UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland has expressed grave concern over the continued violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and over the deteriorating security situation. Clashes, attacks, military operations, and high levels of settler-related violence have continued in the past few weeks, alongside calls by Palestinian militant factions for increased confrontations with Israel, he told the Security Council in a briefing, Xinhua news agency reported. Continued unilateral steps, including Israeli settlement advancement, evictions and demolitions, and the severe fiscal and economic crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory further exacerbate the situation…
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Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State Chapter have declared that the party will not win the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state if it fields Adegboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor. This is as the party leaders have also pledged their readiness to work as a team to rescue the State from imminent collapse and electoral loss. Speaking on Thursday at the special meeting of The Osun Progressives (TOP), a faction of the ruling APC in the State, the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, a former Speaker, Osun State House of…
George Moghalu, an All Progressive Congress Chieftain in Anambra State has hailed the judgement of the Federal High Court, for its ruling on a suit challenging the candidancy of Senator Andy Uba. InfoStride News reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja had on Monday, nullified Senator Andy Uba’s and the All Progressive Congress’s participation in the last November 6 governorship election held in Anambra State. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, in the judgment, held that Uba was never a candidate in the election having emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Ekwo held…
The All Progressives Congress Party in Anambra State has washed its hands off plans by its candidate in the November election, Senator Andy Uba to appeal the ruling which voided his candidacy. A High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo had on Monday voided Andy Uba’s candidacy, insisting that the primary election that produced him was not valid. A press release by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Okelo Madukaife said the party was not a party to such an appeal. Madukaife said: “Our great party is compelled to distance itself from wilful foray into avoidable contempt…
As agitations for the zoning of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket to Ekiti South Senatorial District begin to shake the party’s foundation, a group, the Ekiti South APC Mandate, has appealed to the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s first interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, to intervene in the conundrum and save the zone from perpetual marginalisation. It appealed to the leadership of the party to prevail on Governor Kayode Fayemi to retrace his stand and support the zone for justice, equity, fair play and oneness to be entrenched in the state. In…
The UK defense minister, Ben Wallace, met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the situation near Ukraine’s border, the UK Ministry of Defence said. “The Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP spoke to NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg this afternoon to discuss the situation on Ukraine’s border. The UK and NATO are united in support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the ministry tweeted on Tuesday. Wallace noted that the United Kingdom and NATO will continue to observe the escalation of the situation near Ukraine’s border and stressed to “remain deeply concerned by the buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border.” Tensions…
The alleged endorsement of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Biodun Oyebanji, by Governor Kayode Fayemi has generated a reaction from one of the leading aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the next governorship election in Ekiti State, Engr. Kayode Ojo. The aspirant stated that though the governor has the right to make his preferred choice, it does not debar others’ aspirations, noting that he is in the race to provide an alternative platform. He said; “I am least bothered by the governor endorsing a candidate, I would even say it falls within the right…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central in the 2019 elections, Alhaji Lawal Adamu Usman, has expressed displeasure over the killing of dozens by bandits in the attacks on several communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He noted that the last Sunday attack where many people were killed was totally unacceptable and called on authorities concerned to take necessary steps to avert any occurrence in any part of the state. Speaking to Journalists in Kaduna on Monday, Alhaji Usman observed that the escalation of the security situation in Kaduna State…
A gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, (AD) in the 2019 general elections in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Alao made this disclosure in a statement made available to the media on Tuesday and signed by his Media Aide, Mr. Lekan Salawu. Our correspondent recalls that Alao is one of the few politicians in the state that have been keeping the present administration led by Engineer Seyi Makinde on its toes. The politician said that he took the decision to join APC after a wide consultation with his teaming supporters…
President Muhammadu Buhari is working in cohort with his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to destroy democracy by scuttling the Electoral Act, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has said. Fintiri said at an event in Mubi, a principal town in the northern part of the state, that Buhari refused to sign the Electoral Act duly passed by the National Assembly for fear that it would not favour the APC come the general elections in 2023. “We are not surprised because of the level of decadence that this federal government has brought into our system: destruction of our economy,…
