A top court in Pakistan on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to former prime minister Imran Khan and summoned him on August 31 in contempt proceedings initiated against him for passing controversial remarks against a female judge at a rally here. A three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and comprising Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, also asked Khan to personally appear before the bench on August 31. The court on Monday constituted a larger bench to initiate contempt of court proceedings against 69-year-old Khan for “threatening” Additional Sessions Judge Zeba…
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has identified “important” areas Nigeria must tackle “aggressively” for a greater economy. According to Obi, investment in intangible assets such as education and power are critical for an economic renaissance. The former Anambra State governor stated this on Monday at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association at the Eko Hotels, Lagos. Obi said, “What we need to do is the two most intangible assets: security; and law and order. “Provide a conducive environment to attract investors, then education and power. The economy is driven by these…
There was a disagreement between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday over the proposed Local Government election in Osun State. The crossfire was triggered by an announcement by the Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) Segun Oladitan last week that the local government council election would be held on October 15. The PDP on Tuesday told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to make available the updated voters register to the OSSIEC for the purpose of the proposed local government poll. In a letter credited to PDP legal adviser,…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed has opened up on why he parted ways with President Muhammadu Buhari. Baba-Ahmed and Buhari were once members of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change, CPC. He was elected in 2011 to represent Kaduna North Senatorial District under the defunct party. However, Baba-Ahmed said he parted ways with Buhari due to a change in ideology. He disclosed that Buhari has lost his principles and bearings, hence he parted ways with the president. Speaking in Kano, Datti said: “Over time, President Buhari lost his principles and bearings, the situation made it difficult…
The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, has confirmed the disappearance of Kazeem Alli, chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Apomu branch. In a statement she issued, Opalola stated that was whisked away by some assailants who operated in an unregistered black-coloured Toyota Corolla car and inflicted machete cuts on the victim. Opalola noted that since the victim has not been seen, the condition of Alli could not be ascertained yet whether he is alive or dead. She revealed that, “Immediately the news broke, the Area Commander, Ikire promptly mobilised combined team of…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has carpeted the Rivers State’s Governor, Nyesom Wike for allegedly launching crackdowns on his political opponents including those of his own Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The rights group in a statement issued by its national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, urged the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Usman Alkali Baba, the Director General of the State security Services, DSS Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi and the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya to instruct their operatives not to be used by Governor Wike for his “tyrannical attacks against political rival”. According to HURIWA,…
Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Governor of Kano State, has confirmed his movement out of Kwankwaso’s New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP, although he has not in clear terms stated which party he is decamping to. Shekarau while speaking to a crowd of supporters, Monday at the Kano Foundation office along BUK Road, accused Former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of not only betraying him but humiliating him. The former governor who went down memory lane over what transpired between him and Kwankwaso during his brief stay in the NNPP noted with dismay that, he was alone, given forms to contest his…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has pointed out the kind of leader Nigerians should vote for in 2023. Atiku said Nigerians should look out for an experienced leader. He spoke at Monday’s 62nd conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Lagos. “I believe we have had an experience and that experience must be brought back,” he said. Atiku said since the emergence of the current administration, the country has recorded “all the negative indices. Today we are more disunited.” He said the level of insecurity and poverty has risen in measures never been seen. The…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has expressed optimism that the 2023 general election would be centred on the capacity of candidates not their connection. The former Anambra State governor stated this on Monday at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association currently holding at the Eko Hotels, Lagos. Obi said, “Remember, the election we are going to have next year will not be about tribe, not religion, not connection, not entitlements but about character, competence, capacity, and commitment to deliver.” The event had the presence of several dignitaries including the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reached out to his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to finalise arrangements and facilitate his return to the crisis-hit country, a media report said on Monday. Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country and resigned last month in the face of a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the island nation’s economy. He is currently staying in a hotel in Bangkok with his wife Loma Rajapaksa. The Daily Mirror newspaper, citing highly-placed sources, claimed Wickremesinghe is reported to have contacted Rajapaksa to discuss arrangements for his return to the country. The move comes after the ruling party,…
