Popular Abuja-based activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to the private meeting between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his counterparts from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adeyanju said Wike would not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but would work against the party. InfoStride News reported that Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State met with Wike privately. The meeting held in Wike’s private residence in Rivers State on Friday. Reacting to the meeting, Adeyanju said Wike wouldn’t dump the PDP because too much is at stake.…
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The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government’s claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani dismissed the claim as “baseless and outdated,” accusing Britain of being “complicit” in the war in Yemen. Britain has been continuously selling advanced weapons to the Saudi-led military coalition against “the defenseless people of Yemen,” Xinhua news agency quoted Kanaani as saying. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government…
Datti Baba-Ahmed, a lawmaker representing the Zaria Federal Constituency at the House of Assembly was a few hours ago named the running mate to Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi Peter Obi chose the 46 years old lawmaker as his running mate following long deliberations among party stalwarts and rumours of a merger between the NNPP and LP. Here are certain things to know about Obi’s running mate. 1 – Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed was born to the Baba-Ahmed family in Zaria, Kaduna State, in 1975/1976 2 – He is among the thirty-three children of his father, Baba Ahmed, who…
Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, has unveiled his running mate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed. Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed was announced as the LP vice-presidential candidate in Abuja on Friday. The 46-year-old is the founder of Baze University, Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University Kano State. Speaking at the event, Obi said Baba-Ahmed was eminently qualified to bring his private sector and academic achievements to bear in the drive to rescue Nigeria from the primitive politics of ethnicity. Obi added that the party will anchor its manifesto in the coming days on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Recall that Doyin Okupe, Director General…
No fewer than five persons were reportedly injured as some persons allegedly in the convoy of Senator Ademola Adeleke clashed with opposition party members at the Ede South secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The attack, which happened on Thursday in Ede, led to vandalisation of vehicles and other properties at the APC secretariat in the town. An APC member, who witnessed the attack, alleged that APC members were at their party secretariat when some individuals in the campaign train of the PDP launched an unprovoked attack on them. In his words, “We were at our party secretariat when…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom after a short vacation. Recall that Ayu jetted out of the country on June 21, 2022, for a short vacation after the hectic party primaries and nomination processes. While he was away, some party members called for his replacement, on the account that the Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is a northerner like the Chairman. Ayu, who touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Friday morning, commended the PDP Deputy National Chairman (North) Amb. Umar Damagun who held forth…
US President Joe Biden will visit the CIA on Friday at a time when his administration’s support for Ukraine has pushed the work of the normally secretive intelligence agencies into the limelight. Joe Biden will commemorate the agency’s 75th anniversary since its founding after World War II. While at the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, Biden will meet with CIA officers who have worked on Ukraine to thank them for their work, according to a US official who requested anonymity to discuss the plans. Biden has established a more traditional relationship with the CIA and other agencies after former President…
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) will on Thursday hold a bye-election at Ward 5, Joga/Ibooro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. InfoStride News reports that the bye-election becomes mandatory following the demise of the former Councilor, Hon. Sunday Isiaka. As part of its responsibilities, OGSIEC had taken voter education to Joga, Ibooro and Ijako in Yewa North, to sensitise the people on the bye election. Speaking during a courtesy visit to monarchs in the communities, OGSIEC Chairman, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, said the sensitization became necessary to prepare the people on the rudiments and procedures for casting…
The Zamfara state All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have told the Presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to express his commitment to tackle insecurity in the state before they can pledge their support. The stakeholders made this known in a statement issued Thursday by the APC Zonal Publicity Secretary, North West, Malam Musa Mada. They assured they would only support and deliver the state in the 2023 elections if Tinubu promised to tackle insecurity in the state. According to the statement, “As the fact-finding tour of the North West Zonal officials of All Progressives Congress reached Zamfara on…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo of trying to distort history. Keyamo had said the PDP presidential candidate was among the first Nigerians to abandon the June 23 struggle. He said Atiku, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and most of the current presidential candidates never played any role in the June 12 struggle. Keyamo pointed out that only Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, played a pivotal role in the June 12 struggle. To this end, he said Tinubu should be allowed to…
