The Abia State Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 general elections, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has lauded the contributory roles of women in governance and nation-building. He observed that nothing meaningful in society can be achieved without the presence and input of women in human and developmental pursuits and advocated that women be empowered to contribute their ideas, service and resources to any cause. He noted that women go about any assignment with zest, utter commitment and ingenuity to ensure that only the best outcome is experienced. Ogah, who was the immediate past Minister of State…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its Vice-Presidential Candidate, Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, other leaders and stakeholders for their well-deserved conferment of National Awards by the Federal Government. The party also saluted Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his Taraba State counterpart, Arc. Darius Ishaku, CON; the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, OON; Senate Minority Whip, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, CON and other PDP leaders. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, Tuesday described their Awards as resounding recognition of their patriotism and commitment…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki says the mammoth crowd that attended the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was a great message to Nigerians. InfoStride News reports that PDP kicked off a campaign for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Uyo on Monday. Pictures from the event which captured a large number of supporters at the event have been circulating on social media platforms. Reacting to the success of the event, Saraki in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, said the former vice president has the capacity to tackle…
The leadership of G-9 Benue South Progressives Forum on Tuesday, said its members appointed to the All Progressives Congress, APC Governorship Campaign Council in the state have turned down the appointment. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Akor Ikwuoche, the G-9 Benue South said the decision of the members was to “maintain the sanctity of their ideological conviction and commitment to defending the dignity of the Idoma nation”. The group, however, said the development does not mean they have withdrawn their support for the APC and its candidates in the forthcoming elections. The statement reads, “We consider it…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Suleiman Hunkuyi, on Tuesday, said the party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would win the 2023 presidential election. Hunkuyi said Kwankwaso would win the 2023 presidential election with 10 million votes. Featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, he hinted at a possible runoff during the 2023 presidential election. According to Hunkuyi: “There is likely to be a runoff because a situation where Kwankwaso transverse this country then don’t underestimate that he is capable of gunning about 10 million votes from the North. “The Nigerian polity will cough out the number…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has called on the state government to join forces with anti-graft agencies to investigate and probe the state pension office. The APC said it has “received credible information from multiple sources” that some officials of the state pension office who should be “serving the interest of retired civil servants” in Rivers State have turned themselves into “black marketers”. The state Publicity Secretary of APC, Darlington Nwauju on Tuesday claimed that the pensioners are being demanded to pay hundreds of thousands of naira in exchange for “routine physical interview sessions” conducted for them or…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said unlike the All Progressives Congress (APC) which has nothing to show, it is very proud of running on records achieved during its 16 years rule. PDP in a statement by its Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Charles Aniagwu, Tuesday claimed that the APC was running away from campaigning with President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements because it plunged Nigerians into deeper hunger and poverty. Aniagwu also berated the APC for allegedly destroying the structures the PDP put in place, prior to 2015 when the party took over the reins of governance. The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s…
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with advanced air systems after a devastating missile barrage from Russia. Biden spoke by phone with Zelenskiy to give assurances about continued U.S. support and to condemn the “senseless attacks” from Russia that hit civilian targets. “President Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems,” a White House statement on the phone call said. Biden also told Zelenskiy the United States and its allies and partners would continue imposing costs on…
Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced Tuesday he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month, though he wouldn’t say whether he would be prime minister a third time if his political alliance wins. We have not decided who will be prime minister because the prime minister candidate is only relevant if we win, Mahathir told a news conference. Though unlikely, he would be the oldest ever candidate for the post, which has a five-year term. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved Parliament on Monday for snap polls, caving in to pressure from his United Malays…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday flagged-off its presidential campaign amidst an unresolved internal crisis. An angry Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his allies, who are yet to be assuaged after the party’s presidential primary, sent a clear signal to the rally. Though the campaign flag-off was well attended, observers say the absence of Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Samuel Ortom of Benue and Seyi Makinde of Oyo is a huge blow to the opposition party’s dream of reclaiming the number one seat in the country. Present at the event were the party’s…