UK leadership contender Rishi Sunak indicated he would not serve in a government run by his Conservative rival Liz Truss if she becomes prime minister next month. “One thing I have reflected on quite a bit being in government, in cabinet the last few years — you really need to agree with the big things,” the former chancellor, who is expected to lose the Tory party leadership contest, told BBC Radio 2 on Monday. “Because it’s tough, as I found out, when you don’t and I wouldn’t want to end up in a situation like that again.” Sunak, whose shock…
The immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye has said the expulsion of the party’s chairman, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah will do the party good in the State. Nwoye spoke to journalists, weekend, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, where he lamented the high rate of defection of leaders of the party in the State to other political parties. He blamed the development on the high-handedness and bad leadership style of Agballah. InfoStride News had reported that Agballah was sacked from the party on Friday by his Udi/Agbudu ward in Udi Council…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a foundation member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has declared that the breach of the power rotation principle is crippling Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s last bid to preside over Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 general elections. Okechukwu referred to the APC Northern Governors’ letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on June 4, 2022, as evidence that the rotation of the presidency between the North and South is intended to unite the country. He quoted the governors saying, “After careful deliberation, we…
A former governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda has said Bola Tinubu will effectively tackle the issue of corruption if he is eventually elected as President of Nigeria in 2023. Yuguda bared his mind while appearing on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily on Monday. The former Minister of Aviation admitted that as a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) he witnessed monumental corruption during the party’s 16 years reign, which was inherited by the present administration. He criticised the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it failed woefully in its promise to fight corruption headlong despite trying…
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday said no Nigerian will ever accept the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its chief drivers after it has inflicted the country with hardship. The opposition party scribe alleged that the APC and its leadership are using maximum force on Nigerians in a bid to compel them to have sympathy for them. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ikenna Onuoha, Anyanwu called on government security agencies in the country to stop abusing the rights of the citizens in the cause of carrying…
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked his US counterpart Joe Biden, during last month’s phone conversation, to prevent US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan, The Washington Post reported on Saturday citing White House officials. But Xi’s concern was rebuffed and he was warned against Beijing’s “provocative” actions if the visit were to take place, the report added. The US President told his Chinese counterpart that he “could not oblige” as the US Congress is an independent branch of government and that Pelosi would make her own decisions about foreign trips, the newspaper said. Biden also warned his Chinese…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is laying the foundation for the rigging of the 2023 election through the manual collation of results. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in an interview with the Punch on Saturday said the collation of results of the 2023 general elections will be done manually despite the adoption of electronic transmission of results. Okoye was quoted to have said “Section 60(5) of the Act makes it mandatory that the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Hon. Adesola Gold Adedayo has told the Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate, Engr Segun Oni that “his persistent blackmails against the Ekiti governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji will not earn him victory at the election petition tribunal. Adedayo said it sounded spurious, hypocritical and demeaning for the Segun Oni’s legal team to be concocting lies and making incendiary comments against Oyebanji and the All Progressives Congress, claiming that they were allegedly planning to tinker with the election materials at INEC to pervert justice. The Osun-Ekiti born former Senior Legislative Assistant at…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a foundation member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has declared that the breach of the power rotation principle is crippling Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s last bid to preside over Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 general elections. Okechukwu referred to the APC Northern Governors’ letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on June 4, 2022, as evidence that the rotation of the presidency between the North and South is intended to unite the country. He quoted the governors saying, “After careful deliberation, we…
The Electoral Tribunal for the Osun State governorship election has fixed the date for the hearing of an ex-parte application filed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. This is coming after the Electoral Tribunal failed to serve the Governor-Elect, Ademola Adeleke court process on the petition challenging his victory. The election tribunal secretary, David Umar, while speaking with newsmen, said the Governor-elect could not make himself available to receive the service. The tribunal fixed Monday, August 22 for the hearing of the application. Umar said counsels to Oyetola had approached the tribunal with an ex-parte application for substituted service on Adeleke. According…