Politics

Former federal lawmaker and National secretary consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 31 elective convention, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has urged party faithful to look forward to mass defection of chieftains and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP in the weeks ahead.

Anyanwu made this disclosure shortly after obtaining his expression of interest and nomination forms at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja. He stated that all that is left for the development to take place is for him to emerge secretary of the party in a fortnight.

Addressing journalists at the ocassion, …

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has opened up on why he refused to join the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 despite being given the opportunity.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television Programme, The Chat which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Moghalu explained that neither of the parties can help to actualise his vision for Nigeria.

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He pointed out that he doesn’t believe that the Nigerian political leadership class is sincere or …

Ahead of his scheduled visit to Nigeria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been warned by a Nigerian Muslim group to stop prosecuting opposition leaders back home in Turkey.

The Muslim rights group, in a statement signed by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, accused Erdogan of arbitrary arrest, torture, political killings, long imprisonment of opposition figures and critics, particularly members of the Hizmet Movement.

The President is expected to sign some business deals with the …

Nigeria’s envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad basin region, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has stated that the country’s unity is very negotiable.

The powerful politician made this claim when he spoke at The Sun Newspapers 2020 Awards in Lagos, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), pointed out that even the union between a husband and wife is negotiable.

However, he told separatist agitators that the land they reside would not be carved out and taken to anywhere else if the country breaks up.

‘I was born in Nigeria. I was groomed in Nigeria. I believe

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared that the emergence of former Senate President, Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has brought fresh hope to all Nigerians.  

The governor who stated this at the Makurdi Airport on his arrival from Abuja said that with the emergence of the chairmanship candidate of the the party, all is now set for the party’s convention which is billed to hold on October 30, this year.  

‘I can assure you that Nigerians now have hope with the emergence of Ayu as national chairman because internal democracy …

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that earlier on Saturday, a former commissioner in Enugu State, Chief Ugo Agballah was announced as winner in one of the locations in the State. According to reports, he belongs to a faction of the party which has the backing of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.

However, while he was jubilating, an election was taking place at the Enugu State Secretariat of the APC, where the pioneer Deputy Chairman of …

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere lambasted Presidential media spokesman, Femi Adeshina for comparing President Muhammadu Buhari with the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and the late Dr. Nnamidi Azikiwe describing it as mischievous.

National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Comrade Jare Ajayi, said that the comparison by the Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, could be regarded as an unwitting invitation for people to assess Mr. President.

Ajayi said: ‘It can be true that ‘Nigeria is stronger, better off as one united entity. It is, however, very important to note that the envisaged unity can occur – and endure – conditionally’.

He stated further that …

Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church, has asserted that Nigeria’s next President should not be judged based on his region but rather based on his competence.

Bakare said the president should be judged based on his capabilities and not where he comes from.

He made these assertions when he spoke while addressing State House Correspondents after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa.

Pastor Bakare said the North would have been the richest region, if presidents are judged by their region.

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According to Bakare, the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration right from the outset has made it clear that ‘press freedom is an irreducible minimum in a democracy that would flourish’, however, such freedom must not be abused.

The President gave this charge while congratulating the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on the outcome of their seventh triennial delegates’ conference which saw the re-election of Chris Isiguzo for a second term in office as President.

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According to a statement which was made available by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has recommended to the National Judicial Council (NJC) to stop appointing lawyers who lack the capacity to be bold and courageous in the discharge of their judicial functions as judges.

He said such lily-livered judges have made the judiciary look like an institution that is not living up to its responsibility of dispensing justice according to law.

Governor Wike gave the recommendation at the swearing in of Justice Ihenacho Wilfred Obuzor, as the Acting President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday.

He maintained that a judge …