As Pakistan faces a myriad of challenges like skyrocketing inflation, unemployment, depleting foreign exchange reserves and shortage of essential commodities, former Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that the country could slide into Sri Lanka-like situation if “free and fair” elections were not held by the incumbent government. The PTI chief also noted that the country was passing through a critical juncture, The Express Tribune reported. “Pakistan is not in a position to bear any delay in elections. Any compromise on the transparency of elections or political engineering will be tantamount to enmity with the nation,” he said. “Only elections can…
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has accused his predecessor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, of denying his current party the opportunity to campaign in the State when he was governor. Soludo made the accusation on Thursday while fielding questions on the Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The Anambra governor was reacting to the allegations from LP leaders that the State government restricted the party in terms of political campaigns. “Nobody has done that. He did not even allow the Labour Party, where he is now, to freely campaign in Anambra. He denied them even…
Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, the Assistant Director of Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has described Pastor Tunde Bakare of Citadel Global Community Church as an inconsistently unstable person. Ajiboye charged Pastor Bakare to steer clear of politics and stick to his pastoral duties because he’s deceitful. Pastor Bakare, a former APC presidential aspirant, had urged Nigerians to vote out politicians who see the presidency as their entitlement. Referring to the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s comment, ’emi lokan’, which means ‘it’s my turn’, Bakare said it is the turn of frustrated Nigerians. Responding, Otunba Ajiboye…
Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is in a quagmire and is jittery over the looming defeat coming in the 2023 general elections. The governor stated this on Wednesday while addressing party supporters at a rally in Miga local government. He said the PDP are jittery therefore, they ignited and concocted different types of propaganda and lies to win the mind of electorates. “Our candidates are not like their own, we believe in them and we are sure they will keep to all promises made. “They are disturbed and afraid of our…
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi may win the forthcoming presidential poll in his State. The former Central Bank Governor, who spoke, Thursday, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, also wished Obi well in his presidential ambition. Recall that Soludo had, a few months ago, faulted Obi’s presidential ambition, saying he (Obi) will not win the February election. In a piece which literally set the internet ablaze, Soludo rubbished Obi’s performance while serving as governor of Anambra State, stressing that the achievement of the LP candidate in the State was…
The United States has announced another military assistance package of USD 2.5 billion for Ukraine to fight against Russian aggression, taking the total US military assistance to USD 27.5 billion. “This assistance package will provide Ukraine with hundreds of additional armoured vehicles, including Stryker armoured personnel carriers, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled vehicles,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday. The package also includes critical additional air defence support for Ukraine, including more Avenger air defence systems, and surface-to-air missiles, as well as additional munitions for NASAMS that the United States has…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, deserves the votes of all patriotic Nigerians, saying only the unpatriotic ones would vote for his opponents. While calling on Nigerians to support Obi, Obasanjo said the reason was because he possesses good characters, which his fellow contestants lack. Obasanjo spoke on Thursday while featuring in an interactive session organised by the Experiential Leadership in Africa (TEL-Africa) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Speaking on why he declared his support for Obi against Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has described the turnout at his rally in Ibadan, Oyo State, as a confirmation of the party’s unity. The spokesperson of the campaign organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Thursday, said the turnout of party leaders in Oyo State confirmed that reconciliations within the party are yielding positive results. He said the candidate of the PDP will win the South West and across the other five geopolitical zones of the nation. The statement reads in part: “Atiku/Okowa Campaign notes, appreciates and commends the unanimity, oneness of purpose and consensus…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of keeping grudges against Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking with the media, Shettima said Tinubu does not deserve the kind of treatment he gets from Osinbajo. Shettima also suggested the possibility of a crack within the APC ranks. According to him: “It’s very unfortunate that in recent times things have not been going well, however, Tinubu does not deserve what he’s getting from Osinbajo and Buhari; no matter how bad it is, he has paid his dues and has stood by…
The Team Lead of VoteNotFight Campaign in Osun State, Jare Tiamiyu has urged political parties and their candidates in Osun East Senatorial District, especially the six local government areas of Ijeshaland to eschew violence during the election period. Tiamiyu, made this call while appearing on a television programme on a Thursday in Osogbo. Stressing the importance of a peaceful and fair election, Tiamiyu condemned the recurrence of violence in the six local government areas of Ijesha North and South federal constituencies. According to him: “Osun East has experienced a lot of crisis in the last few weeks, especially the Ijesa…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at his daily news conference on Wednesday. “The Secretary has said for a number of weeks now that he will travel to the PRC (People’s Republic of China) early this year. Now that we are in early 2023, I would expect that the…
