Politics

The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Saturday condemned the invasion of the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court, describing the development as cruel and unhealthy for the nation’s democracy.

The former lawmaker called for a full-blown investigation of the raid, arguing that it was capable of triggering tension in the country.

In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday, he maintained that the invasion was unwarranted, no matter the reason, stressing that there was a better approach to issues rather than that show of …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the ousted Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, trying to sabotage the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria.

Wike stated that Secondus attempt to scuttle the PDP national convention makes him an enemy of the party that is resolved to end the poor leadership of the All Progressives Congress(APC) led federal government.

The governor was speaking in Port Harcourt on Friday in reaction to Court of Appeal dismissal of Secondus’ application that sought to stop the PDP convention and his restatement as the national chairman of the party.

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With just one week to the Governorship Election in Anambra State, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa, Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has raised serious doubt about the turnout of voters at polls despite the best efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Speaking at the Special consultative meeting of the political parties summoned by the electoral umpire, Nzenwa said the people of Anambra are scared stiff to contemplate voting on November 6 owing to the activities of non- state actors in the state.

Nzenwa urged INEC to address unconfirmed reports that INEC adhoc staff are massively rejecting deployment to …

A former governor of Kano State and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the 2019 Presidential election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Friday revealed that he is still undecided with regards to the 2023 presidential election.  

Kwankwaso also said state governors could not sit in Lagos or anywhere in the North to decide on which zone would produce the next president for the country.  

He said the decision should be taken by political parties after considering all variables, adding that what is important is to get the right person to do the job.  

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US President Joe Biden said Pope Francis called him a ‘good Catholic’ as they met Friday at the Vatican at the start of a European trip aimed at reasserting US international credentials.

The meeting at the Vatican lasted more than an hour — longer than Biden’s two predecessors were given — and came as Biden arrived in Europe ahead of a weekend G20 summit in Rome and UN climate talks in Glasgow.

Biden, only the second Catholic to hold his office, said Francis had expressed pleasure that “I was a good Catholic” in the talks, which sidestepped the controversial topic …

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was on Thursday charged with a misdemeanor sex crime for forcible touching, a court spokesperson said.

The charge is the first to be filed since the once-powerful politician was forced to resign this year following a slew of sexual harassment allegations.

‘A misdemeanor complaint against former governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City Court,’ said Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York state courts, describing it as a ‘sex crime.’

The complaint accuses Cuomo of putting his hand down the victim’s blouse and grabbing her left breast in December 2020.

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National Consultative Front (NCFront) co-chairperson, Prof Pat Utomi has concluded plans to meet Prof Attahiru Jega and Olisa Agbakoba (SAN)-led National Political Coalition on Electoral Reforms initiated on October 1 with a view of launching a new political party.

The NCFront disclosed this on Friday while announcing plans to launch a ‘credible alternative mega ideological party by November’.

A statement by Tanko Yunusa, Head of Public Affairs, which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York declared that the aim is to ‘depose the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’.

He said the consensus among …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no individual, including the ousted Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, can derail the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria from the shackles of bad governance.

Governor Wike posited that Secondus’ attempt to scuttle the PDP national convention made him an enemy of the party that has resolved to end the poor leadership of the All Progressives Congress(APC)-led federal government.

The governor made this assertion in Port Harcourt while reacting to the Court of Appeal dismissal of Secondus’ application that sought to stop the PDP convention and his …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that he will leave office when his tenure ends on May 29, 2023.

This is as he warned against campaigns for tenure extension, saying he swore to serve in accordance with the constitution.

The President said this at a meeting in Makkah with a select group of Nigerians resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he just ended a visit.

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This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari Says I Will Leave On 29 May 2023, …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has spent two days in Diffa and Bosso provinces of the neighboring Niger Republic.

The governor led some Nigerian refugees on Thursday, to undertake clearance exercise in Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area in northern Borno.

Malam-Fatori, located in the fringes of Lake Chad, was violently occupied by Boko Haram for about six years before the military took control.

Residents have been taking refuge in Diffa, and Bosso, which is about five kilometers from Malam-Fatori.

However, Zulum traveled to Niger on Tuesday evening and passed the night at Diffa.

He was received by …