The Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Akwa Ibom State, Ezekiel Nya-Etok has asked Nigerians to look beyond political party or zone and consider a candidate who has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the nation. The Governorship candidate stated this in a press briefing over the weekend ahead of the unveiling of the ADC centre in Uyo which he said would be made available free of charge to members of the society irrespective of party preferences. He, however, wondered why people still vote party instead of the credibility of a candidate and what the person…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken control of Luhansk, which together with the neighbouring Donetsk province makes up Ukraine’s industrial heartland of Donbas. Shoigu told Putin that the operation was completed on Sunday after Russian troops overran the city of Lysychansk, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Luhansk. Putin, in turn, said that the military units…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged the people of the South-East zone to prepare for what it called ‘a ballot box revolution in the zone’. This formed part of the communique made available to the media on Monday by the group after its meeting in Enugu. The ADC also condemned in totality the increasing state of insecurity in the South-East, characterized by banditry, kidnapping, ritual killings and other forms of criminalities, attributing it to collapse of governance. The communique was signed by the National Vice Chairman of the Party South-East, Chilos Godsent, and its Zonal Secretary, Agumadu Frank. The…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has said that the Labour Party, LP, cannot win any election with the present realities. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, totally ruled out the possibility of the LP winning the presidential election in 2023. The LP has former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate and the media reports that most people, especially the youths, are looking at the individual and not the political party. The NNPP presidential candidate, who spoke during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said, “I believe it is in the interest…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said agitation within the party provides them with an opportunity to come together stronger and united. Atiku stated this in a statement on Sunday amid agitation by some PDP governors led by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over his choice of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate. He noted that when PDP gets better, the hope is higher than Nigeria’s rescue is near. The former Vice President said he admires democracy because it is a system with an intrinsic asset of crisis management. He explained…
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday predicted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, would win the 2023 elections. Okechukwu said Tinubu would win the presidential election by 60 percent. The founding member of APC made the prediction while addressing journalists at APC National Secretariat in Abuja. He noted that APC has more lawmakers at the National Assembly, adding that they would work towards Tinubu’s victory. Okechukwu stressed that APC members in the National Assembly would not betray Tinubu in 2023. He insisted that the chances of the APC presidential candidate…
The United States is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China’s Xinjiang region, where it says Beijing is committing genocide of the Uyghur population. US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) on 21 June began enforcing the Uighur Forced Labour Prevention Act, which US President Joe Biden signed into law in December. As per new rules all goods from Xinjiang, where Chinese authorities established detention camps for Uighurs and other Muslim groups, are made with forced labour and barred from import unless it can be proven otherwise. “We are rallying our…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin, on Sunday, in Kaduna, appealed to aggrieved party members over the choice of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as the party’s vice-presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Jibrin advised that members should allow the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku, and its chairman, Iyorcha Ayu to return to the country. In a statement in Kaduna on Sunday, he maintained that as soon as the party chairman and its presidential candidate returned, the process of reconciling all aggrieved members shall commence with Atiku Abubakar to head the…
As debates concerning the vice presidential candidacy of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continue to occupy central stage of Nigeria’s polity, a coalition of stakeholders from the North East region, has demanded that the party picks the VP candidate from North Central. This, according to the stakeholders, would afford the party to win the 2023 presidential elections and positions it as a party known for fairness, equity and justice. This was the major resolution of the North East APC Stakeholders Coalition in Abuja on Sunday, at a well attended emergency meeting. Stakeholders from the North West had clamoured for…
A non-governmental organisation has responded to a claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in Osun State that its arrangement of a governorship debate is “mischievous”, and “misleading”. The Crownrise Development Initiative had organised “the Office of the Citizen debate” on Rave FM 91.7FM on Saturday and listed Governor Gboyega Oyetola as one of the participants, but he failed to grace the event. However, in a statement signed by the Osun APC Campaign Council, it said the organizers did not invite the Governor. “The organisers of the debate, either deliberately or inadvertently, have chosen to mislead the public…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has claimed that the South East will not allow Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), become his running mate. Kwankwaso stated this while speaking with reporters after inaugurating the state office of the NNPP in Gombe State. According to him, even if Obi accepts to become his vice-presidential candidate, people from his region will reject it. “Even if my friend [Peter Obi] wants to accept the vice-presidential candidate, some people in the south-east will not accept, that is not strategic. “This is a golden…