Former peoples Democratic Party PDP Chairman of Dabaza ward in Kazaure Local Government, Jigawa State, Abubakar Sani alongside other party executives have decamped to the All Progressives Congress. Chairman, Kazaure local government council Muhammad Mukhtar Zanna stated this while receiving the defectors in Jigawa. He said the APC is the only political party built upon national patriotism, love for humanity, justice, equality and selfless commitment. Zanna, however, assured the new members that they will enjoy all the benefits other old members of APC are benefitting from. He said, ” Your efforts and commitment towards the victory of the party determine…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said he will not descend to the level of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Atiku who said he is committed to his contract with Nigerians, claimed Tinubu resolved to personal attack to cover his character. In a statement Thursday, PDP’s Presidential candidate said when elected, his administration will assemble a team of some of the brightest and best Nigerians that abound within the country and in the Diaspora to assist in rebuilding the country. The statement read in part “I have…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State has slammed Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for alleged resort to falsehoods in an attempt to lure the electorates to vote him into National Assembly. The party leadership frowned at Ikpeazu’s latest use of free school feeding programmes initiated and implemented by the APC-controlled federal government as a strategy to garner undeserving support and votes of Abia people to become a Senator in Nigeria. Offor Okorie, the APC Publicity Secretary in Abia gave the knocks while addressing journalists in Umuahia on Wednesday. He insisted that it amounts to a big shame for the governor…
One of the spokespersons for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Ndi Kato, has called out the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for engaging in what she described as “shady dealings.” The statement was contained in a post via her Twitter handle on Thursday. Kato alleged that the Electoral Commission had secretly changed its deadline for the submission of party agents from 20 January to 18 January 2023. She said the development was noticed after INEC had shut down its website Wednesday night. Kato also warned the commission not to engage in shady dealings capable of costing Nigerians…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised an alarm alleging that some lawyers without legal briefs and authorisation appear in court periodically to represent the party. Also, the party said it would not hesitate to take stringent measures following any infractions in this regard. It even disclosed that the unnamed lawyers had filed court processes on behalf of the party claiming to be duly consulted. The PDP National Working Committee, NWC, said after thorough deliberation, disapproves and dismisses the legal actions as misleading, questionable and fraudulent in content and purpose of known legal norms and practices. The spokesperson for…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has given conditions for members of the party to get appointments or contracts from his government when elected. According to him, individuals eyeing any position in the coming government must win their polling units during the 2023 elections. Atiku spoke on Wednesday during a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. For the party to emerge victorious in the coming elections, the former Vice President said members must go back to their constituencies and work for the party to win the election. He said following party candidates…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, has tackled famous Nigerian movie star, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo, over a video clip in which he directed the Igbo living outside the Southeast to remain where they are. Kanayo in the viral video, urged Nigerians of Igbo extraction not to return to South East during the coming elections, alleging that there are plots to reduce the number of Igbos living outside South East. Reacting, Bashir in a tweet on his official handle wrote: “Bashir Ahmad @BashirAhmaad I just watched a video from one Kanayo…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has identified those responsible for the biggest problem confronting Nigeria. Kwankwaso disclosed this while speaking about his vision for Nigeria at Chatham House. He also noted that NNPP is the only party that penetrated the grassroots. Kwankwaso said his party is working to penetrate the Southern part of the country. According to Kwankwaso: “Forget about the big people, who are actually the problem of our country. “In Northern Nigeria today in terms of votes and support. Now we are working in the Southern part of the country.”
Oluremi, the wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to ‘drive out’ her husband if he fails to perform if elected president. She gave the charge at the South-East women’s rally for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign in Owerri, Imo State. The former Lagos State governor said February’s election should be centred around performance with the fear of God and not religion. He urged Nigerians to give the APC Muslim-Muslim a chance after voting for Christian-Christian. “Let’s leave religion aside; I am a Christian. Have you ever thought that one day a Christian-Christian candidate would…