The Rivers helmsman hailed Justice Aboki’s commitment to the protection of justice and rule of law. Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike threw bants on Friday, September 16, 2022, when he said he wasn’t like his Kogi counterpart, Yahaya Bello. He spoke at the launch of a book, “Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki. What Wike said: Wike said his visit to the nation’s capital reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary in May. The governor noted that it was his first time in Abuja…
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Umahi was reacting to the allegation that he ordered the state police to attack Obidients. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied ordering the state police command to teargas supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who staged a one million-man march for their preferred candidate in the state capital. Why Umahi spoke out: Umahi was reacting to the allegation that he ordered the state police command to stop the supporters who converged at Pastoral Centre, Nkwagu Ugbala Ground Arena, People’s Club, and other locations in the state. The governor, in a statement signed and issued to…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has left Nigeria for Europe on a business trip. The Media Adviser to Abubakar, Mr Paul Ibe, said this in a statement he issued on Friday in Abuja. Ibe said Abubakar traveled immediately after his Friday meeting with the leadership of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Lagos, alongside the PDP vice presidential candidate, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta. Ibe denied the insinuation in some quarters that Abubakar was traveling to Dubai for medical reasons. “Today’s trip is in continuation of an earlier business trip of three weeks…
The newly appointed chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Hon Samaila Tadawus, on Saturday assumed office, promising to render selfless service as leadership should not be for sale. Tadawus, who arrived at the APC state secretariat in Jimeta to a thunderous welcome by other party executives and members, spoke in an apparent reference to the immediate past chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, whose resignation became public knowledge on Friday. Bilal had suffered a vote of no confidence earlier in the month passed on him by members of his EXCO who accused him of corruption, including collecting money…
As the 2023 presidential elections draw near, the Southern part of the country seems to have been divided over Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Mr Peter Obi’s candidacy. In the last few weeks, Obi’s supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’ have been holding solidarity rallies themed: ‘one-million-march’ across the country. This week, Tinubu’s supporters also staged a similar rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Although the presidential campaign is yet to kick-off officially, the battle to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 has plunged Peter Obi of the Labour Party and the All Progressives Congress, APC, flagbearer, Bola Asiwaju Tinubu’s camp…
The primaries organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State to pick its candidates for the October 15 Local Government election was marred by crisis. The exercise was held on Saturday, amidst disagreement and protest in some local government areas. The primaries did not hold in some local government areas where members did not have consensus arrangements. In Olorunda Local Government, elections did not take place, while the electoral materials were held inside the council area. Some members of the Olorunda Local Government Area stormed the Council to protest non-release of materials. However, they dispersed by police officers…
The people of Obimo/Ikwoka Ward in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, comprising prominent political leaders, traditional rulers and opinion molders have assured the state governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District in the forthcoming general election, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of their maximum solidarity and support. They described Gov. Ugwuanyi as a good man and jinx breaker who gave them a sense of belonging through political appointments and his administration’s rural development policy that enabled every community in the state to execute developmental projects of their choice. They pointed out that…
A US congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived Saturday in Armenia, where a cease-fire has held for three days after an outburst of fighting with neighbouring Azerbaijan that killed more than 200 troops from both sides. The US Embassy said the visit will include a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On Friday, Nancy Pelosi told reporters in Berlin that the trip is all about human rights and the respecting the dignity and worth of every person. Other members of the U.S. delegation include Rep. Frank Pallone, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce…
As world leaders gather in New York at the annual UN General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is meeting across the Atlantic Ocean in Geneva. Chinese diplomats are speaking out and lobbying others at an ongoing session of the Human Rights Council to thwart a possible call for further scrutiny of what it calls its anti-extremism campaign in Xinjiang, following a UN report on abuses against Uyghurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups in the western China border region. The concurrent meetings, on opposite sides of the Atlantic, illustrate China’s divided approach…
