The National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has met with Gov. Inuwa Yahaya and other party bigwigs in Gombe State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting followed a petition submitted to the committee over the party’s Congresses by Sen. Danjuma Goje (APC – Gombe Central). Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) had in October inaugurated a nine-member committee under the Chairmanship of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC – Nasarawa West). The committee was mandated to reconcile aggrieved members of the party sequel to the…
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The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party. This is contained in a communique at the end of the meeting of the state new executives of the party, signed by the Publicity Secretary, Mr Yusuf Idris in Gusau on Friday. “We hereby declare our continued support to President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the party’s extra-ordinary convention committee under Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe. “The executive committee wish to pledge its support to the state government in…
A group within the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Governor Dapo Abiodun as an uninspiring and lackluster option for the 2023 governorship election in the state. The group, under the auspices of the Real Progressives Group, Abeokuta South Local Government, was reacting to a purported endorsement of Gov Abiodun for a second term in office by one Hon. Adetunji Fagbenro, said to be the APC Chairman, in Abeokuta South. Fagbenro was said to have claimed that the governor had performed better than all his predecessors and that the governor remained the sole candidate for…
The chairman of the southeast governors’ forum and governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Thursday said Direct Primaries will truncate democracy in Nigeria. Umahi said this while addressing stakeholders and delegation of the National Examinations Council, NECO, during a courtesy visit. Umahi applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to assent to the electoral amendment bill, adding that he is a hero for refusing to assent the bill. He said “Let me congratulate Mr President for refusing to sign that electoral bill. You see, when we are making laws, we have to look at all the factors. This is a…
President Joe Biden is ready to urge participants at the first White House Summit for Democracy to reverse an ongoing recession of democracy that is playing out at a time of rising authoritarianism around the globe and extraordinary strains on foundational institutions in the US. The two-day virtual summit that starts Thursday has been billed as an opportunity for leaders and civil society experts from some 110 countries to collaborate on fighting corruption and promoting respect for human rights. But the gathering already has drawn backlash from the United States’ chief adversaries and other nations that were not invited to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mahmood, on Thursday met with the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Communications on the indirect primaries. It would be recalled that the House had resolved that committees should meet with the INEC Chairman over the indirect primaries. The resolution was made last week after a motion by Leke Abejide from Kogi State. The Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Batera, while briefing journalists, said lawmakers discussed the cost of direct primaries. Batera said the INEC Chairman informed that lawmakers “political parties have the responsibility on primaries and…
Candidate of the Accord Party in Anambra State in the just concluded Anambra governorship election, Dr. Godwin Maduka has withdrawn a petition he filed against the victory of Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governorship elect. The three-member tribunal consisting of Justice B. Mohammed, Justice Edem Akpan and Justice O.H. Oyajimi accordingly struck out the petition. Maduka’s lawyer, Mr. N.D. Agu had filed an application, praying the tribunal to strike out the matter on the grounds that his client was no longer interested in the petition. Agu submitted that though he duly filed the petition, none of the respondents was served, arguing…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s diabolical double-cross cost Chief Bisi Akande, the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain his second term aspiration. Buhari said Obasanjo’s diabolical acts ended Akande’s governorship aspiration. The president disclosed this at the public presentation of the autobiography of Akande, titled: “My Participations,” in Lagos State. “It is common knowledge that Akande was the victim – along with other AD Governors – of a diabolical double-cross which ended his gubernatorial career. Only the steadfast Asiwaju Bola Tinubu escaped the electoral massacre masterminded by President Obasanjo. ”Desperately disappointed though he was, and…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, has every reason to win the 2023 presidential election. Uzodinma said there was no reason the APC won’t be voted back into power because the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is “performing well”. He stressed that the Buhari government had been able to navigate Nigeria out of recession following the COVID-19 pandemic. He disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with Buhari. The governor pointed out that APC controls most of the states and local governments in the country, hence it will return…
Apple Inc on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. In September, a U.S. judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to outside payment systems rather than using Apple’s own in-app payments that charge a commission on sales. The injunction was set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. But with just slightly more than 12 hours remaining before the deadline, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court…
