A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has dismissed claims that the party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Galadima said Kwankwaso was yet to inform the NNPP that he would be joining the APC. Speaking with Channels Television, the NNPP chieftain, however, noted that Kwankwaso was ready to work with President Bola Tinubu. According to Galadima: “Kwankwaso has not told anybody he is joining the APC; people are just talking, but what we have before is winner take all. If Tinubu is calling for a…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Ogun State for his visit to traditional rulers in the State. Tinubu’s chopper landed at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode around 10:17am. The President arrived Ogun in company with his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and the Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategies, Dele Alake. He was received by Governor Dapo Abiodun, former Governor Segun Osoba and other dignitaries. They immediately left for a meeting with the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, and others. Tinubu will thereafter move to Abeokuta for another meeting…
The Attack on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke at the Eid prayer ground on Wednesday in Osogbo has been described as an unfortunate incident which would have been avoided. This stand was given by the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Dr Khamis Olatunde Badmus, who also apologised to Governor Adeleke over the misunderstanding that occurred at the Osogbo central Eid ground, an incident which prevented the Governor from observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayer along with the Muslim Ummah. Badmus, who tendered the apology in a statement issued from his media office in Osogbo on Wednesday, pointed out that…
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has urged the election petition tribunals to declare unelected candidates with fake certificates. Amadi claimed that the nation is dying under the weight of fake certificates being paraded by politicians, including professors, lawyers and doctors. He argued that it is in the national interest to remove from office any person who forged any certificate. In a post via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, the social critic insisted that the court has a duty to protect public ethics. He wrote, “Fake Certificates and National Survival. “Nigeria is dying…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the alleged assassination attempt on Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State as executive rasacatiy. The party’s position is in reaction to the incident at the Eid prayer ground, Oke-Baale, Osogbo on Wednesday. In a statement by the party Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal and made available by the Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, he described the scenario as one orchestrated by Adeleke and his political hoodlums. Earlier on Wednesday at the Eid prayer ground, there was confusion over the sitting arrangements protocol, leading to allegations of attempted assassination on the life of the…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo explained on Wednesday why President Bola Tinubu would hearken to the cries of the Southeast. The apex Igbo social-cultural association said Tinubu would listen to the Southeast when governors from the region and Igbo leaders support him. This is according to Okechukwu Isiguzoro, a factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, who asserted that Igbo leaders pushing Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, to unseat Tinubu will fail. Isiguzoro charged them to withdraw their support from Obi and extend it to Tinubu. Speaking with DAILY POST, Isiguzoro said: “The Southeast governors should openly declare their support and work with Tinubu,…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to imbibe the virtue of sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir celebration exemplifies. Dele Alake, the president’s spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday, that Tinubu was speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground, Lagos. Tinubu stressed the need for unity and cooperation towards building a better Nigeria. He appealed to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries. ”May our sacrifices turn to prosperity. We have to make the sacrifices and that is clear, we have to. But Allah will not give you a burden that you cannot carry. He…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to have faith in God that the nation will experience peace, stability and prosperity. Tinubu said this while speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos. The Nigerian leader said Allah wouldn’t burden Nigeria with what it cannot bear. He also called for unity and cooperation among Nigerians, urging them to eschew religious and ethnic rivalries. ”Allah will not give you a burden that you cannot carry. He’s there for us. We must have faith in the country. Have faith in ourselves, believing that…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has canvassed for maximum patience, understanding, and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the quest to make life more meaningful under the present administration. Akpabio made the call in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah. The message he personally signed reads in part: “I especially rejoice with our dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he celebrates the first Eid-el-Kabir as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “I also congratulate the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the occasion…
