The United Kingdom has clarified that it did not designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation. The clarification comes after it emerged that the UK sought to exclude IPOB members who have committed human rights abuses from its asylum program. A statement signed by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, had stated that “Nigeria welcomes the decision by the United Kingdom to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group.” But the British High Commission in Abuja, in a statement on Friday, said this was not the case. “We are aware of inaccurate reporting circulating…
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A conservative estimate by THISDAY has shown that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may rake in over N30 billion from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, giving the ruling party enormous firepower to face the 2023 general election. “With a huge war chest expected from sale of forms, the ruling party will have a commanding advantage in the field if the resources are properly deployed,” a political analyst, who preferred anonymity, told THISDAY Wednesday night. The presidential nomination form in APC goes for N100 million; the governorship form is sold for N50 million; Senate, N20 million; House…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has concluded plans to cut down the number of individuals aspiring to contest governorship election to succeed Governor Ben Ayade when his tenure elapses in 2023 on the platform of party from 16 to four. APC state chairman, Alphonsus Eba disclosed this yesterday while answering questions from journalists during a media briefing at the party secretariat in Calabar. Eba spoke shortly after the party leadership inaugurated a committee to drive the process. The committee that will help the party prune down number of aspirants from 16 to four, will be headed…
As they say, there are always two sides to a coin. It is unfortunate that Mutalubi, at this time will still consider “the electorates as deluded or acted “mobbly” by preferring Kola Balogun over the suave, urbane, widely exposed and experienced Senator Abiola Ajimobi” at the 2019 election that brought Kola Balogun in as Oyo South Senator. I must say Mutalubi should be told the fact. One would have preferred to allow the soul of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi rest peacefully by not dragging his names into unnecessary negative memories as our energies should by now be concerted on making peace…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released template for its primary elections to select presidential, Governorship, senatorial, house of representatives and house of assembly seats. See list
Dr. Festus Adedayo is a political communication scholar, author and lawyer. He was a media adviser to two executive governors. In this interview with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE, he spoke on the challenges facing media in Nigeria today. How can the media industry produce quality hands for this generation? IT’S distressing when you look at the media industry. At the time we got into journalism, our predecessors told us that we didn’t meet the industry at its prime. Even the one we met was such that we were encouraged. I told some of my colleagues recently that then, if you were going…
There was tension inside the main bowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, on this day, December 11, 2014. President Goodluck Jonathan, having been rendered one of the most worthless clothes a people could wear on their festive day by the demolition propaganda machine of the All Progressives Congress (APC) it was obvious that whoever scored a bullseye inside the Balogun Stadium was the next president of Nigeria. On parade were Buhari himself, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; ex-Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso; ex-Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers. All the candidates attempted to…
Just four days after Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III joined his ancestors, Prince Adebayo Adeyemi alias D Gov is reportedly dead. The State Affairs NG reliably gathered that the Oyo kingdom Prince died of diabetes. Prince Adebayo was candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 house of representatives election in Oyo federal constituency but lost the election to his brother, Prince Akeem Adeyemi, who was re-elected for the second term. He was appointed by Governor Seyi Makinde as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Pension Board. More Details Later…
The Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Sulaiman, on Saturday night, announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar, who is the chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, made this known during the Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) hosted by the State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for PDP stakeholders from Ningi, Toro, Warji and Dass Local Government Areas of the State at the Government House, Bauchi. The Speaker said that his decision to defect to the PDP was in recognition of the exemplary…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Friday, said it won’t support the presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu. Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, who stated this in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, emphasised that it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President and not the South-West. He added that separatist agitations would increase in the South-East if the zone does not produce the next President. Ogbonnia urged both Osinbajo and Tinubu to drop their 2023 ambition and back a competent aspirant from…