Doyin Okupe, Director General of Peter Obi Campaign Organisation, has submitted a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, withdrawing from the position. The Labour Party and its presidential candidate had submitted the name of Doyin Okupe as their Vice-presidential candidate on a temporary basis (Place holder) to beat the electoral umpire’s deadline. Okupe served as a placeholder as the party and its candidate is expected to announce a substantive running mate before Friday. Recall that the party had said its Vice President will come from the North This afternoon I submitted my withdrawal letter from the position of…
Boris Johnson is facing an onslaught of resignations from his government that threaten to bring an end to his premiership, even as he warned plotting rebel Conservatives he will fight any attempt to oust him. At least 32 British lawmakers including finance minister Rishi Sunak have left Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government in less than 24 hours, saying the British leader no longer has their confidence and plunging his government into crisis. Asked whether he would resign as he arrived for a scheduled appearance before parliamentary committee, Johnson said: “No, no, no.” Chart Johnson defied further calls for him to…
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that the appointment of Umar El-Yakub as the Minister of State for Works and Housing by President Muhammadu Buhari has restrengthened the APC in Kano. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba in a statement said Governor Ganduje hailed the president for appointing a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and worthy son of Kano given his sterling performances as a lawmaker and most recently a Presidential aide. He said the appointment of a long-standing member of the progressive family equipped with political experience and knowledge, is a good…
Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has stated that the 2023 general elections will not be based on one turn, ethnicity, or religion. Speaking while fielding questions on Arise Tv Morning Show on Thursday, the presidential candidate of Labour Party said it would be based on a Nigerian agenda to save the country. He explained that in 2023 Nigerians must elect a capable candidate to pilot the country’s affairs, saying that primitive considerations by Nigerians during electoral cycles had led Nigeria to the current quagmire. He stated that Nigeria at the moment needs an expert to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that he may attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) grand rally for the Osun governorship election next week. Buhari made the disclosure when he received Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and party leaders on Wednesday. The President did the ceremonial presentation of the APC flag to the candidate. The Nigerian leader assured that the party was committed to furthering the development journey of Osun. He commended Oyetola for serving the people in his first term in office, adding that he is confident that APC would. Buhari hailed co-chairs of the Governorship Campaign Council, Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu and…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has lambasted the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola for allegedly using threat and coercion against traditional rulers and monarchs in the State. The PDP also described as reprehensible the display of thuggery and violence unleashed in a bid to stop them from visiting the traditional rulers in the State. The party made this known in a statement signed by Akindele Adekunle, Chairman Caretaker Transition Committee and made available to the media on Wednesday in Osogbo. The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, Larooye II had on Tuesday threatened that he will…
After the big blow of losing his Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid in quick succession, a flurry of junior ministerial and government aide resignations hit embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday as he fought the latest challenge to his leadership. Will Quince, who was sent out to defend No. 10 Downing Street’s appointment of Chris Pincher as Deputy Chief Whip just hours before Johnson admitted his mistake in appointing him to a government job, resigned as an education minister. Soon after, Robin Walker resigned as the schools’ minister, warning against a “worrying narrowing of the…
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has urged all electorate not to sell their votes. He described it as an act of sabotaging their future and that of the unborn generation. This is as the governor said his victory in the July 16 governorship election would be a landslide one, that the opposition will have no choice than to congratulate him. Oyetola said this during an engagement programme with United Nigeria Panel beater Association, Osun chapter on Tuesday at Akoda, Ede East LCDA of the state. In his words, “Please don’t sell your votes, it will amount to sabotaging the…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has opened up on his choice of running mate, insisting he preferred a younger person as vice-presidential candidate. Obi disclosed this while featuring on Arise TV Morning Show on Wednesday. The former Anambra governor said he prefers a younger person with a capable hand with something to offer to complement his ticket rather than recycling old hands who had been in the government before. Asked to clarify social media rumours that he had chosen Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, a businessman and politician, as his vice-presidential candidate, Obi said he was…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to stop the All Progressives Congress, APC, from replacing Kabiru Masari as the running mate to Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 presidential election. Shortly after Tinubu emerged as the presidential candidate of the APC, the name of Masari was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as an interim Vice Presidential candidate. However, two chieftains of the party, who were delegates in the just concluded APC National Convention, Zakari Maigari and Zubainatu Mohammed, approached the court to stop INEC from accepting a change of…