A political group, Generation Next Collective (GNC) has charged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its 2023 presidential ticket. A statement by co-conveners, Ruth Edehemon and Rufai Abdulahi, urged the party to act quickly and be more explicit about its path in the race. The organization made the call on Friday while declaring support for Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The former House of Representatives Speaker has commenced nationwide consultations with PDP state leaders and members. GNC noted that Nigerians expect the general elections next year to answer some questions bordering on equity, justice and inclusion. The body described…
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Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau of the G-7 APC faction, has accused the national headquarters of the party of being unfair, unjust and irrational, for issuing Returning certificate to the Governor Ganduje factional APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, few minutes after the Court of Appeal nullified their earlier Federal High Court’s victory. Shekarau described as unfair the act of the national headquarters of the party by issuing a certificate of return to the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led faction immediately after the Appeal Court judgement despite the faction having two court rulings for over two months without the party recognizing their…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the appointment of Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as Chairman Electoral Committee for the Anambra State Ward Congresses slated for Saturday, February 19 to Saturday, March 5, 2022. PDP National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Umar M. Bature, in a statement on Friday, explained that Makinde and 4 others are to serve on the Electoral Committee for the Anambra State Ward Congresses for the purpose of electing new Ward Executive Committees and 3-Man Ad-Hoc Ward Delegates to the state congress. The opposition party also appointed Rt. Hon. Mohammed…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday urged lawmakers, both at the federal and state levels from the state, to work assiduously to actualise the presidential ambition of Chief Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice in Ikeja, during the 17th Edition of the Executive/Legislative Parley, with the theme: ”Mobilizing Citizens as a Social Capital Towards 2023 General Elections, NAN reports. He said that Tinubu had selflessly given himself to the people of Lagos during his tenure as the governor, and to Nigeria as a whole, and recorded many achievements. ”This, indeed, is the time to pay him back with…
Pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine accused government forces of shelling a village on Friday while Russian media reported more infantry and tank units were returning to their bases in contrast to Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion. For a second consecutive day, pro-Russian separatists who have been at war with Ukraine for years said they had come under mortar and artillery fire from Ukrainian forces, according to the Interfax news agency. Kyiv and the rebels blamed each other for escalating tension after artillery and mortar attacks on Thursday, prompting fears that Russia, which has massed more than 100,000 troops near…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communications, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is working for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike stated this on Thursday while reacting to rumours that himself and other PDP governors were in Europe to determine the presidential and vice candidates of the party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Governor alleged that Raymond Dokpesi was the conveyor of the rumour, stressing that his aim was to bring down the governors to pave way for the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has affirmed the appointment of Mr Bisi Sunday as the Acting Chairman of the Osun State Chapter of the party. PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Thursday, explained that the appointment was done on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC). The statement revealed that “the decision of the NWC, which is pursuant to its powers under Section 29(2) of the Constitution of the PDP 2017 (as amended) was reached at its meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, after a very careful…
An erstwhile presidential aspirant, Ahmed Buhari has endorsed former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim for the Presidency in 2023. Buhari said Anyim is the perfect person to lead Nigeria in 2023, considering his records in the red chamber. He noted that Anyim was able to stabilize the National Assembly when he was the Senate President. Buhari spoke on Arise TV’s Morning Show while advocating for a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction. He noted that the southeast remains the only region in the country that is yet to produce a president since 1999. “Southeast is the only zone in the entire…
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has extended an olive branch to the Senator Ibrahim Shekarau faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State after an Appeal Court judgment. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, yesterday set aside the judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, which invalidated the Kano Ward, Local government and State congresses. The Appeal Court held that the lower court lacked jurisdiction and also held that the case was not a pre-election matter but an internal matter of the ruling party, therefore, should be decided by the leadership of APC. The…
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday there was now “every indication” that Russia was planning to go into Ukraine, including signs Moscow was preparing a “false flag” operation to justify it. Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists within Ukraine earlier exchanged fire on Thursday across a frontline that divides them, in what Western officials described as a possible pretext created by Moscow to invade. Biden ordered Secretary of State Antony Blinken to change his travel plans at the last minute to speak at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine. “The evidence on the ground is that Russia is moving…
An aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 presidential election, Segun Showunmi, has said he wants to join the governorship contest in Ogun State come 2023 but the three-time unsuccessful attempt of Gboyega Isiaka is giving him mixed feelings. InfoStride News reports that Isiaka, fondly addressed as GNI, contested and lost under different political parties in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Isiaka has since joined the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun in the All Progressives Congress (APC), promising that he would not contest against him in 2023. As he clocked 60 today, Showunmi congratulated the Imeko-born politician, commending his…
A group in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, the Repositioning Group, has debunked claims by a former Governor of the State, Segun Oni, that its members were forming a grand coalition to win the June 18 governorship election. Chairman of the Ekiti PDP Repositioning Group, Alaba Agboola in a press statement said there was nowhere the group met with Segun Oni, or his agents to discuss any grand coalition. Agboola added that after the PDP governorship primary election that produced Bisi Kolawole as the candidate of the party, groupings in the party seized to exist, reasons why…
The Osun State Government has disclosed its knowledge of a purported plan by some elements to impersonate officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service in the state. The state government said the elements had stockpiled the uniforms of the agencies with the intent of using them during the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial primary on Saturday, February 18. This is according to a press statement signed by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, made available to the media in Osogbo on Thursday. The statement said, “We are in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State has vowed to win future elections in the state, beginning with the forthcoming Ngor-Okpala by-election on February 26. Speaking during the inauguration of the State Working Committee (SWC) and State Executive of the party, the state Chairman of the APC, Hon. MacDonald Ebere, told members of the SWC that APC is the ruling party and the Ngor-Okpala by-election is a must win for them . The state chairman said, ”Always be mindful that the opposition party in the state is not sleeping. We are the ruling party and we are going to…
The UK on Thursday (local time) closed Tier 1 Investor visa route to all new applicants from all nationalities with immediate effect over security concerns. Home Office took the action as the route failed to deliver for the UK people and gave opportunities for corrupt elites to access the UK. UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel took decisive action with immediate effect. “I have zero tolerance for abuse of our immigration system. Under my New Plan for Immigration, I want to ensure the British people have confidence in the system, including stopping corrupt elites who threaten our national security and push…
Sixty-nine aspirants are to slug it out in the local government chairmanship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for Friday, February 18 in Adamawa State. The primaries will be held in each of the 21 LGAs of the state, each of the LGAs to accommodate just one winner, meaning that only 21 of the 69 aspirants can be crowned winners. Such winners will get the party’s chairmanship ticket for the main local government election which the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has scheduled for April 9 this year and in which candidates from other political parties will…
Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congresses in Anambra State slated for Saturday, February 19 to Saturday, March 5, 2022, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party directed members of the Caretaker Committee that are interested in contesting for any position to resign. The party’s directive was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by its National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Umar M. Bature. According to the statement, the resignation of members of the Caretaker Committee that are interested in contesting for any position will ensure a level playing field for all contestants during…
Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Edwin Clark, on Thursday, cautioned Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant against contesting in 2023. Clark said Tinubu should go and rest despite coming from the most sophisticated region of Nigeria. Featuring on Arise TV, the elder statesman said he would rather vote for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to become Nigeria’s next President. Clark described Osinbajo as an intelligent man who has what it takes to rule Nigeria in 2023. According to Clark: “I’m not aware of Jonathan running for presidency. I’m a father to him and he has not…
The Niger State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disclosed that candidates for various electives posts in the forthcoming general elections in the state will be determined by the party faithful. The state party chairman Tanko Beji made disclosed at the state expanded Zonal Executive meeting of the party for Niger East Senatorial district. He said contestants will emerge majorly by consensus. Addressing thousands of party faithful from the nine local government areas of the Niger East district, Beji explained that where the option fails, the party will conduct free and fair elections. The councils are Chanchaga, Bosso, Paikoro, Munya, Rafi,…
Russia’s defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases. Moscow announced a partial pullback of forces from near Ukraine on Tuesday. The move was met with scepticism, however, and US President Joe Biden said that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine’s borders. World powers are engaged in one of the deepest crises in East-West relations for decades, jostling over post-Cold War influence and energy supplies as Moscow…