Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, a former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has warned that electing a wrong leader would plunge the country into another four years of darkness. Sani also called on Nigerians to be guided by their conscience and experience and elect a competent leader. His statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. Sani, also a social critic, urged Nigerians not to allow religious leaders to mislead them. “On Saturday, this country has a date with history. Don’t vote for a candidate because your mosques or churches asked you to do so.…
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu and the governors of the party have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the Supreme Court order on Naira redesign policy. The Supreme Court had temporarily restrained the federal government from banning the use of the old naira notes from February 10. It gave the order while ruling on an ex parte application filed by the governments of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara. Rather than obey the court injunction, Buhari made a nationwide broadcast directing the CBN to make available the old N200 notes for the next 60…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would take the country from the ‘frying pan to fire’ if he is elected come the February 25 election. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communications to the PDP candidate, said Nigerians must not be carried away by Tinubu’s message of renewed hope as it is “hopelessness in disguise.” He disclosed that Nigerians should protect their hearts against the deception of APC as they prepare for the poll this…
Ahead of the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the President of the United States of America (USA) Joe Biden made a secret and surprise trip to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on Monday. According to the New York Times (NYT), he arrived there after an “hourslong” train ride from the border of Poland. Biden departed from Washington DC covertly due to security reasons. He is already scheduled to arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday on a two-day trip. The White House had, on Sunday, issued a public schedule for Monday showing that Biden will be in Washington on Monday and…
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has faulted opponents of the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the ruling APC practice Islam. Umahi advised Nigerians not to be deceived by the Muslim/Muslim ticket because God is for Christians and Muslims. “I don’t know what God wants to do with him but he is set to answer the prayers of his people,” he noted. The governor spoke to reporters on Monday while inspecting the ongoing work at the Ebonyi International Airport, Onueke. Umahi…
Governor of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday disclosed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the best person to lead the country for the next four years. According to the governor, Tinubu’s prowess cannot be matched with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. While meeting with stakeholders in Owo, Akeredolu, urged the people to vote massively for Tinubu on Saturday. He equally appealed to the people to vote for the candidates vying for the senatorial and House of…
The newly appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone 6, Jonathan Towuru has assured the people of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states of adequate security, before, during and after the general elections. His assurance was contained in a statement signed by the Zone 6 Police Command PRO, SP Nelson Okpabi which conveyed Towuru’s formal resumption of duty at the command. He further urged Nigerians in the two states, which make up the command, to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies in the area of information sharing to enable them to provide the desired citizen-led policing. Towuru…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has called on the APC governors to remain calm over the naira standoff between them and the Federal Government. Osita made the appeal while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Monday. The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, was reacting to Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s decision to kick against the new monetary policy by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had warned that old notes would no longer be accepted as legal tenders by February 10, 2023,…
The insinuation that the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also known as G-5, may unanimously back a Southern presidential candidate has been put to rest. The G-5 comprising Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had vowed not to support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The governors fell out with the former vice president following the outcome of the party’s primary election which did not favour their leader, Wike. The five governors believed that President Muhammadu…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has again said that he has no intention or plan to decamp to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is despite his stance on zoning the presidency to the South, describing the insinuations that he is dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC as speculative. The Ikwere-born politician, who has been at loggerheads with his party, the PDP, maintained that he remains an unrepentant member of the main opposition party. The governor said this on Monday at the 114th quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port…
All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate , Bola Tinubu has advised his supporters to relax ahead of the February 25 election. The former Governor of Lagos State spoke on Monday at a meeting attended by First Class South West traditional rulers. Tinubu was accompanied by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, a Senator and former Governor of Borno State. “We have done everything we need to do, so, Keep your mind at rest,” the APC co-founder said. Also at the event were House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy Femi Hamazat. Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji, former…
The Presidential Campaign Council of All Progressives Party has fired back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, describing him as inconsistent and an opportunistic politician desperate to grab power. In a statement on Monday by APC PCC, the Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga, he disclosed that Nigerians should run away from Atiku. He was reacting to Atiku’s recent remarks on the naira redesign crisis. “We recognise Atiku’s desperation to be President. Like a chameleon, this dishonest and unstable politician will change positions on any issue if he thinks it will help his perennial ambition. “Nigerians…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the electorate in the state will not vote the presidential candidate of his own party, the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. According to him, Atiku has tagged Rivers State as unsafe and does not deserve a single vote from the oil-rich state. Wike spoke at Ogbakiri junction in Emohua Local Government Area, where he kicked off the reconstruction and dualisation of Emohua Road to Abalama/Tema Junction. “You are addressing Rivers people in Abuja, is that not an insult?” He said. “You cannot come to Rivers State and talk to us. You say Rivers State…
North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its fatal nuclear attack capacity against its rivals, as it threatened additional powerful steps in response to the planned military training between the United States and South Korea. Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first missile test since Jan. 1, signals its leader Kim Jong Un is using his rivals’ drills as a chance to expand his country’s nuclear capability to enhance its leverage in future dealings with the United States. An expert says North Korea may seek to hold regular operational exercises involving its ICBMs.…
Barely a week before the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, two senatorial candidates in Ogun East have dumped their political parties and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The defectors, Dayo Ogunjebe of the Action Alliance, AA, and Mrs Funmilayo Idris of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, said they stepped down for the former governor. The two candidates announced their defection at a mega rally held by Daniel at the premises of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Secretariat, Itoro, Ijebu-Ode, to close his campaign for the 2023 polls. Speaking on why they withdrew from the senatorial race, both…
The convener of the Asiwaju Maritime Network, Malam Usman Ka’oje at the weekend said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria with a clear majority. Speaking to journalists shortly after the group’s walk in support of Tinubu in Apapa, Kaóje said the APC presidential candidate, for the greater good of the people and the country, would harness the maritime sector. “Nigeria needs a strategic thinker, goal-oriented leader with a pragmatic vision. Nigeria needs someone who can transform and convert potential and opportunities into tangible results.…
Different organisations in Taraba State are working towards ensuring a hitch-free general election. The latest of such moves was the plans mapped out by Rev Matthew Kukah Centre and Taraba-based Independent Peace Committee. At the time of filing this report, the two organisations have concluded plans to make all the governorship candidates in the state sign a peace accord before going into the elections. A statement on Sunday made available to journalists in Jalingo, the state capital, by the secretary of the Independent Peace Committee, Justine Tyopuusu, stated that the signing of the peace accord, slated for tomorrow, would provide…
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will tackle insecurity and unemployment by addressing revenue leakages if elected as president of Nigeria. Keyamo, also the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, stated this when he appeared at the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Forum in Abuja. He said that one of the first issues that Tinubu would address was the issue of revenue leakages, saying that tackling Nigeria’s dwindling revenue was crucial for any meaningful development. According to Keyamo: “The issue of Insecurity and unemployment…
Kaduna State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Hassan Hyat, has accused the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Jonathan Asake, of allegedly misappropriating funds donated by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Southern Kaduna. Governor Nyesom Wike had last year, while in Kaduna State prior to the presidential primary election of the PDP, donated N200 million to be distributed to people that were adversely affected by killings and destruction of properties in parts of the state. Speaking on a live radio interview on Salama Radio, Kafanchan and Invicta 98.9 FM, Kaduna―and…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State is determined to reclaim political power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, by March 11, 2023, even though leaders of the party also belong to different camps of the party at the national level. But going by their determination and the seeming popularity of their candidate, and given lingering complaints from the people against Ayade’s administration, the party has consolidated its grip on the State. It is for this reason that the ruling APC and Governor Benedict Ayade, a professor, is not leaving anything to chance. Ayade deserted them (PDP) on…