President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on the rumours of his third term agenda, saying he is not nursing such an ambition. Buhari said he will provide the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC with all the materials and resources needed to conduct a successful election in 2023. He alleged that those destroying INEC facilities were doing so to prevent the elections from holding, but added that there will be no excuse for failure. The Nigerian President insisted that his administration has no third term agenda, vowing to do its best to ensure a successful election across the country despite increasing…
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Negotiations with U.S. President Joe Biden over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package are inching forward even though disagreements remain over the size and scope of such legislation, Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito said on Sunday. “I think we can get to real compromise, absolutely, because we’re both still in the game,” Capito said in an interview with “Fox News Sunday.” Capito leads a group of six Senate Republicans who have been in regular contact with Biden and White House aides over a bill the administration wants to move through Congress promptly. The Republican senators have proposed $928 billion to…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to ensure transparency in the planned purchase of 20 percent shares in Dangote Refinery. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan told Nigerians to pay attention to the acquisition. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had announced it is considering equity participation in a number of private refineries. Kennie Obateru, the spokesman, in a statement explained that the decision was in line with the Federal Government policy which mandates the NNPC to invest in facilities that exceed 50,000 barrels. Obateru said the corporation identified at least six refinery projects…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has revealed that Friday’s Supreme Court victory means freedom and emancipation to him and the people of his State. Obaseki also said that the victory means the Edo people have finally defeated the issue of ‘godfather’ in the State. The governor said this while addressing a large gathering in Benin City, the state capital, on Tuesday as part of the celebration to mark Friday’s Supreme Court victory. According to him, democracy is not about the godfather but all about the people. Obaseki, Fintiri get new PDP appointments “For us in Edo, this victory means…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has taken a new dimension as the State chairman of the party, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi has been suspended from his position. PDP in a press release made available to the media on Wednesday in Benin City, the state capital by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare said it was a resolution reached by the State Working Committee during a meeting when he was accused of gross misconduct by brewing unnecessary tension and disunity among party members in the state, a manner akin to bringing the party into disrepute.…
The Senator representing Imo West senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, has finally reacted publicly to the killing of the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain Ahmed Gulak. Gulak, a former Political Adviser to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, was killed in Owerri, Imo State at the weekend. Ahmed Gulak, who conducted the APC primary election in Imo State prior to the 2019 general elections, had accused Okorocha of, among other things, taking him hostage and forcing him to announce the results in his favour. Okorocha had wanted his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, to win the party’s primary election which Hope Uzodinma was announced as winner…
Texas lawmakers are set to vote on a sweeping election reform bill that limits early hours to cast ballots, bans drive-through polling sites and places new requirements on voters, the latest attempt by Republicans to impose voting restrictions at the state level. A committee of state representatives and senators finalized the legislation on Saturday, sending it to both Republican-led chambers for a simple majority vote expected sometime this weekend. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has indicated he will sign the bill into law. If approved and signed into law, Texans would no longer be able to take advantage of 24-hour polling…
Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerians to fully participate in the constitutional amendment process. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stressed the importance of a constitutional amendment by slamming the 1999 constitution as a compromise for the sake of democracy. The constitution was handed down from the military when Nigeria transitioned back to a democratic system of government in 1999. The document has for decades been termed as fraudulent for its origin and blamed for many of Nigeria’s recent problems, especially in the areas of power imbalance between the Federal Government and subnational governments. The National Assembly has…
The appointees will fill vacancies following the retirement of three permanent secretaries and death of one other. Kaduna State Government has announced the appointment of five new permanent secretaries and redeployment of others to various ministries. A statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, said those appointed include: Abubakar Abba-Umar, Yusuf Sale, Adamu Atama, Balarabe Wakili, and Ya’u Y Tanko. The statement said the new appointment was to fill existing vacancies following the retirement of three permanent secretaries and death of one other. Those who retired were…
The Osun Progressives (TOP), a caucus of All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday, stated that the group was formed to strengthen the party but not otherwise has been tagged by “enemies”. The group asserted that the caucus was formed by progressives minded people whose objectives are noble with motives pure and not a splinter group within the Osun APC. Stating the mission of the group, the chairman of the APC caucus, Revd Adelowo Adebiyi during a press conference held at the Oranmiyan building, Osogbo, declared that TOP exists to correct the observed anomaly in APC, which according to him, other…
