Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had discussed defensive support for Ukraine with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The two sides talked about the situation on the battlefield and the blocked city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, Zelensky said on Twitter, adding necessary diplomatic efforts to achieve peace was another topic of the conversation. Earlier on Saturday, the Ukrainian leader said he had discussed defense cooperation in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Xinhua news agency reported.
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An Ibadan chief, Oloye Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will wrestle power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State. Adegoke, who doubles as Aare Onibon Balogun of Ibadan land, made this disclosure on Friday. Oyo State is governed by Governor Seyi Makinde who won the election on the platform of the PDP. Adegoke has, however, disclosed that the APC was ready to reclaim the state in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Adegoke who is eyeing Oyo South Senatorial district seat on the platform of APC in 2023, explained that APC will…
A group, Kwara Advancement Initiative (KAI) has said that the invitation of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kwara State by the State Police Command is an indication that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State is jittery of Senator Bukola Saraki’s popularity. The group made this disclosure on Saturday. InfoStride News reports that some members of PDP in the State have been invited by the police over an alleged plot to disrupt peace at the Eid praying ground in Ilorin during the forthcoming Eid-el-fitri celebration. But, KAI in its reaction, condemned what it called…
Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist has suggested why the North would obey President Muhammadu Buhari’s direction that the region should vote for Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Omokri claimed that Buhari has 12 million Northerners who would follow his command on voting Tinubu in 2023. To this end, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against fielding a Southerner in 2023. In a tweet, Omokri urged the PDP to field a Northern candidate for the party to stand a chance of returning to power. He wrote: “Buhari…
Crisis is currently brewing in the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the party’s 3-man ad-hoc delegates ward congress. InfoStride News correspondent, who monitored the exercise in the State, on Saturday, gathered that members of the party adopted consensus candidates in some local government areas and voted in others. During a visit to the State Party Secretariat, located at Okigwe road, our correspondent observed that some youths of the party had stormed the Secretariat alleging that congress result sheets had been hijacked by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Speaking with our correspondent, some aggrieved youths, led by…
In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir Putin, dressed like a 1930s gangster in a dark suit and fedora hat, under the headline “Don’t Mess with Russia.” Putin held a gasoline nozzle, gripping it like a machine gun. The target presumably was Europe, which relied heavily on Russia for oil and natural gas. The cover story’s subheading asserted, “Russia’s habitual abuse of its energy muscle is bad for its citizens, its neighbourhood and the world.” Today that assertion still rings true with Russia’s cutoff of natural gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria.…
Benue State vernor, Samuel Ortom has described the conduct of the 2022 local government elections in Benue State as peaceful, fair and credible. The Governor made the observation at LGEA Primary School, Gbajimba, Guma Local Government Area shortly after casting his vote. He expressed happiness with the large turnout of the people to cast their votes across the state, stressing that having worked very hard, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would come out victorious. He said that despite the invasion of the local government by Fulani terrorists which has made more than half of the local government displaced, the massive…
The Enugu State Electoral Committee from the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the conduct of the ward congresses of the party in the State has described the exercise, which was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the State, as peaceful, transparent and credible. Speaking when members of the PDP electoral committee supervised the ward congresses held to elect three-man ad hoc delegates, the Chairman of the panel, Prince Vincent Yandev Amaabai, expressed delight at the peaceful atmosphere of the exercise across the 260 electoral wards in Enugu State. The Chairman added…
Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he would abide by whatever decision the All Progressives Congress, APC, take in terms of who emerges as the party’s presidential candidate. Amaechi is one of the APC presidential candidates who would battle for the sole ticket during the presidential primaries next week. The former Rivers Governor expressed his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC during a consultative meeting with executives, delegates and other party faithful at the Rivers State APC Secretariat on Friday. The Minister said that it was sad that many politicians do not understand the concept…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State, Mr Jonathan Vatsa, has thrown his weight behind suggestions for drug integrity tests for those aspiring to hold public offices, saying if conducted results will shock Nigerians. Vatsa, a former state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism stated this in Minna, the state capital. He further suggested that such test should not be restricted to those eying the presidency alone, but also to all those aspiring to all elective and appointive offices. It would be recalled that the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba…
