Ukraine on Thursday appealed to NATO for more weapons in its fight against Russia to help prevent further atrocities like those reported in the city of Bucha, and urged Germany to slash red tape so that more supplies can get in. NATO, as an organisation, refuses to send troops to Ukraine or police any no-fly zone to prevent Russia from completely overwhelming its neighbour. But individual member countries are supplying anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, as well as equipment and medical supplies. For Ukraine, this is simply not enough. My agenda is very simple. It only has three items on it.…
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The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has expressed displeasure on the decision by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Committee on zoning to throw the party’s presidential ticket to all contenders. In a statement by its President-General, Goodluck Ibem, the coalition alleged that the move was aimed at sidelining the region despite the efforts of Southeast to keep the party together. The statement said the decision was a calculated attempt to frustrate the long years of loyalty of the people of the South East who have stood with the party since its inception in 1998, saying Ndigbo have been…
A foundation member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for reportedly jettisoning the zoning of its presidential ticket. The Enugu politician said it was akin to buying vehicle with the name tag, ‘No refund after payment’. Okechukwu, who is also the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) said that by jettisoning zoning convention, the main opposition party had violently breached its own constitution and the national convention which governed our 4th Republic. He further opined that by discarding zoning, PDP had shot itself on foot and put…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has wondered what President Muhammadu Buhari is doing in Aso Rock till now. Fayose said that by refusing to resign, President Buhari was only displaying the characteristics of African Presidents, who he described as shameless. The former Governor feels that Nigeria’s economic and security issues in the past seven years, and the current security situation in Kaduna and other North West States were enough reasons for the President to resign. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Wednesday, the former Governor further described the current administration as fraudulent, saying that none of its promises…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to formalise the cessation of Ukraine’s trade with Russia, the presidential press service said in a statement. The import and export operations between Ukraine and Russia have been completely terminated since the start of the conflict, the statement said on Wednesday. According to Ukraine’s Fiscal Service, Ukraine saw a 38.7 per cent year-on-year growth in trade with Russia in 2021 with a value of $10.09 billion. Exports grew by 26.5 per cent to $3.44 billion, while imports increased by 45.9 per cent to $6.65 billion, Xinhua news agency reported.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has not concluded on plans regarding the party primaries ahead of the 2023 elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka stated this Wednesday in Abuja while briefing journalists after the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The party spokesperson insisted that the ruling party had not put out any information into the public space about the schedule of activities for its primaries. Morka, however, confirmed that the leadership had the discussion and talks were still in progress. He said while the schedule of activities…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, said every aspirant jostling for the party’s presidential ticket is 1000 times better than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Iyorchia Ayu stated this Wednesday when one of the presidential aspirants, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, visited the national secretariat of the party. Obi, who was PDP’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, visited the secretariat to intimate the party of his plan to rule the country on the PDP ticket, Come 2023. Ayu, in a statement by his Special Adviser,…
The Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sworn-in all its party’s executives. The exercise, which took place at the party’s secretariat on Wednesday, was attended by party faithful from the nooks and crannies of the state. Speaking shortly after their swearing in ceremony, the party’s state chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, urged the entire members of the APC to close ranks and work together as a team in order to wrestle power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state come next political dispensation. Reiterating the readiness of the party to provide a level…
Less than one week after defecting to the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly Mr Kennedy Ibeh (APC Obowo) has declared the seat of the Nkwerre representative, Mr Obinna Okwarra vacant. The Speaker made the declaration following a motion moved by the member representing Ngor Okpala (APC), Mr Blyden Amajirionwu and seconded by Mr Chiji Collins (APC Isiala Mbano). The Ngor Okpala lawmaker stated that Okwarra had defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in contravention of section 109 subsection 1g of the constitution. He said, “the law stipulates that no member should…
