The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America’s longest war. Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents. In a show of control, turbaned Taliban leaders were flanked by the insurgents’ elite Badri unit as they walked across the tarmac. The commandos in camouflage uniforms proudly posed for photos. Getting the airport running again is just one of the sizeable challenges the Taliban face in governing a nation of 38 million people that for two…
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The Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Rasaq Salinsile has revealed that the crisis currently rocking the party in the state began immediately after the inauguration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in November, 2018. According to Salinsile, the crisis started when Oyetola began to mark some members of the party as archenemies after his emergence as the Governor of the State. Salinsile, who alleged that the Governor is the architect of the crisis rocking the APC, noted that he started his administration with politics of division and bitterness, which had degenerated into the current crisis in…
The Country Director, Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab has charged youth in Kaduna State not to allow themselves to be used to cause problems before, during and after the September 4 local government elections in the state. Speaking during the Southern Kaduna Youth Dialogue for a violence-free Local Government elections held in Kafanchan, Rev. Hayab told the youth that it is high time they became vanguards of positive change, by seeking to grow instead of engaging in the old order of stagnation. According to Rev. Hayab, “Time has come for Nigerians especially the youth to have a…
Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as by Americans from Afghanistan, former president Donald Trump has said as the United States flew its last military flight out of Kabul bringing back all of its armed forces from the country. Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump said as the longest American war came to an end, with the Taliban regaining power in the country which they had lost after the American invasion weeks after the September 9/11…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday said Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation has confessed to looting in President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. PDP said Amaechi’s recent claim has vindicated its stance that Buhari’s government is a haven of thieves. Amaechi had over the weekend admitted to quiet stealing in the current government. He had stated those stealing are doing it quietly because there is now consequences for looting. Reacting, the former ruling party accused the Federal Government of covering its officials. In a series of tweets, PDP wrote: “The confession by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that stealing is…
The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emmanuel Enoidem has described the party’s loss to the All Progressive Congress Party in 2015 as a blessing in disguise. He added that the loss of the party afforded Nigerians the opportunity to compare and contrast between the PDP and APC to know which of the two parties really mean well for the country. Enoidem stated this on Sunday while fielding questions from newsmen on the crisis rocking the party in the country. He said, “What has happened in Nigeria today has really brought to the fore the fact that PDP…
Election monitoring group, Yiaga Africa says it has commenced its observation of the pre-election environment in Anambra State ahead of the November 6th Governorship election in the State. A press release by the director of programs, Cynthia Mbamalu, which was made available to the newsmen in Awka, stated that the exercise is being conducted through its Watching the Vote (WTV) project, citizens’ election observation project by Yiaga Africa, which tracks and reports pre-election activities for immediate response by stakeholders. The release said, “Through the Pre-Election observation, Yiaga Africa will track the efficacy of the role of major election stakeholders, early…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been described as a terrorist organisation. Deji Adeyanju, popular human rights activist, made the remark while comparing APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Adeyanju pointed out that the PDP is beyond useless. He, however, stressed that the former ruling party can be said to be saint when compared to the APC. In a series of tweets, the rights activist lamented the spate of kidnapping under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. According to the convener of Concerned Nigerian, the country has recorded over 60 abductions in the category of Chibok schoolgirls during Buhari’s government.…
Angela Merkel’s struggling would-be heir on Monday hit back at suggestions that a center-left rival is better qualified for the job after a televised debate failed to give him a clear breakthrough. Armin Laschet, the chancellor candidate from Merkel’s center-right Union bloc, insisted that he was not at all frustrated by a poll following Sunday night’s debate. It showed most viewers picking center-left Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the winner of the event, followed by environmentalist Green contender Annalena Baerbock and then Laschet. The mass-circulation Bild daily’s front page proclaimed it a clear victory for Scholz on TV and a…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State welcomed some members from the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Ile-Ogbo in Ayedire Local Government Council Area of the state during the weekend. The PDP defectors who were welcomed by the state APC caretaker chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, during the inauguration of Oyetola Solidarity Forum (OSF), in the local government area, commended their courage for identifying with the winning party. Famodun told the defectors that they would not be discriminated against and tasked them to join the existing team in the APC in order to ensure the reelection…
Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, a former aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters and a staunch APC member, has said the party is nothing without the sitting President. Kawu Sumaila who was a Minority Whip in the House of Representatives said that the All Progressive Congress is only enjoying the availability of a sitting President, and that is what makes the party strong and viable today. Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila cautioned that “the vulnerability of the All Progressives Congress without a President will be dangerous due to internal wriggling’.’ he added. Kawu’s warning came on the heels of intraparty wrangling…
Sequel to the recent security challenges that has rocked some communities in Plateau State, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state said Governor Simon Lalong is incapacitated, because the nation’s constitution does not give him the powers to give directives to security agencies. The party called on the National Assembly to do the needful by ensuring the amendment of the country’s constitution, so that state police will be created, “which will give Governors direct responsibility to bark and bite”. Acting Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC in the state, Hon. Enoch Fanmak, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Jos,…
The People Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship candidate in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr Francis A. Sani Zimbo, has called on the local, state and federal governments to do more to forestall the spate of attacks going on in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. Speaking with the media in Kaduna, the chairmanship candidate strongly condemned the attacks, killings, maiming and destruction of property going on in the area. He suggested that all the perpetrators should be brought to book in order to make headways towards the sustenance of peace and progress in the area. According to him, “In…
Iran and Syria vowed on Sunday to take mighty steps to confront U.S. sanctions imposed on the two regional allies, saying their relations will strengthen under Iran’s new leadership. The announcement was made by Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was received at the airport a visit to Damascus by his Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad. Iran has been one of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s strongest backers, sending thousands of fighters from around the region to help his troops in Syria’s 10-year conflict that has killed half a million and displaced half the country’s pre-war population of 23 million. With the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday expressed shock and sadness by the death of highlife music maestro, sculptor and academician, Sir Victor Uwaifo. In a statement on Sunday by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party, he said, “Victor Uwaifo PhD, was a highly talented Nigerian, who used his music, intellect and creativity to promote unity and peaceful co-existence as well as our rich cultural heritage as a people.” He said, “Guitar Boy” as Victor Uwaifo was popularly called, was a rare gem; a nationalist, who, for decades, ruled the airwaves, and used his music and arts to…
For saying that kidnapping and cultism are the greatest challenges facing the people of Ogun State, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Governor Dapo Abiodun has consciously admitted failure. When he was playing host to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Johnson Kokumo in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Gov Abiodun stated that “the biggest issue we have today in Ogun State is that of random kidnapping and cult activities.” While saying the issue of cultism was abating, the governor expressed worries when he said, “we are still struggling and dealing with issues that relate to kidnapping…
A Civil Society Organization, YIAGA Africa have identified network connectivity as one of the factors that initially affected the ongoing voter registration exercise in Rivers State. The CSO members are serving as observers for the exercise in the twenty-three Independent National Electoral Commission registration centres in Rivers State. The group identified poor network connectivity particularly within the first two weeks of commencement of the in-person registration as part of challenges encountered The coordinator of the group, Obinna Ebogidi, during an interview in Port Harcourt, however, observed an improvement in accessing the portal and the speed with which it now takes…
The Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State and former member of the state House of Assembly, Nze Ray Emeana has lambasted Governor Hope Uzodimma for saying there is no law in Imo State banning open grazing. Emeana in this interview with the media said it was most embarrassing and shameful for Uzodinma to say there is no anti-grazing law in Imo State when there is one. The former university teacher said, come 2023 governorship position must come back to the Owerri zone adding that it is not negotiable. ”No amount of intimidation, harassment and arrest will…
The Taliban on Saturday sealed off Kabul airport in order to prevent large crowds from leaving the war-torn country as final NATO evacuation flights left Afghanistan. New layers of checkpoints sprang up on roads leading to the airport, some manned by uniformed Taliban fighters with Humvees and night-vision goggles captured from Afghan security forces, reported Euronews. The massive US-led airlift wound down ahead of an August 31 deadline of the Taliban. Britain too began bringing its troops home from Afghanistan, as a Royal Air Force plane carrying soldiers landed at the RAF Brize Norton airbase northwest of London. The troops…
Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria will hold hitch-free polls in 2023. In a chat with reporters in Abuja, the ex-Edo governor expressed optimism about the general elections. “God will not forsake a nation of 200 million people in 2023”, the former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leader said. Oshiomhole stressed that although not perfect, democracy in Nigeria will flourish. The politician prayed that God will help and guide the country’s civil dispensation. “Nigeria is much bigger than the total sum of the problems bedevilling it. I am an optimist, ” he noted. Recall…