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Thursday, 21 November 2024 04:40

Northern leaders say won’t support Tinubu for re-election due to president’s incompetence, bad policies

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has announced its decision to support northerners running for the presidency and other offices who might be interested in contesting elections in 2027 in order to save the region and the country in general. The forum at its National Executive Council meeting in Kaduna State expressed concern over the deplorable economic situation in the North under the President Bola Tinubu administration, blaming poor socio-economic policies of the Federal Government for the region’s deteriorating condition. It warned that unless urgent steps are taken, the North may face severe economic difficulties, stating that it will declare support…

Monday, 18 November 2024 04:52

PDP rejects outcome of Ondo election, says it’s worst poll conducted by INEC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result of the governor election in Ondo state. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared winner of the Ondo state governorship election held on Saturday. Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent governor of Ondo state, won the election in all 18 LGAs with 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured 117,845 votes. In a statement issued on Sunday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the poll “runs short of all expectations and requirements of a free, fair and credible election”. “The Peoples…

Sunday, 17 November 2024 04:19

Widespread vote buying, security lapses plague Ondo governorship election

Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election was marred by widespread reports of vote buying and other electoral irregularities, despite assurances of a free and fair process. Civil society organizations Yiaga Africa and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) highlighted troubling incidents across the state, with both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused of engaging in brazen electoral malpractices. Yiaga Africa, in its preliminary report, revealed that both major parties were involved in vote buying at multiple polling units, offering cash inducements ranging from N5,000 to as much as N20,000 per voter in exchange for…

Saturday, 16 November 2024 05:05

Ondo goes to the polls today to choose one of late Akeredolu’s deputies as governor

Today, 1,757,205 registered voters in Ondo State will head to polling stations across its 18 local government areas to elect a new governor who will steer the affairs of the state for the next four years. This marks an increase in the number of registered voters compared to the 2020 election, which had 1,647,973 registered voters, of which only 580,887 votes were recorded. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its readiness for the exercise, deploying 4,002 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices across 3,933 polling units, with 812 units on standby in case of technical hitches. Speaking on…

Tuesday, 12 November 2024 04:41

Ex-Gov Aregbesola warns of imminent revolution in Nigeria amid rising misery, hunger, insecurity

Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has issued a stark warning about the worsening socio-economic and political crisis in Nigeria, suggesting that if left unchecked, the country could be on the brink of revolution. Speaking at a national dialogue in Abuja on Monday, Aregbesola expressed grave concern over what he described as “increasing inequality, widespread hunger, insecurity, and the erosion of citizens’ rights,” all of which he believes could fuel widespread unrest. A former ally of President Bola Tinubu, Aregbesola’s remarks came at a critical time as the nation grapples with escalating poverty, a deepening economic recession, and rising insecurity.…

Thursday, 07 November 2024 04:30

Comeback king: Donald Trump wins big and fast - The Economist

It is an extraordinary comeback—or, as Donald Trump triumphantly put it in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early hours of November 6th, “a political victory that our country has never seen before”. After losing four years ago he has survived impeachment, conviction as a felon, numerous other indictments and two assassination attempts, and will become America’s 47th president, to add to his stint as the 45th. He becomes the oldest man ever to win the White House. Many had expected a long wait for the result of an extremely close election to become clear. In the event, the outcome…

Thursday, 07 November 2024 04:29

Three reasons Trump triumphed

Liz Peek Donald Trump has just accomplished the most stunning political comeback in the history of the United States. The former president, who lost his bid for re-election in 2020, was impeached twice, convicted on multiple (flimsy) felony counts, investigated, sued, harassed without end, denounced as a fascist, blasted as too old, "deranged" and "unstable," not only won another four years in the Oval Office but pulled Senate and House candidates along with him. Though we don’t know for sure, it looks like the GOP may win control of all three branches of the government. How did the former president…