A coalition of supporters and stakeholders of Labour Party, (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, grounded Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday as they embarked on one million-man march in the state. The crowd, which marched from Tombia Junction en route the Mbiama Yenagoa road and terminated at the Ox-bow lake, were with placards bearing various inscriptions. At 8am, vehicular movement from the entrance of the state was already at a halt as youths, women, and men gathered to take instructions before embarking on the rally. Speaking with Journalists, the coordinator of Concern Medical Practitioners, Dr. Frank Ogunuawe, said…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has urged party members in the North-East to do more before the 2023 elections. He spoke in Gombe on Saturday during the wedding reception of Misbahu Yahaya, son of Governor Inuwa Yahaya. The former Lagos governor reminded APC followers that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, hails from the region. Tinubu thanked party members and supporters for what they have been doing for him. “Now that your son is equally the running mate you have to double your efforts, and you have to do more. “I challenge you to do more than…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the Kajuru Local Goverment Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Tijani, has begged the party to settle their differences before the 2023 general elections. Tijani, who expressed discomfort with the lingering crisis rocking the party, noted that Nigerians were looking forward to seeing its triumph in 2023. He wondered why the crisis has taken too long to be settled, adding that all members ought to have one voice before the general elections. “All Nigerians are looking, praying toward the PDP to win the 2023 general election, but some members of the party are…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, over 13,000 All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Kaduna State, on Saturday, in Zonkwa, defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking during the defection ceremony in Zonkwa, Kaduna State PDP Chairman, Hon. Felix Hassan Hyat, who described the defection as symbolic and historical, noted that the good work of the opposition party will help it win the governorship election in the coming year. According to him, the only PDP stronghold in the entire North-west Zone was in Southern Kaduna. He regretted that Southern Kaduna, under the ruling party, had experienced infrastructural deficit and…
The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Patricia Akwashiki, has said that the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Ralphs Nwosu lacks the power to suspend any member of the party. Akwashiki, in a statement issued Saturday, said ADC has moved on and therefore advised Nwosu to wake up to reality, stressing that there was no provision in the constitution of the party for a life national chairman. Nwosu had, in a statement, announced the expulsion of presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, and seven ADC State Chairmen, including Mr. Kennedy Odion…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, on Saturday, warned the state government that no attack, threat, or harassment of the spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who unraveled an alleged electoral heist, would be tolerated. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Collins Opurozor, gave the warning in a statement in Owerri, Imo State. The party was reacting to last Friday’s outburst, where the state government, through the Commissioner for Information and strategy, Mr. Declan Emelumba, was reacting to allegations of inflation of names and figures of registered voters leveled against the…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has acknowledged the Federal High Court judgement which ruled that the primary election conducted by the party is null and avoided and ordered fresh primaries. This was contained in a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital by the party secretary, Ahmad Farouq Rijiya “We in the PDP are known to be law-abiding and grassroots politicians who respect and believe in the supremacy of law and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and that of our party as well as the guidelines enshrined…
The Northwest youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party will reclaim Sokoto State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and retain states already governed by the ruling party in the northwest region. In a statement, he described the gubernatorial candidate of APC, who is also a former deputy governor of Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, as a formidable contender who would defeat PDP’s candidate in the upcoming poll. Mohd stated that the PDP would never taste power in the region. According to the APC youth wing leader, he said his party has over-delivered in terms of…
President Joe Biden praised South Africa as a vital voice on the global stage as he hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday at the White House for talks that were expected to touch on the two nations’ differences on Russia’s war in Ukraine and more. In a brief appearance before the media at the start of their meeting, Biden made no direct mention that Ramaphosa is among African leaders who have maintained a neutral stance in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. South Africa abstained from a United Nations vote condemning Russia’s actions and calling for a mediated…
Russia’s setbacks and stretched resources in Ukraine show its forces are incapable of achieving President Vladimir Putin’s initial aims in invading the country as things stand now, the Pentagon’s intelligence chief said on Friday. We’re coming to a point right now where I think Putin is going to have to revise what his objectives are for this operation, Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, told an intelligence and national security conference outside Washington. Because it’s pretty clear right now that he’s … not going to be able to do what he initially intended to do. Putin…
The Ekiti State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged its unconditional support for the presidential aspiration of the former Vice President of Nigeria and the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. The party also passed a vote of confidence on the PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for providing credible leadership and direction for the party. In a statement made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Raphael Adeyanju, said, “The Ekiti State chapter of the PDP, after a critical review of the interactive session of our Presidential…