As Nigeria inches closer to the 2023 presidential elections, some electorates are still itching to see their spiritual leaders like pastors and Imams play a major role in deciding who they will vote for. Spiritual leaders usually urge their followers to vote for certain candidates based on conviction and prophecies. The 2023 general elections might not be an exception. InfoStride News reports that prior to the 2015 elections, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka, had prophesied the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president. Despite backlash from Nigerians, Mbaka had insisted that Buhari would win…
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Following the presidential rally held by Labour Party, LP, in Edo State on Friday, members of the party have been urged to vote massively for the party’s flagbearers in the forthcoming general elections, stressing that Obi’s presidency would lead to Nigeria’s progress. The call was contained in a statement signed by Moses Ogidi-Paul, a member of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign team, who said: “Nigeria, is experiencing the best of times in its political history which will clock a century next year with general elections held for the first time on 20th September 1923.” Continuing, the LP chieftain noted: “Since…
Former governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to support the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. Uduaghan made the call during a remark at the PDP Delta South Leadership meeting held at his residence in Warri, Delta State. The PDP Delta South Leadership held the meeting to flag off its ward-to-ward campaign for the 2023 general elections. Dr Uduaghan said the meeting is a major “reconciliation meeting” for the party. “I want to plead with us. Make we be…
President Joe Biden promised on Saturday that the United States would work with a strategically vital coalition of southeast Asian nations, telling leaders that we’re going to build a better future that we all want to see in the region where US rival China is also working to expand its influence. Citing the three Association of Southeast Asian Nations summits he’s participated in as president, Biden said the 10-country bloc is at the heart of my administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy and promised to collaborate to build a region that is free and open, stable and prosperous, resilient and secure. I look…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be over after the leadership of the party reached a truce with the PDP G5 governors. Members of the PDP G5 Governors, led by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, have been at loggerheads with Atiku, after Wike failed to win the party’s presidential ticket. Other members of the G5 are: Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. The G5 were also unhappy that Atiku rejected Wike as running mate and are demanding the…
Presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has described the crisis rocking the party as family quarrel. The former vice president made the assertion on Friday after a closed door meeting with the former military president Ibrahim Babangida at his uphill home in Niger State. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Atiku expressed optimism that the crisis rocking the party will be resolved before the February election. He said, “We have always engaged the five governors and we will continue to engage them. This is a family quarrel and we believe that we will resolve it before…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos said residents were in shackles. The opposition urged them to vote the All Progressives Congress (APC) out in 2023. The PDP made the call during the inauguration of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Lagos chapter. Assistant Legal Adviser, Mustapha Okandeji administered the oath on the 103-member team chaired by Deji Doherty. Okandeji urged them to be guided by PDP’s constitution, electoral laws, and mobilise votes for presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Doherty said it was high time the party returned to power at the federal level for the good of Nigeria and the…
Governor Hope Uzodimma has inaugurated All Progressives Congress (APC) liaison officers for 305 wards. The Imo helmsman conducted the induction on Friday at a ceremony at the Government House in Owerri. The governor urged them to be on the lookout and report “enemies” to the state government. Uzodinma charged the officers to educate the people on the achievements of the APC. He advised them to sustain the relative peace in their localities and work with party leaders at the grassroots. Uzodinma noted that with the inauguration, the officers have become part of the government. “Get accurate information of happenings in…
An intelligence agency report submitted to Pakistan’s federal government on assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Imran Khan “does not find any conspiracy involved” and terms it a “lone-wolf” attack, a media outlet reported. The report says that the gunshots by the pistol were followed by SMG fire by some unknown deputed for security purposes in the rally. It says that no other associate of the assailant has been ascertained so far, The News reported. While referring to the postmortem report, it said that the wound on the head of the only deceased in the attack was apparently caused by…
