The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, on Monday, vowed to unseat the current governor of the state, Seyi Makinde in 2023. The party also alleged that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has been engaging in violent, deceitful and propaganda-filled campaigns. The APC made the allegations during the inauguration of 3,333 members governorship campaign council in the state in Ibadan. At the event were the gubernatorial candidate of the party in 2023, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, Chairman of the party, Isaac Omodewu and other members of the party. Director General of the Campaign Council, Dr…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State has suspended the state Chairman of the party, Mr. Kingsley Temitope Oggah, for various offences ranging from misappropriation of funds, gross misconduct amongst other offences. The decision followed the Vote of no – confidence passed on the Chairman by his Ward executive on August 25, 2022; where he was subsequently suspended. The ward executive then transmitted the letter of suspension to the Local Government executive, which was also forwarded to the State executive on September 9, 2022. The state executive after his meeting on Monday ratified the suspension and directed the secretary,…
More than 70 journalists have been killed this year and a record number of media persons are incarcerated today while threats of imprisonment, violence and death against them keep growing, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday and called on governments and the international community to take the necessary steps to protect them. Guterres’ remarks came ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on November 2. “A free press is vital to a functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing, navigating the complex world and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals,” the Secretary-General said. “Yet, more than 70 journalists…
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Olu Falae, has charged the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to fix Nigeria’s economy if elected president. Falae lamented that the naira would soon become N1,000 to a dollar, hence the need to fix the country’s economy. Speaking during Tinubu’s visit to Afenifere leader, Pa Fasoranti, in Akure, Ondo State, Falae urged Tinubu to also fix security. He assured the APC presidential candidate of his support and advice. According to Falae: “When you become President, please work to fix this country. We are here to offer advice.…
The Benue Coalition for Democracy, BCD has tackled the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu for keeping mum on the recent massacre in Gbeji community, Ukum Local Government Area of the State. Recall that the Senator representing Benue North-East Senatorial district, Dr Gabriel Suswam had on October 21, 2022, confirmed that there was a massacre in the Gbeji community, saying 36 corpses were recovered, while several others were missing after a deadly attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. But according to BCG, the PDP Chairman who recently fell out with the State governor, Samuel Ortom following…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has claimed that the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, does not want to resign because he wants to continue overseeing the party’s finances. Wike stated this over the weekend at a media parley in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. The Governor and his associates have been calling for Ayu to resign, insisting that it is against PDP’s constitution for the national chairman and the presidential candidate to come from the same zone. Ayu is from Benue (North Central), while the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, hails…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesman, Baba Hakeem-Ahmed has urged Nigerians to scrutinize and “press” all the presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 elections. He said all the presidential candidates should be scrutinized on how they intend to resolve Nigeria’s challenges if elected. Hakeem-Ahmed spoke while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He pointed out that most of the presidential candidates are very experienced, hence they should tell Nigerians how they intend to tackle the country’s challenges. According to him: “Nigerians need to press our candidates. We desperately need to find out who among these people should be trusted. “These…
Rishi Sunak won an endorsement from financial markets in his first days as prime minister, and even some favorable polling numbers from the British public. His first full week in power may be more challenging. The new premier’s economic policy is set to face scrutiny as the Bank of England delivers what could be its biggest interest-rate hike in more than 30 years, and the government looks to fill the multi-billion hole in the nation’s finances before a fiscal statement next month. Meanwhile, questions continue to swirl over security breaches by his Home Secretary Suella Braverman, calling into doubt Sunak’s…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, political activities are yet to commence in Ogun State, the media has observed. The timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) specifies that campaigns by political parties for Presidential and National Assembly elections commenced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. On the other hand, governorship and State House of Assembly candidates are expected to commence their campaigns on October 12, 2022. However, checks by our correspondent revealed that electioneering activities are at a standstill in the Gateway State as parties and their candidates refused to launch their campaigns. DAILY POST gathered that no fewer…
The chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Jalingo, Alhaji Bashir Bakari, has been suspended by members of the party executives in the council. The suspension, as noticed by newsmen, came on Sunday in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state, after a vote of no confidence was passed on him. The suspension, which was contained in a statement read and made available to newsmen, said the action has become necessary following the activities of the chairman which the executive believed is detrimental to the party. The party’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the council, Mohammed Dahiru, said “it has…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over his remarks against Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Ayu had made it clear he had the power to stop Ortom and others from contesting the 2023 elections. “I have the powers to stop you and you will not go anywhere because I will insist that I must sign before you go anywhere,” Ayu had said. But Wike, while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said the PDP chairman lacks integrity, describing him as corrupt. “I…
As the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deepens, the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said he would have stopped the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and those calling for his resignation from realizing their ambition. Ayu explained that he opted against such a step to avoid cracks in the PDP. The PDP National Chairman spoke while addressing his followers at his country home in Gboko on Friday. Ortom and five other PDP governors had called for Ayu’s resignation after Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate. The governors had said a particular zone couldn’t produce PDP’s…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and discussed the ongoing Ukraine war, counterterrorism and other regional and global issues. Jaishankar thanked Blinken for his “strong and clear message” on counter-terrorism as well as his call for holding those responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accountable. The two leaders spoke on Saturday. The two discussed regional and global issues, including counterterrorism cooperation and Russia’s continuing aggression against Ukraine, Ned Price, spokesperson of the State Department said in a readout of the call on Saturday. “Good to speak to US Secretary of…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High court in Abuja had on March 8 sacked the governor over his defection to the APC. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the judgment of the Abuja Federal High Court, sacking Governor, David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Eric Kelechi Igwe, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High court in Abuja had on March 8 sacked the governor over his defection to the APC. The judge ruled that the 393,042 votes Umahi secured in the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Hajiya Munawwara Yazid says the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 General Elections will be a game changer for Nigeria. “Tinubu is an achiever just as he is a tested and trusted accomplished technocrat. He will certainly change the narrative in the country, if elected,”she said. Yazid told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)in Sokoto on Saturday that the combination of Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima is a good omen for Nigeria. “The duo are tangible achievers in their own ways. Both were former Governors and…
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the party will build an egalitarian, free and prosperous Nigeria if elected in 2023. Obi made the promise on Friday in Abakaliki, while speaking at an event organised in his honour by the Ebonyi chapter of the Civil Society Action Group (CSAG). Obi who was represented by Sen. Azu Agboti, his Presidential Campaign Coordinator in Ebonyi, urged the people not to lose hope in the Nigerian project saying, ‘there is light at the end of the tunnel.” He said the Labour Party’s campaign would be issue-based and anchored on…
Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 election said in Lafia on Saturday that he would tackle unemployment and insecurity if voted into power. He said he would tackle insecurity to pave way for economic growth and development. The presidential candidate also pledged to create jobs for youths to lift them off poverty and deprivation. “I assure you that if we come into power, we will address farmers and herders clashes and farmers will go back to their farms. We will tackle insecurity bedevilling the entire nation. “We will also support youths because today,…
With just 11 days left for the November 8 midterm polls in the US, former President Donald Trump has gone from bad to worse in approval ratings, while incumbent President Joe Biden shows only marginal improvement as voters are divided on important issues like inflation and abortion rights, while swing ballots hold the key in at least eight battleground states. In the upcoming election, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Thirty-nine state and territorial gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous other state and local elections, will…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Kingsley Wali has accused the Rivers government of vote buying. On October 12, Governor Nyesom Wike appointed 28,000 Special Assistants on Political Units. The next day, his spokesman Kelvin Ebiri announced that the number of aides had been increased to 50,000. The appointees include 14,000 Special Advisers, 319 Ward Liaison Officers and 40 Local Government Area Liaison Officers. Reacting, Wali said vote buying has been codified and given legal backing in the name of appointment/employment. “The vote buying which INEC is opposed to, is being codified in Rivers State”, the Unity House Foundation (UHF) Convener…
The former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Reno Omokri has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not use Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s immunity to travel to the United States of America. A few Nigerians on social media have alleged that in 2018 Atiku travelled to the US hiding under the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki’s immunity to escape arrest. Since his trip to the US, a post on social media claimed that the PDP candidate used Tambuwal’s immunity this time. Omokri in a post on his verified Facebook page, Saturday described…