Ahead of the yuletide, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on the Federal Government to beef up security across the country, decrying that the insecurity situation in the country is increasing daily. The party also urged government to provide functional “toll-free lines” ensuring that measures are put in place so that security operatives can respond promptly to emergency situations. The NNPP through its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Olorunmagba, also changed the government “to ensure that our security men are strengthened and better motivated this festive season.” Olorunmagba said, “The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) calls on the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that democracy remains the best system of establishing governments because it guarantees respect for the fundamental rights of individuals to choose their leaders. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, where he chaired a roundtable discussion, which was held in honour of the late governor of the State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and in commemoration of his posthumous 72nd birthday. Speaking on the theme of the Roundtable, Election Security and Good Governance in Nigeria, the VP noted that democracy as a “system of governance guarantees the accountability of the elected to the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot return to power in a free and fair election in 2023. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), said this during a meeting with the party’s State Caretaker Chairmen. This, he said, was especially so, because the electorate were intelligent and now knew that the PDP had nothing to offer Nigerians going by its antecedents. The APC scribe added that the PDP was not an alternative to the APC in the forthcoming 2023 general election. He said…
The Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, has revealed that the 2022 budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was being reconsidered for a possible upward review because of the 2023 general elections. He said the electoral umpire had drawn the senate’s attention to inadequate provision of the budget envelope given to them by the Federal Ministry of Finance, saying that the parliament listened because INEC needed to begin early preparation. The lawmaker said the Committee had already met with the INEC, which he believed would be captured as they prepared to pass the 2022 budget next…
Mr. Oladapo Ibikunle took to social media to express his feelings over President Buhari’s administration and the claim that the north is bleeding under his regime. He wrote; “NORTH IS NOT BLEEDING! “Whoever says north is bleeding should be given Nnamdi Kano and Sunday Igboho’s treatment put together! “Ṣebí Igangan was peaceful now, were we not lying when we reported that towns were attacked back-to-back by strangers in our own homeland? NORTH IS NOT BLEEDING! “Ṣebí EndSARS protest was incited by President Muhammadu Buhari’s enemies in the South to make the country ungovernable for a president of nothern extraction? NORTH…
The US on Monday (local time) denied releasing over USD 9.5 billion of Afghanistan’s frozen fund. Spokeswoman of the White House Jen Psaki said that this was a complicated process and will not allow the Taliban to access the money, reported Khaama Press. Psaki made comments on the frozen funds to the recent statements of Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi over the release of funds and added that the decision will be made after consulting allies. As per Psaki, the US cannot release the assets because the families of the victims of September 11 have made pleas for…
Some All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Zamfara State have refuted the claim that there are factions of the party in the state, saying that those who are claiming factions are trying to destroy the party as they did in the 2019 general elections. This was disclosed by the 14 local government sole administrators, area development council administrators, Special Advisers’ Forum and a delegation from Bungudu Local Government Area of the state. According to them, the 2023 general election is fast approaching and they have started scheming their spoilers game, saying that no faction is recognized by the national headquarters…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State and some states in the North Central have called on leaders of the party from the zone vying for the national chairmanship seat to have a rethink as that could cost them the 2023 presidency. They urged the North Central not to compromise the 2023 presidency for any other position because it is time the presidency is zoned to them for the sake of “equity and fairness”. The APC leaders met in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Addressing journalists after the meeting, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga said they are not speaking…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kwara State has admonished Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to get down to the serious work of governance instead of throwing wild allegations around and hunting for imaginary enemies. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Tunde Ashaolu, said this in a statement released in Ilorin, in reaction to some allegations made against previous administrations in the State by the Governor while playing host to his Borno State counterpart, Baba Gana Zulum. “We find it quite strange that when Governor Abdulrazaq could have seized that opportunity to show off his own achievements to his celebrated guest,…
Urging the international community to support the vulnerable people of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said disengaging with the war-torn nation would be “disadvantageous” for the world. Chairing the second meeting of the apex committee on Afghanistan, Khan said Pakistan will support Afghan people in every possible way to avert a humanitarian crisis, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. Earlier in a tweet, the PMO quoted Khan as saying that “disengaging with Afghanistan would be disadvantageous for the world”. “The prime minister expressed the hope that the world would not repeat the mistake of disengaging…