Lanka’s powerful Buddhist clergy has threatened to issue a decree against the government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and decided to stage a protest against it on Saturday for its failure to make way for an interim government to resolve the ongoing political and economic crisis Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets since April 9, as the government ran out of money for vital imports; prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed and there are acute shortages in fuel, medicines and electricity supply. In recent weeks, the Buddhist clergy, civil society and trade chambers have demanded the formation of an…
One hundred and forty-three aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are jostling for seats in the Adamawa State House of Assembly. The House, which has 25 seats, is currently occupied by 13 members of the governing PDP and 12 members of the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). Towards the 2023 general elections, the PDP has just screened 143 aspirants seeking the party’s ticket for the House of Assembly election, according to the Committee that conducted the screening. Chairman of the House of Assembly/National Assembly Screening Committee for the state, Rt Hon Dave Iorhemba, who disclosed this to the…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has debunked a report alleging that the Media Subcommittee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, spent N800 million on its publicity activities. Shehu, who served as Secretary of the Committee, however, clarified that they only got N100 million which was used to augment an initial budget of N360million. In trying to set the records straight, Shehu said the report in the Daily Telegraph that the Media Subcommittee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Abdullahi Sule, the Governor…
The ruling APC in Cross River State has advised aspirants for different political offices to decamp if they are not satisfied with consensus arrangements in the party. Chairman of the party, Alphonsus Eba spoke over a radio programme. Many aspirants in the state who were told to accept the consensus arrangements have expressed displeasure. Eba said it is not compulsory for disenchanted ones to remain stuck in APC when they can decamp or form their own parties. “If any one of you feels dissatisfied with the decision of the party to go for consensus candidates you can decamp to other…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the only authority vested with the power to authenticate Party membership cards for eligibility to participate in Congresses, including the 3-man Ad-Hoc Delegate Congresses, are the National Chairman and the National Secretary through their signatures on the cards. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party in a statement on Saturday, said the clarification becomes necessary, following reports of misinterpretation in some chapters, particularly in Lagos State, where some party stakeholders are reportedly demanding that membership cards be authenticated by Ward Chairmen before the holders are eligible to participate in the 3-man Ad-Hoc…
The United States is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue in the upcoming Quad summit in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters here. “We have had a number of engagements, as you know, with leaders in India about our approach to supporting the Ukrainians in this war, whether that is sanctions and the enormous sanctions package we’ve put in place or, of course, the assistance we’ve provided. We will convey the same sentiments in this meeting,” Psaki said. She was responding to a question on the Quad summit in…
The Bauch State Governor and 2023 presidential aspirant, Bala Mohammed, has described a former Edo Senator, Ehigie Uzamere, as a disgrace to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mohammed, a Northern Consensus candidate of the Northern elders, urged the National Working Committee, NWC, to call Uzamere and the campaign organization he represents to order. He was reacting to a recent statement credited to the former Edo Senator which he described as uncouth, reprehensible, gutter sniping and irresponsible public statements. Mohammed spoke through the spokesperson of the Bala Mohammed Presidential Campaign, Prof Udenta O. Udenta. Addressing a Press Conference in Abuja on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has promised to retire the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state at the 2023 elections. This promise was made through a statement on Friday, by Bemgba Iortyom, the State Publicity Secretary of PDP, in response to utterances made by Akume and APC stakeholders at a retreat for the party’s governorship aspirants that they will issue red cards to the PDP at the coming polls. Akume and others had issued a red card to Ortom and PDP,…
National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Abdullahi Adamu has said the party has no regret fixing the presidential nomination forms at N100 million, insisting that it was a deliberate ploy to discourage candidates who are not serious contenders from infiltrating the party to cause confusion. Adamu, who brought the gubernatorial flagbearer of the APC in the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election, Mr Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, noted that it was also hiked to mobilise sufficient funds to run the elections. He came to the Presidential Villa Abuja, in the company of the Chairman of the…
Najat Rochdi, the UN for Lebanon resident also praised the UN’s emergency programs for their role in facing the main challenges in the country Najat Rochdi, the UN resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, has urged Lebanese authorities to adopt emergency development measures amid the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, a statement by Lebanon’s Council of Ministers reported. “The country needs emergency development that would put an end to the prolonged economic stagnation, and constitute a trigger for the growth of the country and its prosperity,” Rochdi said on Thursday. His remarks came during a ceremony held by Prime Minister…