Ex-Nigerian-Envoy to Algeria and Philippines and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Orefo Nnamdi Onochie, has criticized the signing of the Electoral Amendment Act 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Onochie, who had declared to run for the office of President of Nigeria in 2023 general elections, in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday, frowned at the removal of Direct Primary Election by political parties in selecting their candidates. He said, “the populace cannot jubilate over this 2021 Elections Amendment Bill just assented to by PMB. The most important Clause in the Bill was removed, to show…
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Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials began on the Belarusian border on Monday, Moscow said, as Russia’s diplomatic and economic isolation deepens four days after invading Ukraine, the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two. Russian forces seized two small cities in southeastern Ukraine and the area around a nuclear power plant, the Interfax news agency said on Monday, but ran into stiff resistance elsewhere. Talks began with the aim of an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces, the Ukrainian president’s office said, after a Russian advance that has gone more slowly than some expected.…
A former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said Nigerians would be safe in his hands if he becomes President in 2023. Atiku said he understands the country’s challenges; hence Nigerians would be in safe hands if he becomes President. He spoke at the South-West edition of the Atiku Abubakar Town Hall Meetings of National Unity and Prosperity Forum 2022, powered by the Atiku Kawai Media Group, held in Lagos. According to Atiku: “I am aware of the daunting challenges faced by visioners as they struggle to create a nation out of an amalgamation of communities. “The…
The Rasaq Salinsile faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has announced that the appeal committee on the party’s 2022 gubernatorial primary election in the State remains a rumour. The faction, which has the backing of Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, also announced that their aspirant, Moshood Adeoti and his lawyers were never informed or invited to appear before any panel to defend the petition against the election. Making this known via a press statement signed by Abiodun Agboola, the faction’s Publicity Secretary, the group maintained that it would be…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called out The Osun Masterminds, an Osun-based socio-political group for condemning the party’s recently conducted ad-hoc ward congress. It also alerted the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies on the danger ahead owing to the deliberate hate campaign targetted at the party by a few misguided elements, “especially during this charged political atmosphere in the “State.” In a statement signed by Ayodeji Areola, the Osun PDP Publicity Secretary, the party described the statement credited to the socio-political group as amusing and revealed that they…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has claimed that the current security challenges facing the South-East is as a result of Igbo loyalty to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in 2019. The Igbo group warned the former Vice President and other politicians that any promotion of the northern continuation in power after 8 years of President Muhammadu Buhari would be seen as callous, voracious and selfish. Ohanaeze was reacting to Atiku’s recent boastful stance of winning the 2023 PDP Presidential ticket again, describing such belief as nostalgic. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation said that Atiku was only presenting himself as a desperate politician and is…
Ukraine is suffering from dangerously low medical oxygen supplies due to the ongoing invasion by Russian forces, and may run out of it within 24 hours, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). Life-saving medicinal oxygen supplies are particularly crucial for patients with health complications stemming from pregnancy, childbirth, chronic conditions, sepsis, and injuries and trauma, including those with Covid-19. About 1,700 people are hospitalised with Covid in the country, according to the WHO. Due to the Russian invasion that began on February 24, the country has been hit with low oxygen supplies. The WHO stated that trucks are unable to…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of taking convention delegates for granted. The Governor made the assertion while reacting to recent comments by Atiku that he will always clinch the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Atiku made the comments on Saturday after visiting his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. When asked if he was confident about securing the party’s ticket, Atiku responded, “have I ever failed to get the ticket? I am confident I will get the ticket”. Reacting to the comments, Gov. Wike, on Sunday said, “I didn’t expect him, frankly…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has described the newly signed 2022 Electoral Act as “end of the road” for corrupt politicians in the country. He said that politicians who rely solely on subverting the electoral process would now be disappointed. Nwosu said this while commending President Muhamamadu Buhari for taking what he described as a “courageous step.” He argued that with the coming of the new Electoral Act, it will be difficult for those who may have perfected plans to rig their ways into power in 2023. The…
A political pressure group under the auspices of Ekiti K’oya Movement, has said granting constitutional backing to the use of electronic gadgets for the conduct of the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State would check alleged plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress to rig the election and subvert the will of the people. The group appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to use Ekiti not only for the implementation of the new law assented to last week by President Muhammadu Buhari, but as a template for the conduct of credible polls in the country. A statement,…