Prof. Kpamor Orkar, the Caretaker Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, has said an Idoma indigene should be considered for the governorship position in the state in 2023. Orkar told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that he does not believe that only Tiv people should continue to produce governors of the state without considering the minority tribes. NAN also reports that since the creation of Benue in 1976, only Tiv people have been elected governor, while Idoma and Igede people occupy the deputy governor’s position. He stressed that Benue people need to…
A year ago, protests over police brutality and racial injustice rocked cities across the country. Cries of “defund the police” and calls for reform echoed throughout the Democratic Party. But New York’s mayoral contest suggests a different political reality is taking hold among Democrats as urban areas nationwide dig out from the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic triggered massive job losses, left streets deserted, strained local budgets and contributed to a national rise in violent crime. The murder rate in U.S. cities jumped 25% or more in 2020, FBI statistics show, and is continuing to escalate this year. Last week, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s ally and a former National Chairman of the Buhari Organization TBO, Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda has created a new APC Akida splitting the party into two factions in Kano. Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda who has been championing the President Muhammadu Buhari ideologies since 2003 when the President first contested under the APP, said Governor Ganduje and the APC State caretaker Chairman Abdullahi Abbas should be held responsible for the crack in the party. He said, “the actions of the Governor as well the party caretaker Chairman for vehemently blocking some party loyalists who wish to contest the state gubernatorial…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, on Tuesday, distanced itself from Saturday’s outcome of its primary election currently circulating on some social media platforms. The APC described the results as fake and urged the general public, especially party members, to disregard them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some unverified results of the APC primary election are circulating in some sections of social media. Reacting to the development, the APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, told NAN who sought authenticity of the results presently circulating on the social media, that the results were fictitious and misleading. Oladejo…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dismissed the congratulatory message from the former chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and the party candidate of the September 2020 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. While addressing a large gathering in Benin City, the state capital, on Tuesday as part of the celebration to mark Friday’s Supreme Court victory he said, if the opposition party leaders were serious about their congratulatory letter, they would have printed it on a letterhead paper with signature rather than posting it on the internet. According to him, Edo will never fall for such cheap…
The 2019 presidential candidate of Young Progressive Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has declared to run for presidency again in 2023. Kingsley Moghalu, who earlier said he had resigned from the YPP and had also quit partisan politics, said he changed his mind. According to him, his decision to re-contest is due to concern for the youth and to seek a clearer alternative to the status quo that would tackle challenges currently facing the nation. Moghalu advises APC on credible guber primaries in Anambra He further stated that he would decide on a party to join in the next few…
President Joe Biden on Thursday chided Republican lawmakers who voted against his $1.9 trillion economic stimulus and COVID-19 relief bill before lauding its benefits in their political districts. Speaking at an event in Ohio, Joe Biden drew laughter from the crowd when he held up a list with names of Republican lawmakers who he said had touted the law, called the American Rescue Plan, after it was passed with only Democratic support. “Even my Republican friends in Congress, not a single one of them voted for the Rescue Plan. I’m not going to embarrass any one of them, but I…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that it stands by its findings and declaration that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders are responsible for the killings, bloodletting and acts of terrorism in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement on Monday by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party. According to the opposition party, “The PDP asserts that the resort to blackmail, threats and attack on the PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians as witnessed in APC’ statement today, in which it attempted to trivialize, politicize and dismiss the alarming violence in the country, cannot deter the…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has described the killing of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the ex-Political Adviser to the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, as politically-masterminded. The Governor, at a press briefing Monday in Owerri, said the manner with which politician was killed was unconnected to a political assassination. According to the Governor, “Ahmed Gulak was in Imo State for a national assignment. He came to Owerri with the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment. Being a humble man, he chose to travel incognito according to his friend who was with him. “Someone must have trailed him from the hotel to the…
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, on Monday, declared that there is no going back on agitation for the Yoruba nation. Gani Adams accused some politicians in South West region of suppressing Yoruba interest due to their political ambition ahead of 2023. He vowed that no amount of antics by “selfish” people would stop the secessionists. Adams spoke to journalists at the 2021 Odun Aje (Wealth) Festival, held at Orile Agege in Lagos. He said the ongoing constitution review was a plot to stop the agitation for the Yoruba nation and it would not work. “The Yoruba are…