A non-governmental organization, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace & Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has adjudged the All Progressives Congress’ primary election of Saturday as peaceful and orderly. ADAPHAI, an independent observer during the exercise, asserted that the process was strictly in line with electoral guidelines and democratic ethos. Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, the State capital, on Saturday evening, the National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Sulaimon Suberu averred that the process allowed every member of the party to exercise their franchise in the atmosphere of peace. ‘“On the primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, today,…
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The Enugu State Government has declared Wednesday, February 23, as a work free day as residents of the State go for local government elections. It also announced that markets and offices would be closed, just as movement of persons and vehicles would be restricted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for those on essential duties. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Steve Oruruo. It reads, “The Enugu State Government (ENSG) wishes to notify the public that Local Government elections will hold on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, across the State.…
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari, has said former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim has what it takes to occupy any political office. Buhari made the remark while describing Anyim as one of those who can stabilize Nigeria politically. He spoke at an event to mark Anyim’s 61st birthday in Abuja yesterday. Represented by the SGF, Boss Mustapha, the President said Anyim is a patriotic Nigerian. He said: “Anyim is one of stabilising voices we have today in the politics of our country. “Let me say on a personal note, as…
A few days to the Enugu local government election, which is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, February 23, the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has raised the alarm over alleged exclusion of the party from the poll. APC alleged that it had been stopped from participating because the list of her candidates was not published by the electoral body. It threatened to void the exercise if it holds as scheduled. The party accused the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) of deliberate plot to disenfranchise the party faithful by refusing to publish a list of 260…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia’s military to a snake that was uncoiling and preparing to strike Ukraine after a massive military buildup that has stoked the biggest East-West crisis since the Cold War. Austin, speaking on a trip to Lithuania, said he agreed with President Joe Biden’s Friday assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to stage a new invasion of Ukraine. “They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike,” Austin told a news conference in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, ahead of talks with increasingly anxious Baltic leaders. Austin, a…
Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River State has canvassed for increased inclusion of younger Nigerians in national politics. He made the statement today at the All Progressives Congress Youth Mega Rally at UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar. The governor said that Nigeria has made much progress but it is not noticeable because young people have not been brought into governance. He added that his belief in the youths is unshaken and he will create an expansionist programme to accommodate them. The Governor also promised to create a social welfare programme for the youths. “I charge the youths in Cross River and…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River would have died naturally if they yielded to intimidation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop their rally in the state. Wike spoke at the flag-off of campaigns of Ogoja l/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency bye-elections at the Calabar Sports Club on Saturday. The Governor said it was shameful for anyone to use security operatives to try to intimidate members of the PDP to stop a rally for ordinary federal and state constituency bye-elections, wondering what the situation would be…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State was on Saturday stopped from launching its flag-off campaign for next weekend’s by-election for Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency. The security agents stopped three governors and two former governors and functionaries from launching the campaign slated for the private Calabar Sports Club, saying the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was holding an event some distance away. Governors Nyesome Wike of Rivers State, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Samuel Ortom of Benue State, as well as two former governors of the state, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke, were billed…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Osun State has condemned the conduct of the primary election, saying it is nothing but a sham with a fraudulent process to favour Governor Gboyega Oyetola. The faction claimed that the agent of Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, a candidate favoured by Aregbesola, informed another crack of the APC in the state that there is no record and result sheets in any of the 332 wards. Speaking on the absence of officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), they also alleged that the figure declared for Oyetola…
Peter Obi, the 2019 PDP Presidential running mate to Atiku Abubakar has stated that a rich personality in a poor nation is obviously a poor citizen. He wrote; “Few years ago I heard of a Prof. Of medicine who had an accident somewhere up north, rushed to nearby health facility but there was no cannulas to set emergency lines and no other basic materials for an emergency intervention for him, he died, a Prof of medicine, if you know what it cost him and the system to get to that level…(A bag of cannulas won’t cost you up to the…
