President Muhammadu has directed ministers with presidential ambition to resign immediately. The President gave the directive Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting. He also asked those with other ambitions or contesting for various positions to resign. The minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi among others are expected to resign following the directive.
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Olisa Agbakoba, on Wednesday insisted that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to run for the Presidency again in 2023. Agbakoba backed his claims with some sections of the Nigerian constitution that allow a former President to run for the office again. In a statement he signed and forwarded to the media, Agbakoba said: “The eligibility of Former President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the office of President has become a vexed issue. In reviewing whether he is eligible to run, I will consider strictly the legal issues. The moral and ethical questions are…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State chapter, has said the “campaign of calumny” being orchestrated against the party and its Tiv consensus governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Titus Tyoapine Uba, by the All Progressives Congress (APC), shows that the opposition is afraid of defeat in 2023. The PDP in a statement issued by its State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, on Wednesday, said heavier defeat awaits Benue APC in 2023 than they suffered in 2019, stressing that the APC stooping to “fabrication of fairytale and lies” only reflects fear and outright panic going into the coming polls. The umbrella party urged…
Nepal has shut its international borders with India and China for a period of 72 hours ahead of the local polls slated for Friday, according to the Home Ministry. The government decided to shut the borders to prevent any untoward incidents during the polls which will be held in 753 local units, said the Ministry. Ministry spokesman Phanindra Mani Pokharel said that a directive has been issued to the respective administration offices of the districts bordering India and China to implement the recommendations. The adjoining districts have been asked to halt all movements, except for emergency services, during the 72-hour…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised both the party and the Federal government, saying both need to change the way they do things. Fayemi, in Adamawa State on Tuesday, in continuation of his campaign tour, said the APC had failed in its reward system and that the security agencies, which the federal government supervises, should have raised their human capacities long ago. Fayemi, who addressed APC delegates at the City Green Hotel in Yola, spoke at length on how the APC was not getting it right with its reward…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, that there must be detailed reasons before he can accept a decision on a consensus candidate for the party. The Governor, who is among the crowd of APC’s presidential aspirants, insisted that there must be a cogent reason to back up such a decision, especially when he is not the favoured aspirant. Ayade told Channels Television on Tuesday that once he is convinced, he would accept the party’s decision and work with whoever gets the APC flag, describing himself as a team player. “In a scenario…
President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the call for him to extend his tenure by six months. This was in response to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke’s recent remarks, where he demanded that Buhari should elongate his stay in office. While the Presidency, through Garba Shehu, spokesperson to the President, noted that Clarke, may be sincere in his wish, he maintained that Buhari “will step down on May 29th, 2023, after serving two terms – as per the constitution.” The presidency said that Buhari, having taken over from an incumbent government in 2015, is committed to extending and…
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has declared that some 2023 presidential aspirants are not serious. According to him, any aspirant who has not consulted across the 36 states is not serious about his ambition. The Kaduna State governorship aspirant claimed that most of the aspirants purchasing nomination forms are only playing game. In a post on his verified Facebook page, the former lawmaker said the aspirants are only concerned about picking forms, and erecting billboards. He said, “Most of the presidential aspirants are not serious. For the ruling party, they visit the Villa, buy form, erect billboards in Abuja…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched an all-out attack on the current government and warned that all plans against arresting him would backfire. Speaking to his party workers at a rally, Imran Khan said criminals were sitting in the Pakistan Parliament and said his party only wanted early elections – which had been the PTI’s demand, the Daily Times reported. Alleging that Shahbaz Sharif plans to arrest him, Imran said he would give a call for the Islamabad march after May 20 and asked the workers to protest in their respective cities once the march begins. The PTI…
Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer, has branded the emergence of many presidential candidates for the 2023 general elections as a good omen for the country. However, according to Ajulo, only three of the numerous All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants are constitutionally qualified to contest the presidential election. He stated this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja. “From our preliminary examination of the aspirants, only three aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are constitutionally qualified to run for the president’s office,” Ajulo said, declining to elaborate further. Among the APC aspirants are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and…
