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Monday, 09 May 2022 06:25

Prospect of Marcos comeback looms as Philippines votes for new president

Polls opened in the Philippines on Monday (today) in the country's most divisive presidential election in decades, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to rule of the Marcos family, 36 years after they were toppled in a "people power" uprising. The election pits Vice President Leni Robredo against former senator and congressman Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of a dictator whose two decade rule ended in a public revolt and his family's humiliating retreat into exile. Opinion polls put Marcos, popularly known as "Bongbong", leading his rival by over 30 percentage points, having topped every poll this…

Saturday, 07 May 2022 06:35

Southwest APC presidential aspirants meet in Lagos, fail to agree on consensus candidate

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the Southwest, on Friday, cautioned presidential aspirants from the zone to guard against their utterances. It was gathered that the meeting, held behind closed doors at the Lagos House, Marina, also resolved that name calling and other personal attacks should not be encouraged by the aspirants and their supporters. It was learnt that the aspirants were asked to work with whomever among them emerges as the party’s candidate for the presidential election. According to sources, the leaders also impressed the aspirants to ensure that the Southwest does not lose the opportunity to produce…

Friday, 06 May 2022 06:32

Deadlines for party primaries sacrosanct - INEC

Against speculations of caving in to pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, says it will not extend the deadline set for political parties’ primary elections. In its timetable and schedule of activities released in February for the 2023 General Election, the commission had slated April 4 to June 3 for the election of flag bearers of all political parties for the 2023 elections. With about 28 days to the deadline, the nation’s leading political parties, APC and PDP, appear not ready for their primaries. While APC is still selling nomination forms to aspirants, PDP…

Friday, 06 May 2022 06:31

Kaduna 2023: El-Rufai anoints son’s boss as successor, son for Rep

Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, has endorsed Uba Sani as his would-be successor in the 2023 governorship election in the state. The governor in a meeting on Wednesday at the Kaduna State Government House with party stakeholders and subordinates endorsed Sani as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The governor subsequently called on his surrogates to support Sani in the party’s primary. A close associate of the governor, Sani Dattijo, who himself was a governorship hopeful, said the decision was reached after an extensive discussion with other aspirants. Dattijo, a former chief of…

Thursday, 05 May 2022 06:36

PDP, APC announce postponement of congresses to elect delegates for party primaries

National working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its LGA congresses to elect national delegates for the presidential primary. The LGA congresses were scheduled to take place on May 5 across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said a new date for the exercise would be fixed soon. “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the postponement of the Party’s Local Government Congress to elect one LGA National Delegate earlier scheduled for Thursday, May 5, 2022,” the statement reads. “A new date for the LGA…

Monday, 02 May 2022 06:53

APC, PDP’s primaries will be disrupted except ASUU strike resolved, NANS vows

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says there will be no presidential primaries in Abuja until the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities resolve their differences and call off the strike action. This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by Sunday Asefon, NANS president. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 due to several unresolved issues — one of which is the union’s insistence on making use of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a preferred payment option, instead of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Amid the strike…

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 06:55

Andy Uba shouldn’t have been on the ballot in Anambra gov election, Supreme Court affirms

The supreme court has affirmed the nullification of the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Andy Uba, in the November 2021 Anambra governorship election. In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, the apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, held that Uba did not emerge through a valid primary. The court held that the primary which produced Uba was conducted in breach of the party’s guidelines. George Moghalu, an aspirant in the APC primary election, had approached the court challenging the process and the outcome of the primary. He sought N122.5 million…

Monday, 25 April 2022 06:19

France's Macron wins re-election, pledges change

Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term and saying he would seek to make amends. His supporters erupted with joy as the results appeared on a giant screen at the Champ de Mars park by the Eiffel tower. Leaders in Berlin, Brussels, London and beyond welcomed his defeat of the nationalist, eurosceptic Le Pen. With 97% of votes counted, Macron was on course for a solid 57.4% of the vote, interior ministry figures showed. But in his victory speech he acknowledged that…

Sunday, 24 April 2022 06:36

Macron or Le Pen: France faces stark choice for president

The French vote on Sunday (today) in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake. Opinion polls in recent days gave Macron a solid and slightly growing lead as analysts said Le Pen - despite her efforts to soften her image and tone down some of her National Rally party's policies - remained unpalatable for many. But a surprise Le Pen victory cannot entirely be ruled out, given the high numbers of voters who were undecided…

Saturday, 23 April 2022 04:20

Court removes ex-Speaker Dogara from House of Reps

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Yakubu Dogara from the House of Representatives and declared his seat vacant. Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass Federal constituency of Bauchi State, was the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019. The judge, D.U. Okorowo, on Friday, ruled that Mr Dogara’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was wrong and meant he should vacate the legislative seat. Dogara defected to the APC after winning his re-election under the PDP in 2019 His frosty relationship with his state governor, Bala Mohammed, was one of…

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Thursday, 21 April 2022 06:23

APC fixes nomination fees, dates for primary elections for presidential aspirants, others

All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its primary election timetable for various public offices ahead of the 2023 elections. The timetable was released by the party after its national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The party’s presidential candidates are expected to pay N100 million to buy the nomination form while the governorship candidates will pay N50 million. The price of nomination form for state house of assembly was pegged at N2 million while the house of representatives is N10 million and the senate is N20 million. According to the schedule, a notice of election to state chapters…

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 06:18

APC national chairman, deputy resign from Senate

Abdullahi Adamu has resigned as the Senator representing Nasarawa West in the 9th Senate. Abubakar Kyari has also relinquished his position as senator representing Borno North. The lawmakers announced their resignation in separate letters read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during plenary on Tuesday. Until his election as APC national Chairman, Adamu chaired the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Kyari, on the other hand, was the Chairman of the Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Adamu’s letter read, “It is with utmost respect and appreciation I inform you that consequent upon my victory as National Chairman at the…

Monday, 11 April 2022 06:35

Osinbajo meets APC govs, to declare presidential ambition today

After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), the Vice-President informed the APC governors of his plan to succeed his boss, Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure as President ends in 13 months’ time. It was learnt that no fewer than 12 APC governors out of the 23 were present at the meeting. Some of the governors present include: Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Dapo Abiodun…

Monday, 11 April 2022 06:33

Macron and Le Pen lead first round French election, head for runoff April 24

French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for what promises to be a very tightly fought presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist. With partial results putting Macron in first place ahead of Le Pen after the first-round voting, other major candidates admitted defeat. Except for another far-right candidate, Eric Zemmour, they all urged voters to block the far-right in the second round. But after five years in power in which his abrasive style has upset many, while Le Pen succeeded in softening her image, Macron will…

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