SDP Standard Bearer Gets Invitation To Speak At Prestigious NBA Conference

The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo has been invited to speak in this year’s edition of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference.

According to the letter addressed to the Presidential hopeful as obtained by the National Pathfinder Newspaper it revealed that the NBA Conference is the leading event of the NBA and a main feature of the annual calendar of the Nigerian legal profession. It presents legal practitioners in  Nigeria with a unique opportunity to interrogate issues affecting the profession and  society and to continue to seek innovative ways of advancing justice delivery and 

providing value-adding legal solutions to their clients and the environment within which members of the Association operate.

“The NBA Conference is the largest gathering of business, political and thought Leaders on the African continent and will congregate thought leaders in the areas 

of justice delivery, technology, the economy, politics, judicial reforms, and the rule of law. 

This year’s Conference is anticipated to have approximately 13,000 

delegates from the Bar and Bench in attendance. Also expected are business 

persons from different sectors, technocrats as well as political leaders from within and  outside Nigeria, the letter further read.

The theme for this year’s Conference is “Bold Transitions” and the core objective of 

the 2022 NBA Conference will be to host a world class conference, with in-depth discourse on critical issues affecting the legal profession and the country in general, facilitated by the most eminently qualified resource persons. Discussions 

at the Conference will focus on the need for the legal profession to engage boldly with global evolutionary trends and will comprise over 30 technical sessions where 

experts will lead conversations primarily aimed at envisioning the future of the legal 

profession within the context of a rapidly transiting world and business 

The conference which is the 62nd in it’s series is scheduled between 18th-26th August, 2022 to be held in Lagos State.

0ver hundred Birnin Gwari Communities Sacked

The Chairman Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Comrade Isiyaku Usman Kasai, has revealed that a more than one hundred (100) communities had been sacked from their original settlements by notorious arm bandits in many parts of Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna state.

The Union chairman made this to known in an interview with media practitioners at Nigerian Union of journalist secretariat recently in Kaduna.

According to the Kasai, bandits recently entered Birnin Gwari town in Masses and conducted the attack instantly at First bank and also a Union bank destroyed stolen millions of Naira,the remaining Unify bank operating after the incident and later on left the area ordered by the management.

He however revealed that bandits recently conducted the attacks severally in Damari and Dawaki and enberous located at eastern parts of Birnin Gwari areas they also killed many people's. Added that as a results of those attack conducted our preminary report shown that;over fifty thousands (50000) IDPs emerged within Birnin Gwari and envirous.

Comrade Isiyaku Usman also noted that "there are a bandits leader who terrorising the area called Yellow Jambrose, had enforced over one hundred and forty (140) people's from various communities to farm his farmlands freely in order to allowed them to farm their farmlands.

The activist, however confirmed the activities of Ansaru whose were allegiances to Alqaedah settled in eastern parts of Birnin Gwari areas especially in; Damari, Dogon Dawa,Buruku, Kasagi and Old Kuyello.

" Ansaru were propagating their own Islamic view's and many local village communities actually accepted and joined them."they also recruiting the local in their jihadist army, "they also confirmed the inter married relationship between Ansaru and the communities which was because for they had been shielded them from the bandits attacks.

NRM Not In Merger Talk With Any Political Party:

The  National Rescue Movement (NRM has) has debunked the notion that it is in talk with certain  political party with the view of merging  .

In a statement made available to journalists and signed its National Publicity Security, Sola Afuye, the party asked the standard bearers of other political parties not to entertain any merger talk with any one under the banner of the NRM and it is not in way considering merging with any party 

Afuye's statement read:

The National Rescue Movement is using every available opportunity to inform the public and other political parties that NRM is not in any merger discussion or any alliance talk with any political party ahead of 2023 general election.

The party is advising Presidential Candidates and parties to shun any secret alliance talk with anyone in the name of NRM.

Ahead of 2023 general elections, we remain committed and faithful to the objectives of our party  and never shall we drift away  from our  yawning precipice.