The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for tensions that are building up in Europe.” Vladimir Putin’s speech at a meeting with Russia’s top military brass came just days after Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance’s military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected. The demands contained in a proposed Russia-US security treaty and a security agreement between…
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari prefers to retain all the flaws of Nigeria’s electoral system because he and the All Progressives Congress, APC, are benefiting from it. Adegboruwa said Buhari and the APC are benefitting from the flaws to the detriment of Nigeria’s democratic advancement. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was reacting to reports of the president withholding assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. In a statement he signed and forwarded to the media, the human rights lawyer urged the National Assembly to veto Buhari’s decision and pass the bill into…
The Presidency has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, failed the country because the party had no interest of the people at heart. It said that the party and its leaders’ ideology was totally different from the current Buhari government that cares for the masses and genuinely going about solving the problems PDP had abandoned for decades. This was contained in a statement highlighting reasons President Muhammadu Buhari recently visited Lagos State. This comes after a backlash from the PDP where it accused Buhari of attending a book launch in Lagos while terrorists were busy killing Nigerians. The president…
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has ratified the timetable and schedule of activities ahead of the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states respectively. This was disclosed in a communique signed by the National Publicity Secretary of YPP, Comrade Egbeola Wale Martins, forwarded to the media on Monday, which formed part of the resolutions in the recent National Executive Council meeting of the party. The party disclosed that it shall commence sale of nomination and expression of interest forms from December 20, 2021 and end on January 16, 2022. It also approved the election…
Youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Southwest on Monday, issued a stern warning against an alleged plot to postpone the party’s convention slated for February, 2022. According to the youth leaders of the party in each of the states of the southwest region, any attempt to shift the convention date will affect the fortunes of the party in a negative way. The youth leaders who converged on Akure, the state capital, stated this while addressing newsmen at the state secretariat of party. While admonishing leaders of the party not to compromise the calibre of persons who…
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed a new puppy to the White House on Monday. Biden tweeted a photo of the dog, which is named Commander and appears to be a German Shepherd. He has also shared a reel on Instagram. In the video, Biden is seen playing with the dog, walking him on a leash with First Lady Jill Biden at his side, and feeding him a treat with the White House’s Christmas decorations on display in the background. Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden’s press secretary, confirmed the news of a new family puppy. “Yes. There…
Reno Omokri, a popular Nigerian socio-political activist, has suggested why Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President should be Nigeria’s next president in 2023. Omokri said only Atiku can unite both the Southern and Northern parts of Nigeria together. He, however, pointed out that Nigeria is experiencing a delicate time in its national life. In a tweet, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan endorsed Atiku for president in 2023. Omokri urged all his followers to support Atiku’s presidential candidacy. He wrote: “I wholeheartedly, with my full chest, endorse HE @Atiku to run for President in 2023 on the platform of the…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, at the weekend, zoned the choice of its gubernatorial flag bearer to Kwara North Senatorial District, ahead of the next general elections in 2023. The decision was taken after a series of exhaustive sessions with stakeholders of the party, comprising party faithful from the three senatorial districts of the state. “This development as expected elicited many positive reactions from many members of the public most especially those with concern for the future of our great state at heart,” a party source stated. “Well, it is important to state that the choice of the…
The Kano State Government had denied rumours that state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his faction are planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PRP. The rumours emerged following a meeting between the Governor’s APC faction in an attempt to appeal the Abuja court ruling on the party’s wards and local Governments congresses held at Africa House, Government House, Kano on Sunday. An Abuja High Court had sacked the leadership of the APC faction in the state loyal to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and declared the executives of former Governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, as…
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the last November governorship election in Anambra, Senator Andy Uba, has vowed he will appeal the High Court Judgment nullifying his candidature. Uba said he will continue to challenge the victory of Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, saying the party was doing everything possible to take him and the APC out of the tribunal, after knowing they have a bad case. The Deputy Director, Andy Uba campaign organisation, Mr Ikechukwu Onyia who stated this in a press release urged supporters of Uba to remain calm. In the…