The Osun State Government have raised alarm over plans by some individuals to discredit it by engaging in campaigns of calumny against the person of the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. The state government disclosed this in a statement signed and made available to journalists by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor. The government said it was compelled to raise the alarm after a tip-off on plans by unscrupulous elements to cause distractions in the state and discredit the governor. The statement said, “The public is hereby advised to ignore such stories whenever they are out, as…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Russia and China oppose the politicisation of sport and demonstrative boycotts ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in an address to his country’s athletes. The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott, citing concerns over human rights in China. Putin plans to attend the Olympics and to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. I consider the main goal of these competitions to attract as many citizens as possible to sport and the strengthening of friendship…
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communications, has disclosed the shortest way the southeast can produce the president of Nigeria. Dokpesi disclosed that Atiku Abubakar, a Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential aspirant is the shortest way Igbos can produce a Nigerian president. The media mogul disclosed this while addressing journalists on Monday in Abia State. Dokpesi disclosed that Atiku would be 80 years soon. He said Atiku is running for the presidency to rescue Nigeria from its challenges. According to Dokpesi: “Atiku is the surest bet; he is the shortest cut to a southeast presidency. The truth is that he will be…
The Ekiti State chapter of the Grassroots Movement for Change (GMC), has cautioned Governor Kayode Fayemi against using state apparatus to favour his “choice candidate”. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary will be held on Thursday ahead of the June 18 election. A statement on Monday by the GMC, noted that any attempt to subvert the wish of the people will be resisted. The Secretary, Ademola Ogunrombi, said Fayemi has enjoyed a relatively peaceful tenure and should not be involved in any act that might cause violence in the state. The scribe demanded that the people be allowed to…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday, tackled the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over its refusal to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his 2023 presidential bid. The group further noted that Tinubu deserves Afenifere’s support in view of his active role in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, who expressed shock over the decision of pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, in a statement said the leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has shown signs of refusal to support Tinubu, as the group kept mute, two weeks after Tinubu declared intention to contest…
The Chairman, Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Gbenga Famodun, has boasted that victory is certain for the party in the coming gubernatorial election in the state. According to him, as a core politician, all the indices have been indicating that victory was sure for the APC. He said this on Monday while the state youths wing from the three senatorial districts declared support for the re-election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. His words, “We foresee nothing but absolute victory at the polls. And we are very confident about it. I am a core politician and we…
Britain’s High Court is set to rule Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can take his fight against US extradition to the UK Supreme Court. The decision is the latest step in Assange’s long battle to avoid being sent to the United States to face espionage charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of classified documents more than a decade ago. Just over a year ago, a district court judge in London rejected a US extradition request on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh US prison conditions. US authorities later provided assurances that the WikiLeaks…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the timing of the planned subsidy removal would cause hardship on citizens. To this end, the governing party has commended the Federal Government for suspending the move. The National Secretary of Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, in a statement issued Monday said its removal at this time would have heightened inflation and caused undue hardship on the citizenry. He said its removal in due course would usher in the eventual and full deregulation of the country’s petroleum sector. The secretary stressed that in line with the new Petroleum Industry…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Dr Sikirulai Ogundele, has said Governor Dapo Abiodun has no clear-cut policies to provide jobs for unemployed youths in the state. As a state with the highest number of higher learning institutions, Ogundele worried that Ogun has an increasing number of unemployed graduates every year with no engagement from the state government. According to him, many youths in the Gateway State roam the streets, adding that there are no strategies put in place by the Abiodun government to support the entrepreneurs among them. Ogundele is concerned that the lack…
Ahead of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for February 26, Mr Sunny Monidafe has said that he has not stepped down from the chairmanship race. Monidafe disclosed this on Monday while addressing a press conference in Abuja. He, however, explained that if the position was not zoned to the northeast, he would contest for the highest position zoned to the region. Monidafe added: “I desire and pray that it is zoned to the northeast; if it is not, I have said it on different fora that I will pick up the form for the positions…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and leader of the Oodua People’s Congress New Era in Ekiti State, Niyi Adedipe, popularly known as ‘Apase’, has alleged that some powerful authorities and desperate actors within the state are planning to kidnap him and if possible, take his life. To this end, Adedipe has called on various security chiefs in the state to save his life by giving him adequate protection ahead of the primary election of the party scheduled for next week. According to Adedipe, the alleged planned attack on him was due to his support for one of…
