The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has assured of the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to securing electoral processes, protection of personnel, critical national infrastructure and materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the November 6, 2021, governorship election in Anambra State. Baba gave the assurance during a strategic meeting with Commanders of Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadrons on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CP Frank Mba. He said the meeting was part of efforts to specifically contain the activities…
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India on Wednesday strongly rejected China’s objection to a recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, asserting that the state is an “integral and inalienable” part of India. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said objecting to the visit of Indian leaders to a state of India “does not stand to reason and understanding” of Indian people. “We have noted the comments made today by the Chinese official spokesperson. We reject such comments. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India,” Bagchi said. He was responding to a question on comments by a spokesperson…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from giving effect to the suspension of the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, in a ruling on Thursday, gave an interim order restraining the PDP from acting on the said suspension pending the determination of a motion for interlocutory injunction filed by Orbih. The ruling was on an ex-parte motion marked: M/6750 filed in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/2646 by Orbih, with the PDP as the sole defendant. According to an enrolled copy of the order,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, said it has approved the extension of sale of nomination forms for national officers for the October 30 to 31 National Convention, from the earlier announced date of Friday, October 15, 2021, to Sunday, October 17, 2021. This was contained in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary. Kola who is also the Secretary, National Convention Publicity Sub-Committee said the last date for the submission of duly completed forms had also been extended from Saturday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Accordingly, the date for the Screening of aspirants for various…
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has denied having hands in the circulation of his presidential campaign posters on social media. Obi in a release made available by his Media Office and signed by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, said that the office had been lately inundated with sought-for-clarifications on Obi’s presidential posters being circulated through various media platforms. The release made it clear that Obi is not in any way connected to, neither has he contracted/authorised anybody or organisation to promote such on his behalf. The release further noted that…
Nigeria’s famous pop singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as ‘2baba’, has urged youths in Anambra to be agents of peace and shun violence during the Nov. 6 governorship poll in the state. Idibia made the call on Thursday in Awka at the ongoing “Vote Not to Fight” campaign organised by the Catch Them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI), in collaboration with the 2Face Idibia Foundation. The campaign is supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He said: “We are here to dialogue with Anambra youths and campaign for peace, especially, as we…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that the US would turn to “other options” if diplomacy fails to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “time is running short”. Blinken on Wednesday met with his counterparts of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the State Department over bilateral and trilateral cooperation as well as regional security issues, including Iran, Xinhua news agency reported. During a joint press conference after their trilateral meeting, Blinken reiterated that diplomacy is the most effective way to ensure that Iran would not develop a nuclear weapon. “We are prepared to turn to…
Kano Senators, Ibrahim Shekarau (Central), Barau Jibrin (North) and some House of Representatives members have opposed the congresses conducted in the state. They accused Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of trying to weaken their strength and structures. On Wednesday, the federal lawmakers petitioned the party, calling for quick intervention. The aggrieved chieftains wrote under the aegis of APC Joint Stakeholders Forum. They rejected the ward and local government congresses over alleged flagrant violation of all known civilised norms, rules and regulations. The signatories vowed to resist attempts by the state party executive to ratify the “exclusive and Kangaroo” exercise aimed at “imposing…
A former presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Kingsley Moghalu has claimed that at least six political parties have indicated their interest to merge and form a mega party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Moghalu stated this when he hosted Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the November 6 governorship poll in Anambra State. The ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who recently defected to the ADC, also called on Nigerians to register in order to be eligible to vote in 2023. “We hope to be a key part of…
Stakeholders of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the southeast, have reacted to the defection of the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Nkem Okeke, from the party to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The stakeholders emphatically criticized the defection, describing the action as unconstitutional and undemocratic. InfoStride News reported that Okeke, who first served as Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning, was welcomed into the party by President Muhammadu Buhari, during a meeting on Wednesday, in Abuja. But reacting in an interview with DAILY POST, on Thursday, the APGA Chairman in Imo State, Hon John Iwuala, stated that the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept their mass failures in party management and governance and stop bothering Nigerians with their regular lamentations. Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Wednesday, noted that, PDP’s position is predicated on a statement by the APC in which it claimed to have improved on electoral process in the country, “whereas what abounds in our nation is a painful story of how the APC has destroyed our economy, our electoral process and our national unity, to the extent that life has become…
