Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described the former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a leader of leaders and a living legend. Akeredolu, who rejoiced with Tinubu on his 70th birthday, hailed his resilience and commitment to creating standard in party politics and investment in political leadership. In a statement issued by Richard Olatunde, his Chief Press Secretary, the governor said Tinubu is a man with many parts. “On this auspicious occasion of your 70th birthday, we salute your efforts and dedication to Nation-Building and National Development. You are…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, announced date, for the Anambra State repeat elections. Hon. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party, in a statement, said the party had slated Tuesday, March 29, 2022 for the conduct of the repeat Congress in 12 Local Government Areas of the State. They are expected to elect Local Government Area Executive Officers and one National Delegate per Local Government Area. According to the statement, the affected LGAs are: Oyi, Aguata, Ihiala, Onitsha south, Onitsha North, Ayamelum, Anambra West, Orumba South, Orumba North, Dunukofia, Anambra East, Ekwusigo. According to the statement, following…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that the major reason he is aspiring to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 is to tackle the numerous crises ravaging the nation. Speaking during a program on Channels TV on Monday, Wike, who officially made his intention known in Makurdi on Sunday, said he has the power to rescue the country from its problems. According to Wike, his love for the country stimulated his ambition to vy for the top political office, adding that he cannot be watching the country go down when he has the power to rescue it. Governor…
Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives has lambasted the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for showing interest in the 2023 presidency. Ado-Doguwa wondered why Amaechi would want to run for the presidency under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, when he has not been able to deal with his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who according to him, is fighting the APC headlong. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, the lawmaker said that Amaechi cannot wrestle for power with the national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, who, according to him, is…
Since the Russian blockade in Mariupol began on March 1, some 5,000 people have been killed, 170,000 others still remain under siege, while 150,000 were evacuated from the strategic Ukrainian port city, according to preliminary estimates. Of the 5,000 victims, 210 were children, Ukrayinska Pravda reported citing the government estimates. Before the ongoing siege began, 140,000 residents left the coastal city. The estimates further revealed that 30,000 people have been deported by the Russian troops, forcefully taken to the captured territories in the east of Ukraine or to Russia. Meanwhile, 90 per cent of the high-rise apartment buildings in the…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts have met over the 2023 presidential ticket. Atiku hosted the meeting, which was held Monday night in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed attended. After the parley, Atiku disclosed that they deliberated on the future of the PDP and the country. “I had a meeting tonight with Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala and Hayatudden to discuss the future of our party and Nigeria. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and building #OneNigeria”, a Facebook post reads. Saraki, a former…
A 2023 governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada, has berated the renovation of the State Government House with a whooping sum of N12bn, saying that it was a wasteful expenditure. He said that since Nigeria regained democracy from the military, Zamfara State has not witnessed any meaningful progress due to uncommitted and selfish leadership. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, Alhaji Nakwada said that that for over a decade, the State has been battling with lingering insurgency, saying that the armed bandits are operating freely in the State.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed over the performance claims All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, saying the only legitimate achievement of the ruling party is corruption. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Monday dismissed the press conference addressed by the Minister of Information and Culture, describing his claims as another anthology of lies. According to the PDP, the hurried press conference is another desperate and disoriented stunt by the APC administration to divert public attention from the exposed corruption records of the APC national…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he will withdraw from the presidential race if the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, zones the presidential ticket to the north. The PDP recently inaugurated a 37-member committee to come up with a zoning arrangement for the party. Speaking on Channels TV on Monday Governor Wike said he will “abide” by whatever position the party takes on the zoning arrangement. He, however, said he detest the suggestions that zoning should be jettisoned by the PDP. The Governor said the position of the party’s constitution in “Section 7 sub 3c” is clear on the rotation of…
Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll reflecting a level of anxiety that has echoes of the Cold War era. Close to half of Americans say they are very concerned that Russia would directly target the U.S. with nuclear weapons, and an additional 3 in 10 are somewhat concerned about that, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his country’s nuclear forces on…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Imo State, says some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with some of their counterparts in the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), AA and a few other political parties in the state in a bid to formally decamp to the party. The Secretary of ADC in Imo State, Charles Okoro, made this disclosure on Monday in a release made available to newsmen in Owerri, the state capital. According to the party, “some of the aggrieved stakeholders who have approached the leadership of ADC in Imo State have instructed…
A chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, on Monday rubbished claims that presidential aspirants like Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are a threat to Igbo presidency in 2023. Ibegbu said Tinubu and Atiku are not threats but distractions to Igbo presidency in 2023. Speaking with the media, the former Deputy National Public Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said both Tinubu and Atiku are insensitive to the mood of Nigerians. Recall that the founding National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chekwas Okorie, had identified Tinubu and Atiku as…
Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra State, has given an insight into why he tried to leave Nigeria immediately after handing over to his successor, Chukwuma Soludo. Obiano disclosed that he was rushing to meet up with a doctor’s appointment in the United States. The former governor said he was rushing to the US to treat a “semi fatal condition.” Obiano, who spoke to PremiumTimes, through his lawyer, Patrick Ikwueto, stressed that he was not running away from the country. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had picked up Obiano at the Lagos International Airport, a few…
A presidential aspirant under the platform of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s declaration of interest to contest for President. Wike had during a visit to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, declared his intention to run for the presidency in 2023. He had said he is the best man to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike also called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates not to sell their votes, but to consider him. Reacting, Sowore in a post on his Facebook page, described Wike as…
The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles, the German energy minister said Monday. Robert Habeck told reporters that all G-7 ministers agreed completely that this (would be) a one-sided and clear breach of the existing contracts. He said officials from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada met Friday to coordinate their position and that European Union representatives also were present. Habeck said that payment in ruble is not acceptable and we will urge the companies affected not to follow (Russian…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has boasted that he would clinch the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 elections. Governor Yahaya Bello appears not to align himself with the expected zoning formula of the APC. On Saturday, the APC elected a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu, as the National Chairman of the party. InfoStride News reports that Adamu hails from the same North Central geo-political zone as Gov Bello. But, Bello, who said it does not matter where the National Chairman comes from, vowed that he would contest and win the…
The Senate Minority leader and 2023 the Abia governorship aspirant, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has reacted to the document being circulated in the State, which purported to have zoned Abia State 2023 governorship to the North and Central Senatorial districts. In a statement he issued on Sunday, Abaribe urged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, supporters in Abia State to disregard the document, stating that it speaks of imposition of candidate. He said there must be an end to imposition of candidates in Abia State, as party supporters and the electorate have rights to elect anybody of their choice and also be…
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has stated that Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu will bring his wealth of experience and resourceful skills to bear in the strengthening of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for greater service to the nation ahead of the 2023 general election. Uzodinma said this while congratulating Adamu on his emergence as the new National Chairman of the APC. He also expressed appreciation over the emergence of all the members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) who were elected at the party’s National Convention on Saturday. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief…
The Presidency has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for its latest statement on the emergence of former Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Adamu as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP, while reacting to the emergence of Adamu as the newly-elected national chairman of the APC, told the former Governor to spare a moment to reflect on the corruption charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in 2010, for which he is yet to clear his name. Recall that following the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Adamu became…
Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on Sunday, vowing “total” guerrilla warfare to prevent a carve-up of the country. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to give Ukraine tanks, planes and missiles to help fend off the Russian forces, which the Kyiv government said were increasingly targeting fuel and food depots. Four missiles hit Lviv on Saturday just 60 km from the Polish border, local officials said, in the most significant attack on the city in the month-old war. Russia struck military targets in Lviv with high-precision…