Some youths in Ogun State have on Friday called on the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to throw his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential race. The group wants Osinbajo to contest the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) regardless of whether or not the National Leader of the party, Chief Bola Tinubu, is gunning for the same ticket. Tinubu, who is considered as a political benefactor of the Vice President, is being rumoured to be eyeing the presidential seat. The group, under the aegis of Ogun Youth Network, noted that Osinbajo, having worked closely with President…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is going to be a hard time for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the country considering how its party members are joining the APC. Aminu Sani Gumel, Chairman Jigawa State chapter of the APC, stated this at the Media Engagement Forum “organized by the state correspondents chapel, held at Manpower Development, Dutse. He stated this in response to the PDP’s claims that the party will take back power in the 2023 election. InfoStride News reported that the PDP had said APC is a failed party and…
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has reiterated his commitment to making Nigeria achieve its dream of a greater and more prosperous country. He said this after paying visits to Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Prince Arthur Eze, a foremost business tycoon, on Thursday. Anyim commended them for their unwavering commitments to the development, unity and prosperity of Nigeria. The PDP chieftain’s visit to the prominent Igbo elder statesmen was part of his nationwide consultation ahead…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says Nigerians should stop putting all blames on President Muhammadu Buhari over some of the problems affecting the country. Chairman, Jigawa State APC chapter, Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel stated this at the Media Engagement Forum organized by the state Correspondents’ Chapel, held at Manpower Development, Dutse. He said Nigerians should have been thanking God for having a leader like Buhari who was concerned to curtail all the problems he inherited. “President Buhari has done a lot for the development of Nigeria and we are lucky to have him as president because if it is somebody…
Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on his victory in last year’s election, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. Donald Trump accused the former Israeli leader of disloyalty, saying he had helped Netanyahu in his own elections by reversing decades of US policy and supporting Israel’s claims to territory seized in war. Trump is still falsely claiming the US election was stolen from him. In interviews earlier this year with the Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, Trump expressed fury at a video Netanyahu circulated online in which he congratulated Biden. Nobody did…
The National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has met with Gov. Inuwa Yahaya and other party bigwigs in Gombe State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting followed a petition submitted to the committee over the party’s Congresses by Sen. Danjuma Goje (APC – Gombe Central). Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) had in October inaugurated a nine-member committee under the Chairmanship of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC – Nasarawa West). The committee was mandated to reconcile aggrieved members of the party sequel to the…
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party. This is contained in a communique at the end of the meeting of the state new executives of the party, signed by the Publicity Secretary, Mr Yusuf Idris in Gusau on Friday. “We hereby declare our continued support to President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the party’s extra-ordinary convention committee under Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe. “The executive committee wish to pledge its support to the state government in…
A group within the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Governor Dapo Abiodun as an uninspiring and lackluster option for the 2023 governorship election in the state. The group, under the auspices of the Real Progressives Group, Abeokuta South Local Government, was reacting to a purported endorsement of Gov Abiodun for a second term in office by one Hon. Adetunji Fagbenro, said to be the APC Chairman, in Abeokuta South. Fagbenro was said to have claimed that the governor had performed better than all his predecessors and that the governor remained the sole candidate for…
The chairman of the southeast governors’ forum and governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Thursday said Direct Primaries will truncate democracy in Nigeria. Umahi said this while addressing stakeholders and delegation of the National Examinations Council, NECO, during a courtesy visit. Umahi applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to assent to the electoral amendment bill, adding that he is a hero for refusing to assent the bill. He said “Let me congratulate Mr President for refusing to sign that electoral bill. You see, when we are making laws, we have to look at all the factors. This is a…
President Joe Biden is ready to urge participants at the first White House Summit for Democracy to reverse an ongoing recession of democracy that is playing out at a time of rising authoritarianism around the globe and extraordinary strains on foundational institutions in the US. The two-day virtual summit that starts Thursday has been billed as an opportunity for leaders and civil society experts from some 110 countries to collaborate on fighting corruption and promoting respect for human rights. But the gathering already has drawn backlash from the United States’ chief adversaries and other nations that were not invited to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mahmood, on Thursday met with the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Communications on the indirect primaries. It would be recalled that the House had resolved that committees should meet with the INEC Chairman over the indirect primaries. The resolution was made last week after a motion by Leke Abejide from Kogi State. The Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Batera, while briefing journalists, said lawmakers discussed the cost of direct primaries. Batera said the INEC Chairman informed that lawmakers “political parties have the responsibility on primaries and…
