The governorship candidate of the People Democratic Movement in Adamawa State, Ahmed Modibbo, has dismissed rumours of his stepping down for his All Progressive Congress counterpart, Jibrila Bindow, in the April 11 governorship election as false. Speaking on Thursday through his campaign organization, the PDM candidate said “I am the best candidate vying for the Yola Government House and the most qualified person to steer the affair of the state”. He added that he was fully in the race to salvage the state from bad government, reiterating he had no intention to step down for anybody. The Director General of…
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The president–elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has called on all Nigerians to embrace peace this Easter and celebrate our nation’s rebirth as they commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In an Easter message to Nigerians and the Christian world, personally signed by the in-coming president and released by the APC presidential campaign organisation, Mr. Buhari urged all citizens of the nation to unite and use the season of Easter to celebrate both the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the rebirth of the Nigerian nation. According to the statement, “having overcome the anxiety and fear that tended to overshadow our…
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The leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said there was no regret endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in the just concluded presidential election, just as it congratulated the eventual winner, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The leaders of the group, who stated this in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Thursday, said the group still maintained its position on the perennial demand on the need to restructure the country, in order to witness development and peace across the nation. The leader of the group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in a statement signed and read by him to journalists, commended…
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, has described as misleading and unfounded, media reports that the President-in-waiting, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has vowed to end the scourge of Boko Haram insurgency in the country within two months. The Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Garba Shehu, made the clarification in Abuja, on Thursday. In a statement he signed, the campaign spokesman said Buhari never made such a promise, adding that he would require time to study the situation as soon as he assumed office to put in place an effective strategy of dealing with the…
The audio file of the historic moment President Godluck Jonathan placed a call through to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, during which he conceded defeat by congratulating the latter for his victory in Saturday’s presidential election, has been made public. With presidential election results from all but one of Nigeria’s 36 states collated and announced, which put Gen. Buhari (retd.) of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in clear lead, President Jonathan had telephoned the former head of state to concede defeat. The call, which the president-elect would later confirm came at exactly 5:15P.M went a long way to douse tension…
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has congratulated President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and his party, the All Progressives Congress, over their victory in Saturday’s presidential election. In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, Mr. Okupe, who was vociferous in his attacks of the opposition-now-turned ‘governing’ party and its candidate during the presidential election campaigns, said Mr. Buhari’s victory is the will of God. He also said his party, the Peoples Democratic Party was “bowed, but not cowed” and would soon stage a return to power. Read Mr. Okupe’s statement below.…
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Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, in a last minute attempt to shore up support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Akinwumi Ambode, has met with members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). This came as the chairman of the state NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, directed commercial drivers, motorcycle and tricycle operators, popularly known as Keke Marwa, under the umbrella of the union in the state, to vote for Ambode and all the candidates of APC for the House of Assembly on April 11. Agbede gave the…
Former militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, has described the victory of the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, as the wish of Nigerians and the will of God. He therefore called for calm and order over the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections held last weekend. “I believe that nothing can happen if God does not approve it. Peace is a prerequisite for national development. People should remain calm also during the governorship election,” Tompolo said on Thursday, in Warri, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Paul Bebenimibo. He also used the opportunity to commend Nigerians, especially…
At least five people have been killed and 15 others injured in an explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, witnesses told AFP on Thursday. “We had an explosion outside the motor park (bus station) this evening around 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) which killed five people and injured 15 others,” said Muhammad Garkuwa, a drivers’ union official. “The explosion was from an explosive left by a woman in her handbag beside a bus waiting to convey passengers to Jos,” he said. Yusuf Darazo, who sells food near the bus station supported Garkuwa’s claim. According to…
The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) says it has no regrets over its role in mobilizing for the candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in last week’s presidential election. National Coordinator of TAN, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, who spoke in Abuja yesterday, said President Goodluck Jonathan meant well for the country, hence the numerous achievements he recorded in different sectors of the economy, including the road sector which he argued has improved from what it used to be in the past. “We want to urge all politicians to follow the exemplary steps taken by President Jonathan who willingly conceded defeat and…
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the government and people of Kenya and to the families of those who died today in the barbaric attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists at the Garissa University College in Kenya. “President Jonathan utterly condemns the deliberate targeting of innocent persons, schools and other soft targets by terrorists as such atrocious, despicable and barbaric acts of violence ought to have no place in any civilized society,” a statement by Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Reuben Abati said. 147 people had been killed in the attack, responsibility for which was claimed by Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the way he handled his defeat to Muhammadu Buhari who flew the party’s flag in the presidential election. According to the APC, Jonathan’s graceful acceptance of defeat saved the country from post-election tension. The party also congratulated Buhari on his historic victory and thanked Nigerians for voting massively for the party to bring in a new dawn after a long, dark night. “The President has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, written his name in gold in the annals of Nigeria’s history and catapulted himself to a statesman,”…
Aliko Dangote, the owner of Africa’s largest industrial conglomerate, Dangote Group, has announced a multi-million dollar Joint Venture (JV) deal with the Italian construction giant Saipem. This will birth a new company to be named Saipem-Dangote Engineering and Construction (E&C). A statement by Devakumar Edwin, group executive director of the Dangote Group, revealed that the new JV will focus on securing complex engineering and construction projects across Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. It will also explore lucrative projects in other markets on the continent. “We are confident that our partnership with Saipem will position us as a major player in the…
Nigerian businessman based in Italy, Francis Onabis has assured Nigerians that the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari would fulfill all the promises made during his electioneering campaign. In a congratulatory message on the successful conduct of the Saturday election, Onabis, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) said that Buhari’s administration would bring succour to the people of the country who have suffered 16 years of misrule. “As we celebrate this historic victory of our party, its time to reflect on the nation, our pains and gains in the struggle for a New Nigeria. “No doubt the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has commended Nigerians for the orderly manner in which they conducted themselves during the just-concluded general election and its aftermath. Ribadu, who showered encomiums on President Goodluck Jonathan for providing a level playing ground for free and fair election, also congratulated the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for what he described as a hard-earned victory. He stressed the need for fairness and justice to all as requisites for achieving national unity and integration. A statement issued in Yola by the PDP guber candidate’s media aide, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz,…
A day after he was declared winner of the March 28 presidential election, President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says he is not surprised that he defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. He made this position known in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, on Wednesday. According to Buhari, the successful merger of the All Progressives Congress in 2013 signalled the beginning of the end of Jonathan’s administration. He said, “I am not surprised because of how we came into the merger. The main opposition parties in Nigeria decided to come together to face the ruling party. That means we had an…
The All Progressives Congress has congratulated Gen. Muhammadu Buhari for his historic victory in Saturday’s Presidential election, while thanking Nigerians for voting massively for the party to bring in a new dawn after a long dark night. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Gen. Buhari’s victory will make Nigeria work again, rekindle hope and bring succour to the long suffering people of the country. “Nigerians have used their votes to bring change. We hear their message loud and clear: They want a government that works, and will…