Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has slammed the presidency for attacking Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State over his criticism bothering on cattle ranching. The presidency had on Wednesday, accused Governor Ortom of inciting ethnic hatred in the country. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the presidency said Governor Ortom had changed political parties five times, hence has no right to criticize the president. Reacting, Reno said Buhari had also moved four times, stating that he should not be the one to throw stones. The socio-political activist made the…
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Dr Dominic Adegbola, has died of COVID-19 related ailments. His death was confirmed by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani, on Wednesday. Gani hailed Adegbola as “an exceptional politician who had deployed much of his hard-earned money into philanthropism.” Until his death, Adegbola was the Medical Director of Santa Maria Hospital. He had held many political positions, notable amongst being State SDP officer; State Chairman of PAC; National Chairman of APN (Founded by late Jakande); State Chairman of Lagos PDP. Adegbola had also contested for the Lagos…
President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Beijing stands ready to strengthen communication with Moscow and the broader international community on the Afghan issue and called for inclusive government in Kabul which “thoroughly dissociate” itself from all terrorist groups. Xi spoke to Putin over phone on Wednesday and discussed the situation in Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover, a day after G-7 leaders virtually met to discuss the crisis. The phone call also comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the Afghanistan situation with the Russian President. Xi told Putin that China stands ready to strengthen…
Following the leadership crisis currently rocking the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governors elected under the platform are to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Director-General, PDP Governors’ Forum, C.I.D Maduabum. According to the statement, the emergency meeting was summoned by the forum Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, in consultation with his colleagues. It noted that the meeting slated for 5pm would discuss recent developments in the PDP. The forum enjoined all PDP members and stakeholders to exercise patience as efforts were on to ensure…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been accused of ‘kidnapping’ the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, was reacting to the interim order by a High Court in Rivers State restraining Prince Uche Secondus, from parading himself as the PDP National Chairman. He said the Port Harcourt court ruling signaled the end of PDP as a national party in Nigeria, adding that the party has now become a regional party. Bamgbose said that this will ultimately spell doom for the party in 2023, adding that Wike and…
A former governor of Osun State, chieftain and former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has revealed his interest in the National Chairmanship position of the party. Oyinlola also stated that his aspiration would depend on two conditions, which will include if the position is zoned to the South West and his ability to muster the stakeholders of the party. Speaking on a radio current affairs programme in Osogbo to mark the 30th anniversary of creation of Osun State on Wednesday, Oyinlola revealed that he is more prepared to serve in the office of PDP…
The Taliban have said that religious scholars will lead the upcoming government in Afghanistan as the country’s government collapsed over a week ago when the terror group seized Kabul, a media report said. At a gathering in Kabul, the Taliban said that their 20 years of struggle should not go in vain and religious scholars should take the lead and be the core of the upcoming government in Afghanistan. The terror group had invited tens of religious scholars in a grand gathering to ask their cooperation in forging a sound political system and inviting people to support the future government,…
Those expecting an early resolution of the leadership problems in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may have to wait long as the crises over the leadership of the main opposition party ahead of the 2023 general election seem to be getting messier by the day. For one, the Wadata House headquarters of the party in Abuja was virtually turned into a market on Tuesday with different hues of protesters in support and against the continued stay of Prince Uche Secondus led National Working Committee, NWC of the party. A court in Rivers had also a day before restrained Secondus from…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described the late former military governor of the Old Ondo State, Rear Admiral Sunday Abiodun Olukoya (rtd) as a man who marked a phenomenal moment in many ways. According to Akeredolu while reacting to the death of the former governor, Olukoya’s untainted humility, self discipline and incurable desire for a better society stood him out as a dependable ally in the journey towards Nigeria’s quest for an egalitarian society. The governor stated this in a statement issued by his Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo. Olukoya who died on Tuesday served as…
Former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has insisted that Nigeria has comparatively fared better during the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, than what it is currently facing under the All Progressives Congress led by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Alhaji Abubakar who stated this Tuesday when he paid a visit to Akwa Ibom State as part of his tour across the nation to ascertain the state of affairs decried the downward economic situation of the nation. The former Vice president said the PDP-led government did not only increase the GDP and…
