The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, met with Southeast stakeholders and private investors/trade organizations, manufacturers, traders, among others. The meeting, which was held in Imo State, was in preparation for his scheduled presidential campaign in the State in the coming days. In his address, Governor Hope Uzodimma commended His Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the face-to-face interaction with southeast entrepreneurs and private business men and women. While reiterating that Imo State is APC compliant, the Governor reassured the presidential flag bearer and all present that Imo is at the forefront to…
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The deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State, Hon. Olatunde Awonuga, has said the the 24 court cases against the party’s candidates were sponsored by opposition parties. Awonuga said the cases were instigated by their plaintiffs to cause distractions and shift the party’s focus from its “mission to rescue Ogun State.” Addressing newsmen at Abigi in Ogun Waterside Local Government, during a visit to intimate his kinsmen about his 2023 ambition, Awonuga said the party would not be distracted by the antics of those who have taken the party to court. Earlier, the ADC governorship…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that some 10 million people across the war-torn country have been left without electricity following a fresh wave of Russian missile strikes. In his night video address to the nation on Thursday, the President said: “Currently, more than 10 million Ukrainians are without electricity. Most of them are in the Vinnytsia, Odesa, Sumy and Kiev regions. We are doing everything to normalise the supply.” Zelensky went on to say that dozens of people were injured as a result of a missile attack on Thursday in Dnipro, adding that “everyone is being provided with aid”. “In…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has cautioned the South-East against ignoring the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Tinubu told the “business and political leaders in the South-East to ignore Hope Uzodimma at their own peril.” He issued the caution at a town hall meeting with South-East private sector on Thursday in Owerri, NAN reports. Tinubu assured the region that he would serve them if elected president. The APC flagbearer urged Nigerians to vote for progress and to be part of the nation’s golden future and never to allow those who put the country backwards to come…
Enugu State youths, on Thursday, rose in unison to express their profound gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for giving them a sense of belonging in governance, saying that the gesture is unprecedented in the history of the state. They said that Gov. Ugwuanyi in his humility, kind-heartedness, benevolence, peaceful disposition, vision and passion for the growth of young persons, gave them the platform to excel as future leaders, saying that the governor has planted them (youths) as seeds and that they have germinated. The youths made the remarks when they paid a ‘Thank-you’ visit to the governor at the Government…
Doyin Okupe, the Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, has predicted the number of States each candidate will win during the presidential election. This was in reaction to Governor Charles Soludo’s analysis, where the former CBN boss said the Labour Party presidential candidate stands no chance and would only get 25% in 4 States. Although there are over 15 presidential candidates battling for the Aso Rock hot seat, Peter Obi of LP, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and not forgetting Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a chronic cancer to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose said Obi poses a great danger to the chances of PDP in the presidential 2023 election. He disclosed this while speaking with Channels TV on Thursday night. Fayose also warned that the Southwest might not vote for the PDP in the 2023 presidential election. The PDP chieftain further observed that the LP presidential candidate might not get 25 percent of votes in two-third of the States in Nigeria. He said, “Obi is a…
Former US President Donald Trump’s third bid for the presidency in 2024 could not have come at a more “inopportune moment” with GOP divided in supporting him, funders shying away from him and both his daughter Ivanka and niece Mary not entirely on his side, but seems prompted by his fear that Florida governor Ro DeSantis might throw in his bid after his successful return in the midterms and stood a better chance than him. But Don Jr, Melania, his wife though indifferent, and Eric Trump have supported their fathers rerun. Trump had been advised first by his closest allies…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday promised to provide “logistics support” for Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. Wike said he would provide logistics support during Obi’s campaign in Rivers State. He pledged his support to Obi at the venue of the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover inauguration in Port Harcourt. The governor also declared that Obi has what it takes to become Nigeria’s president. According to Wike: “Each time you want to campaign in the state, let me know, all the logistics support, we will give to you.” Obi, his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, and some members of…
The Governor of Rivers of State, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, suffered humiliation when he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike disclosed this on Thursday at the commissioning of the Ikoku flyover by Obi in Rivers State. Recall that Obi defected to the Labour Party, LP, shortly before the PDP presidential primaries, alleging that the scheming in the party was against his personal principles. However, Governor Wike has come out to say that Obi’s defection was justified. “You were in our party, and I know why you left.…