China flew 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing a pattern that the island has answered by scrambling its own jets in response. The formation Sunday night included 24 J-16 fighter jets and 10 J-10 jets, among other support aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, according to Taiwan’s defense ministry. Taiwan’s air force scrambled its own jets and tracked the People’s Liberation Army planes on its air defense radar systems, the defense ministry said. Chinese pilots have been flying towards Taiwan on a near-daily basis in the past year and a half, since Taiwan’s…
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga have asked the National leader of the APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu to apologise to Nigerians over comments made years ago against Nigeria. Zazzaga tasked Tinubu to apologise to the old and young for saying he does not believe in one Nigeria in 1999. The APC Chieftain said although Tinubu made the comment many years ago, it is now being recalled by Nigerians especially as he declared his intention to run for office in 2023. Speaking to journalists in Jos, Plateau State, Zazzaga said if Tinubu does not…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday said he is not against anyone defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. The governor stated this at the Benue Peoples House in Makurdi, during a meeting with members of the PDP from Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. He, however, insisted that no right-thinking person will contemplate joining a sinking party, the All Progressives Congress, APC for whatever reason. The Governor thanked the people of Gwer West for being solidly behind his administration and the PDP in general, stressing that…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that he conferred with the late ex-Oyo Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, ahead of the 2015 general election. He said the meeting with Alao-Akala followed his nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Presidential candidate. Osinbajo made the revelation in Ogbomoso on Sunday during a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. The VP and his entourage were received by the widows of Akala, Florence Alao Akala and Oluwakemi Alao Akala. Osinbajo noted that the late politician was a man widely regarded as a titan in Oyo and Nigerian politics. The Senior Advocate of…
An analyst, Alhaji Musa Ahmad, has countered the Zamfara State Government for claiming to have upper hands over bandits bedeviling the state. Ahmad said the government is making such a claim when innocent people are being killed by terrorists on a daily basis. Speaking with the Journalists in Gusau, the state capital on Sunday, the analyst noted that it seems the government was not ready to end the insurgency because of some reasons best known to the higher echelon of the society, pointing out that they were only making the common masses scapegoats. “Recently, Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle told the…
The head of the German navy resigned late Saturday after coming under fire at home and abroad for comments he made on Ukraine and Russia. Speaking at an event in India on Friday, vice admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach had said Ukraine would not regain the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Schoenbach also said it was important to have Russia on the same side against China, and suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved “respect.” His comments, captured on video, caused anger in Ukraine, which summoned the German ambassador to complain. They also sparked consternation and a swift rebuke back…
Ex-Rivers State governorship aspirant and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Tonye Princewill has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may return to power in 2023 if the APC is unable to resolve its internal crisis. Princewill, in a chat with newsmen in Lagos, said if the APC is unable to resolve its internal crisis before the 2023 elections, it will be possible for the former ruling party to take over the leadership of the country. The former guber aspirant anchored his position on the short memories of Nigerians, who may have forgotten what the PDP did…
A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu has described the recent rejection of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) overtures by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a signal to another defeat in 2023 presidential election. Mr Okechukwu wondered whether PDP leaders have refused to understand that Nigerians are suspicious and were no longer interested in reinforcing the PDP’s share the money culture. He said it smacks of political incorrect move for a party, whose membership card was publicly shredded to go back asking for the support of the same statesman that rejected its association. Mr Okechukwu, who…
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, national executive council has suspended its national chairman, Olu Ogunloye for alleged misconduct. SDP National Secretary, Shehu Gabam was also suspended. They were suspended for allegedly disregarding part of the provisions of the SDP constitution, especially Article 12.5 (iv) 12.2.2 (viii) and also Article 9.4. The party in its statement added that SDP’s deputy chairman, Adul Isaq, will immediately act as the interim chairman, while Simon Adesina steps in as the national secretary, pending the outcome of its convention. Part of the statement read: “The NEC observed the wanton disregard to the provisions of the…