The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Thursday called on Nigerians to sustain the current pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to get him to sign the re-amended Electoral Act as transmitted. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, had disclosed on Tuesday during an interview on Sunrise Daily that the president will sign the bill any moment from now. But in a statement signed by CNPP Secretary-General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, he said there were two major reasons the All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration is not willing to sign the re-amended Electoral…
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South Korea said on Thursday that it will join a move to sanction Russia if the latter carries out a full-blown invasion of Ukraine. “The (South Korean) government has no other option but to join sanctions against Russia, including export controls” if Russia goes ahead with a full-fledged war in any form despite repeated warnings from the international community, Yonhap news agency reported citing a senior foreign ministry official’s statement. South Korea has been in consultations with the US and other allies on the issue. The government will consider all available options to minimise the potential impact on the economy…
Chika Nwoba, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, has been granted bail. Nwoba was arraigned and remanded in police custody for allegedly publishing materials against the member representing Ezza/Ikwo federal constituency, Chinedu Oga and Governor Dave Umahi on Facebook. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki confirmed Nwoba’s release on his Twitter page. Saraki urged Nigerian leaders to learn to exercise restraint, adding that the detention of Nwoba should not have happened in a democratic nation. His tweet read, “I just received the news that Chika Nwoba, the PDP State Publicity Secretary of the @OfficialPDPNig in…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, said the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has failed. He said this has made reclaiming the Government House Owerri easy for the members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Gov. Wike made the claim during the special grand reception organised to celebrate the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu by the Imo State PDP chapter in Owerri, on Wednesday. Governor Wike said he was at the reception to stress the need for the PDP to plan and reclaim the Governorship seat in Imo State.…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed again that Sunday Bisi remained the Chairman of the party in Osun State. This was made known by the National Secretariat of the PDP, in a strong worded letter dated February, 18, 2022, signed by the National Legal Adviser of the party, A.K Ajibade (SAN) and acknowledged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The letter, which directed Wale Ojo, a chieftain of the party in the State to stop parading himself as acting chairman of the party, warned such action betrayed all known laws and procedures…
Erstwhile Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has suggested who may emerge as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Melaye suggested that an aspirant without campaign billboard may emerge as APC National Chairman. He stated this while mocking the ruling party over the multiple delays and postponements of its national convention. In a tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, said those vying for the APC National Chairmanship have to pay more to keep their campaign billboards active after the postponement. Melaye described the APC as the “most inconsistent political party in Africa.” Tweeting in Pidgin, Melaye wrote:…
The United States and its allies will respond in a united and decisive way to “an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” on Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said after blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. “President (Vladimir) Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” Biden said in a statement. “Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring. The world will hold Russia accountable.” Biden said he would announce on Thursday further consequences to be imposed on Russia by the…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad has revealed who he prefers to succeed his principal in 2023. Ahmad said he would prefer Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant to succeed Buhari as Nigeria’s next president. He disclosed this while choosing Tinubu ahead of former President Goodluck Jonathan. A Twitter user named @slywhite0012, had asked Ahmad who he prefers as Nigeria’s next president, between Tinubu and Jonathan. He tweeted: “Bashir, I want to ask you a question and at the same time, with an honest reply without being biased. Between Tinubu and…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has cautioned Nigerians against forcing and blackmailing President Muhammadu Buhari into signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Uzodinma said Buhari had the constitutional backing to study the bill and address areas he is not comfortable with. Speaking with journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the Governor urged Nigerians to allow the President to do his job. “I don’t understand the anxiety and the propaganda of trying to force the President or blackmail the President into signing the Electoral Act without following the constitutional dictates by ensuring that he studies the Electoral Act. “He has…
Hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Dakayyawa Ward in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Kaugama local government party chairman, Alhaji Ubale Arbus, disclosed this while receiving the decampees at Dakayyawa village. He said over 282 members of the main opposition party joined the ruling APC because of the present administration’s commitments in providing dividends of democracy to the common man. Arbus also promised to treat the defected members like any other member of the party. He added that APC is open to all the interested…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has cautioned Senator Magnus Abe over his alleged accusations against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who is also the leader of APC in the state of being behind a recent press conference by two members who accused senator Abe’s faction of undermining the party. The APC said after their preliminary investigation into the matter, they have absolved the Minister of Transportation of such accusation and urged Senator Abe to discreetly and diligently examine those he has been in a political bed with for an answer to what is unraveling. A statement…
China is concerned about the “worsening” situation in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, repeating his call for all parties to show restraint and resolve differences through dialogue. The legitimate security concerns of any country should be respected, Wang, who is also a Chinese state councillor, told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a phone call, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. Accelerating a crisis the West fears could spark a war, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent. Russia…
The Adamawa State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the party’s presidential aspirants to seek the counsel of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Tahir Shehu, the state Chairman of the party, said those vying for the presidency should meet with Atiku on how to produce a formidable flag bearer in 2023. Shehu noted that other aspirants should meet with Atiku due to his broad political network in Nigeria and vast experience. He made the call at the party’s Secretariat in Yola, the state capital, while receiving former managing director of New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) Mohammed Hayatudeen. According…
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Sen. Pius Anyim Pius, and a former Governor of Ebonyi State, Sen. Sam Egwu, on Tuesday, said the Ebonyi State House of Assembly can’t get 2/3 majority to impeach the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Odefa Obasi. Senator Anyim, who is a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made this known while addressing stakeholders and members of the party during an enlarged meeting of the party that took place in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. The former Senate President expressed optimism that the remaining fifteen lawmakers…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the nomination of Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu as Chairmen campaign council for Cross River, Ondo and Imo States bye-elections respectively. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. The bye-elections in the three states are slated for Saturday, February 26, 2022. While Governor Wike Chairs National Campaign Council/Election Management Team for the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency, PDP appointed Akwa Ibom…
Former President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has stressed that women and youths must form critical components of government in 2023 for the development of Nigeria. Saraki stated this while reacting to a statement credited to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who recently said “You will grow old, you will become president but I will become president first.” In an interview with newsmen at the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, Tuesday, Saraki acknowledged that young men and women have roles to play in the party’s mission to rescue and rebuild Nigeria. He said, “I think…
The UK government on Tuesday imposed tough sanctions against five Russian banks and three super-rich oligarchs from the country over President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive action on the Ukraine border. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons that this is the “first tranche of measures in response to Russian troops moving into two separatist regions of Ukraine. The sanctions target Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank, as well as billionaires Gennady Timchenko, Boris Rotenberg and Igor Rotenberg as three “very high net worth individuals”. All three have been on the US sanctions list…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has said that Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is attempting to import political cannibalism into their once politically peaceful state. They further alleged that Wike was behind the vandalisation of the fence of the Calabar Sports Club where the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) staged a rally in the state against police advice last weekend. Chairman of APC in the state, Alphonsus Ogar Eba stated this during a press interaction at the APC office in Calabar. “What Gov Wike has set to do over time is to import the political…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State Chapter, has said it is participating in tomorrow, Wednesday’s local government election in the State. A factional chairman of the party, Barr. Ugo Agballah had claimed that the party was excluded from the election. But in a statement by Comrade Adolphus Ude-led APC, he said the party was taking part in the exercise. Ude urged members of the public to ignore Agballah as he was not speaking for the party. “I want to inform members of the public that the ENSIEC dully cleared APC candidates to participate in the election and we are…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blasted the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for postponing its scheduled 26th February national convention. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesman, in a statement explained that the continued inability of the APC to conduct a routine national convention has further explained why all sectors of the country’s national life have been in the shambolic state under what it called “the incompetent, corrupt, rudderless and overtly confused APC administration”. The statement noted that the postponement of the APC national convention has further validated PDP’s stance that the APC is not a political party but a Special…