Pakistani leader and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has lashed out at Imran Khan government for destroying every institution over the last three-and-a-half years, and said that the surrender of the country’s economic control to the IMF and the world money lenders is a disastrous tsunami for the country. The PTI government is the worst in the country’s history, which devalued the national currency by over 58 per cent without the country fighting any war or undergoing any emergency,” reported the News International quoting Sirajul Haq. “Imran promised to build 5 million homes, but instead made millions of people homeless. He promised to…
A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Progressive Youth Movement (PYM), on Friday warned that it will resist the imposition of candidates at the February 26 convention of the party. The group said it was imperative that the party has an individual who is able to withstand the rigorous activities involved in partaking in a general election during a transitional government Leader of the group, Prince Mustapha Audu, in a statement on Friday called on party leaders to ensure that there are positions reserved for young stakeholders within the party, adding that, the top echelon of the party…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has said Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant will use a “magic wand” to fix Nigeria’s problems if elected in 2023. Sanwo-Olu said Tinubu knows the issues plaguing the country, hence has the solution. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, the governor said Nigerians should give the APC National Leader a chance to be president next year. He urged lawmakers in Lagos State to work towards ensuring that Tinubu becomes Nigeria’s next president. He said, “Tinubu knows the issues plaguing our nation like the back of his hands and he has the magic…
Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Ayim, has opened up on an alleged face-off with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Anyim said there are no grudges against Obasanjo, describing the former President as one who has always remained focused and determined in his activities. Anyim, who had declared his intention to run in the 2023 presidential election, spoke with Channels Television on Friday. “I did not have any personal issue with (former) President Obasanjo,” he said. “President Obasanjo was a very outstanding President Nigeria ever had. President Obasanjo was focused and determined in all that he wanted to do.” The former national…
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year, the White House announced. The Senate approved the measure Thursday by a bipartisan 65-27 vote, five more than the 60 votes needed, after the House easily approved the legislation last week. Each party had concluded that an election-year shutdown would be politically damaging, especially during a pandemic and a confrontation with Russia over its possible invasion of Ukraine. Both parties hope the short-term measure…
A former member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Olowo Ajiboye wants the people of the state to ensure that their decision in this year’s governorship election is influenced by their conscience, genuine love for the state as well as for its developmental needs. Ajiboye told our correspondent in an interview at Itapa-Ekiti that if the decision of the people is motivated by such genuine desire, they would choose a person well known to them and who they had identified with over time. He said such an individual must be someone who had a functional vision that had been…
James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives, has accused the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola of lying against Bola Tinubu, a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Faleke said contrary to Aregbesola’s claim, Tinubu has never played God to his political followers and associates. Instead, Faleke said Tinubu is guided by God and has shown large-heartedness. Faleke insisted that the Minister is one of those who have benefitted from Tinubu’s large-heart. The Minister had accused the APC National Leader of playing God while addressing his supporters in Osun State. Aregbesola made the remark while berating Tinubu…
Yobe State Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, on Friday, received two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains into the fold of ruling party. The defectors, Abdu Yakubu Dira from Daura B Ward and Alhaji Buba Kari Dumbulwa from Damagum B Ward all in Fune LGA, were received by the Deputy Governor, Idi Barde Gubana, on behalf of Governor Buni. He assured them that the APC would carry every member along. Buni also stressed that the entrants would be treated as full members of the ruling party without any discrimination while admonishing them to register…
Mr. Nathaniel Ikyur, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has declared that his principal does not hate President Muhammad Buhari. According to Ikyur, Ortom’s statements on the state of the nation should not be misconstrued for demeaning the office of the President. Ortom has been vocal against the leadership style of President Buhari, especially his silence over the killings by suspected Fulani militias in Benue State and other parts of the country. Speaking at a brief meeting with online journalists and bloggers at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Friday, Ikyur said…
The Russian military on Friday announced massive drills of its strategic forces, a stark reminder of the country’s nuclear might amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. The Defence Ministry said Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday’s exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. The ministry said it planned the maneuvers some time ago to check the readiness of Russia’s military command and personnel, as well as the reliability of its nuclear and conventional weapons. The war games follow U.S. President Joe Biden’s warning on Thursday that…