A group of professionals under the umbrella of Ekiti Concerned Professionals on Monday presented a cheque of N22.5 million to Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) ahead of the governorship election. The group led by its Chairman, Mr Lekan Ajisafe, made the presentation at the National Assembly office of the senator in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship election in Ekiti for June 18, 2022. Ajisafe said the amount was raised within a week among Ekiti professionals from home and abroad would cover cost of nomination and expression of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 4,681,206 as at 7am, Monday, December 13. The commission disclosed this in its Weekly update for Quarter two, Week 10, on the CVR, released on Monday in Abuja. The commission disclosed that 922,188 applications were done online and 1,306,805 were physical registration. The update indicated that 1,124,294 of the persons are male while 1,104,699 are female, adding that 21,910 of the figure are Persons Living With Disability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the update also shows that INEC has…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is wondering why Nigerians are still expecting more from a 78-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari–likening it all to “kicking a dead horse.” Speaking as leaders of socio-cultural organisations converged on Abuja for a retreat on inclusive security, Obasanjo was quoted by Punch newspaper as saying that: “The truth is this: President Buhari has done his best; that is what he can do, if you expect anything than what he is doing, you are kicking a dead horse and there is no need. “We must not fold our hands…How do we prepare for post-Buhari era? Buhari has done…
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, through its National Secretary, Alhaji Shehu Gaban, has called for withdrawal of presidential assent to the electoral amendment bill. This is just as the statutory period of one month for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the bill expires on Friday. The party argued that Nigeria democracy wasn’t ripe for direct mode of primary elections, saying that the process is cumbersome and that would generate further controversies. In a statement by the National Secretary, which was made available to Newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, the opposition SDP explained, that if President Buhari bows to pressures and…
The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. Blinken said the Biden administration is committed to maintaining peace and prosperity in the region and will do that by boosting US alliances, forging new relationships and ensuring that the US military maintains its competitive edge. Threats are evolving, our security approach has to evolve with them. To do that, we will lean on our greatest strength: our alliances and partnerships, Blinken said in a speech in Indonesia,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Muazu Sambo as a minister-designate from Taraba State to fill one of two vacant ministerial positions. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, announced the nomination when he read a letter from the president during plenary on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Buhari, in the letter, urged senators to expeditiously confirm the nominee, who’s a direct state replacement for Sale Mamman who was sacked as Minister of Power in September. Mamman was sacked alongside Sabo Nanono who was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in what was a rare cabinet rejig by the president. Cabinet member, Mohammad Mahmood,…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has cautioned political parties in the country against fielding Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election. It described the contemplation of fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the presidency in the 2023 general elections, as ‘insensitive and selfish’ saying any attempt to foist a Muslim-Muslim ticket on Nigerians will be highly resisted. In a statement issued by Chairman of NOSCEF, Ejoga Oyinehi Inalegwu in Kaduna, yesterday, it said: “We read with concern, the purported meeting of a frontline politician with some Northern Elders, in which the participants advocated a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Curiously, the report…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives in Enugu State have traced the current crisis rocking the party to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the State. This was contained in a communique issued by the stakeholders after their meeting at the Enugu APC Secretariat. The communique was signed by Vin Martins Ilo, Ozo Joe Mmamel, Hon Okoloagu Ejiofor, Mayor Ugwuoke Joseph, Chief Anike Nwoga and Dr Ben Nwoye. They said PDP agents and disgruntled members of the party were using Barr. Ugo Agballa, a factional chairman, to destabilize the party. The stakeholders, however, urged the national leadership of the APC…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he will not turn down the calls of those asking him to contest for president in 2023. Tinubu stated this after a meeting with leaders of the Northern Alliance Committee in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the former Governor of Lagos said he would, however, make consultations before officially announcing a decision on the matter. “I’m not going to turn them down but I will still effectively and widely consult, particularly brainstorm with my friends and find a date to come out…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss tensions in Europe and “aggressive” US and Nato rhetoric during a video call on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. The conversation will take place at a moment of high tension in both countries’ relations with the West, with Beijing under pressure over human rights and Moscow over its build-up of troops near the border with Ukraine. Russia has cultivated closer ties with China as its relations with the West have worsened.