The crisis rocking Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday, as the former governor of the state, Abdul’aziz Yari, traded words with Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima over the dissolution of the party’s executive committee. The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led national caretaker committee of the party had announced the dissolution of the State Working Committee (SWC), following the defection of the state governor, Bello Matawalle, to the party in June this year. But dissatisfied with the dissolution of the executive, the Yari-led faction of the party instituted a legal action challenging the action of the caretaker committee.…
Outgoing leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to provide explanation to Nigerians, particularly party members, on the processes that led to his nomination as governorship candidate of the party and tell the truth about the allegation of bribery made against the NWC members. At a valedictory session, the Uche Secondus-led NWC denied collecting any form of gratification or bribe before clearing and giving the party’s ticket to Obaseki to contest the September 2020 Edo State governorship election. The allegation of bribery against the outgoing NWC members was made in June 2020,…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has declared that the Nigeria President of Igbo extraction is the only solution to the myriads of challenges facing the country. The Igbo group said this while declaring that it would not kneel for anyone to get the number one position in the country. A former Governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife had said Ndigbo would not mind kneeling for the other regions to get the coveted seat. However, a coalition of Northern groups said they won’t be moved by such emotional outburst. Reacting, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said allowing an Igbo…
Osinbajo Grassroot Organization, a support group for Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed anger over alleged defamation of their principal by someone they described as a fellow in the House of Representatives. They said that some political jobbers led by the House of Representatives members have come together with an agenda to defame Osinbajo so that they can give their candidate an edge. In a statement on Wednesday, National Convener of the group, Ojo Sylvanus Foluso, said they have seen and have been privy to some of these plans in the past, adding that they have chosen to ignore…
Japan will deny certain tax breaks to big companies that don’t hike wages and boost deductions for those that do, as part of efforts to raise salaries in the country, a final draft of the ruling party’s annual tax reform plan showed on Wednesday. The carrot-and-stick approach underscores Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s focus on distributing wealth to households, including by urging firms whose profits have returned to pre-pandemic levels to raise pay. Since it swept to power in late 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party-led government has piled pressure on cautious Japanese firms to spend their record cash piles to boost…
A Professor of Agriculture and All Progressives Congress(APC) chieftain in Ekiti State, Prof. Omoniyi Adetiloye, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor and prevent the rigging of the governorship primaries to be conducted by parties to produce candidates for the 2022 election in the state. Adetiloye accused some leaders of the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to manipulate the system through already twisted and flawed party congresses in favour of their preferred candidates, which he said may not be in favour of aspirants from the South senatorial district. The Federal University of…
The incoming state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Omale Omale has cautioned members of the party against any form of corrupt practices. Omale warned that members of the party in the state would not be shielded from any investigation during his tenure as chairman. In a statement he signed, the outgoing Legal Adviser of APC in Benue State said members of the party are expected to be accountable. He vowed to ensure that APC members respect the constitution of the party. According to Omale: “Our APC shall not be used to defend any individual, individuals,…
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, has said the north should still produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. Dokpesi said based on an arrangement and calculation by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the North would still produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. Against this backdrop, the media mogul said Atiku Abubakar, former presidential candidate of the PDP, should be elected as president. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Dokpesi said Atiku would unite Nigeria, considering his achievements in governance, youth empowerment, and ethnic and religious tolerance. According to Dokpesi: “We have set out the criteria, and have identified the issues, and said that…
A chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed Sheriff, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately give his assent to the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly. Sheriff stated this while addressing a press conference at the Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Bauchi. According to him, if Buhari signs the amended law, it would enhance internal democracy in all political parties in the country, particularly in the ruling APC. “When operational, the Electoral Act as amended will strengthen internal democracy within the political parties,” Sheriff…
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a bid from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from selling more than USD 650 million worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, allowing the deal to proceed despite the gulf nation’s dismal record on human rights. A procedural motion by Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, was rejected on a 30-67 vote, in just the latest skirmish in Congress over U.S. sales of weapons to the country. Saudi Arabia is one of the U.S.’s most steadfast allies in an unstable region of the globe. But the country’s leading role in…