The controversy over who is the true leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has continued to generate reactions from stakeholders of the party in the state. While APC members in Rivers State refer to former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi as their leader, Tony Okocha, a former Chief-of-Staff to Amaechi, who leads a faction of the party, claims to be the leader. State youth leader of APC, Baridakara Gbarato, criticized Okocha, after his recent statement, when he featured in a programme in one of the radio stations in Port Harcourt, Today 95.1 FM, claiming that as the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lamented the astronomical increase in the cost of essential goods and services in the country, especially as Nigerians mark the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party ascribed the current economic crisis to policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party expressed worries over the collapse of the purchasing power of Nigerians occasioned by the hike in prices of commodities, saying the APC has continued to “impose life discounting policies” on citizens of the country. Part of the statement reads, “It…
The governments of the United Kingdom (UK) and Enugu State will partner for the mutual economic benefits of the UK and the state, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, and the Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah, have stated. This was even as Mbah has sought the technical assistance of the UK government as well as the restoration of UK visa facilitation center to Enugu to boost trade, business, and other relationships between the UK and Enugu State. Both men made this known during a visit by the UK High Commissioner to Governor Mbah at the Government…
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has presented its final report on Nigeria’s general elections. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) of the highly-disputed presidential election held on February 25, 2023, with both defeated candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, heading to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to win back what they described as their “stolen mandate.” Addressing a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief Observer, EU EOM, Barry Andrews, noted that his team carried…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after trips to Paris and London. The President came back to the country on Tuesday after he proceeded to London, United Kingdom, from France for a short private visit. Recall that the President had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday during which he participated in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu was reported to have taken the opportunity to project Nigeria on a global stage.
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South East geopolitical zone of the country have called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the post civil war programmes of former Military Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, encapsulated in the 3Rs, namely- reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The chieftains stated that the 3Rs were not faithfully implemented by the then Military Head of State, Gen Gowon and successive administrations in the country. Dr George Agbakahi, South East Leader, Tinubu Support Organization and Member, Directorate of Media and Publicity, Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), APC; and Dr Faustinus Chinedu Ilo, Member, Tinubu…
A witness identified as Dayo Israel has told the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to cast their votes with invalid voter cards. Dayo Isreal who was the Labour Party, LP, agent was summoned to testify in the petition filed by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the March 18 2023 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to nullify the return of governor SanwoOlu. While being led in evidence by the Rhodes-Vivour’s lead counsel, Olumide Ayeni SAN, Israel informed the court that he served as an agent for the…
Igbo leaders under the umbrella of Imo Political Stakeholders Forum, have lauded the decision of the President, Court of Appeal and Imo Election Petition Tribunal Judges to relocate its sitting from Owerri to Nasarawa State. The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting at the old High Court premises, Owerri, Imo State capital, at the weekend, relocated to the High Court complex, opposite Shopping Malls, Mararaba in Nasarawa State. The Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Owerri branch, Daniel Odiba, who disclosed this in a statement, said: “This is to notify all lawyers, litigants and the general public that…
Gubernatorial candidate of Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun State in the last general elections, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has urged people with political positions to find ways of ameliorating the suffering of the people. Warning that Nigerians have suffered too much due to unfavourable economic conditions across the country, Oguntoyinbo asked the government to provide solutions to ease the hardship without delay. He made the call in a congratulatory message to felicitate Muslims on the occasion of the Eld-Kabir festival. The NNPP candidate charged all the tiers of government and political office holders not to allow the challenging conditions to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he is working tirelessly to solve the country’s economic and security challenges. Tinubu disclosed this in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians where he called on all Muslims to multiply the good deeds that sallah celebrations bring. Speaking of the economic and insecurity challenges, Tinubu assured that he and his team are working tirelessly to provide solutions. “I join Muslims in Nigeria and worldwide in observance of Eid-el-Kabir. We must thank Almighty Allah for the grace to witness another Eid. “As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate,…
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, with no charges against him or any of the other participants. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny ceased activities directed at committing the crime, so the case would not be pursued. The announcement was the latest twist in a series of stunning events in recent days that have brought the gravest threat so far to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power amid the 16-month-old war in Ukraine. Over the weekend,…