Candidate of the Accord Party in Anambra State in the just concluded Anambra governorship election, Dr. Godwin Maduka has withdrawn a petition he filed against the victory of Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governorship elect. The three-member tribunal consisting of Justice B. Mohammed, Justice Edem Akpan and Justice O.H. Oyajimi accordingly struck out the petition. Maduka’s lawyer, Mr. N.D. Agu had filed an application, praying the tribunal to strike out the matter on the grounds that his client was no longer interested in the petition. Agu submitted that though he duly filed the petition, none of the respondents was served, arguing…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s diabolical double-cross cost Chief Bisi Akande, the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain his second term aspiration. Buhari said Obasanjo’s diabolical acts ended Akande’s governorship aspiration. The president disclosed this at the public presentation of the autobiography of Akande, titled: “My Participations,” in Lagos State. “It is common knowledge that Akande was the victim – along with other AD Governors – of a diabolical double-cross which ended his gubernatorial career. Only the steadfast Asiwaju Bola Tinubu escaped the electoral massacre masterminded by President Obasanjo. ”Desperately disappointed though he was, and…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, has every reason to win the 2023 presidential election. Uzodinma said there was no reason the APC won’t be voted back into power because the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is “performing well”. He stressed that the Buhari government had been able to navigate Nigeria out of recession following the COVID-19 pandemic. He disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with Buhari. The governor pointed out that APC controls most of the states and local governments in the country, hence it will return…
Apple Inc on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. In September, a U.S. judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to outside payment systems rather than using Apple’s own in-app payments that charge a commission on sales. The injunction was set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. But with just slightly more than 12 hours remaining before the deadline, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court…
The crisis rocking Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday, as the former governor of the state, Abdul’aziz Yari, traded words with Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima over the dissolution of the party’s executive committee. The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led national caretaker committee of the party had announced the dissolution of the State Working Committee (SWC), following the defection of the state governor, Bello Matawalle, to the party in June this year. But dissatisfied with the dissolution of the executive, the Yari-led faction of the party instituted a legal action challenging the action of the caretaker committee.…
Outgoing leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to provide explanation to Nigerians, particularly party members, on the processes that led to his nomination as governorship candidate of the party and tell the truth about the allegation of bribery made against the NWC members. At a valedictory session, the Uche Secondus-led NWC denied collecting any form of gratification or bribe before clearing and giving the party’s ticket to Obaseki to contest the September 2020 Edo State governorship election. The allegation of bribery against the outgoing NWC members was made in June 2020,…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has declared that the Nigeria President of Igbo extraction is the only solution to the myriads of challenges facing the country. The Igbo group said this while declaring that it would not kneel for anyone to get the number one position in the country. A former Governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife had said Ndigbo would not mind kneeling for the other regions to get the coveted seat. However, a coalition of Northern groups said they won’t be moved by such emotional outburst. Reacting, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said allowing an Igbo…
Osinbajo Grassroot Organization, a support group for Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed anger over alleged defamation of their principal by someone they described as a fellow in the House of Representatives. They said that some political jobbers led by the House of Representatives members have come together with an agenda to defame Osinbajo so that they can give their candidate an edge. In a statement on Wednesday, National Convener of the group, Ojo Sylvanus Foluso, said they have seen and have been privy to some of these plans in the past, adding that they have chosen to ignore…
Japan will deny certain tax breaks to big companies that don’t hike wages and boost deductions for those that do, as part of efforts to raise salaries in the country, a final draft of the ruling party’s annual tax reform plan showed on Wednesday. The carrot-and-stick approach underscores Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s focus on distributing wealth to households, including by urging firms whose profits have returned to pre-pandemic levels to raise pay. Since it swept to power in late 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party-led government has piled pressure on cautious Japanese firms to spend their record cash piles to boost…