The Benue State Forum of Local Government Vice Chairmen have refuted reports of its members planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The forum said such reports were the handiwork of mischief makers deliberately spreading falsehood. In a statement, the forum explained that its members are only exploring all civil means to accrue all their statutory entitlements. The statement was signed by Hon. Austine Nemba, Chairman of the forum; and its Secretary Hon. Alex Tyonongo. According to the statement: “This is to formally debunk claims making the rounds in some quarters deliberately concocted by mischief makers that the Local…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Pakistan on Wednesday signed a 15 billion yuan (USD 2.3 billion) loan facility agreement with a Chinese consortium of banks to help the country’s cash-strapped economy in the wake of depleting foreign exchange reserves and depreciation of its local currency. Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a tweet said that the “Chinese consortium of banks has today (Wednesday) signed the RMB 15 billion (USD 2.3 billion) loan facility agreement after it was signed by the Pakistani side yesterday (Tuesday)”. Thanking the Chinese government for “facilitating this transaction”, Ismail said the “inflow was expected within a couple of days”. Foreign Minister…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday visited Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at his residence. Channels TV reports that upon arrival, Peter Obi was taken inside where he met Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The meeting was held behind closed doors. Peter Obi’s visit is coming four days after the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi paid Governor Wike a visit. Wike is yet to react to the emergence of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as the Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP. The NWC had reportedly picked Wike as the perfect candidate to balance…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed fear that Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, may floor the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 2023. Speaking with members of the PDP, Obaseki noted that his party could not even come second in the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti State. While the APC won the Ekiti governorship poll, the Social Democratic Party, PDP, came second and the PDP, a distant third place. Obaseki warned that the PDP must be more attractive for Nigerians, who are now following the…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has inaugurated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in the state, as part of efforts to reconcile aggrieved members after the party’s recent House of Assembly and National Assembly primaries. Senator Diri, who mandated the committee to ensure all aggrieved persons are reached and all aggrieved issues addressed, inaugurated the committee on Tuesday during a meeting with candidates, party leadership, and others in Government House, Yenagoa. He stressed that having concluded the primaries, it was imperative for all members to close ranks and work for the victory of the party in the 2023…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted an 86-member National Campaign Council for the Osun governorship election. National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; and Sen. Iyiola Omisore, National Secretary signed the circular. Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the chairman; his Kano counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje is the deputy chairman. Other governors were named as vice-chairmen. They are Sani Bello – Niger, Atiku Bagudu – Kebbi, Abubakar Badaru – Jigawa, Nasir El-Rufai – Kaduna, Kayode Fayemi – Ekiti, Yahaya Bello – Kogi. Babagana Zulum – Borno, Inuwa Yahaya – Gombe, Aminu Masari – Katsina, Abdulrahaman AbdulRazaq – Kwara, Abdullahi Sule – Nasarawa. Rotimi Akeredolu…
House of Representatives member, Shina Peller has joined the Accord Party (AP). The lawmaker made the announcement on the floor of the House on Tuesday. Peller dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week. In a statement, Peller disclosed that he entered talks with his new party and others after he left the APC. The businessman said they were numerous options, but AP was chosen “for very peculiar reasons”. He noted that Accord Party was the first platform in Oyo State to zone Oyo North Senatorial ticket to Oke Ogun considering that Ogbomosho Zone had done two terms. Peller said…
Authorities are to declare the final seat on Wednesday in a greener, more fragmented Australian Parliament following May 21 elections. The election brought Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labour Party to power for the first time in nine years. The Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday declared the Victoria state seat of Cooper was the 77th won by Labour in the 151-seat House of Representatives where parties need to control a majority to form government. The opposition conservative Liberal Party is expected to be declared the winner of the Western Australia state seat of O’Connor later on Wednesday. Labor’s narrow majority…
The Governorship Campaign Council of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rubbished the recent call by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a probe of Ademola Adeleke, the party’s gubernatorial candidate over alleged vote buying agenda. The Osun PDP said it was an attempt to cover the failure of the Adegboyega Oyetola administration and distract attention from his imminent defeat. In a statement signed by Diran Odeyemi, Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee, Senator Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation, issued on Tuesday, the Campaign Council said that at no time did its candidate boast or mention plans to buy votes. The…
Alhaji Isa Ashiru, the Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has named Dr John Ayuba as his running mate. Ayuba is a former Commissioner for Finance and Water resources during late Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and Governor Ramalan Yero’s era, respectively. The nomination of the PDP gubernatorial running mate was announced by the Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) to the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna, Shuaibu Gimi. The statement explained that the decision was taken after a wide consultation with various party stakeholders, particularly those from the Southern Senatorial zone…