The Jemgbagh Concerned Youth Forum has told the Jamgbeh Development Association to allow the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu carry his cross and leave Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State alone. The youth group noted that the Governor has on more than one occasion clarified that he has nothing against Ayu. According to them, Ortom believes that it is a matter of integrity for the PDP Chair to take the path of honour and quit. In a statement signed by Comrade Philip Hundu, President of the group, they insisted that it is a moral burden…
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum, has faulted the position taken by the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, in support of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, saying that they are not speaking on behalf of the Yoruba people. In relation to the alleged endorsement, Akeredolu pointed out that Afenifere is divided, and he emphasized that the group’s opinions do not reflect those of the Yoruba people. Despite the prevalence of political prostitution in the nation, Tinubu, according to Akeredolu, has always been a progressive. The Governor, who is the Southwest…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra Central senatorial district, Senator Uche Ekwunife has denied throwing jabs at Peter Obi. Ekwunife, who was at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for the official flag off of the presidential campaign of the PDP, had said Nigeria doesn’t need a kindergarten president. Ekwunife in a now viral video, while campaigning for the PDP President-General candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Nigeria does not need one who will always remind the country of her problem, but one who knows how to solve it. Many followers of Peter Obi in Anambra State had interpreted the…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said the feud within the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon become a thing of the past before the general elections. Diri stated this at the weekend during the PDP South-South Zonal Stakeholders meeting at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State ahead of the party’s presidential campaign flag-off on Monday. In a statement issued on Monday through the office of the Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabra, the governor described the PDP as a big family that has held sway in the South-South geo-political zone. Diri also noted that in…
Thousands of youths, women and party faithful of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Niger State troop out to rally support for its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar and for its gubernatorial candidate, Liman Kantigi. The one million road walk rally started from Minna City Gate to Bahago Roundabout. The PDP Deputy Governorship candidate, Samuel Gwomna in his address explained that the party will bring back free education for both primary to secondary levels across the state. It would be recalled that the present APC government in Niger State is allegedly owing the National Examination Council, NECO, over N500m for students…
Former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun Central, Ibikunle Amosun, has said he would not support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State come 2023. Amosun said though he would work for the emergence of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as the president of Nigeria, he would not support other party candidates in Ogun State. The former Governor made this known in an interview with BBC News Yoruba on Monday. Asked about how the crisis rocking the APC in Ogun and other states would not affect the chances of Tinubu at the poll, Amosun posited that all…
About 2000 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State have dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. While receiving the decampees at the official commissioning ceremony of the Bundilin Dutse PDP office in Bundot ward, the PDP Chairman of Dass local government, Alhaji Shatima Sani Korau, commended them for joining his party. Korau, who described the PDP as one united powerful political party in Africa, enjoined them to support the party to maintain its status for the development of the local government, state, and the nation. He…
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Parliament will be dissolved on Monday, paving the way for general elections that are expected to be held in early November. The elections would come nine months before Parliament’s term expires, following calls for early polls from Ismail’s United Malays National Organisation. UMNO, the biggest party in the ruling coalition, was feuding with its allies and is aiming for a big win on its own. The Election Commission is expected to meet within the week to announce a date for the vote, which is likely to be held before the year-end monsoon…
President Vladimir Putin threatened further missile attacks on Ukraine after Russia hit Kyiv and other cities in the most intense barrage of strikes since the first days of its invasion, marking a dangerous new escalation in the war. “If attempts to commit terrorist acts on our territory continue, the responses from Russia will be harsh and their scale will correspond to the level of threat to Russia,” Putin said in televised comments to a meeting of his Security Council on Monday. “No one should have any doubts.” He confirmed Monday’s “massive strikes” targeted energy and communications infrastructure in Ukraine, as…
Ahead of the presidential election, First Lady, Aisha Buhari has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, can’t afford to lose the 2023 elections. She urged APC women and youths to rally round the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. She made the call during a strategic meeting with the wife of APC presidential candidate, Remi Tinubu and the wives of APC governors on Sunday in Abuja. She said: “The APC Tinubu/Shettima Women and Youths Presidential Campaign Team have been constituted to fashion out modalities for the 2023 campaign. I, therefore, solicit your cooperation in…