Politics

The National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has raised an alarm over plots to hijack the party by a very strong chieftain of the party in preparation for 2023.

Although he declined to identify the chieftain, Secondus claimed that the person is working to diminish his image.

Secondus wondered why a member of the party would be calling for a Caretaker Committee.

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His remark was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ike Abonyi, issued on Wednesday titled, ‘Who is …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday visited his predecessor Bola Tinubu in London amidst the rumours making the rounds that the former Lagos governor had died in the UK after surgery.

Tinubu, a leading political figure in Nigeria, is the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader.

There were speculations that he passed away abroad after he was “hurriedly flown out”.

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In recent years, Tinubu has traveled out of the country for medical purposes.

The Jagaban of Borgu is believed to be interested in succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.…

Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has revealed that from every indication, the chances of the South-East region producing the nation’s presidency in 2023 is in God’s hands.

As the President Muhammadu Buhari administration moves to see off its tenure which is expected to end in about 17 months’ time from now, there has been uncertainty as to which zone would produce the presidency.

While the southern region has been agitating to have the presidential slot, none of the nation’s two dominant parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – has officially given the slot to …

Nigeria’s ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega to desist from attacking her as part of his schemes to burnish his political career.

APC in a statement by the National Secretary of its Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe was reacting to comments by Jega in which he compared the APC with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

Jega had described both parties as failures, urging Nigerians to switch their allegiances to his Peoples Redemption Party PRP which he said has the …

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has claimed that he has no joy governing a state plagued by insecurity.

According to Masari, the security situation in Katsina has been giving him sleepless nights and by so doing stealing his joy.

The governor made this known during an interview with DW Hausa yesterday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

The government’s comment is coming barely one week after scores of armed bandits on motorbikes blocked Jibiya-Batsari road in Kabobi village, Katsina, after the Juma’at prayers and made away with 11 passengers.

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Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) has appealed to every leader and stakeholder across the country to see the urgent need to rid Nigeria of drug scourge.

Gen. Marwa who spoke in Ibadan, Oyo State on Saturday as chairman at the public presentation of a book ‘Victory in defeat,’ written by Brig. Gen. Larinde Laoye (retd), said leaders at all levels ‘must attach some urgency to the need to rid our society of the drug menace. That is why we are advocating a new social order where drug …

Doctors under the Umbrella of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara State chapter has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Bello Matawalle led State government to urgently address rising insecurity in the State or face the harsh consequences.

NMA issued the warning on Saturday after its State Emergency Executive council meeting in Gusau, the state capital.

He said should the government fail to address the security challenges in the state, medical workers would shut all health facilities by 6 pm daily.

This followed the invasion of General Hospital in Dansadau Emirate, Maru Local Government Area of the state by suspected …

Israel has announced plans to do everything possible to drastically reduce its carbon emissions by 2050 to help combat the global climate crisis.

The ‘revolutionary and historic decision’ agreed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and several cabinet members will be put to a vote before Israel’s parliament on Sunday, it said.

‘The Israeli government set to approve an unprecedented decision mandating that by the year 2050 Israel will move to a low carbon emissions economy, while dealing with the climate crisis that threatens all of humanity,’ the statement added.

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The son of slain dictator Moamer Gadhafi, Seif al-Islam has stated that he wants to ‘restore the lost unity’ of Libya after a decade of chaos and does not exclude standing for the presidency.

He gave the hint when he spoke in a rare interview with New York Times which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

For years, mystery had surrounded the precise whereabouts of a man wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The 49-year-old, who before 2011 had been seen as his father’s presumed successor, said politicians in the decade since have …