During a telephone interview, Nigerian Billionaire Femi Otedola was asked by the radio presenter what he could remember that made him the happiest man in life, Otedola replied: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.” The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means. But at this stage I did not get the happiness I wanted. Then came the second stage of collecting valuables and items. But I realised that the effect of this thing is also temporary and the lustre of valuable things does not last long.…
The immediate former president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebere Jonathan has opened up why he conceded defeat to buhari. He said: “I was fully informed about the manipulations, intrigues, intimidation and betrayals. The consequences of not conceding were only better imagined. My natural instinct for peace automatically surfaced. I was going to make a decision which reflected my commitment to that ideal. This is the foundation of my essence. In my periodic projections into the future, I did not see how I would be presiding over any kind of chaos. I was prepared to promote the peace, unity and progress…
United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia, including a ban on all new investment in the country, after evidence of torture and killings emerged in recent days from a town outside of Kyiv. The Associated Press has seen dozens of dead bodies around the town of Bucha while Ukrainian officials have said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around the Ukrainian capital city that were recaptured from Russian forces. Videos and images of bodies have unleashed a wave of indignation among Western allies,…
An Abuja-based lawyer and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone its presidential ticket to the southeast. Adeyanju said Igbos have business acumen they can use to repair Nigeria’s damaged economy and continue the path of restoration that Buhari has started. The convener of Concerned Nigerians said the country could not heal if the southeast is denied the right to produce a president. In an open letter to Buhari, Adeyanju said Buhari should not allow Yorubas to produce Nigeria’s next President. According to Adeyanju, it…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has told the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, that Nigeria is at “critical crossroads” following what he called “multiple quagmires” under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. El-Rufai said that at this point, Nigerians must take very difficult decisions to get the right leaders that would take the country out of the multiple quagmires that it was going through. The Governor said this when he received the APC National Leader, who was in Kaduna, on a condolence visit over the bandits’ attack on a Kaduna-bound train. El-Rufai also told…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include, handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa.J Jonathan said, “I took over a Nigeria that was the second largest economy in Africa with a GDP of $270.5 billion in 2009, I handed over a Nigeria that had grown to become the largest economy in Africa and the 24th largest economy in the World with a GDP of $574 billion. I…
Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid has spoken again after the news of his sack by Abuja mosque went viral. He said: “My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manner unwholesome acts. “Such people would stop at nothing to take away people like me, who are pro-masses and bold enough to speak the truth to power always on behalf of voiceless Nigerians. “This is the price we pay for aligning with the people and identifying with their sufferings. “By the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the record of National Assembly (NA) proceedings conducted on the no-confidence motion filed against interim Prime Minister Imran Khan as it resumed its hearing on the legality of the ruling by the deputy speaker dismissing the no-trust vote. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and including Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, is hearing the case, Dawn newspaper reported. On Sunday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolved the Pakistani parliament following Imran Khan’s advice. Imran Khan made the proposal minutes…
A former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has hit back at the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, for saying Igbos cannot rule Nigeria, because they are under a curse. Okorocha, who is now a senator representing Imo West, insisted that Igbos are an asset to the country and that they are not the problem of the country. He stated this on Tuesday at his Unity House Campaign office in Abuja, when he was visited by the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Dayo Israel.…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in kwara State, has announced Prince Tunji Moronfoye as the new Publicity Secretary of the party in the state. Moronfoye replaces Tunde Ashaolu who died last month in Abuja after celebrating his 48th birthday. Prince Moronfoye served as the SA on MDGs under former Governor Bukola Saraki’s government while it lasted. He also served as Commissioner for Information and Culture in the second term of former Governor Bukola Saraki’s Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State.
Following the reports that an Abuja mosque had sacked its Imam, Sheikh Khalid over his anti-Buhari government sermon. These were the words of the sacked imam, Sheikh Khalid in full: “Is there nobody to take responsibility? I want to believe that we have all failed. I mean — I failed as an Imam to teach you that life is sacred. You all failed as parents to teach your children that killing is bad. Our community leaders failed, our politicians failed, governors failed, especially his excellency, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you have failed us”. “You have been…