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…
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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…
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said that he will not succumb to intimidation or blackmail just because of his senatorial ambition. He also insisted that he will never trade the interest of the state to gain political power. Governor Ortom spoke during an enlarged meeting with Jemgbagh PDP Elders Forum comprising Gboko, Tarka and Buruku Local Government Areas held on Sunday, October 9th, 2022 at the Gboko residence of Hon. Mike Mku. The meeting was at the instance of the Jemgbagh PDP Elders Forum, which sought to get clarifications on the cold war between the Governor and…
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that his Party is all out to salvage Nigeria from its various problems. He said the party has the best manifesto. Kwankwaso, who said this on Sunday, while commissioning the Kano office of the NNPP campaign office, urged Nigerians to see NNPP as their savior. Senator Kwankwaso insisted the party is the best for Nigeria, urging voters to ensure they come out en masse and exercise their right. The candidate tasked Nigerians to pray for the country ahead of the 2023 elections, adding that…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied singing the praise of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo declared that from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. The rebuttal by the ex-Head of State was issued on Sunday by spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. Obasanjo stated that he could not have made any remark at the expense of his noble military profession. A viral WhatsApp message by a group, “National Patriots”, claimed that the retired General described Tinubu as a super politician. “If you are looking for a thoroughbred politician of masters class, visit Lagos Bourdillon,” he was quoted saying.…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy believes that Russian officials have started “preparing the society” for the possible use of nuclear weapons, but also added that “they are not ready to do it”. In an interview with the BBC at the President’s Office in Kiev, Zelensky said on Friday: “They begin to prepare their society. That’s very dangerous. “They are not ready to do it, to use it. But they begin to communicate. They don’t know whether they’ll use or not use it. I think it’s dangerous to even speak about it.” “What we see is that Russia’s people in power like…
The political tension in Rivers State regarding who succeeds Governor Nyesom Wike in 2023 may rise in the coming days, as the major contender in the forthcoming governorship polls, Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected Executive Order 21 of the state government prohibiting political parties from holding campaigns and rallies using any public facilities without the payment of N5 million security fee. Reacting to the policy, Cole described as “obnoxious” the signing into law of Executive Order 21 by Governor Nyesom Wike. According to the APC candidate, such action was tantamount to stifling the political space…
Godswill Akpabio has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will emerge victorious in 2023. The former Akwa Ibom governor noted that the APC and Tinubu have the required competence, capacity, and acceptance. Akpabio, ex-Niger Delta minister, is the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. He spoke in Ukana on Sunday at a gathering of party members and supporters from the senatorial zone. “Go all out and campaign for all our candidates because the party has all it takes to win elections from the national to the states,” Akpabio told them.…
The Zamfara State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assured that formidable strategies have been put in place to ensure that it does not go to the 2023 general elections unprepared. This was disclosed to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital by the governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Ahmad Hashim, who said the party also signed a peace accord with other political parties in the state. The party’s flag bearer said its leaders in Zamfara were making all necessary consultations to ensure a landslide victory in the general elections. “People are looking at the party as a…
The recent dust raised by the outcome of the presidential primary of the Peoples Redemption Party has refused to settle in Taraba State. The primary which produced the eldest son of late Bashorun MKO Abiola, the winner of the 1993 June 12 presidential election, has been frowned upon by the state chapter of the party. The aggrieved members in a press statement on Sunday in Jalingo, alleged that the party’s presidential candidate, Lateef Kolawale Abiola, emerged against the wish of the teaming supporters of the party. They claimed that the flag bearer was forcefully imposed on the party by some…
The United States and its allies are seeking Pakistan’s support for the resolution to be tabled at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week against Russia for invading Ukraine, Express Tribune reported. The US and its western allies are set to move a resolution at the UNGA, condemning the Russian invasion and seeking withdrawal of Russian forces from the Ukrainian territories, Express Tribune reported. In order to garner maximum support, the US is particularly eyeing support of the countries, which abstained from voting in March on the similar resolution, the report said. Pakistan at the time joined China, India…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed the nomination of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is “invalid, null and void”. This was contained in a statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, on Saturday. The PDP hinged the illegality of Tinubu’s nomination on a September 30, 2022 judgement which nullified the actions of the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni. Buni is the immediate past chairman of the APC national caretaker committee. Under his leadership, the party conducted a convention which produced Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman. In June,…