In the midst of growing global concerns over the Taliban making rapid advances in Afghanistan, India on Thursday said it supports the government and the people of the country in realising their aspirations for a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future that protects the interest of all sections. At a media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India-Afghanistan relations are guided by the strategic partnership agreement signed between the two sides in 2011. “As a contiguous neighbour, India supports the government and the people of Afghanistan in realizing their aspirations for a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future where…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari will leave after his tenure in 2023. John Akpan Udoedehe, the National Secretary said APC’s reaction to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) allegation of “self-succession” plan is being twisted. In a statement on Thursday, the scribe condemned the unintended interpretations in some sections of the media. “Our statement is simple and straightforward. President Buhari has no third term ambition, a position he has personally reiterated.” Udoedehe said in adherence with internal democracy, the process that will produce the APC 2023 presidential flagbearer will comply with the provisions of the 1999…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has suspended Dr Salihu Alizaga, the Commissioner for Lands and Survey. Alizaga, who hails from the Eggon Local Government Area, was suspended for alleged insubordination to leaders in his ward and local government. Malle Moses, APC chairman in the local government, who announced the suspension of the Commissioner in his office in Nasarawa Eggon on Thursday, constituted a seven-man committee to investigate allegations against Alizaga by the party in his ward. Moses said the suspension of Alizaga was to pave the way for a thorough investigation.…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has authorised the party’s youth wing to set up zonal strategic lobby committees at the State and Ward levels, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Alhaji Ismaeel Ahmed, the APC National Youth representative in the party’s Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He commended the party’s leadership for adopting part of the recommendations of the recent APC National Progressives Youth Conference, which said that anyone vying for the position of youth leader in the party in the wards, must be between…
Barely 48 hours to Saturday’s local government election in Ogun State, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn from the council polls. The Chairman of the party in Ogun, Sikirulai Ogundele said this in a statement on Thursday. Ogundele, in the statement, urged aspirants and members of the party to remain calm, saying the withdrawal was sequel to a judgment of an Ogun State High Court between him and Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC). InfoStride News reports that Ogundele had earlier dragged OGSIEC to court for dealing with a faction loyal to late Buruji Kashamu of the PDP…
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R Sherman will travel to China next week, an official said, as part of the country’s ongoing effort to hold candid exchanges with Chinese officials to responsibly manage the “incredibly consequential bilateral relationship”. During her visit, she will discuss areas where the US has serious concerns about Chinese actions, as well as areas where their interests align, an official release said. “The Deputy (Secretary) will travel to the People’s Republic of China on July 25th. She will travel there after her stops in Tokyo and Seoul and Ulaanbaatar as well,” State Department spokesperson Ned…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state, has said that her legal matter against the APC candidature of Senator Hope Uzodinma in the 2019 governorship election, is still being entertained in court. The party maintained that Uzodinma’s emergence through the Supreme Court remains illegitimate. In a statement signed by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Ogubundu Nwadike, it said, “Our party makes this clarification following our inundation with speculations by party leaders, stakeholders, members, supporters, and indeed a large number of Imo people and Nigeria at large, on the suit by Barr. Mcfyne C. Chikwendu, who claimed to be a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Hon Destiny Akaraka Nwagwu, has dumped the party for the All Progressive Congress (APC). Nwagwu was the House of Representatives flagbearer of APGA during the March 27, 2021, rerun election for Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency seat. Nwagwu flanked by teeming supporters and various support groups, registered at Ward 7 in Aba North Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at an occasion attended by the entire ward executive of the APC, Nwagwu promised to ensure that his entry into the progressive party is felt beyond…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, on Thursday, said it has started mobilising members that would participate in its forthcoming ward congresses slated for later this month. Mr Enoch Famak, the state acting Chairman, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos, the state capital. Famak said that the party had informed members at all levels that the ward, local and state congresses had been slated by the national secretariat of APC for this month and August. “We held a meeting with the stakeholders and asked them to go to their various…
Emeka Kalu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Southeast, has told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration that the continued arrest of separatists is not the solution to Nigeria’s problems. He called on the President to pay a listening ear to the voices of reason and take decisive steps to quell the wanton destruction of lives and property by the Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, killer herdsmen and kidnappers. as that is the primary purpose of government. The former Abia State governorship aspirant spoke with newsmen on Thursday, against the backdrop of the arrest of Kanu and Igboho…
