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Tuesday, 11 January 2022 06:10

Tinubu declares to run for president in 2023, says it’s ‘a life-long ambition’

Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 general election. Tinubu spoke to state house correspondents on Monday after a meeting with Buhari at the presidential villa. The former governor of Lagos, who has been in the news in recent times over calls for him to contest, however said he is still consulting on the matter. “I’ve informed the president of my intention but I have not informed Nigerians yet. I’m still consulting. And I have no problem consulting. I’ve not…

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 06:09

Bode George to Tinubu: Your presidential ambition a huge joke

Peoples Democratic Party stalwart, Bode George, has described the presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, as a huge joke. George said this during a chat with The PUNCH on Monday while reacting to Tinubu’s decision to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest. “This so-called ambition must be a huge joke. The Presidency of Nigeria is not for characters like Tinubu. Look at how he mismanaged the resources of Lagos State. It is surprising that he can even dream of becoming the President of Nigeria. He is living in cuckoo land,” said George. The former…

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 06:01

Buhari refused to sign amended Electoral Bill for the following reasons

President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. In a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and read by AriseTV News monitored in Abuja, the president said prevailing situation in the country would not allow him sign the bill. Amongst other reasons he cited include high cost of conducting direct primaries, the security challenge of monitoring the election, violation of citizens rights, and marginalisation of small political parties. Buhari also noted that adopting direct primaries has implications on the rights of citizens to participate in the government, as constitutionally insured. The president said…

Monday, 20 December 2021 06:24

35-year old who led anti-govt protests wins election as Chile’s next president

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. With 56% of the votes, Gabriel Boric handily defeated by more than 10 points lawmaker José Antonio Kast, who tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would upend Chile’s vaunted record as Latin America’s most stable, advanced economy. In a model of democratic civility that broke from the polarizing rhetoric of the campaign, Kast immediately recognized defeat, tweeting a photo of himself on the phone with his opponent congratulating…

Saturday, 11 December 2021 04:55

‘Nigeria ungoverned, collapsing under the leadership of a retired general’ - Iyorchia Ayu

Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has failed Nigerians. Ayu spoke on Friday during the inauguration ceremony to usher in the newly-elected national working committee (NWC). He said PDP has remained the most trusted political party since 1999, adding that other parties, including All Progressives Congress (APC), operate without “clear ideology or coherent programmes”. The national chairman said the opposition party has a track record of “performance and legacy achievement” in its 16 years of being power. “PDP is the only organic political party in Nigeria that has remained a credible,…

Friday, 10 December 2021 06:05

Buhari refuses to sign Electoral Amendment Bill over removal of indirect primaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill over the removal of indirect primaries from the document. The Bill has therefore been returned to the National Assembly. This is even as Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State frowned on the “infringement” of parties’ rights by the National Assembly. Uzodimma, in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, said the removal of indirect primaries from the proposed amendment would render political parties powerless, especially those with low funds to finance direct primaries. A senator who spoke with our correspondent revealed that the Bill was returned to the Senate and…

Friday, 10 December 2021 06:04

Direct or indirect, INEC won’t fund party primaries - Yakubu

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not fund party primaries, whether direct or indirect. Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Batera, disclosed this to journalists after a meeting with Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of INEC, on Thursday in Abuja. According to Batera, the committee discussed INEC budget and the cost implications of direct primaries on the Commission. He stated that INEC’s role in the process of primaries is minimal because political parties are in charge of primaries. “In our discussions with the INEC Chairman, we wanted to know his requirements for the 2023 elections as well…

Monday, 06 December 2021 06:00

Gambian President Barrow wins re-election

Gambian President Adama Barrow has comfortably won re-election, the electoral commission said on Sunday, though he may face a legal challenge from opposition candidates who rejected the results because of unspecified irregularities. The vote was the first in 27 years without disgraced former President Yahya Jammeh, who was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea after refusing to accept defeat to Barrow in 2016. Jammeh's despotic 22-year rule over the small West African nation of 2.5 million people, which began with a 1994 coup, was characterised by killings and torture of political opponents. Saturday's peaceful election was seen by many as…

Friday, 26 November 2021 06:06

Former South Africa president narrates how he worked with Abdusalami to thwart Obasanjo’s 3rd term bid

Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, says he and Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state of Nigeria, worked against a third term during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Towards the end of Obasanjo’s second term in office, a bill was proposed to the Nigerian parliament to amend the constitution and grant the president an extra term. Although the bid was eventually defeated by the senate headed by Ken Nnamani, it has continued to generate comments and opinions. Speaking virtually on Thursday at a conference held in Abuja, Mbeki narrated his role alongside Abubakar in standing against the…

Thursday, 25 November 2021 05:48

U.S. lawmakers, officials, Trump, speak on oil reserve release

The White House said on Tuesday it would make 50 million barrels of oil available from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a coordinated effort with other major economies to help cool oil prices. MARKET REACTION Brent crude futures were up 3.2% at $82.30 a barrel at 1740 GMT, after earlier dropping to $78.55 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 2.5% at $78.65. WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER BRIAN DEESE “The U.S. has the strongest economic recovery of any major economy. We are able to meet our economic challenges from a position of strength.…

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Wednesday, 24 November 2021 05:56

Myanmar opposition raises $6.3m on launch of 'revolution' bonds

A shadow government in Myanmar said it has raised $6.3 million on the opening day of its inaugural bonds sale, in its biggest move yet to generate funds for its "revolution" to topple the ruling military junta. Myanmar has been in bloody turmoil since the military's Feb. 1 coup and movements that have sprang up to challenge the junta have been mainly supported by public donations. The National Unity Government (NUG), an alliance of pro-democracy groups, ethnic minority armies and remnants of the ousted civilian government, said bonds went on sale on Monday to mainly Myanmar nationals overseas in denominations…

Tuesday, 23 November 2021 06:07

Buhari, APC govs agree on date for party’s national convention

Atiku Bagudu, chairman of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), says President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed February 2022 for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. Speaking with journalists on Monday after he and other APC governors held a meeting with Buhari at the presidential villa, Bagudu said February was suggested to the president, because four states have not held congresses. “I also explained yesterday that the Progressive Governors Forum discussed the issue of national convention of the party and they mandated us to come and discuss with the president as the party’s leader to give the input of the governors so…

Tuesday, 23 November 2021 06:06

Northern Coalition warns Buhari against granting Southeastern leaders’ request to release Nnamdi Kanu

Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected Igbo leaders call on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igbo leaders had visited the president at Aso Rock on Friday, demanding that Kanu be released. Buhari, who described their request as heavy, had said he would consider it. But CNG has described the request as an attempt to subvert the course of justice, saying those who made it should be treated as “accomplice and sponsors of the atrocities and crimes Kanu committed against humanity and the Nigerian state.” At a press conference…

Monday, 22 November 2021 05:49

Sudan's military chief reinstates prime minister ousted after last month's coup

Sudan's military chief on Sunday reinstated Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, almost a month after he was ousted in a military takeover. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan appeared with Hamdok at a signing ceremony in the Presidential Palace, according to a live video broadcast on state television. The deal agreed upon by Hamdok and Al-Burhan also includes the release of political detainees who were jailed following the October 25 coup, according to Mudawi Ibrahim, a prominent official in the National Forces Initiative, which helped mediate the talks. Hamdok becomes leader again of the transitional government, which was first established following the…

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