A member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Enema Paul, has said that the youths do not even have conscience again. Paul said this while reacting to some allegations levelled against the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Matthew Kolawole, by some aggrieved members. One of the allegations was that the Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker obtained a loan that runs into millions for his personal use in the name of the Assembly. He was also accused of recording conversation with fellow lawmakers and relaying the conversations to the Governor, Yahaya Bello. But Paul, who featured on…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called a meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies and plans for further arms buildup following a highly provocative run in ballistic missile testing this year that revived tensions with Washington and Seoul. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday that Kim presided over a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission that began Tuesday to review defense work during the first half of 2022 and confirm crucial and urgent tasks to expand military capabilities and implement key defense policies. The report did not specify any…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom State Council, has set up an eleven-man peace/reconciliation committee that would identify all aggrieved members at the just-concluded congress/primaries and see a way to appease and reconcile them back to the party. In a statement issued by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Borono Bassey and made available to our correspondent in Uyo on Tuesday, the committee will be headed by Senator Effiong Bob, while: Hon. Imo Ibokette, Ambassador Assam Assam, Sen. Aloysius Etok, Barr. Uwem Ekanem, Sen. Emmanuel Ibokessien, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Ekaette Ebong Okon, Sir Michael Essang, Rt. Hon. Udo Kierian Akpan,…
Chief Victor Umeh, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has given the reason for defecting to the Labour Party. Umeh spoke at a press conference held at the Secretariat of the Anambra Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Awka. He said that he dumped APGA because of an alleged conspiracy against him by some party members in the state. Umeh emerged the LP candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections, after leaving APGA. “During the last senatorial primary election, which I contested under APGA, it was glaring that some…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Buhari made this known in an interview with Bloomberg News. When asked if he plans to endorse a candidate for President in 2023, he said “Yes. I will endorse the APC candidate for president.” Speaking on concerns over CBN’s independence following the Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s interest to run for President in 2023, Buhari said Emefiele was a victim of accusations because as an apex bank governor he follows a model outside of the economic orthodoxy. He further stated that the CBN board…
Nigerian billionaire Ned Nwoko has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi cannot be the next President of Nigeria. Nwoko, husband to Nollywood actress, Regina Daniel, said this during an interview with BBC Igbo, adding that Obi will change Nigeria as a Minister of Economy. According to him, Peter Obi is a good man and has the support of Nigerian youths but Labour Party lacks the necessary structure to rule Nigeria. Nwoko also noted that the population of Nigeria is complex, warning that many things in Nigeria will work against the emergence of a president under…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia must be approved as soon as possible. “In all negotiations with foreign partners, I constantly emphasize that the seventh package of EU sanctions is needed as soon as possible. Russia must feel the growing pressure for the war and its aggressive anti-European policy,” Zelensky was quoted as saying Ukrinform news agency. According to the Ukranian President, new Russian threats to Lithuania, the next wave of energy pressure and the next portion of lies from Russian officials about the food crisis are arguments behind the need…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed delight at the emergence of Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, a young and brilliant lawyer, as the running mate to the party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah. It said the joint ticket will guarantee the sustenance of the enviable legacies of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration anchored on peace, security and good governance. In a statement by the Chairman of the PDP in Enugu State, Hon. Augustine Nnamani, the party congratulated Barr. Ossai on his emergence as the party’s deputy governorship candidate, and went further to commend Barr. Mbah for his forthrightness…
Senator Umaru Al-Makura, an APC chieftain from Nasarawa has said the choice of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best for Nigeria. Al-Makura, a member of the ‘Think-Tank of Tinubu for President’, made the claim during a meeting with various support groups from Nasarawa State for the candidate on Tuesday, NAN reports. The former governor referred to Tinubu as a soldier of democracy who alongside other patriots fought for democracy at the riskiest period of the country. He said Tinubu had transformed Lagos State as its governor from 1999 to 2007…
The chairman of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dele Ekunola, has assured the people of the state that the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the just-concluded election, Segun Oni, will reclaim his “stolen” mandate in the court. Ekunola stated this on Monday while addressing newsmen at the party secretariat, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, assuring that the party has concluded that it would go to court to reclaim its mandate as expressed by the people of Ekiti State over the weekend. “I can assure you that we have concluded our plans to take the injustice…