After months of bickering, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and the G5 governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike may be moving toward reconciliation. The G5 governors are Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Mr Wike. Governor Wike had indicated that his group is open to reconciliation during a visit to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Wike had told reporters that the door of reconciliation was never closed. “In fact, that is the hallmark that PDP stands for. We…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has insisted that the five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors involved in the party’s crisis are not working for his cause. Jonathan made this known on Friday in a statement signed by his special adviser, Ikechukwu Eze. The five governors are Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo State), Samuel Ortom (Benue State), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia State) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State). They are all demanding the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as PDP national chairman, who has insisted he will complete his tenure. There had been recent reports which claimed that the five governors were fighting…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, explained why his government denied Peter Obi’s Labour Party (LP) the use of the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium for a rally in the state. Obaseki said the Edo government received notice 24 hours before the event, adding that the notice for approval arrived too late. He disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. According to him, he thought the LP were more serious and expected more from the party. Obaseki said, “Well, there are several venues in Benin for rallies, I heard that they [Labour Party] applied on Wednesday…
Top Russian and U.N. officials held talks in Switzerland on Friday to try to iron out the extension of a deal allowing Ukrainian grain shipments and Russian food and fertiliser exports, with just over a week left before the wartime agreement meant to ease a global food crisis is set to expire. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths and U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan, who has been in charge of the Russian side of the agreement, were meeting in Geneva with a Russian team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin. This discussion, it is hoped, should advance progress made in…
The South South Agenda for Tinubu/Shettima (SSAT) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to audit the accounts of the Central Bank of Nigeria. It said the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele should be suspended from office to enable the board of the Bank, of which the Governor is Chairman, as well as the Financial Reporting Council, to look into the books of the Bank unhindered. It claimed that the monetary policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria in recent times were bringing the ruling APC to disrepute. In a press statement through their National Coordinator, Mr. Bitrus Nta Oliver, the group…
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, November 11, struck out the certificates forgery case against the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno. It could be recalled that one of the governorship aspirants of the PDP had dragged the party’s flagbearer to court, alleging forgery in WAEC, voter’s card and birth certificates and prayed the court to disqualify Umo Eno as the candidate and make him the candidate as the next highest votes scorer. Delivering her judgement this evening, Justice Agatha Okeke dismissed the case for lacking…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has clinched 22 out of the 25 chairmanship seats in the local government councils polls organized by the Niger state Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, on Thursday. The Director Operations Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, Comrade Ibrahim Aliyu Tunganwawa, announced the results in Minna. He explained that the results of the remaining three LGs are being awaited, adding that 13 political parties took part in the election. According to him, “Due to some problems experienced during the conduct of the local government councils election, NSIEC will conduct rerun elections in two wards of Rafi and Kontagora…
Some candidates and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State have suggested those who set the Iyana Mortuary office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on fire. According to the PDP stakeholders, the attackers were those who are afraid of a free and fair elections come 2023 in Ogun State. At a meeting of the PDP leaders held on Friday, the opposition party members requested INEC to ensure a quick reproduction of the 65,699 PVCs said to have been destroyed in the Thursday fire attack. During the meeting held at…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has assured Nigerians of the presidency of the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag bearer, Bola Tinubu. Aisha Buhari assured that Nigeria would be safe under Tinubu’s guidance. She spoke at the one-day public symposium with the theme: “Dissecting the Asiwaju manifesto – Renewed Hope 2023” in Abuja. The First Lady was represented at the event by Asabe Bashir, the Matron of the APC Women Campaign Team. She said Tinubu’s antecedents have shown that he would serve Nigeria well. Mrs Buhari urged Tinubu to consider women in the area of national security. According to Aisha: “I…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that no one can alter or influence the results of the 2023 general elections. INEC’s Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society in Oyo State, Mrs Rosemary Alaba Adeniyi made this disclosure on Thursday while speaking during an Inter-faith Peace Summit on 2023 General Elections organised by the Abrahamic Mission. DAILY POST reports that the one-day summit which was held at the University of Ibadan was attended by representatives of various religious organisations, political parties, security agencies, INEC officials and the media. Some of those in attendance include the Dean,…
The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to brace up for a tough time in 2023. Shettima dropped the hint on Thursday in Abuja at an event organised by APC Professionals Forum with the theme, ‘Dissecting the Asiwaju Manifesto’. He warned that the country would go through some rough waters in the coming months and years. The vice presidential candidate said while he is an incurable optimist, he is also a realist, saying the nation cannot shield itself from the global realities and from the challenges in Ukraine. Shettima stated: “We’re…