Jill Biden embarks Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading an American delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high. She will stop in Alaska on the way to Japan, and in Hawaii before she returns to Washington. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Joe Biden and the first lady both felt it was important that the delegation be led at the highest level, and that Jill Biden looked forward to the long journey to help support US athletes,…
A member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, and commissioner representing the State in the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Hon. Mrs. Ginika Tor has declared that loyal members of the party would henceforth be rewarded. She spoke in her country home, Awgu Local Government Area of the State at a special meeting during which dedicated party faithful were handsomely rewarded. The event also witnessed the appreciation of party members who put up visible performance during the recently conducted membership registration and revalidation exercise of the APC. Over 20 members of the party received cash and other gift…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has thrown its weight behind an Igbo leader, Senator Athan Achonu over his ongoing campaign for a united Igbo region. Achonu has in the past few weeks launched a sustained campaign for a joint action of South-East States on security and infrastructure. In billboards mounted in strategic locations across the South-East, all with the theme: “Aku Ruo Ulo”, he wrote, “It is time to legislate on security. South-East cannot have education, industries, agriculture, hospitals, without security.” “The value of one investment is like an Iroko tree that shields many in a community. Let’s invest…
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Ralphs Okey Nwosu, has lamented that many political parties in the country will still lose corrupt politicians amongst them to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwosu, who spoke to newsmen in his country home in Awka on Wednesday, said it is not a surprise to him that lots of politicians especially in the National Assembly have been moving in droves into the APC. He regretted that his party, which he ranked the third most popular political party in the country, lost some of its lawmakers to the ruling APC…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is recommending a consensus option for election of party officials at all levels in the forthcoming congresses to reduce possible acrimony. Recall that the party’s conventions are expected to commence on July 31 with ward congresses. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), in a statement on Wednesday, said APC is a party for all Nigerians so its making plans to accommodate everyone. “We are encouraging states to adopt the consensus arrangement because it saves costs and reduces acrimony. “That is why when you look at Article…
Japan’s relationship with China was no better than notoriously strained Sino-Australian relations, the Japanese ambassador to Australia said on Wednesday. Japan’s ties with China are often held up as an example to Australia of how productive relations can be maintained with Beijing despite national differences. But Ambassador Shingo Yamagami said he had encountered a common misperception in Australia about the state of Japan’s relations with China since he took up his post in December last year. The nutshell of that argument is Japan is doing far better than Australia when it comes to dealing with Japan’s neighbour, China, Yamagami told…
The member representing Ideato-North state constituency in the Imo House of Assembly, Duru Iheonukara, has said that suspended PDP lawmakers deserve to be recalled by their constituents. The lawmaker, who was the immediate past House Committee Chairman on Information, alleged that the suspended members from the opposition party, have misled the public with falsehood and unwholesome utterances hence, should be recalled. The lawmaker, in a release, said their recent suspension which included four members from the APC, was legal, constitutional and necessary in order to preserve peace, stability and ensure progress of legislative arm in the state. He further accused…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari has “self-succession” plans. National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker Committee, John Akpan Udoehede described the APC as a “disciplined party”. In a statement on Monday, the scribe said PDP is being haunted by its past. Udoehede recalled the, “inglorious third term agenda” while the opposition was in power. He noted that after APC congresses and the National Convention, “we will shock them.” Udoehede assured that the party will work for the emergence of “a consensus and an agreeable candidate,” ahead of…
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has rubbished claims that the North has four more years after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. Afenifere’s spokesman, Jare Ajayi, who described the claim as illogic, insisted that such cannot stand the test of time. Speaking with the media, Ajayi maintained that the North has ruled Nigeria more than any other region. Recall that the National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima, had said the North still has an outstanding tenure after Buhari’s dispensation. Yerima had opined that former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan ruled Nigeria for 14 years in favour…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of plotting self-succession in 2023. PDP made the remark while condemning the Presidency over its remark that APC would not hand over power in 2023. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu had charged the PDP and other opposition parties to forget about taking over power from Buhari in 2023. Shehu had said Nigerians who are firmly in support of Buhari would not allow PDP or other political parties take over power. Condemning the remark, PDP said Nigerians would not allow the APC stay a day beyond…