Our concern at the moment is to galvanise, strategise and be positive on winning elections comes 2023 by the grace of God.

Moving forward, our party, National Rescue Movement will no longer tolerate any form of distraction from any political jobber. 

NRM  is still very much in the Presidential race and other constituencies positions to be contested in 2023 general elections. 

Our membership drive is on going, we have not closed shop. We are calling on the good people of our dear nation, Nigeria at home and the diaspora to join the rescue team, National Rescue Movement (NRM) to salvage the situation we found ourselves in the country. God help us.

NRM warns officials against unconstitutional conducts

... Insist that its NEC on 5th Sept stands

The National Rescue Movement 

has cautioned its members against indulging in anti-party activities just as it also cautioned against being misled by its former chairman, Senator Saidu Dansadau .

A press release signed by the party National Publicity Secretary, Sola Afuye reads,

The leadership of our great party is so much aware of the illegal activities of some elements in our party under the supervision of Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau,the former National Chairman of the party. 

We equally have decided not to join issues with them or promote their obnoxious intentions carried out during their night vigil on Friday12th August,rather we hold our faithful members and the general public the true position of the party on such matter. 

For everyone that is much  conversant with handling of political parties affairs on who has the rights to call for party meetings and signing every communication of the party knows that it was an illegal action and can be likened to a Nollywood poorly edited  film. 

We shall equally let them know that this can only happened in the imagination of mischief makers. 

We are happy that our genuine members across the country are knowledgeable on matters of our party constitution,more reasons they refused to participate in such schinanigan.

We appreciate all our genuine NEC members all over the world for standing by the party. 

The record also had it that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officers with pedigree were not present at such illegal gathering. 

It is obvious that the perpetrators don't have any place under the law to hide their obnoxious actions than to  use Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau's living room. 

We are using this medium to let everyone knows  that there is no course for alarm. Amb.Isaac Chigozie Udeh-led NWC of our party is intact and in charge of the party's affairs. 

Also the preparation ahead of our NEC meeting on 5th September 2022 NEC is on course, Nothing shall discourage us.

ADC Holds Maiden Summit In Kaduna

By Gambo Abubakar, Kaduna 

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has conducted it's west zone maiden summit  title "Unity, peace and progress in Nigeria".

The summit which was attended by all the ADCs aspirant's for the next 2023 election in the zone, organised by   office of the director general ADC campaign council in Nigeria, held at Arewa house Kaduna.

The national chairman ADC Chief Dr Ralph Okey Nwosu, expressed that, the party primary mission is to change the current Nigerian political culture from one that serves only the leader's, to one which creates leaders that serves the people.

" Nigeria is the Nigeria of Muslims and the Christian of the largest and the tiniest ethnic groups, of the weak and the Strongths, its God creation planned by His to, big,beautiful and compassionate. "

In his address the Director General ADC campgn council Abdul'azeez Suleiman, said, the north west summit is the first edition that have conducted and recently going to other political zones in Nigeria. It's an ADC pilots project outreach to covered all The country.

"The ADC as a political party, revolves around a passion, a passion of great united Nigeria with clear visions and share the value, a country where justice, equity, true brotherhood and love reigns,empowered our youthful population."

While media interaction the Zamfara state ADC chairman Comrade Kabiru Garba Uban Dawakin Tudun Wada, urged the people's of Zamfara state to vote for the ADC as the alternative, and also the party that would led them to promised land by initiative a developmentl project.

" we are confident in winning the election in 2023 general election in the state through our youthful initiating competing with the present government despite the shortest of our resources "

Also the Zamfara central ADC senatorial aspirant Alh Garba Nuhu Tunau, has stressed his satisfaction over the way people especially youth and women joined and show their support to the party in the state.

He however warned the other political party senatorial aspirant's; Kabir Garba Marafa of APC and Ikra Aliyu Bolbis of PDP, that it's his time and it's time for the youth to represent and also to reconstructs the bad they had done".

