Funke Akindele, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos, said the opposition was ready to work for the people. Akindele said God called her and the governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) to change the story of the state. The famous actress spoke on Sunday at Ayo Ni O Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Surulere District in Badagry. Akindele noted that her emergence was divine as she was selected “despite the crowd that struggled to be chosen”. “We were called by God, if not we would have backed out”, NAN quoted her saying. Akindele assured that the team would…
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Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts in Sokoto State, the party’s Vice Chairman of Isa local government, Alhaji Garba Araga; and Alhaji Garba Marafa Tozai, a Special Assistant to the governor, at the weekend dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling PDP in the state has witnessed mass defection of its members to the APC in recent times. The latest defectors, Araga and Tozai, according to a source, defected with hundreds of their teeming supporters in the area. The source explained that Alhaji Garba Araga and Marafa Tozai explained that they decided to throw up their…
The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has said that without the due diligence of the party governors, he would not have become the candidate. “You firmly stood by me at the hours of needs during the Primary Contests of our Party and that made me the Candidate of the APC and that is a great source of pride because others are still battling their governors,” he said. Speaking during a series of meetings with Ullamas and some pastors, Tinubu insisted that the position of governors on him has given him more courage and…
President Joe Biden wants to tame inflation. He wants Congress to protect access to abortions. He wants to tackle voting rights. And he’s taking on China, promoting construction of new factories, addressing climate change, forgiving student debt, pardoning federal marijuana convictions, cutting the deficit, working to lower prescription drug prices and funneling aid to Ukraine. Biden is trying to be everything to everyone. But that’s making it hard for him to say he’s focused on any single issue above all others as he tries to counter Republican momentum going into the November 8 elections. There’s no one thing, Biden said…
Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar said the Northern part of the country will pay back the presidential candidate of the All Progressive congress APC Bola Ahmad Tinubu in the coming 2023 general election. Governor Badaru stated this when he received Tinubu in Kano on Sunday. InfoStride News reported that The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, visited Kano State to open his campaign offices. Tinubu was welcomed on Saturday by the Governors of Kano, Jigawa and Zamfara States at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport alongside thousands of supporters. Addressing the mammoth crowd, Governor Muhammad Badaru…
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said his party will win in Anambra State, in the 2023 election. Despite the dominance of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, which also has a presidential candidate, and the Labour Party, LP, whose candidate, Mr Peter Obi is from the state, Okowa said PDP will take the state. Okowa who is a running mate to Atiku Abubakar was represented in Onitsha for the 20th Ofala festival of the traditional ruler of the ancient Kingdom, Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, by the…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said they will hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government accountable for their failures. Atiku in a statement to his supporters, Sunday described the 2023 general election as a referendum on the performance of the APC. He said the APC and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, want to run away from their failure, but the PDP won’t let them. The statement read in part, “In Benin yesterday, I made my plans clear about the work that lies ahead of us to unite,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulated Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on his conferment of the Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery at the Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Saturday commended the Rivers State Governor for executing the party’s program, projects and policies. Ologunagba said Wike’s award is in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments on infrastructure in line with the manifesto of the PDP. PDP publicity scribe also said the National Award on the outstanding PDP Governor is an admission by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday created history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third term in power with the prospect of ruling China for life. Xi, 69, who was elected Sunday morning as General Secretary of the Communist Party for 3rd five-year tenure by the new seven-member Standing Committee packed with his supporters appeared before the local and foreign media here to herald the new era, widely termed ‘Xi era’. Xi’s election for the third term in power formally ends the over three decades rule…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, youths in Lagos State took to the streets on Saturday in show of solidarity and support for the candidacies of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gubernatorial candidate, both of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Meanwhile, President Buhari, yesterday, inaugurated the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the APC. The event also witnessed the unveiling of the action plan for the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in which Tinubu promised to tackle the challenges facing the nation. He pledged to enthrone a transformational leadership and to replicate…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar should not aspire to be president. Shettima said Atiku who can’t unite the PDP should not aspire to be president of Nigeria. He spoke during the unveiling of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s manifesto, on Friday, in Abuja. Shettima charged Atiku to reconcile aggrieved PDP members first before running for the presidency. He said: “Atiku Abubakar, who could not put his own political house in order, cannot aspire to lead Nigeria. “Unfortunately, the leading opposition party set out…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as destroyers, adding that they don’t deserve to be supported. Atiku, who stated this while addressing party supporters in Benin, Edo State, Saturday during his party’s presidential rally, urged the people to continue to be loyal to the PDP. He said the APC has destroyed the educational system, economy, infrastructure and failed to address the security challenges facing the country. The former Vice President also reiterated his commitment to tackle insecurity, improve economy,…
The Zamfara State guber candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Ahmad Hashim has condemned outrightly the attack by political thugs on Zamfara State NUJ secretariat. Hashim lamented that the attack and threats to lives of working journalists in the State is condemnable, saying that the State is gradually moving back to the inglorious dark age. In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST at the party’s secretariat in Gusau, the State capital, Hashim noted that indications have proved that the State government has hands in the dastard acts. “If working journalists are in chain, it means that the whole…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday tore into Imran Khan, describing the ex-premier as a certified thief, a day after his disqualification in the concealment of assets in the Toshakhana case. Khan, 70, was disqualified on Friday by the Election Commission of Pakistan for failing to inform it about the money he received after selling the state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana case. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, Prime Minister Sharif said Khan had been proven as a certified liar and a thief. He, however, cautioned that this was not a moment of happiness, but one of…
The Labour Party on Friday claimed that Nigeria’s Under 17 team, popularly known as Flamingos are supporters of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Recall that the under-17 girls qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s U-17 women’s World Cup, after beating the USA on penalties in Friday’s quarter-finals. In a viral video, the girls were heard chanting Obi while celebrating their victory against the USA. The Labour Party took to its official Twitter handle to claim that the Flamingos are supporters of Peter Obi. Sharing a video of the girls, LP wrote, “Nigeria under 17 girls are all OBIdients”.…
The Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said despite the fact that the ruling party was confident of victory because of its records of achievements and the growing acceptance it continues to enjoy across the country, it would not take anything to chance. Lalong made this known on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of PCC and the unveiling of the manifesto of the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He stressed that Tinubu in conjunction with the party has developed…
Ahead of the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the sixth executive governor of Osun State, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been warned that as a political party, it would not shy way from sanctioning erring members who derail from the party’s core values. It called on members to always maintain the highest level of discipline at all times. This warning was handed down to party members by Adekunle Akindele, the Osun PDP caretaker transition chairman during the inauguration of the committee for the inauguration of the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo on Friday.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja, pledged to be at the forefront of electing the former Lagos State governor as his successor, adding that it would go a long way in consolidating the achievements of his administration. He said Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the party speaks volumes because he has the capacity, visionary leadership and a track record to do more. The President said despite the unfavourable circumstances of global economic downturns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and very low international oil prices resulting in low revenue, the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government has ”managed to make Nigeria…
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago — has jockeyed to make a comeback as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges. The governing Conservative Party has ordered a lightning-fast race that aims to finalise nominations on Monday and install a new prime minister, its third this year, within a week. Johnson has not publicly declared he is running, but a political ally who spoke with him told Sky News he is up for…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the State House, Abuja. Guests, including APC Governors, are having a herculean task gaining access to the venue of the programme as party fateful besiege the tight entrance to the Banquet Hall location manned by men of the Department of State Service in the Presidential Villa. APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, in his welcome address said with the formal inauguration of the PCC, the party was set to crush all opposition on the way to its victory during the election next…