A former Zonal Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fadaka, has alleged that the Labour Party, LP, is a use-and-dump political party, claiming that politicians use and dump the party randomly. Fadaka made the allegation while responding to a counterclaim by the Director of Operations, Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation, Sina Fagbenro-Bryon, a fellow guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. Fagbenro-Bryon had earlier claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refused to learn from its past and as well does not listen to the people. “I don’t know whatever experience he had in PDP, and to…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has nullified all the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Some aggrieved APC members loyal to the governorship candidate of SDP, Senator Magnus Abe had approached the court, challenging the conduct of primary, with claims of exclusion from delegate primaries conducted in the State. A claimant, George Orlu and four others approached the court requesting that the primaries of the APC in the State be nullified following their alleged exclusion in the process, after they had bought nomination forms. Justice E.A. Obile held that the…
Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi State governorship elections will hold on November 11, 2023, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The Commission made this known at its weekly meeting on Tuesday. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, confirmed the development in a statement he signed on Tuesday. Okoye said that the primary elections by parties has been scheduled for March 27 to April 17, 2023. Okoye stated that the decision is in fulfillment of the requirement of Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, mandating INEC to publish the Notice of Election not…
Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday that her government had acted “urgently and decisively” to help hard-working families and provided assistance to thousands of businesses to avoid bankruptcy. Truss was speaking after chairing her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street before heading towards Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to King Charles. In her farewell speech, Truss said it was “a huge honour” to be prime minister and to lead the nation in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II and welcoming the accession of King Charles III. Truss, who stepped down last Thursday after…
No fewer than 500 prominent Christian clerics from the north and heads of different support groups within the All Progressives Congress have rejected the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. The groups, which met on Tuesday to review the participation of Christians in the APC presidential campaign council, warned that it will withdraw the support of millions of its followers across the country should the ruling party proceed with Kassim Shettima as Bola Tinubu’s running mate. The Christian leaders and heads of the APC coalition made their displeasure known in a communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. The…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has expressed joy over an award bestowed on him by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he feels proud that the All Progressives Congress, APC, thinks he has done well. Governor Wike disclosed this in Port Harcourt, the State capital on Monday during a dinner/reception in his honour to celebrate the ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ bestowed on him by President Buhari. “So I thank all of you and I dedicate this Award to God Almighty and to all of you who prayed for us to achieve what we have achieved. The Award is not…
The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, of plagiarism. Melaye accused Tinubu of plagiarizing the campaign manifesto and slogan of the late MKO Abiola. The former Kogi West Senator said Tinubu copied Abiola’s 1993 presidential campaign slogan out of desperation. In a tweet, Melaye said Tinubu’s ideas are archaic, adding that they are no longer in tune with present realities in Nigeria. Melaye said Tinubu’s manifesto was ‘renewed hopelessness.’ He wrote: “In desperation to be like Abiola, Tinubu is photocopying Abiola in all…
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu has said the youngsters in Nigeria who should have championed new age politics are being hired by moneybag politicians. He lamented that the category of people being hired haven’t realised that it was time they should be championing change in the political system, but they were being rented for ‘crowd competition’ by some presidential candidates, adding that this category of citizens lacked patriotic zeal to fight to rescue Nigeria from the woods. The ADC flagbearer spoke at a press conference on Monday, declaring…
The United States will make full use of its military capabilities, including nuclear, conventional and missile defence,” to defend its allies Japan and South Korea, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday as she warned North Korea against escalating its provocations. Sherman said North Korea’s repeated firings of ballistic missiles and artillery in recent weeks were provocative military actions. North Korea has described them as practice runs for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. This is deeply irresponsible, dangerous, and destabilizing, Sherman said in talks in Tokyo with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyungdong. The two…
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, blew hot on Monday as he advised Nigerians against supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The governor warned that the country would break if APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari. Obaseki made the remarks at the inauguration of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council. The governor said the Nigeria’s debt would soon hit N60trillion, a situation that would affect generations. “Our heads should be examined as citizens if we contemplate voting for a government like APC. “Like I said, God forbid APC comes into power. This country…
