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Wednesday, 11 March 2020 06:02

Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favoured term limits once the country became politically “mature”. Putin, who in January unveiled a major shake-up of Russian politics and a constitutional overhaul, is required by the constitution to step down in 2024 when his second sequential and fourth presidential term ends. But addressing the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, he gave his qualified blessing to a proposed change to the constitution that would formally reset his presidential term tally to zero.…

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 05:47

African democracy: How to beat the Big Men

Three-quarters of Africans favour multiparty democracy. Whereas in rich countries the fashion is to lament democracy’s shortcomings, Africans want more of it. Their passion is born of experience. Many have endured one-party or military rule, and know that unaccountable rulers abuse. Hence the bravery of the hundreds of thousands of Sudanese who protested against the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir last year. After three decades of tyranny, plunder and economic mismanagement, they had had enough. What started as a rally against higher bread prices turned into a popular wave that forced the army to ditch the despot and agree to a…

Sunday, 08 March 2020 05:14

APC crisis: Inside the battle to remove Oshiomhole

Barely six years and eight months after the registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has become a tinder box on the verge of imploding – over a leadership crisis that threatens its future. In this piece, YUSUF ALLI, MANAGING EDITOR, NORTHERN OPERATION, reports on the inside story of the battle for the soul of the ruling party. The ides of March has visited the All Progressives Congress (APC) like a thief in the night. Nigeria’s first major opposition coalition to form a government is gradually slipping into abyss unless it is saved at the last minute. The…

Sunday, 08 March 2020 05:13

APC disowns National Executive Committee meeting

PRESS RELEASE The attention of the National Working Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a purported invitation to an Emergency National Executive Committee meeting of our great Party slated for Wednesday, 17th March, 2020, which invitation is credited to Mr Victor Giadom, Deputy National Secretary of the Party. The Party’s constitution provides that a National Executive Committee meeting shall be convoked as follows: Article 25 (B) (i) and (ii) The National Executive Committee shall meet every quarter and or at any time decided by the National Chairman or at the request made in writing by at…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:49

APC govs back court suspension of Oshiomhole

The crises rocking ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to fester on Friday as Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) threw its weight behind the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. PGF’s Director-General, Mr Salihu Lukman described the Abuja High court injunction against Oshiomhole as a “big opportunity” to reposition the party ahead of the 2023 general election. The forum, while acknowledging the existence of the conflicting court orders of the Abuja and Kano federal high courts, called for the appointment of an acting chairman for APC until the determination of the issue relating to the legality of the suspension…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:48

Oshiomhole, staff, aides locked out of APC secretariat

The total occupation of the secretariat of All Progressives Congress (APC) by combatant stern-looking security agents took disturbing dimension on Friday, when members of secretariat staff, journalists covering the party and personal aides to the embattled National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, were denied access to the secretariat. Journalists, staff and visitors that arrived the secretariat in the early hours of Friday were shocked when they were turned back from the entrance gate by the security agents without any serious reason other than measures to secure the secretariat However, there was mild drama when Oshiomhole’s aides who drove in, in a…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:47

PDP retrenches half of national secretariat workers

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sacked 50 percent of its national secretariat staff. The memo containing the list of affected staff was signed by PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr Agbo Emmanuel and pasted on the party’s notice board at its National Secretariat yesterday in Abuja. It was titled: “Disengagement of staff” and was addressed to all the affected staff. The notice read in part; “NEC members on staff rationalisation in the National Executive Committee meeting of February 22, was mandated to implement the committee’s recommendation of downsizing 50 per cent of the staff strength. “Affected staff must first show evidence…

Friday, 06 March 2020 05:17

Oshiomhole meets Buhari over ‘suspension’; Presidency keeps mum

President Muhammadu Buhari has kept mum on the renewed plot to remove National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The intrigues to remove Oshiomhole, who emerged as the national chairman of the party in June 2018, thickened on Wednesday when an Abuja high court presided over by Mr Danlami Senchi ordered the party to stop recognising him pending the determination of a substantive suit seeking his perpetual removal. Since the court order, those pushing for Oshiomhole’s removal have intensified efforts to perfect their plot even as those in his camp were leaving no stone unturned to foil…

Friday, 06 March 2020 05:15

APC crisis deepens as factional NWC dismisses Court order vacating Oshiomhole’s suspension

There may be no end at sight on the administrative crisis rocking All Progressives Congress (APC) as some members of National Working Committee (NWC) have dismissed the court order vacating the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The NWC members equally vowed to investigate the authecticity of the statement admitting the trio of Messers Abiola Ajimobi, Waziri Bulama and Paul Chukwuma as members of the national leadership of the party. APC National Vice Chairman, Mr Salihu Mustapha, who made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen, warned that whoever found culpable would be sanctioned. Speaking to newsmen…

Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:31

APC announces Ajimobi, others as NWC members after court suspended Oshiomhole as national chair

National Working Committee of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed Mr Waziri Bulama as its acting National Secretary. Waziri was approved alongside ex-Oyo governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi and Mr Paul Chukwuma who are to serve in the capacities of Deputy National Chairman (South) and National Auditor of the party respectively. This is based on their nomination from their regions’ leaders. The NWC’s decision was made public following the decision of the High Court in Abuja to suspend the party’s national chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. Mr Danlami Senchi hinged his verdict on the earlier vote of no confidence passed on…

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Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:29

Oshiomhole appeals court order suspending him as APC national chair

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Adams Oshiomhole said last night he remained in charge of the party. Oshiomhole stated this following an interlocutory injunction granted by a Federal Capital Territory High Court that he should step aside pending the determination of a suit filed by six members of the party. Oshiomhole’s spokesman Mr Simon Egbegbulem said: “We have filed for a stay of execution and appealed the ruling. “With those processes currently before the Appeal Court, Oshiomhole remains the national chairman of the party. Following the court order, national secretariat of APC was taken over by policemen…

Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:28

Kano Assembly opens probe against Sanusi based on petitions

Kano State House of Assembly has launched a fresh probe against Emir of Kano, Mr Muhammadu Sanusi ll, over alleged violation of “some Hausa norms, culture and traditions”. At yesterday’s plenary, Chairman, House Committee on Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Zubairu Massu, said he received two petitions against the emir on March 2, 2020, for onward transmission to the House. Presenting the petitions to the House, Massu said one of them was from Kano State Society for Promotion of Education and Culture, and signed by Mr Muhammad Abdullahi, and the other was from an individual named; Mr Muhammad Yamma.…

Wednesday, 04 March 2020 05:14

With one dissenting judgment in favour, Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha’s application for review

Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by Mr Emeka Ihedioha of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to set aside a judgement that declared Mr Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State governor. With one out of seven justices dissenting, the court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Mohammed, held that it lacked powers to sit on an appeal in its own judgment delivered on merit and in accordance with dictates of the law and justice. Ihedioha and PDP had approached the court following its January 14 judgement that nullified Ihedioha’s victory and declared…

Tuesday, 03 March 2020 05:58

Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Ihedioha’s review application till today

Supreme Court on Monday shifted hearing of the application seeking to restore Mr Emeka Ihedioha of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Imo State till Tuesday (today). A seven-man panel of Justices of the court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mr Tanko Muhammad, adjourned the matter at the instance of Ihedioha’s lawyer, Mr Kanu Agabi, who pleaded for time to respond to court processes he said was served on him by Governor Hope Uzodinma and All Progressives Congress (APC) in the courtroom. “My lords, this matter was adjourned for hearing, but we were just served in…

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