The Plateau chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Chief Letep Dabang, its Caretaker Chairman, for alleged anti-party activities. This is contained in a letter of suspension given to Dabang signed by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Jos. Akpanudoedehe said that the State Deputy Caretaker Chairman, Mr Enouch Fanmak, would act as the caretaker chairman. “The Party is in receipt of a correspondence suspending you from office as the State Caretaker Chairman of Plateau chapter of our party, over anti-party activities. “The information of your suspension is…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he wants the All Progressives Congress, APC, to remain in power as long as possible. The president disclosed this while reacting to the recent defection of some governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to APC. Speaking during an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Buhari said the good works of his administration would continue if APC remains in power. Buhari said: “Yes, we are preparing APC to remain in power for as long as possible. From local government to state and even to Abuja, we are the party to be…
As Nigeria marks Democracy Day on June 12, 2021, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to stand for democracy. Tinubu made the call in a congratulatory message to the nation on Friday, adding that democratic good governance offers solutions to national challenges. He urged Nigerians to stand for democracy despite the challenges they were going through. “Democratic good governance offers the only reasonable solution to the challenges confronting Nigeria. “Thus, we must stand for democracy today. We must stand for it, even more, tomorrow,” he said. The former governor of Lagos State also urged…
For the second day in a row in Midrand, Johannesburg, Leadership elections for the Pan-African Parliament once again saw lawmakers butt heads over the approach to choosing the presidency i.e. whether the presidency should be rotated by region. In light of the unproductive disagreements, the sitting was suspended, lights were turned off, and the members of parliament were asked to leave. Clerk of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Mr Vipya HARAWA “No election ….. in this climate, and naturally I suspend this session, to give you time to calm down …. and when the time is appropriate, we will come back,…
Yesterday’s free for all between supporters of Senator Barau Jibril (APC, Kano North) and Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Sule-Garo, clashed at Dansudu village, Tofa Local Council, Kano State. The bloody encounter was unconnected with the struggle over the successor of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in 2023, The Guardian was told. Although, the senator is yet to openly declare his interest to run for the number one political seat in the state, posters vividly conveying his intention to vie for the position are flooding the city. Also, Sule-Garo, a strong ally of Ganduje, is reportedly nursing the ambition to deputise for…
Prof. Placid Njoku says he has not resigned as Deputy Governor of Imo. This is contained in a statement by Njoku’s Chief Press Secretary, Ozioma Ukwuoma in Owerri on Thursday. Prof. Placid Njoku dismissed social media reports that he resigned as baseless and urged the good people of Imo and the general public to disregard the reports. “My attention has been drawn to the fake news circulating in the social media purporting that the deputy governor of Imo, Prof. Placid Njoku has resigned. “While it remains our practice to ignore such baseless stories, the need to put the truth out…
Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ajibola Basiru has said he is not a member of The Osun Progressives (TOP), a group within the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during an interview on a radio current affairs programme monitored by the media in Osogbo on Friday, Basiru claimed he is a member of the APC in the state and also a member and the facilitator of the Osun Positive Force (OPF). He disclosed that the OPF has been part of the APC structure in Osun since 2012 and it has been working…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said President Muhammadu Buhari exposed his cluelessness during his interview on Arise Television. PDP insisted that Buhari exposed his paucity of ideas on how to develop and unite Nigeria during the interview. The former ruling party in a series of tweets noted that some of the president’s comments are capable of encouraging terrorism and further creating violence and division in the country. PDP lamented that Buhari dodged an opportunity to enlighten Nigerians on the works of his administration by laying claims to projects of former administrations. According to PDP: “The @OfficialPDPNig is appalled by…
A South African woman who claims to have given birth to ten babies is appealing for money to help raise the huge brood as officials insist they can’t find any evidence of her alleged delivery. Gosiame Sithole, 37, a former store manager, said today that she will be unable to return to her job following the birth on Monday night in Pretoria, and urgently needs donations of nappies, baby formula, bottles, clothes and cash to get by. Sithole, whose husband is unemployed, told Pretoria News that she exhausted her savings by taking unpaid leave from work two months into her…
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a decision by the Justice Department to continue to defend Donald Trump against a lawsuit by a writer who accused him of raping her decades ago and defaming her during his presidency. “The job of the Justice Department in making decisions of law is not to back any administration, previous or present. Our job is to represent the American people,” Garland said during testimony before a U.S. Senate appropriations panel. “Sometimes it means that we have to make a decision about the law that we would never have made and that we…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration respects the Nigerian constitution. He spoke in Zamfara at the presentation of official vehicles to Magistrates and Sharia Court Judges. Malami, under whose supervision the federal government shunned court orders in cases of ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, among others, said regards for the law remains a major cardinal principle. The AGF had explained that they were not released in the overall national interest. “I concede that I…
