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…
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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…
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom has reacted to reports by the state chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, that it will no longer take part in stakeholders meetings organized by the state government. A statement by Ortom’s, Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Sunday said the Governor has no problems with the decision of the party to stay away from government events. Akase said, when Ortom took the mantle of leadership, he promised to be the Governor of every Benue person and he has kept the promise in the last six years. He stressed that the sentiment APC raised on the…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has said he joined the party to form an alternative platform capable of kicking PDP out of power. Oshiomhole who stated that his objective was achieved added that he has no regrets in spite of his removal from office. The former APC National Chairman said he was still an active member of the party. He also expressed optimism that Nigeria would hold a hitch-free general election in 2023. “ I accepted what happened in good faith and I remain committed to doing whatever I can to support the…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Youth Wing, has called on the party’s leadership to explore all possible avenues to find a solution to the crisis rocking the party before the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Youth Movement said with all that Nigerians are going through in the hands of the All Progressive Congress (APC), they would not forgive the PDP if it by any means it allows the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) win the 2023 general elections as a result of avoidable and resolvable crisis. The President, PDP Youths Movement, Salaudeen Lukman in a statement alleged that the…
It called the loneliest job in the world for a reason. Surrounded by everything a superpower can offer and watched by all, President Joe Biden wore the weight of a lonely man as he came to grips in recent days with the deadly end of the American effort in Afghanistan and tried to keep the focus on what, to him, is the bottom line. Ladies and gentlemen,” he said as the death toll mounted in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, “it was time to end a 20-year war. The need for crisis-driven leadership comes to all presidents. Now, on several fronts at…
Governor Gboyega of Osun State has said that those parading themselves as members of The Osun Progressives, TOP, are not speaking the mind of his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola who is now the Minister of Interior. Oyetola during a live interview during the week stated that he and Aregbesola are brothers and “he (Aregbesola) wants my success because I worked very hard for eight years for his own success as well.” Specifically, the Governor was asked regarding the activities of some chieftains of the party parading themselves as TOP and claiming to be Aregbesola’s loyalists. The group had in recent times…