers State Government…
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Wednesday, ordered the immediate suspension of its campaign activities in the state over the current scarcity of fuel and the newly redesigned naira notes. Mr Ade Adetimehin, the state chairman of the party in a statement explained that the decision was in solidarity with residents of the state. “The party has, therefore, directed Chairmen, and Director-Generals at all levels, within the chapter, to suspend rallies, in sympathy with our people,” Adetimehin said. The chairman expressed regrets that the country was experiencing an unusual shortage of petrol and scarcity of…