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s threat against secessionists in the Southeast. Reno Omokri said Nigerians should blame Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Buhari’s threat against the Southeast. Buhari had vowed to treat the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in ways they would understand. The president, in an interview on Arise Television, vowed to mobilise the military and police against IPOB. He had described IPOB as a dot in the circle with nowhere to go. However, Omokri berated Buhari for issuing such a threat. The former…
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday lashed out at Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over plans to build a new Governor’s Lodge with N2 billion. While disclosing that the construction of a new Governor’s Lodge with such amount was a misplaced priority, the opposition party described the move as wasteful. Akeredolu had during the anniversary of his 100 days in office revealed his desire to build a new Governor’s Lodge, stressing that the existing one was no longer fit for human habitation. But the Chairman of the PDP in the Ondo, Fatai Adams, during a press…
Political campaigns for Algeria’s impending legislative elections ended Tuesday. Algerians are gearing up for the June 12 elections to elect members of parliament. Supporters of Algeria’s MSP party rally ahead of the civic exercise. “Be it our way, our criterion of conduct to cut off the road to the children (supporters) of France here in Algeria who want to forget the values of November, I invite you all to stand up to renew our oath to the declaration of the first November”, said Abderrazak Makri, president of Algeria’s Movement of Society for Peace (MSP). There are more than 13,000 candidates,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no individual has the power to decide on zoning for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Buhari, who spoke on Thursday during an exclusive interview with Arise TV, said only eligible members of the party would decide the fate of the party on zoning. The president claimed that the process of restructuring the party has begun, noting that the recent membership registration was part of the move to reorganise the party. Buhari, who stressed that no member of the party would be allowed to go against its decision, revealed that a convention would soon…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will decide who replaces him as president in 2023 and not himself. He stated this on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists on Arise TV. “About succession, what this admin can do is to make sure APC lasts beyond this administration. “We have started registration from ward to local government and to the state level. That way, the APC can know the number of members they have state by state and local government by local government so that by the time this administration goes, the legacy can continue. “And that…
The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked allegations that its state executive has been removed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. There have been rumours in the state that a High Court in Abuja had removed the State executive of the party in a judgement delivered through zoom. The State Chairman of the party, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu who addressed a press conference at the State party secretariat in Awka dismissed the judgement. He said: “We’re here to bring you to pace about certain developments in the party. Our attention has been drawn to a…
Stakeholders of Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State have rejected the much-talked about zoning of governorship position in Enugu State. InfoStride News reports that ahead of the 2023 election, controversies have been trailing zoning of guber position in the State. There have been claims that it is the turn of Enugu East Senatorial District to produce the next governor, after Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who is from Enugu North Senatorial Zone. The proponents are of the opinion that since the position has gone round the 3 senatorial zones, it should start afresh from the East. Barr. Sullivan Chime, who is…
Russia’s foreign ministry has put the US on notice ahead of a meeting between American president Joe Biden and and his Russian counterpart. Sergei Rybakov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, warned president Vladimir Putin’s government would send “unpleasant” messages to the US if they did not discuss a range of issues at their upcoming meeting. “The Americans must assume that a number of signals from Moscow … will be uncomfortable for them, including in the coming days,” he said, according to reporting from Russian news agency RIA. Biden and Putin are expected to meet on 16 June in Geneva. Biden…
The party calls on the international community to hold President Buhari, Lai Mohammed, and Malami responsible for the escalated abuse of human rights in Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Saudi Arabia to impose a visa ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet involved in stifling freedom of speech in Nigeria. The opposition party said the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter is in violation of the UN International Charter on Human Rights. The party said this in a statement titled, ‘Twitter Ban: Impose Visa Ban on Buhari,…