A group of US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to file a formal request for consultations with India at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over its “dangerous trade-distorting practices”. The 12 Congressmen, in a letter to Joe Biden, stated that current WTO rules allow governments to subsidise up to 10 per cent of the value of commodity production. However, the Indian government continues to subsidise more than half of the value of production for several commodities, including rice and wheat, they said. India’s “lack of rule-following” and the Biden administration’s “lack of enforcement” have reshaped the global agricultural production…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) South East Zone has berated governors of the five states in the South East region over the security situation in the zone which has resulted in an increasing state of insecurity and militarization in the region. ADC stated this in a release jointly signed by the National Vice Chairman ADC South East, Chilos Godsent and Agumadu Frank, Zonal Secretary made available to the media on Sunday in Owerri, Imo State capital. The party said it is no longer news to everyone that governance in the five states in the South East is in a state…
With less than two weeks to the deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for submission of running mates, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has been cautioned against picking Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State or his predecessor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Tinubu is believed to be considering a Muslim-Muslim ticket amid an outcry by Nigerians. Reports have it that Tinubu may name either Zulum or Shettima as his running mate in the next few days. The APC presidential candidate had submitted the name of Kabiru Masari to INEC as a placeholder.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has said it was shocking to hear someone who is a living witness to the terrible security situation in the state condemning the additional measure taken by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle to protect people’s lives and property. A press statement signed by the party’s publicity secretary in the state, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said the unintelligent comments of the opposition PDP Secretary in the State, Faruk Ahmed Rijiya only goes to show the mindless way the PDP feels over the havoc being perpetrated by bandits. “Apart from banditry activities, there are other criminals…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged his supporters to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 polls. Amaechi stated this after he arrived in Rivers State on Saturday. Addressing aggrieved members of the party, who had expected him to win the APC presidential primary, he said no matter their anger, they should still vote for the APC. “Please, in the contest for the presidency, we should know that we should vote for our party, no matter how angry you are. “Forget the stories you’re hearing; forget about those gossiping about a meeting in France. Let…
A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans and issues concerning the continuing presence of terrorist organizations in the country. In a meeting that was held in Doha, US officials led by Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West covered matters like earthquake relief, economic stabilization, and counternarcotics. “The Taliban reiterated their pledge to not allow the territory of Afghanistan to be used by anyone to threaten any country. US officials expressed concern regarding the continuing presence of al-Qaida, ISIS-K, and other terrorist organizations in Afghanistan,” the…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar said he’s happy to have Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 election. The former vice president made the comment at the weekend in reaction to a special address by the governor. In a 3-minute video, Okowa said being on the ticket with Atiku gives him the opportunity to play a role in resetting the trajectory of Nigeria towards growth, peace and prosperity. “There is probably no time in the history of our country that the demand for good leadership is more compelling than the times that we are…
The Segun Oni Campaign Organisation (SOCO) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deliberately delaying the upload of results of the Saturday, June 18 Ekiti State governorship election on its server. SOCO claimed the delay was in order to perfect the falsified figures of results awarded to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebamiji, as the winner. The Director of Media and Publicity of the campaign organisation, Mr Jackson Adebayo, stated this in a statement made available to the journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday. Adebayo said INEC summary of local government results on Form EC8C and…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), on Saturday said accepting to be the running mate to any presidential candidate would lead to the collapse of NNPP. Kwankwaso, who was in Gombe State to inaugurate the state office of NNPP and meet with elected members of the party, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen. The former Governor of Kano State said with the fame the NNPP had achieved within the short time, anything short of his presidency would mean the collapse of the NNPP. Kwankwaso also confirmed that his party had been in talks…