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…
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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…
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…
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…