The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to publicly release years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, which the former president has long tried to shield. Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., has kept a close hold on the panel’s actions, including whether the panel will meet in a public or private session. And if lawmakers move forward with plans to release the returns, it’s unclear how quickly that would happen. But after a yearslong battle that ultimately resulted in the Supreme Court clearing the way last month for the Treasury Department to send the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
A member of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Ataisi Fah-Ntene has dragged the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Magnus Abe before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over alleged double nomination. Fah-Ntene who claimed to have won the Andoni State constituency primaries of the party is also in court on a separate suit against the SDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the State House of Assembly candidate of the SDP for Andoni State constituency, Ngboawaji Augustus over alleged unlawful substitution of her candidature. While the plaintiff is asking the court to…
A New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, Senatorial candidate, AbduRahman Kawu Sumaila has said the attitude of ruling governments denying opposition parties access to public spaces for campaigns, is nothing but unstable politicking. AbduRahman Kawu Sumaila who was speaking at the Kano State Peace Summit, Tuesday said, on many occasions, they have tried to use public places for their campaigns as opposition but were denied. He said, “sometime last week we were at Rano Local Government campaigning and we just placed our banners on a common street light but before we knew it, they were removed with a warning not to…
Sixty-eight days to the next year’s general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says politicians buying Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to manipulate the elections are engaging in futile efforts. This was disclosed yesterday by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Recall that a non-governmental organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, had alleged that politicians are buying PVCs from poor voters to manipulate the next elections. Okoye said the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) will reject biometric data of persons who…
As the 2023 general elections draw close, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has removed polling units from shrines, churches, mosques, and homes of powerful politicians. It said the development is to ensure electoral integrity. This was disclosed yesterday by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Okoye urged voters to support the commission’s efforts to ensure free and fair elections in the forthcoming elections. He said, “We removed polling units from the palaces of traditional rulers; we removed polling units that are near…
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, has said the people of Ogun State would rise above ethnic sentiments to vote for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Akinlade said Atiku would defeat Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other candidates to win the 2023 election in the state, saying failure is not an option. Akinlade, who is also the deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in the state, noted that the recent court judgment which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Ladi Adebutu…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State has condemned what it called the deliberate attempt by some opposition political parties in the State to engage in the maligning of the party’s governorship candidate in the State. The Party’s stand was in reaction to a trending video in the State which made some allegations against its governorship candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah. Addressing journalists in Enugu on Monday, Barr. Nana Ogbodo, Director of Communications/Spokesman, PDP Campaign Organization in the State said those involved in the malicious campaigns and character assassination should be brought to book by law enforcement agencies. Ogbodo said…
A senatorial candidate in Anambra State, Barr Helen Mbakwe has lamented the high cost of governance in Nigeria, saying that no country can succeed by wasting its resources. Mbakwe, who is running for the Senate under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) said a lot of money is being used to fund the lifestyle of the leaders of the country and leaving the masses with little. Speaking to journalists in Anambra State on Monday, the banker-turned-lawyer called for a drastic cut in the cost of governance, saying her aspiration to go to the Senate is to play a role in…
The Labour Party (LP), has condemned in strong terms the continuous killings of its members in parts of the country. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Kaduna, the party’s National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim Mai Rakumi, lamented the continuous killing of its members, particularly in Kaduna State and called on the ruling party to rise to the occasion and save the lives of innocent Nigerians. He said, “The spate of the killings of our members is worrisome, I call on the federal government and Kaduna State governments to take proactive measures towards ensuring the protection of its members and Nigerians in…
Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the President of South Africa under the African National Congress. This was reported by AriseTV on Monday. Ramaphosa won his re-election bid with 2,476 votes to defeat his rival, a former health minister, Zweli Mkhize. His re-election comes after his opponents asked him to step down over a scandal known as ‘Farmscandal’ involving the discovery of a stash of cash at his farm.