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 05:02

New York Times projects Trump’s win as Harris’ path to victory narrows

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has an 89% chance of victory in the election, making his return to the White House likely, the New York Times projects. The newspaper estimates that Trump is on track to secure 301 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the race for the White House, while Democrat Kamala Harris could win 238. The Republican currently leads with 214 electoral votes to Harris’ 179. The NYT said that Trump is very likely to take the swing state of Georgia and has won North Carolina, while Harris will have to secure Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin,…

Tuesday, 05 November 2024 04:48

Nigeria falls further in critical governance index - Report

PRESS RELEASE The release of the 2024 Mo Ibrahim Index on African Governance has revealed alarming trends in Nigeria’s governance performance. Ranking 33rd out of 53 African nations, with a score of 45.7 out of 100, Nigeria’s governance score has declined by 1.4 points between 2014 and 2023. This dip reflects troubling shortcomings across several key categories, including Security & Rule of Law (39.7), Participation, Rights & Inclusion (47.9), Foundations for Economic Opportunity (48.6), and Human Development (46.4). These low scores, compounded by findings from the 2024 Transparency and Integrity Index (TII), recently released by the Center for Fiscal Transparency…

Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:45

Nigerian-British of Yoruba parentage, Kemi Badenoch elected leader of UK Conservative Party

The UK’s battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected “anti-woke” candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new head, making her the first black leader of a major UK party. The combative former equalities minister replaces Rishi Sunak and now faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 years in charge. Badenoch, 44, came out on top in the two-horse race with former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, winning 57 percent of the votes of party members. She said it was an “enormous honour” to assume the role, but that “the task that stands…

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Thursday, 31 October 2024 04:41

Rivers’ funds: ‘Elements loyal to Tinubu govt pulling strings from behind the scenes - Atiku

As reactions continue to trill the judgement of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the Rivers State fund, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the judiciary against acts capable of setting the state on fire. Atiku, while expressing dissatisfaction over the ruling, lamented that Nigerian courts are playing a more ignoble role in fostering political crises across the country. The court on Wednesday barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing further monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government, citing alleged constitutional violations by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In her ruling, Joyce Abdulmalik found that Governor Fubara’s presentation…

Thursday, 24 October 2024 04:50

Despite outcry about high governance costs, Tinubu expands cabinet by dropping 5 ministers, appointing 7 new ones

President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his 48-member cabinet, naming seven new ministers, sacking five and reassigning 10 others to new portfolios, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The ministers of finance, defence, national planning and two junior energy ministers all retained their positions. The reshuffle includes renaming the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to the Ministry of Regional Development, the winding up of the Ministry of Sports, and the merger of the ministries of tourism and arts and culture. Tinubu's controversial reform push after taking office last year had sparked hope that his administration would be an antidote to mounting economic…

Friday, 11 October 2024 04:53

Atiku slams Tinubu over latest petrol price hike, calls president trending nickname

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, mocked President Bola Tinubu over the president’s handling of the fuel subsidy removal. Atiku, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who lost to Tinubu in the 2023 election called Tinubu “T-Pain”, a veiled reference to the pain Nigerians are going through as a result of the president’s economic policies. The nickname, coined by a China-based schoolteacher and social media critic, Dan Bello, is used to mock the president for some of the hardships caused by his administration’s policies. In the past couple of months, Bello has released several parody videos to mock the…

Friday, 11 October 2024 04:50

Afenifere decries abuse of federal power in Rivers, warns of threat to Nigeria’s democracy

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has condemned what it describes as the growing abuse of federal power in Rivers State, specifically targeting the ongoing political crisis surrounding local government elections in the state. In a press release issued by the group’s deputy leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, and its national publicity secretary, Justice Faloye, Afenifere warned that the actions of the federal government and its key institutions threaten the very foundation of democracy in Nigeria. Afenifere expressed dismay at the federal government’s involvement in Rivers State’s political affairs, particularly accusing the government of disrupting the local government elections. “We condemn this…

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