The publisher of Ovation Magazine International, Dele Momodu, visited the graveside of his mother as he kicked off his campaign to be president in 2023. Momodu posted the events which happened this weekend on his Instagram page. But his mother, Madam Gladys Arike Momodu nee Fatoye died in May 2007. He also visited the palace of Olufi of Gbongan, Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi, to seek royal blessings. According to Momodu, Nigeria needs to be saved from the bad leadership that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has brought. The presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was welcomed…
Ukraine’s president says Russia should be thrown out of the United Nations Security Council following its invasion of his country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message Sunday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine amounts to an act of genocide, saying that Russia has taken the path of evil and the world should come to depriving it of its U.N. Security Council seat. Russia is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, giving it veto power over resolutions. Zelenskyy said that Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities should be investigated by an international war crimes tribunal…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Blyden Okanni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ngor Okpala State Constituency bye-election in Imo State. Prof. Dennis Akoh, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, announced this in Owerri on Sunday. Akoh said that Okanni polled 9,248 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Emeka Nwachukwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 7,161 votes. Akoh, a professor at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwor (FUNAI) in Ebonyi, said the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Christopher Nwaiwu placed third with 501…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Imo State, has demanded the immediate arrest of all the appointees, allies, associates and agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Gov. Hope Uzodinma over their alleged involvement in “shameful abductions, violence and electoral fraud in Ngor Okpala.” The party, in a statement signed by Engr. Charles Ugwu, Chairman, PDP, Imo State, commended Professor Chukwuemeka Ezeonu, Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner and the Commission’s staff for resisting the invaders and standing up to the truth. The opposition party said the press conference earlier addressed by the Resident Commissioner aptly captured the entire issues. The…
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has called for a total cancellation of the Ngor Okpala by-election in Imo State over alleged intimidation and harassment of the people. CUPP in a statement by its National Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere called for a fresh election. He said, “The best thing for INEC is to cancel the entire Ngor Okpalla Election given the madness and attempt by Gov. Hope Uzodinma to rape the will of the people and visit his political 419 on our democratic process again. “Powers contained in the New Electoral Act must be tested and used to cleanse…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter has stated that the party will not accept any result written from Sentiero Hotel room in today’s (Saturday) bye-election in Ngor-Okpala state constituency. Speaking to journalists on Saturday, the Director-General of the New Media of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Collins Opuruzo, said the people of Ngor-Okpala voted massively for the PDP and the party would not accept anything contrary. The party accused the Governor of Imo State , Hope Uzodinma and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of invading Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area with over 70 masked men in more than 20…
United States on Saturday (local time) announced additional assistance to Ukraine which includes USD 350 million for immediate support to Ukraine’s defence against ongoing Russia’s military actions. The US State Department release said, “This will include further lethal defensive assistance to help Ukraine address the armoured, airborne, and other threats it is now facing.” Stating the previous assistance that the US provided to the country, the US Secretary of State said, “Last fall, as the present threat against Ukraine from Russia, developed, under authority delegated by the President, I authorized the Department of Defense to provide $60 million in immediate…
Women caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-East, has appealed to the party’s stakeholders to allow more women into elective positions in the March national convention of the party. The appeal was contained in a press statement signed by the women leader, national contact and mobilization committee, Lolo Queen Nwankwo, Hon. Chief Mrs. Deborah Chinwe Okah, Secretary, Barr. Ngozi Njoku, PRO, Lady Phillow Ikwuegbu, Organizing Sec and Lady Finna Kanu, Financial Secretary. They appreciated the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari for always championing the cause of Nigerian women, as well as Stella Okotete, the women representative…
It called on the party to embrace proper democratic ideals as much as possible in the election of the new National Working Committee (NWC) members, in order to ensure that it would represent the wish of the majority of party members. Recall that the news making the round was that Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been anointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the next national chairman of the party. But the group in a statement issued Saturday by his Spokesperson, Mr Aliyu Audu, said it welcomed the renewed commitments of stakeholders to hold on the new scheduled date. It stressed that…
Mr. Ikponmwosa Omorodion, a former Special Adviser to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event took place on Saturday at Iguogun community, near Iguobazuwa, in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. Omorodion, who described his defection as the “Return of the Prodigal Son”, said he was inspired to return based on the good work of Mr Dennis Idahosa, the representative of the Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly (NASS). The former Special Adviser, who…