Timi Frank Congratulates Kenya’s President-elect, William Ruto

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, Mr William Ruto.

Frank in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, lauded the people of Kenya for their peaceful disposition during the presidential election and for voting for change in the East African country.

He called on them to stand with Ruto who represents a complete break from the established system of political succession in the country which had appeared to be restricted to the offsprings of former leaders who fought for the independence of the country. 

Frank who is the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and Middle East, also called on the outgoing President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, to urgently initiate a peace and reconciliation process among the key actors during the election in order to curb the pockets of restiveness in some parts of the country. 

He urged him to follow the precedent laid by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 by officially congratulating Ruto. 

He said: “The people of Kenya have decided that the ‘Hustler-In-Chief-of-Kenya’ should be their next President through the ballot. Therefore, let the will of the people prevail. 

“Kenya needs peace to move forward and President Kenyatta has a great role to play in bringing parties in the electoral conflict to the discussion table just like he did during the last election whose results were highly disputed. 

“Kenya is a peaceful country therefore, the political actors must eschew any action that can plunge the nation into a needless political crisis following the emergence of Ruto as President. 

“The election of Ruto marks a new political dawn for Kenya, therefore, let the votes count.

“On his part, the President-elect, must be magnanimous in victory by immediately reaching out to his opponents with assurances of his readiness to work with them in the overall interest of peace and development of the country.

“We equally call on the presidential candidate of the opposition political party, Raila Odinga, to as a matter of necessity call his supporters to order in the interest of peace for the generality of Kenyans. 

“Let him approach the appropriate court to challenge the results of the poll if he feels there were irregularities during the electoral process that may have denied him victory.”

Frank also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria to borrow a leaf from its Kenyan counterpart that never considered the existing power blocks in the country but courageous declared Ruto as the President-elect after he scored the highest number of votes during the election.

Bayelsa, NDDC To Partner On Nembe-Brass Road, Bridges

By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), will partner to construct the important Nembe to Brass roads and bridges project, which will open up the oil and gas rich area and boost the regional economy.

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri disclosed this when he hosted the Interim Administrator of the interventioist agency, Dr. Efiong Akwa, and the Commission’s directors at Creek Haven, Government House, Yenagoa.

Governor Diri stated that the partnership will cover many other key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state, adding: "Today marks the beginning of a new relationship between the NDDC and the Bayelsa State Government. We are prepared to work with the NDDC. I accept your offer to partner with the Bayelsa State Government on key, strategic projects in the State."

He stressed the need "to ensure synergy and avoid duplication of projects. This can be achieved by activating the powers of the governors as members of the Advisory Board, in line with Section 2 of the Act establishing the NDDC."

While acknowledging that NDDC had embarked on many projects in Bayelsa State, Governor Diri underlined the need to focus more on regional projects that would cut across the various states.

He expressed appreciation to the NDDC for intervening to boost education in the universities, "especially for assisting the Niger Delta University and donating a 1000KVA generator and a Coaster bus."

Speaking earlier, the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa commended Governor Duoye Diri for his immense contributions to the overall development of the Niger Delta region, especially Bayelsa State.

The  NDDC boss stated: "It is on record that your excellency was a part of many Niger Delta technocrats, agitators and visioners who developed an agenda for a better deal for the Niger Delta region, in the emerging democracy of 1998 and 1999. Your Excellency, this commitment towards building a new Niger Delta, as well as improving the living conditions of Bayelsans, has earned you the enviable title of the Miracle Governor."

Akwa stated that NDDC was in Bayelsa State as part of an ongoing engagement with stakeholders in the region, to build partnerships vital to Niger Delta development. He stated: “This is important, because partnership is key to development."

Dr. Akwa added: "Our visit is both to acknowledge your strategic importance to Niger Delta development, as well as to seek ways in which we can forge a stronger alliance with the government and people of Bayelsa State. We offer both our hands and seek embrace, so that, together, we can build a region of which we can be eminently proud."