The Benue Youth Forum, BYF, on Monday, lashed out at the Peoples the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over his comment on the recent killing in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State by Fulani herders. BYF said Atiku urinated on the graves of those killed by Fulani herders in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. Terrence Kuanum, the President of the Forum, accused Atiku of justifying the killings in the area by Fulani herders. He said Atiku’s comment that the heinous acts were due to “sustained clashes between farmers and herders,” was condemnable. In a…
Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, has said that the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi cannot win the 2023 general election. Obaseki said this on Monday at the inauguration of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s Campaign Council in the state. He also mocked Obi’s supporters popularly known as “Obidients” saying they will soon run out of steam. He added that Nigeria will break if APC wins the 2023 presidential election. “People who say they are Obidients, of course they will be but they will run out of steam. We know how to manage elections, how many…
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that some “demons” who frustrated him out of the All Progressives Congress have left. Fani-Kayode made the assertion while appearing on Channels TV Politics Today on Monday. The former minister, who is a member of the APC presidential campaign council, had while in the Peoples Democratic Party, alleged that the APC was possessed by “demons”. But speaking on Monday, Fani Kayode said the “demons have now left the APC and entered into the PDP.” He noted that the change in the leadership of the APC has now addressed all the issues he and…
With Rishi Sunak on the threshold of becoming the first non-White Prime Minister of Britain, arch-rivals India and Pakistan are on the cusp of history to share a pride, though none of them played a role in it. Sunak’s grandparents originated from British India but their birthplace Gujranwala lies in modern day Pakistan’s Punjab province. Thus, in an odd way, the new British leader is both an Indian and a Pakistani. So far, the scanty details about his ancestry are available only on social media and that is where both Indian and Pakistanis are expressing their views about his rise…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has backed the call for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. George faulted the resolution of the Acting PDP’s Board of Trustees, BoT, chairman, Adolphus Wabara-led reconciliation committee. The Wabara-led PDP BoT, in its report submitted to the party, recommended that the National Chairman, Iyorhcia Ayu, should resign after the 2023 general elections. The committee also urged Ayu to assure members that he would step down after the polls. Some PDP governors like Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Samuel Ortom of Benue…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has assured new members who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) that they will be given equal treatment in the State. The party’s gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Yakubu Lado-Danmarke, gave the assurance on Sunday in Jibia while receiving 12,936 APC members from Kaita and Jibia local government areas. He also gave assurance to the people of the area that if elected he would restore security, peace and order in the areas within 100 days. Lado-Danmarke alleged that “wickedness, hatred and bad government policies” had hindered business activities in the areas. “By God’s…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has directed all staff of his office who are part of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, to give their best to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Osinbajo issued the directive during a meeting with his staff members who are part of the PCC. Disclosing this, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ajuri Ngelale, said Osinbajo stressed the importance of the assignment. Ngelale, who is one of the spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima campaign organization, said the Vice President appealed to those concerned to carry out their duties without hindrance. He also urged…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday in Kano, appealed to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to eschew religious sentiment and vote for him in the 2023 presidential election, insisting that he is the best candidate to give Nigeria good leadership. Tinubu spoke during an interface with CAN leadership in Kano led by the state chairman, Rev. Samuel Adeyemo. The APC presidential candidate, who spoke at Africa House, Government House, Kano, reminded the Christian leaders that he is married to a pastor, insisting that his decision for a Muslim-Muslim ticket was…
Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak on Sunday formally declared his candidacy to contest the Conservative Party leadership election to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister and fix the economy. The 42-year-old is the clear frontrunner as he raced ahead with the backing of at least 128 Tory members of Parliament, even as loyalists of his former boss Boris Johnson claimed he has the necessary 100 MPs needed to make it to the shortlist. While the former Tory leader and prime minister is yet to officially declare his candidacy, the contest is shaping up as a three-way fight including third-placed…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism that huge crowds that received its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in both Edo and Niger States signals victory at the 2023 general elections. NAN reports that the spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made the assertion on Sunday in a statement he issued in Abuja. According to Ologbondiyan, huge crowds received the former vice president in Benin; Bida, Niger; and Jibia, Katsina State; during campaign rallies. He further stated that Atiku’s campaign was gaining more traction across the country due to his tenacity in addressing the nation’s…