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Monday, 05 September 2022 06:34

UK’s Liz Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM

Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's next prime minister today (Monday), poised to take power at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss against Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister, Monday's announcement at 1130 GMT will trigger the beginning of a handover from Boris Johnson. He was forced to announce his resignation in July after months of scandal. On Tuesday, the winner will travel to Scotland to meet…

Monday, 05 September 2022 06:33

Chileans overwhelmingly reject new left-leaning constitution

Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a progressive era. With 96% of the votes counted in Sunday’s plebiscite, the rejection camp had 61.9% support compared to 38.1% for approval amid what appeared to be a heavy turnout with long lines at polling states. Voting was mandatory. The approval camp conceded defeat, with its spokesman Vlado Mirosevic saying: “We recognize this result and we listen with humility to what the…

Sunday, 04 September 2022 06:56

People have understood they were lied to in 2015 - Kukah

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah yesterday said it was important for the political actors, particularly the 2023 presidential candidates to listen to the young people, understand their frustrations, and align their agenda toward assuaging their grievances. Kukah said this was important because the passion that drove people during the 2015 elections had dissipated, and that the people had understood they were lied to “and we have all seen the consequences of religious manipulations.”Kukah, who spoke on Arise News, said: “The passion that drove people in 2015, those passions have been dissipated because people realised that…

Friday, 02 September 2022 06:54

Threats of fascism in Nigeria already visible - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria is gradually moving towards dictatorship. The former president stated this at the 70th birthday celebration of Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, held at Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. Speaking on the theme of the event, ‘Nigeria’s Unfinished Greatness: Next Steps’, Jonathan urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and united to choose leaders that will lead the nation to the promised land. He said, “The task before all of us is not to lower our guard, lest the democracy we cherish today, succumbs to threats and recedes into fascism tomorrow and there are…

Friday, 02 September 2022 06:53

Wike to Ayu: ‘Yes, we’re children; but we the children brought you to power’

For calling his supporters “children,” Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has described the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as arrogant and an ingrate. He said the people that Ayu so described brought him from nothing and placed him in the position he currently occupies. The governor made the comment during the commissioning of Omerelu Internal roads in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. His comment was in response to Ayu’s statement where he said the people calling for his resignation are children. At their meeting in London, last Thursday, the governor and his team told Atiku Abubakar…

Friday, 02 September 2022 06:52

Muslim-Muslim ticket crude, unproductive - Northern elders

Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi has described 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket for the presidential election as crudest and most unproductive. Though, Abdullahi who is a former Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria was short of mentioning the political party behind the Muslim-Muslim ticket, said it is designed to separate Christians from Muslims, Hausa from Fulani in Northern region. The NEF Chairman who spoke at a book launch yesterday in Kaduna, added that North will participate in all electoral activities and respect Nigerians who respect the region. “We will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals, and…

Thursday, 01 September 2022 06:38

Those calling for my resignation are ‘children’, PDP national chair blasts Wike, allies

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said all those calling for his resignation are children that were not around when the party was formed. The camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has given Ayu’s resignation as one of the conditions that has to be fulfilled to resolve the post-presidential primaries crisis rocking the opposition party. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had defeated Wike in the presidential primaries of the party. Although Atiku was asked to consider Wike as running mate, he had settled for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, to the dismay of the Rivers governor…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:08

Nigerians in diaspora pledge to raise $150m, N100bn for Obi’s campaign

In a bid to bolster his chances in the 2023 presidential election, which holds 178 days from now, Nigerians in the Diaspora have formed groups of committees to launch crowdfunding initiatives for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. They plan to unveil in the coming days a crowdfunding portal with a target to raise $150 million from Obi’s supporters in the diaspora and N100 billion from those in Nigeria, THISDAY has reliably gathered. A dependable source close to one of Obi’s supporters leading the process, said yesterday they are targeting small amount in contributions to be…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:07

Tinubu, Shettima, APC govs visit Jonathan at Abuja home

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan. Tinubu was accompanied to Jonathan’s residence in the federal capital territory (FCT) by Kashim Shettima, APC vice-presidential candidate; Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun; Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau; and Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, among others. Apart from a picture that surfaced online following the meeting, details of what was discussed are not yet known. In recent times, APC stalwarts have made efforts to woo the former president to the ruling party. In April, supporters of the former president — who…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:01

Western-style democracy can spark anarchy, Benin President says

Benin President Patrice Talon said that democracy can lead to anarchy and paralyze government decisions, and that he doesn’t intend to fully implement it. The country’s economy and history make it impossible to emulate Western democracies, Talon said at a business event in Paris. He argued that authoritarian measures are necessary in his country and defended a decision to ban protests by health workers, police officers and firefighters and to limit the right to strike to 10 days a year for others. “It is true that it is a rollback in terms of democratic achievements but you know I don’t…

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Tuesday, 30 August 2022 07:04

Angola’s ruling party triumphs with 51 percent support, slimiest margin of 5 consecutive wins

Angolan President Joao Lourenco pledged that youth job creation will be one of the priorities of his administration after the national electoral commission confirmed his ruling party as the winner of last week’s vote. “We hear and will correctly interpret the wishes of the people and the youth, to whom we will pay special attention,” Lourenco said in the first speech to his party after the final count was announced earlier Monday. “We will be strongly committed to creating more job opportunities. This is the time to open the doors of opportunity to our young people.” Lourenco’s Popular Movement for…

Friday, 26 August 2022 07:03

Is Lagos the 3rd largest economy in Africa? Did Tinubu inherit N700m monthly IGR? The Cable fact-checked these claims and returned these verdicts

Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently claimed that Lagos is the third biggest economy in Africa. The former Borno governor spoke on Monday at the ongoing annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), where he represented Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC. While making a case for Tinubu and providing reasons why he believes his principal stands out among other presidential candidates, Shettima said Lagos is the third largest economy in Africa. “When Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the governor of Lagos state in 1999, there was only one ambulance in…

Friday, 26 August 2022 07:00

After meeting with Obasanjo, Obi, Wike hosts Atiku to dinner in London

Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dined with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London on Thursday. Wike, who had earlier met with Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), received Atiku alongside Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State. Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Samuel Ortom (Benue) were with Wike when he hosted the August visitor. The London meeting held hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo alongside the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, met with the Rivers governor in London. The meetings were said to be aimed at…

Friday, 26 August 2022 06:58

2023: Don't support any presidential candidate without agreement on restructuring, Oyo Afenifere tells leaders

Oyo State chapter of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on its leadership to have a well-documented agreement on restructuring before supporting any presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The chapter in a communique issued after its monthly meeting held in Ibadan and signed by the Chairman, Gbola Adetunji and Secretary, Dauda Adams, respectively, said its position is in accordance with the resolution at Adamasingba Stadium in 2017, stating that the present political arrangement has short-changed the Yoruba nation. The group maintained that the primary objective of Afenifere as conceptualized by the founding fathers is to struggle…

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