The government of Prof Ben Ayade in Cross River State has been described as the worst that has happened in the state. This assertion was made by the former special adviser to the immediate past governor of the state, Liyel Imoke, Dr Peter Oti. He spoke in Calabar at a 3-day workshop on budget tracking and investigating public expenditure organised by Daily Trust Foundation in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation for Journalists in South-South Nigeria. He alleged that Ayade’s government has not bothered to follow the fundamentals of budget preparation, documentation and implementation. He also claimed that Ayade’s government does not…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
A House of Representative candidate on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, in Ebonyi State, Mr. Irem Oka Ibom on Friday denounced the gubernatorial candidature of the party, Edward Nkwagu over a Federal High Court judgement. Ibom is contesting the Afikpo north and south federal constituency seat on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. He made this known in a statement signed and forwarded to the national chairman of LP, Julius Abure, a copy of which was issued to journalists in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. Ibom who was on the lineup of Edward Nkwagu, contested and won…
North Korea on Saturday called US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the worst destroyer of international peace and stability, accusing her of inciting anti-North Korea sentiment and enraging China during her Asian tour earlier this week. Pelosi travelled to South Korea after visiting Taiwan, which had prompted China to launch military exercises including missile strike training in waters near the self-governed island. China views Taiwan as part of its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. While in South Korea, Pelosi visited a border area with North Korea and discussed the North’s nuclear programme with South Korean National Assembly…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has declared that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi is ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar in terms of capacity and experience. Keyamo, the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council made the assertion on Friday when he appeared on Channels TV. According to Keyamo, the former Vice President has never been in charge of any government, stressing that he (Atiku) is not tested and can’t be trusted. He said, “How are we going to hand the country to somebody who…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola has finally submitted his petition at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo to challenge the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election and was declared the winner of the keenly contested poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having polled a total number of 403,271 against 375,027 polled by Governor Oyetola. Recall that the chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun, had hinted that the APC is ready to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), PDP and its candidate to…
The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has accused leading 2023 presidential candidates of divisive utterances. The group mentioned Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, flagbearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The POSN noted that the duo have been making pronouncements “polarizing the country along ethnic and religious fault lines”. The spokesman Sani Altukry wondered how they would unite Nigerians if they eventually win the election “after dividing them”. His statement on Friday said the APC and PDP should be telling citizens their plans to rescue the country “from the path of precipice that it…
A member of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Adefisoye, popularly known as Small Alhaji, has bragged that he joined politics not because of money because he was driving a Lamborghini at 18. Adefisoye, who represents Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency, stated this on his verified handle on Twitter on Friday, while soliciting support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. He stated that he was born into one of the richest families in Ondo State. “Drove a Lamborghini at the Age of 18, came from one of the richest families in Ondo State. Na passion for development…
The Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers expressed concern over Taiwan as China began the massive military drills around Taiwan and warned that the situation could spark “open conflicts” and “unpredictable consequences” among major powers. China has started its large-scale military drills around self-ruled Taiwan, hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed from Taipei which infuriated Beijing. “ASEAN is concerned with the international and regional volatility, especially in the recent development in the area adjacent to the ASEAN region which could destabilize the region and eventually could lead to miscalculation, serious confrontation, open conflicts and unpredictable consequences among major powers,” as…
A meeting of the executive members of the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held behind closed doors over the alleged anti-party activities of the state secretary of the party, Farouq Ahmad Rijiya has ended inconclusively due to hot arguments. InfoStride News reports that the leaders of the party had invited newsmen to brief them on the agreement reached by the leaders of the party. Reporters were at the Secretariat of the party in Gusau, the State capital at about noon but the meeting, which started a 9am was not concluded InfoStride News reports that newsmen waited…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has allegedly acknowledged Mr. Edward Nkwagu as the credible candidate of the Labour Party, LP, for the 2023 governorship election. Recall that Nkwagu was elected by the leadership of the Labour Party, LP in Ebonyi State on August 2, 2022. But, the federal High court sitting in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi State, on the 3rd of August 2022 declared the primary election that produced Nkwagu as the gubernatorial candidate null and void. The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi and Governorship candidate of Labour Party in Ebonyi State, Arc. Dr Edward Nkwagu,…