A former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, on Tuesday dismissed claims of possible compensation for Presidential aspirants who lose during the party’s primary election. Nabena said there would be no compensation for Presidential aspirants who lose during APC primary election. There have been insinuations that APC may have some form of compensation for its Presidential aspirants who lose during primaries. The claims followed the N100 million price tag APC pegged on its Presidential nomination forms. Despite the N100 million price tag, the number of aspirants picking the forms continues to increase. However, responding to…
Atiku Abubakar, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied reports making the rounds that he was snubbed by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State during his consultation visit to the state over the weekend. Despite images of the 2019 presidential candidate and Makinde on social media, reports suggested that Atiku, who was on a tour of the Southwest to meet with party delegates ahead of the party’s primary elections did not get to meet the Oyo State Governor. Makinde was said to have shunned Atiku Abubakar, despite the itinerary showing he was to…
Dr Dennis Otiotio, Chairman, Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says former President Goodluck Jonathan is at liberty to join the party but is yet to do so. Otiotio disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Tuesday. He spoke against the backdrop of moves to draft Jonathan into the 2023 presidential race, saying that the APC in Bayelsa was not aware of Jonathan’s membership. “The former president is not yet a registered member of APC. He is free to join any party of his choice. “We are open and willing to…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr was headed for a stunning victory in the Philippines’ presidential election on Monday with double the votes of his nearest rival, putting the son of the notorious late dictator on the cusp of a historic political fightback. Marcos, son of strongman, poised for Philippines election triumph An unofficial tally by the election commission showed Marcos, 64, was close to passing the required 27.5 million votes to secure a majority in a presidential election for the first time since the end of his father’s 1965-1986 rule. The count makes almost certain a previously unthinkable return to power of…
Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, has reacted as Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association purchased the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential nomination form for Goodluck Jonathan. InfoStride News had reported that Jonathan on Monday got APC’s N100million presidential nomination form. Although Jonathan has not confirmed if he will run in next year’s election, reactions have trailed his defection from the People Democratic Party, PDP to APC. Reacting, Omokri on his Twitter page urged Nigerians to read between the lines. He maintained that he will continue to follow Goodluck Jonathan “To those who think I am in a dilemma, just be patient.…
Popular socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has mocked Reno Omokri, former media aide to Nigerian ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan. InfoStride News had reported that Jonathan on Monday got APC’s N100million presidential nomination form. The form was purchased for him by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association. Although Jonathan has not confirmed if he will join the 2023 presidential race, Reno Omokri, who is a fierce critic of the APC had denied Jonathan’s plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Reacting shortly after the group purchased Jonathan’s presidential nomination form, Aisha Yesufu tweeted, “Where is Reno Omokri @renoomokri? Please assume it is…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has claimed that former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahmad stated this in a tweet from his verified handle on Monday night. He wrote: “So Goodluck Jonathan has dumped the opposition PDP and now member of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).” [sic]. InfoStride News reported earlier in the day that Jonathan got APC’s N100million presidential nomination form. The form was purchased for him by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association. Jonathan himself has not confirmed…
Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has claimed that apart from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the dream of any other political party salvaging the country, will continue to be a mirage. The governor who stated this on Monday in Jalingo the state capital, while playing host to the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, said until the country has a shift in leadership, the dream of attaining the much-needed growth, would continue to slip off our fingers. Describing Nigeria as a “big elephant that cannot produce anything for herself, he said the PDP remains the only political…
Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new road map to victory and acknowledged the cost in Russian soldiers’ lives. Addressing massed ranks of service personnel on Red Square on the 77th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, Putin condemned what he called external threats to weaken and divide Russia, and repeated familiar arguments that he had used to justify Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 – that NATO was creating threats right next to its borders. He directly addressed soldiers fighting in the…
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan on Monday joined the 2023 Presidential race. Lawan’s friends purchased the All Progressives Congress, APC, nomination forms at the International Conference Centre, ICC. It was learnt that Lawan’s friends were led by Chief Sam Nkire, a member of the National Caucus of the party and 15 other Senators. This makes the Senate President the 24th aspirant to pick the APC’s expression of interest and nomination forms. APC had scheduled its primary election for May 30.