The Director-General of Accord Campaign Council in Oyo state, Adegboyega Adegoke, has declared that the party will execute the five percent constitutional allocation to traditional rulers if the party is elected in the state in 2023. Adegoke made the declaration during the party’s consultation with some traditional rulers in Oke Ogun geopolitical zone in the state on Wednesday. Some of the traditional rulers in attendance at the meeting included, Oba AbdulRauf Oladoyin, Aare of Ago-Are, Oba (Dr) Abodunrin Oyetunji Kofoworola; Ajoriwin of Irawo, Oba Musiliu Ademola; Oloto of Ofiki, Oba Sunday Oyedokun Adeoye; Alageere of Ofiki, Oba Bashiru Iyiola Oyesiji;…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has assured that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will take care of Igbos if elected. He gave the assurance while inaugurating the Ebonyi Governor’s Lodge on Wednesday in Abuja. Umahi assured Tinubu that the South-East would vote for the APC in 2023. He said the assurance was a reflection of the stand of other South-East governors. The governor further promised Tinubu a massive presidential campaign rally in the State. “So, we welcome Asiwaju and the governors to Ebonyi State for the mother of all rallies. Your excellency, you will see…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to address her plans with colleagues on Thursday in the wake of Democrats narrowly losing control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi’s decision to either seek another term as the Democratic leader or to step aside has been widely anticipated. It would come after the party was able to halt an expected Republican wave in the House and Senate but also in the aftermath of a brutal attack on her husband, Paul, late last month in their San Francisco home. The Speaker plans to address her future plans tomorrow to…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has accused those criticizing his choice of Kashim Shettima as his running mate of lobbying him for the same position. Tinubu said some of those criticizing his choice of Shettima as running mate were his close friends whom he turned down. He disclosed this during an interactive session with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja, led by Archbishop Daniel Ukoh. Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and close ally of Tinubu, had condemned the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket. Lawal described the decision…
The Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Mutiu Agboke has re-assured that the outcomes of 2023 general elections would be determined by the votes of thelectorates. Agboke, who stated this during an interview in Osogbo on Wednesday, disclosed that the Commission remained neutral and independent and would provide a level playing ground for all political parties and candidates in accordance with the electoral laws. Agboke also said the Commission had begun a series of sensitization programmes and consultation to major stakeholders in order to ensure that the general election was hitch free, smooth and credible. In his words, “It is just…
A spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode says the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s prayer for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in accordance with bible teachings. InfoStride News reports that Tinubu had during the Tuesday presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State, mistakenly prayed for the PDP. Video clips of the event, which captured the former Lagos Governor mistaking PDP for APC, have been trending on all social media platforms. Reacting to insinuations by some Nigerians that age was telling on the APC candidate, Fani-Kayode said in a tweet on Thursday that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed they will win 25 States, including Lagos State in the 2023 general elections. The party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, made this vow during a meeting in Abuja. The meeting was organized to receive the report of the Lagos and Osun State PDP reconciliation committee. According to Ayu, PDP will win several positions in the Senate, House of Assembly and House of Representatives. “PDP will have a governor in Lagos and several other positions in the Senate, House of Representatives, and the House of Assembly. “PDP will be celebrating, as I have always predicted,…
The leaders of NATO and G7 have offered full support and assistance to Poland’s ongoing investigation into the explosion that happened near its border with Ukraine. In a joint statement issued after the “emergency meeting” held on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, the leaders said that they spoke about the explosion in Poland and agreed to remain in contact to determine the next steps as the investigation proceeds. The joint statement of NATO and G7 leaders reads, “We discussed the explosion that took place in the eastern part of Poland near the border with Ukraine. We offer…
Labour Party has condemned Executive Order 22 signed by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, describing it as a recipe for “anarchy” in the state. Executive Order 22 prohibits political parties from using structures in residential areas as campaign offices. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the South-South National Vice Chairman of the Labour party, Felix Reuben described the order as “draconian.” He said Rivers people must not allow the order by the governor to stand. He said: ” If Rivers State keeps quiet, Wike will put Executive Order 23 which will say for you to sleep with your wife…
APC members, under the aegis of Back To South Alliance, have demanded the leadership of the party at ward and state levels to suspend the former senator who represented the Cross River Central in the Senator, John Owan-Enoh. They alleged that having failed to emerge as the party’s gubernatorial candidate from the last party primary, he has decided to launch tirades and litigations against the party and the eventual winner, Senator Price Bassey Otu. At a press briefing held at the NUJ Press Centre Calabar, the group frowned at Owan-Enoh’s decision not to accept the decision of the party to…