The National Chairman of the South West Agenda (SWAGA) 2023, Senator Dayo Adeyeye has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has no moral justification to condemn the choice of Kashim Shettima as the running mate for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He explained that the PDP candidate supported the Muslim-Muslim ticket in 1993 with his moves to be the running mate of MKO Abiola, adding that the APC’s choice of Shettima was the masterstroke that has put the opposition party in a panic mode ahead of the…
Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Gboyega Oyetola to challenge the result of the July 16 governorship election before the Election Petition Tribunal. The PDP said it was yet to be served with any election petition, adding that neither the governor-elect nor the party was worried by the alleged petition. The Osun State APC chairman, Gboyega Famoodun, on Thursday, hinted that the party had concluded plans to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the PDP and the governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke before the…
After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met South Korean political leaders in Seoul on Thursday but avoided making direct public comments on relations with Beijing and Taipei that could further increase regional tensions. Pelosi, the first House speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years, said Wednesday in Taipei that the American commitment to democracy in the self-governing island and elsewhere remains ironclad. In response, China on Thursday began military exercises, including missile strike training, in six zones surrounding Taiwan, in what could be the biggest of their kind since the mid-1990s. After visiting…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has opened up on the ongoing efforts to reconcile its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said efforts are ongoing to reconcile Atiku and Wike. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Ologunagba said misunderstanding within a family is a normal thing, NAN reports. He, however, noted that the capacity to handle such misunderstanding would always make the difference. “In PDP we believe that people should speak. We don’t give instructions. We allow issues to be discussed openly and that’s what we’re doing. The processes…
The Osun State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prince ‘Gboyega Famoodun, has ruled out negotiation with The Osun Progressives, a faction in the party backed by the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola. He said “there is a free entry and free exit in any political party.” Famodun, while addressing journalists at a press conference held at the Party’s secretariat in Osogbo on Thursday, said The Osun Progressives (TOP) had done its worst, adding that it would be needless to go into any pact with the group. On Tuesday, members of Aregbesola faction of APC in the State embarked on a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State, Alhaji Awaisu Giwa Kuta, has called on the state government to launch an investigation on the projects executed by members of the state House of Assembly in the last four years. Kuta, who is the Coordinator, Community Relations to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, stated this during an interaction with journalists in Minna, the state capital. He noted that the assembly has lost focus even as people have lost confidence in them. According to him, funds were released for various constituency projects to the lawmakers, hence the need to investigate…
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has alleged that the state of the nation in the last seven years is a far cry from what was obtainable in 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari took over the country’s mantle of leadership. The Katsina State Chairman of the party, Hon. Sani Liti, said this while addressing newsmen during a press conference in the state capital on Thursday. While describing Nigeria as a failed state due to government’s inability to tackle the security challenges threatening the soul of the country, Liti urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency declare a…
Taiwan cancelled airline flights Thursday as the Chinese navy fired artillery near the island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, but the impact on shipments of processor chips and other goods needed by global industries was unclear. China ordered ships and planes to avoid the military drills that encircled the self-ruled island, which the mainland’s ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. The Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post called the drills an effective Taiwan blockade. Beijing announced live-fire exercises after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived Tuesday for a one-day visit,…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Professor Mustapha Rabo, on Wednesday, berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for donating vehicles worth N1.14 billion to neighbouring Niger Republic. He said the blood of innocent Nigerians killed by bandits and those being held in captivity would never forgive the ruling All Progressives Congress. The Nigerian government, through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had on Wednesday, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the purchase and donation of vehicles, worth N1.4 billion, to neighbouring Niger Republic, to address its security…
Abdullahi Adamu, the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, on Wednesday, told the party members that Abuja is not an Abia locality and no one should come to him crying after elections. Adamu, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists after inaugurating an eight-member Abia Reconciliation Committee, urged party members to close ranks and work as a team to secure victory in the upcoming 2023 general elections. He said, “We’ve to do some work and forget some of the prejudices and stand together. “We don’t want anybody to come here after the elections and start crying and laying blame on us…