The European Union launched its first ever green bond to record demand on Tuesday, according to a lead manager, taking its first step to potentially becoming the biggest issuer of environmentally-friendly debt with a record-sized deal. The 15-year green bond, which will raise €12 billion ($13.9 billion), received more than €135 billion of demand, a lead manager told Reuters, making it the largest green bond launch and the highest level of demand for a green bond sale to date. The bond, which will finance member states’ environmentally beneficial projects as part of the bloc’s Covid-19 recovery fund, is the first…
Leaders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from the North Central zone have unanimously adopted former Senate President, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, as consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman. The development is coming ahead of the Special National Convention of the party, slated for October 30th and 31st, 2021, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who is also the leader of the PDP in the north-central zone briefed journalists on Tuesday night after a marathon meeting of the critical stakeholders held at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja. The meeting was in continuation…
Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 6 Anambra State guber election, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday said he and a few other prominent Igbo Indigenes facilitated the release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in 2017. Soludo said he led 12 prominent Igbos to Abuja for the release of Kanu in 2017, while also noting that he would continue to protect the interest of Igbos in all their endeavours and incorporate them in his administration, especially in making public policies. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor spoke…
The Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP), Delta State Chapter, Mr Oke Idawene, has said that zoning the 2023 presidency to a particular region of Nigeria is undemocratic and should be discouraged. Idawene said this in Abuja on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that his party was opposed to zoning. According to him, the SDP wasn’t for zoning but for competence, adding that it was time we stopped “regional tendencies “in Nigeria. He explained that the country is one, saying that no matter the situation, Nigeria would not disintegrate, adding that it would be…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says credible elections have improved under President Muhammadu Buhari. The party restated support for constitutionally-permitted innovations that will improve the transparency of electioneering processes, including nomination of party candidates. A statement on Wednesday by John Akpan Udoedehe, APC Caretaker Secretary, reacted to Senate’s amendments to the Electoral Act. The revision will be forwarded to Buhari for consideration. The scribe told Nigerians to ignore the rant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Hailing the 9th National Assembly, Udoedehe said the PDP was only pretending to be an opposition. “In line with our progressive mantra, the credibility…
Samsung conglomerate leader Jay Y. Lee is set to stand trial on Tuesday charged with the unlawful use of a controlled substance, as legal woes continue to haunt the executive even after his release on parole in August following a bribery conviction. Lee’s release had raised market watchers’ expectations of a flurry of major decisions at crown jewel Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its affiliates, including the location of a $17 billion chip factory being planned in the United States. But Lee is having to refocus on his legal troubles, with the Seoul Central District Court scheduled to hold its…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, described the passage by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Senate of direct primary for the nomination of candidates for election, in all political parties, as a retrogressive provision that seeks to wipe off all the gains achieved in our electoral practice since 1999. In a statement on Tuesday by Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary of PDP, said the decision by the APC-controlled Senate is a humongous blow to the development of democratic norms and a plot to introduce anarchy during internal party elections as currently obtainable in the APC. According to him, the…
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has appealed to agitators in the South-East to sheathe their swords, warning that war is not child’s play. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said the destruction and killings in the region should not be regarded as a challenge to the federal government only. In a chat with reporters on Tuesday in Lagos, Nnamani noted that it is better for the Igbos to remain and achieve more in Nigeria. “Most of the people who call for war are usually the first to be wiped out. They would not survive the first two weeks. “I witnessed the…
The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, has said continued youth restiveness in Minna, the state capital, is a clear failure, ineptitude and grandiose incompetence of the Governor Abubakar Sani Bello-led administration. It noted that the frequent clashes by the youth in the state capital shows the administration lacks ideas of dealing with the issue in the state. The party in a statement signed by the state Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Ahmed Aliyu in Minna, said for over three days there has been violence and bloodshed by the youth with no sign of abetting. According to Aliyu, “For…