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…
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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…
Former federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has said despite the leadership qualities of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, he may need to wait for another election to run for presidency. In a video posted on his social media handles on Friday, Mr Dino said based on Peter Obi’s view of the country’s challenges, the nation does not need him for now. According to Dino, the country currently needs someone who would unify the different regions and ethnic groups in the country, not someone like Obi who only wants to cut the cost of governance. He said, “Peter Obi is…
Presidential candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Hamza Al-Mustapha, has insisted he does not have any regrets working with late Head of State, Sani Abacha. Al-Mustapha worked as the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the late dictator. Abacha was Nigeria’s president from 1993 until his sudden death on June 8, 1998. Speaking on Channels Television on Friday, Al-Mustapha who was accused of plotting at least four coups from prison, insisted that serving Abacha was part of his job description. “I have no regrets. When you join the Military, you should be open-minded to work anywhere. “You can be in the worst part…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to hold a huge public gathering at Parade Ground in the capital city of Islamabad on Saturday amid the worsening economic crisis in the country. Aside from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the Islamabad jalsa would be addressed by other senior leaders of the party. Khan will himself lead a rally from Rawalpindi to the Parade Ground venue, ARY News reported. “InshaAllah tomorrow will be our historic Islamabad jalsa at Parade Ground against Imported govt’s pol destabilisation & crushing our people under the burden of excessive load shedding in peak of summer…
The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate’s running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Delta State governor would work with his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike. Reports have it that Wike and some PDP chieftains are aggrieved over the choice of Okowa as the party’s presidential running mate. Following his emergence, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, constituted a committee to select his running mate. The committee had picked Wike, who came second during the PDP presidential primary election in Abuja. But, Atiku had ignored the committee’s recommendation and opted for Okowa as his running mate. Atiku’s…
One month after the victory of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the party appears to be on a self-destruction path. It would be recalled that Atiku emerged as the candidate following the dramatic stepdown of Aminu Tambuwal, a move that angered Governor Nyesom Wike and his allies. “I just decided that this our party must not be destroyed. I would have left where I was sitting down and say this convention cannot go ahead except you allow me to talk. I would have flattened him,” Wike had said some days after…
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will beat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on July 16. Both parties will go head to head in two weeks in the state’s governorship election. Oyetola visited Ila-Orangun in Ila Local Government Area on Friday. “It will take the PDP 30 years to recover from the shock it will receive due to the defeat”, he boasted. Oyetola said his eight years in power as governor “is sure with God on my side”. He advised opposition parties to prepare for governance rather than contesting. The governor, however, appealed to the…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said there was no meeting between him and the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, in France. Tinubu had recently flown to the European nation to continue high-level engagements with stakeholders. However, a chieftain of the APC in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, claimed there was a meeting between the duo. On Friday night, the Tinubu Media Office in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman said although the APC flag bearer holds Wike in high esteem, such a meeting never took place. Part of the statement reads:…
Taliban urged the United States on Saturday to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign funds and lift financial sanctions to help the war-torn country deal with its deadliest earthquake in more than two decades. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday, while speaking to reporters in Kabul, said, “In these testing times, we call on the United States to release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and lift sanctions on Afghan banks so that aid agencies could easily deliver assistance to Afghanistan.” Notably, US President Joe Biden in February signed an executive order to free 7 billion US dollars out of more than 9 billion…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has expressed fear over the growing popularity of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi in some Northern States. Ahmad said Obi’s name has metamorphosed into a movement in Kano and Katsina States. He warned other presidential candidates that Obi had become a movement to beat in both States. In a tweet, the former presidential aide said Obi may likely claim 75 to 80 percent votes in Kano and Katsina States. “Let me confess, the name Peter Obi alone is a movement to beat, I was in…