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…
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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…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Toyin Amuzu has warned Nigerians and the people of Ogun State to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 general elections. He said the party deceived Nigerians in 2015. Amuzu urged Nigerians, especially Ogun residents, to fully embrace the PDP as the only platform that could save the masses from the APC, which he said “has little or nothing to offer.” Amuzu stated this in a chat with the media during the visit of the National Chairman of the Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and members of his National…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country. “My wedding won’t be going ahead but I just join many other New Zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic,” Ardern said during a regular COVID-19 news conference today, CNN reported. She said that health authorities have reported nine Omicron cases in Motueka in a single-family household, CNN reported adding that the family travelled to Auckland to attend a wedding, a funeral, an amusement park, and a tourist…
The Senior Pastor of Divine Mercy Church, Olatobiloba Peters has cautioned Bola Tinubu, a 2023 presidential aspirant against going ahead pursuing his ambition to become president. Pastor Peters said members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would collect Tinubu’s money and vote against him. Speaking with the media, the clergyman said God showed him that APC members would use Tinubu’s money to push for the Vice President, Osinbajo to become president. Tinubu, who informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest for the 2023 Presidency, had said the move was a life-long aspiration for him. The APC National Leader…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as clueless, saying the president has destroyed what his predecessor achieved between 1999 and 2003. Ayu said the current administration was piling eternal debts for the present and future generations, towards subjecting them to the servitude of slavery. While describing the present administration as wicked, the PDP Chairman blamed Buhari for Nigeria’s international reputation as an insecure country and the poverty capital of the world, a reversal of fortunes, which he measured, was the direct opposite of the achievements of former President Olusegun…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he would never return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying he has retired from partisan politics. The ex-president, who renounced his membership of the party in 2015, stated this when he received the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; and other stakeholders who paid him a visit on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to sources, the visit was targeted at returning the former president to the opposition party ahead of the 2023 general elections. But, Obasanjo, while addressing the stakeholders, said he had vowed to remain as a statesman. He, however, said…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, is currently in a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ayu had on Saturday led four former governors and members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) to Obasanjo’s residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The PDP leaders arrived at the former President’s Pent House residence at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Oke Mosan, at about 12:25 pm. The PDP Vice Presidential candidate in 2019, Peter Obi; former Governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa, Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, as well as Liyel Imoke and Donald Duke, both of…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday expressed his willingness to host an in-person summit of the Quad countries in the first half of the year in Japan during his virtual talks with US President Joe Biden. In a conversation that lasted for approximately 80 minutes, the two leaders shared the intention to coordinate closely under the strong Japan-US Alliance and to deepen cooperation with like-minded countries including India toward realizing a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific.” “In this regard, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to host the Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (QUAD) Summit Meeting in Japan in the first half of this…
Abia stakeholders and elders have called for the shift of the governorship seat to Abia North Senatorial district of state ahead of the 2023 general election. The stakeholders and elders hinged their call on the charter of equity propagated by the founding fathers of Abia State to ensure the gubernatorial seat rotates among the three Senatorial Districts of the state on the basis of justice, equity and fairness. In a communique, the stakeholders and elders said their position that power must shift to Abia North come 2023 was in the interest of justice, equity and fairness and vowed to resist…
The first executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Rufai Sani also known as Yarima has made a formal declaration of his intent to join the 2023 presidential race. The former governor who spoke during a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya” monitored by the media in Gusau, the state capital said, since President Buhari is ending his second term, he would continue to pursue his presidential ambition. “If God spares my life, by 2023 I would go into the contest for the post of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ” Yarima said. “In 2007 I made…
Afenifere groups in the United Kingdom and Europe have alleged plans by some politicians aspiring for top offices in the 2023 general elections to compromise security agents and the electoral body in a bid to manipulate their ways into victory. The group which made this known in a statement issued on Friday by its Secretary, Engr. Anthony Ajayi insisted that restructuring is the only solution to the current crisis rocking the entire nation. Afenifere urged eligible voters to explore the 2023 elections in order to deepen democracy and enhance the frontier of true federalism in the country. Parts of the…
A 2023 presidential aspirant, Orji Uzor Kalu, has recalled how he ran into problems with former President Olusegun Obasanjo due to his friendship with fellow aspirant, Bola Tinubu. Orji Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip, said his problem with Obasanjo started after he helped Tinubu win his re-election in 2003. The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain disclosed that he stepped in to help Tinubu who was lagging behind in 2003. Appearing on Silverbird Television on Friday, Kalu insisted that they are both not a threat to each other’s ambition. He noted that they are very close friends, with their…
Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, three US lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden to release the country’s assets to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people. In the letter to Biden on Thursday, the US House of Representatives recommended a focused release of humanitarian funds to address the imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people. They underline that the US has a moral obligation to help the Afghan people who partnered with us and a national interest in preventing Afghanistan from once again becoming a safe haven for our enemies. “When the last…
The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has said Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have what it takes to govern a people in a democracy. He said the government in Imo is a counterfeit of what a state government should be. Okorocha made the assertion on Friday in a press release signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo and made available to newsmen in Owerri. He said” Imo State and her people have not known peace since Chief Uzodinma became governor. They have only been hearing stories of killings, arson, kidnapping,…
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday, advised Nigerian youths to focus on value and create wealth. He gave the counsel during induction into the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria Hall of Fame as ‘Garkuwan Matasan Najeriya’ (Shield of the Nigerian Youth). Speaking after his decoration, the former Osun Governor hailed young citizens for their ability to recognize the need for mentorship and leaders to copy. “I advised that the Nigerian Youth must focus on value creation. If 60m Nigerian youths can create a value of N100,000 monthly, that is N6trillion Monthly and N72trillion Annually”, he said. The minister noted…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Lagos State, Princess Abiodun Oyefusi, has called for the emergence of a female Governor in 2023. She said women’s leadership qualities would bring about desired change and rapid development because they are family-centric. Oyefusi told reporters in Lagos that no woman has been elected to the position since the return to democracy in 1999. The former PDP senatorial candidate stated that giant strides in civil service, corporate organisations, judiciary and others validated their effectiveness. Oyefusi accused parties of being contented with letting women bear “Women Leader”, “Deputy Women Leader”, “Chief Women Organiser”, etc.,…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Shehu Mustapha has said there can be no peace in the state if insecurity is not tackled. Shehu Mustapha who was the PDP vice chairman in the local government in 2014 said the major obstacle in the state is the rising cases of insecurity, as kidnappers enrich their pockets from money collected as ransom from families of victims. Mustapha’s comments are in reaction to President Buhari’s visit to the state to commission projects. ”It is only the bandits and criminals that would make better…