The spokesperson for Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, would be sent home just as Morocco in the just concluded World Cup. Bwala disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle. Recall that the Morocco team became the first African team to reach the semi-final stage in a football World Cup tournament, following its performance in the just concluded game held in the wealthy Arabian nation of Qatar. Morocco also played and was defeated for the third place position after elimination in the semi-final against the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has stated that the news of the withdrawal of the Department of State Services (DSS) personnel from the security details of Governor Ademola Adeleke is a bad omen. The party also stated that the news of the insult on the DSS personnel was an unsavoury development which has placed the State in the news for negative reasons. Unconfirmed reports have it that personnel of the DSS attached to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke were being insulted in the course of carrying out their duty, a development which made the DSS headquarters…
Ahead of the 2023 election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said Nigerians must not allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) to come back next year because of its poor performance. The former Vice President, in a message to its supporters through its campaign organization on Sunday, charged Nigerians to continue to support PDP to win, rescue, and rebuild the country. Atiku said “from Uyo on 10 October, to Katsina on Tuesday, 20 December, our campaign would have covered 15 states in campaign rallies across the country.” Continuing, the statement read “It’s…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) will announce its preferred presidential candidate before the 2023 election. The new President, Baba Othman Ngelzarma gave the hint at the weekend in a chat with repoters in Abuja. Ngelzarma disclosed that he already presented the demands of the pastoralists to top flagbearers. The MACBAN leader, from Yobe State, said his administration would operate under the CORE agenda. “CORE means Consultation, Orientation, Reintegration and Empowerment. As part of consultation, I met some presidential candidates. “I presented our demands to Bola Tinubu (APC) at the town hall meeting in Minna, Niger State. “I…
After decades funding Britain’s governing Conservatives, businessman Gareth Quarry has switched allegiance and started donating to the opposition Labour Party in the belief that it offers more certainty and stability. The 63-year-old entrepreneur abandoned the Conservatives after what he called “a litany of misdemeanours” that destroyed Britain’s centuries-old reputation for financial stability. Quarry is one of a growing number of investors, company executives and bankers turning to Labour, which has a strong lead in opinion polls over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives before a national election expected in 2024. “A lot of us are finding our way to Labour,” Quarry,…
Popular socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu has vowed that even at gunpoint, she would vote for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the forthcoming February poll. Responding to a question of who she would support if the former Anambra Governor stepped down for another party candidate, Aisha Yesufu said she would still vote for Obi. According to her tweet, she does not bother if she is alone in the move to make Obi the next president of the country. Her tweet reads, “I will still vote for him on February 25th 2023, even if I have a gun on…
The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has told the campaign media team of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to focus on how to sell its candidate to Nigerians instead of attacking publisher of Thisday Newspapers and Arise Television station, Prince Nduka Obaigbena. Secondus said the attacks on Obaigbena were nothing but needless distraction by the media team of the APC. The PDP’s ex-chair wondered why the ruling party’s presidential media team are more committed to attacking Obaigbena instead of the business of marketing their principal. In a statement he signed on Sunday and…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jigawa governorship candidate for the 2023 general election, Dr Mustapha Sule Lamido, on Saturday visited Senator Danladi Abdullahi Sankara representing Jigawa North West Senatorial District at his residence in Abuja. The governorship candidate was accompanied by the former governor of the state and the PDP senatorial candidate for Jigawa North West, Saminu Turaki, on Saturday on his second visit in barely two weeks. Sankara, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, suddenly developed cold feet at attending APC activities in Jigawa…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has denied allegations that personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS) attached to the security detail of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke was physically assaulted. The Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) had alleged on Sunday in a statement by Kola Olabisi, the Osun APC Director of Media that a DSS operative was slapped by the elder sister of the governor, Modupe Sanni. The Osun PDP in a reaction by Oladele Bamiji, its Director of Media on Monday described the APC as rudderless and in severe pain over its loss of political…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has mocked the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Titi over a recent gaffe.. Keyamo described Titi Abubakar’s error as a slip of tongue. Recall that while addressing some women, Titi urged them to get their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, and vote for APC. She said: “Go and get your PVC and vote for APC on the 25th of February.” Reacting, Keyamo said it is unreasonable to make a mountain out of such molehills. In a series of tweets, Keyamo wrote: “Wife to Atiku, Titi…