The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said anyone who decides to contest in the 2023 election, is putting his head inside hot water. Bakare stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday night. The fiery cleric revealed that he and a group of Nigerians are building a formidable team, like a shadow cabinet, for the next administration. According to him, some members of the team are members of the current President Muhammadu Buhari administration. “Anyone plunging into the election in 2023 is just plunging his head inside hot water, and therefore…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed their number one condition for the Taliban was granting safe passage to Afghans who wanted to leave the country beyond an August 31 deadline. “The number one condition we’re setting as G7 is that they’ve got to guarantee right the way through, through August 31 and beyond safe passage for those who want to come out,” Johnson said after an emergency virtual meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations. “Some of them will say that they don’t accept that, some of them I hope…
Yemi Akinwonmi, has declared himself as the authentic National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akinwonmi said providence has bestowed on him the leadership of the former ruling party. Speaking at Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s National Secretary in Abuja, Akinwonmi, however, declared that there is no victor, no vanquish. He appealed to members of the party to team up with him as he takes over the party’s leadership mantle. “I am a man of peace, not a man of crisis. PDP has a good succession order. There is an order here. The chairman is followed by the deputy national…
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Senior Pastor of Citadel Global Community Church, has said a Northern Hausa or Fulani can still emerge as Nigeria’s president in 2023. Bakare said the emphasis should be on competence of the next president and not the zone producing him. Speaking on Channels Television, the clergyman stressed that there is nothing wrong with the North still producing Nigeria’s next president. He noted that political parties should field their best candidates and allow the electorates decide. According to Bakare: “Let the best of the best emerge, it doesn’t matter which part of the country the person comes…
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Elder Yemi Akinwomi on Tuesday, suspended the scheduled National Working Committee (NWC), meeting of the party till further notice. In a statement signed by the Deputy National Chairman Elder Yemi Akinwomi on Tuesday, he said the immediate suspension followed the restraining order by a Harcourt Court, against the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. He said the Deputy National Chairman, South, Elder Akinwomi, acting on section 45 (2) of the PDP constitution took over the responsibility of presiding over the activities of the party and issued the directive. According to…
The Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has asked the state’s Caretaker Chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, to discontinue the court case against some chieftains of the party who had invaded the party secretariat with armed thugs a fortnight ago. Recall that on Monday, the Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Rasaq Salinsile and former Chairman of the party, Adelowo Adebiyi and five others were arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court. The other five persons arraigned include; former Commissioner for Works and Transports, Kazeem Salami, former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Special Needs, Com. Biyi Odunlade, former…
Airbnb offered free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally on Tuesday and sought more assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company. The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,” said CEO Brian Chesky on Twitter. I hope this inspires other business leaders to do the same. There’s no time to waste.” The UN Refugee Agency said last month that an estimated 270,000 Afghans had been newly displaced inside the country since January primarily due to insecurity…
The Anambra State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has said that he consulted widely before choosing members of his campaign council. Ozigbo was probably reacting to insinuations in some quarters that he failed to consult some big names in the party before naming them as members of his campaign council, leading to their resignation from the council. The PDP campaign council which was inaugurated two weeks ago, with Senator Uche Ekwunife as the chairman, had suffered a setback when some notable names, including Hon Chris Azubogu, Senator Stella Oduah and others resigned, saying they…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has insisted that his comment that a candidate with questionable NECO certificate should not be allowed to govern Anambra State was in order. Soludo was reacting to a challenge posed to him by the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who recently challenged him to a public debate. In a press Statement by the former CBN governor which was signed on his behalf by his media aide, Mr Joe Anatune and made available to the media, Soludo said he was fully prepared for…
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has declared that the party would return to power in 2023. Atiku said PDP would be strengthened to take over power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. He made the declaration during his visit to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House in Benin on Tuesday. The former presidential candidate disclosed that the meeting with Obaseki “centred on governance, current issues in the country and how to strengthen” the former ruling party ahead of 2023. On his part, Obaseki commended Atiku for his leadership and support…