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• How Party Forced Aspirants To Accept Consensus Candidates• May Alter Sections Of Constitution To Suit Electoral Act• Crisis In Some State Chapters Still Unresolved• Police Beef Up Security, Divert Traffic Around Eagle Square• PDP Asks Court To Void Convention The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, allegedly mounted pressure on aspirants for the national chairmanship position of …

Some delegates to the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2022 National Convention have expressed mixed feelings over the organisation of the exercise. Some of them said the Convention Planning Sub-Committee should have done more to ensure orderliness in accessing the convention venue. Mr Tony Ndanenu, a chieftain of the party and delegate from Delta, while commending the committee, said a proper …

US President Joe Biden declared forcefully Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin should no longer be the leader of his country. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden announced at the very conclusion of a capstone address delivered at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. According to CNN report, It was the furthest Biden has gone in calling for …

The Nigerian Army on Friday confirmed the arrest of a soldier for alleged killing of seven civilians, including a three-year-old girl in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno. Col. Obinna Azuikpe, Intelligence Coordinator, Theatre Command of the Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), disclosed this while briefing journalists on the military’s operations in the North-East. Azuikpe said that about 16 persons sustained …

• Hinges decision on conflicting rulings• Disqualifies APGA, ADC, AA from participating in Osun poll Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended action on the court judgment sacking the governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi; his deputy, Eric Igwe, and 16 members of the State House of Assembly over their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A Federal …

The United States, U.S. has designated a network of six individuals connected to the Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram. . The U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, made this known in a statement, on Friday. While stating that they have added the citizens to the terror-support list, stated that all six were found guilty of …

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in previous elections. Respondents in the appeal are the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and INEC. The parties include the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party …

A Russian brigade commander fighting in Ukraine has been killed by his own troops, according to Western officials. . Colonel Medvechek, commanding the 37th Motor Rifle Brigade, is believed to have been deliberately run down over anger at the number of casualties his unit was taking. “The brigade commander was killed by his own troops and killed by his own …

• Eagle Square agog for 12,000 delegates• Keep your eyes on the ball, Buhari tells APC leaders• Adamu, Akume, Al-Makura, others meet on consensus• Party bars political appointees from voting at convention• PDP charges INEC not to monitor APC convention After two postponements and horse-trading that almost derailed the process, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now set to …

Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered public servants in the state to report to work on Mondays. Offices, including those of government and schools, have remained shut since the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, began last year and those who tried to disobey were often threatened by enforcers of …