Sen. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect returned to Abuja on Monday after a month-long trip to Paris. He said he returned strong and ready to work. One of his media aides Mr Tunde Rahman quoted Tinubu in a statement issued on Monday as saying, “I am ready for the task ahead. “I have rested; I am refreshed and I am ready for the task ahead. “Forget about what the rumour mill may have told you. I’m strong; very strong.’’ On his plans for the country, he said he had been consulting and planning, with a view to putting together, a strong…
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A pro-democracy group, the Leadership League, has congratulated governors-elect, senators and other lawmakers elected on the platform of the People Democratic Party. National caucus members of the pro-PDP group, Ms May Ubeku, Mr Ose Anenih, Mr John Shuaibu, Mr Babasola Kuti, Mr Ayokunle Adekunle and Bashorun Abimbola Koju, who made the call in a statement issued in Abuja,charged the elected officials to deliver on their electoral promises. “We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Governors Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Governors-Elect Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Kefas Agbu of Taraba, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta and Umo…
Ahead of the May 29, 2023, handover, the Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, has named Ike Chioke, Dr. Joe Abah, Prof. Chidi Onyia, Prof Chinedu Nebo and 60 others as members of his Transition Committee. The Committee includes internationally-recognised technocrats, good governance, transparency and accountability advocates, financial and management experts, entrepreneurs, as well as tech and innovation specialists. The Governor-elect said the Transition Committee would help articulate and fine-tune the incoming administration’s “implementable and impactful development plan” when it assumes office in May. The Transition Committee members, as contained in a statement issued on Monday by the head of…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has made a fresh prophecy about the political future of Nigeria. The respected spiritual leader has predicted what will happen in the upcoming Senate presidency position. The Prophesy In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the Primate has declared that the Igbo people will face dire consequences if Orji Kalu does not become the next Senate President. Orji Uzor Kalu has given the Super Eagles a boost ahead of the clash against Ghana According to the statement, the opposition parties within the Senate could pose a significant challenge…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop sending emissaries to Chief Kessington Adebutu, father of the PDP candidate in the March 18 governorship election in the State, Ladi Adebutu. The PDP cautioned that the APC should face the case before the election tribunal instead of sending dignitaries to plead with the business mogul to prevail on his son to withdraw his petition. This was contained in a statement made available to DAILY POST by the PDP Publicity Secretary in Ogun, Akinloye Bankole, on Monday. Earlier, the APC spokesman in…
A government review of Australia’s military readiness has recommended sweeping changes to the defense forces, as the country adjusts to a rapidly changing strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific region. Australia’s military is not “fit for purpose” as it currently stands, the Defence Strategic Review released on Monday found. It recommended the government reprioritise spending toward purchasing long-range missiles and military drones, while boosting domestic defense manufacturing. “This is a watershed moment for defense policy in our country’s history,” Defence Minister Richard Marles said. The review found Australia faces a “radically different” strategic environment including a military build-up by China that…
After a 34-day sojourn in Paris, France, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has returned to Nigeria amidst fanfare and celebration. Pulse can confirm that Tinubu arrived in the company of his wife, Remi, at the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 4:20 pm today, April 24, 2023. The Vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima, along side a number of other governors, were on ground to receive the president elect. The arrival of the former Lagos State Governor was greeted with excitement as various support groups and well-wishers thronged the airport to welcome him. A carnival-like motorcade escorted…
The Labour Party (LP), on Monday, disowned Mr Anselem Eragbe, its former National Youth Leader, saying he can no longer speak on its behalf. The Labour Party acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement in Abuja. The statement read in part, “The attention of the party has been drawn to a series of letters emanating from the former National Youth Leader, Anselem Eragbe, addressed to different groups and media organisations. “In the last few days, Eragbe has churned out several press releases attacking the activities of the party, particularly as it concerns the ongoing court…
Ahead of the forthcoming inauguration of the nation’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29th, 2023, the All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders under the aegis of the North Central APC Forum have initiated prayer sessions for the success of the inauguration. The Forum also said the prayer sessions have become necessary following the imagined and unforeseen threats against the success of the ceremony. Chairman of the Forum, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga disclosed this to journalists in Jos the Plateau State Capital after their post-Easter and Sallah meeting as well as their strategic action plan towards the inauguration ceremony. He said the Forum’s…
The South-East Zonal Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Innocent Okeke has dispelled insinuations that Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State influenced the outcome of the party’s primary election in the State. Senator Athan Achonu emerged winner of the party’s primary election conducted by the Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti. There are claims that Achonu is being sponsored by Governor Uzodinma. But in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday, Okeke said there was no basis for anyone to hold such opinion. He stated that the party conducted the freest, fairest and most credible primary election for…
Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday the House would vote on his spending and debt bill this week, and invited President Joe Biden to discuss the debt ceiling with him. McCarthy floated a plan last week that would pair $4.5 trillion in spending cuts with a $1.5 trillion increase in the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit. Biden and the Democratic-controlled Senate are likely to reject the proposal, but McCarthy has called it a basis for negotiations between the two parties in the coming weeks. Failure to raise the debt ceiling would lead to a US…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissolved its Presidential Campaign Council. The campaign council was constituted to ensure the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu in the last election. The dissolution was disclosed in a statement signed by the council’s Director General, Governor Simon Lalong and the Secretary, James Faleke. Lalong commended President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the council during the election period. According to Lalong, the council won’t have achieved its result without Buhari’s support. He said, “However, we have concluded that it is in the best interest of the campaign and its stakeholders for us to dissolve our…
The camp of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged the Presidency to provide proof of the Sallah phone conversation between President Muhammadu Buhari and his successor, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s whereabouts has been a subject of controversy lately because he has not been seen at any function. But, his media team had said the President-elect had travelled abroad to rest following his rigorous campaign. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Friday, said Buhari and Tinubu exchanged a phone conversation to celebrate Eid el-Fitr. However, one of Atiku’s spokesman, Daniel Bwala, demanded a proof. Tweeting, Bwala wrote:…
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s attack on President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s transition committee as a demonstration of crocodile tears, medicine after death and political hypocrisy. Atiku, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the recent election had decried the absence of any Igbo person on the membership list of Tinubu’s transition committee. But, reacting to the observation, Okechukwu said Atiku’s attempt to play the advocate for Igbo interest amounted to shedding of Crocodile tears, recalling how the former Vice President brazenly breached the zoning…
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said he supported the relocation of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja, because it was in the best interest of the people of the state. This is as Abe alleged that members of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers were forced to adopt the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Siminalaye Fubara, as the candidate of the state. Abe, who spoke on a live television programme monitored in Port Harcourt, said it would have been difficult…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano Chapter, on Wednesday recommended Sen. Barau Jibril (APC-Kano North) as the President of the upcoming 10th senate. APC Chairman in Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, made the call while speaking with news men in Kano. Abbas said that APC performed well in Kano State in the presidential poll. He implored the party leadership to reward hard working Jibril with the Senate president, pointing out that he was the most qualified person to lead the senate in the 10th National Assembly. Kano State, according to Abbas, has done marvelously well in making APC to win…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party was accused of committing treason because he failed to correct a statement attributed to his running mate, Datti Baba Ahmed. Mohammed said nobody has the right to call for insurrection or threaten the presidency because he or she loses an election. The minister while answering questions from journalists on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, insisted that Datti’s remark on national television amounted to treason. What did Datti say? On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party maintained that…
The G36 Supporting Groups, a body of support groups for Sen. Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition, has urged the President-elect not to give room for cabals in his administration. The Chairman of the group, Dr Samson Bilesanmi, who spoke at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, also urged Tinubu to reward all the support groups who laboured to bring his ambition to fruition. “It is not possible that a president fulfills all promises but we enjoin our President -elect, Tinubu, to ensure that 75 per cent of promises to Nigerians are delivered. “We want to counsel our President -elect not…
The National Vice Chairman South South of the Labour Party, Favour Reuben, says the National Working Committee of the party has mandated Dienye Pepple to pilot the affairs of the party in Rivers State. Recall that Pepple was suspended by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, and the state exco of the party following their endorsement of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara. However, Reuben said the national leadership of the party had given him a letter mandating Pepple to take over the affairs of the party in the state.…
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has opened up on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu appointing non-members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, into his cabinet. Keyamo said he can’t confirm or deny if Tinubu would appoint non-APC members into his cabinet. The spokesman of Tinubu-Shettima campaign council said ministerial appointments were at the disposal of the President-elect. “I cannot confirm or deny it. When the President-elect said he would go for competence, expectedly he would search far and wide for competent people. “But I cannot specifically or definitely confirm or deny that. It is the complete prerogative…