Category: Politics

I’ll address issues, policies hindering commerce, enterprise in South East, Says Tinubu

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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to address all issues and policies limiting development in the South East if he becomes Nigeria’s president.   Tinubu said this while speaking at the APC presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday.   The APC candidate commended Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi for his excellent performance in lifting the state.   “I commend Governor Umahi for lifting up Ebonyi and for his developmental projects, some of which I commissioned yesterday (Wednesday) and his transformational and impactful…

JUST IN: Appeal court affirmes Binani APC guber candidate in Adamawa

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An Appeal Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State capital, has declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State.   The court presided over by Justice Tanko Yusuf Hassan set aside the judgement of a Federal High Court which nullified the governorship primary and declared that APC has no candidate for the 2023 governorship election.   A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, who contested but lost the ticket of the party had challenged Binani’s victory in…

We’ll deliver Kogi to APC, says Yahaya Bello —- As Deputy National Publicity Secretary Donates 46 Vehicles to Party

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has pledged to deliver the State to the Al Progressive Congress APC in the forthcoming General Elections in the country.   Bello made this promise while speaking at the inauguration of 46 campaign vehicles distributed to the campaign coordinators, Local government chairmen of APC and other critical stakeholders for Bola Ahmed Tinubu /Shetima for President at the Government house in Lokoja on Wednesday. The Vehicles were donated by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, National Headquarters Abuja, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka to facilitate free movement…

FCT APGA Senatorial candidate donates Wheelchairs, Bags of rice to PWDs

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By Nsikak Ekpenyong   The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, senatorial candidate for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr Anthony Ezekwugo, at the weekend, donated about 50 wheelchairs and 750 bags of rice to People With Disabilities, PWDs, in Abuja.   The beneficiaries, who before the gifts had faced challenges moving from one place to the other, could not hide their joy, while others were overwhelmed with emotions.   Making the presentation at Angwan Guaragu also known as community for disabled people, in Karmajiji, Abuja, Dr. Ezekwugo said that aside…

Voters Registration: POSN hails Judiciary, urges INEC not to Appeal Judgement

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The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has applauded the judiciary for Tuesday’s ruling mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration exercise and allow it to run until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.   The group in a statement released after the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, said: “Today’s decision by the court has once again shown that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.”   POSN urged INEC not…

I’ll recharge Lake Chad, continue exploration works in frontier basins – Tinubu

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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised to continue exploration works in all frontier basins in the country and particularly recharge the Lake Chad. He spoke on Tuesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for oil drilling at Kalmani Area of Gongola Basin now located between Bauchi and Gombe states. Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the ceremony was the first oil drilling project in the Northern part of the country. Asíwájú Tinubu commended the president for what he called historic achievement, saying he had always believed every part…

Wike introduces free school feeding programme, presents N550b 2023 budget

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a budget estimate of 550 billion naira for the 2023 fiscal year, the highest to be projected by his administration since assuming office in 2015.   The Governor who presented the appropriation bill to the state’s House of Assembly on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, also announced a free feeding programme for pupils in primary schools to increase enrolments.   Wike explained that his administration projected ₦351bn as Capital Expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year.   The Governor explained that in 2023 the State…

2023: Twenty-three persons slump at Tinubu’s one-million march rally in Kano

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No fewer than 23 persons were reported to have slumped among the crowd that generated gridlock during the one-million march rally for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kano state.     The one-million-man march, which took place in Kano on Sunday, November 21, 2022, started from the Emir’s palace in the ancient city and reached its climax at the Government House cenotaph roundabout where Governor Abdullahi Ganduje received the support group.   It was led by Seyi Tinubu, the son of the presidential candidate…

2023: POSN asks Tinubu to withdraw over alleged drug-related offences, perjury

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Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), has asked the presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw from the race for alleged drug related offences in United States of America, and other allegations bordering on perjury filed against him at a High Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.   This is contained in a statement by the group’s Deputy Director of Communications, Emmanuel Adesuji, which was made available to newsmen yesterday.   The group said investigations in the public domain…

Campaign spokesmen and a no-winner contest By Lasisi Olagunju

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I do not know how many people still remember that Dr Tai Solarin was here. He was one of the most decent human beings ever created for Nigeria. Dr Solarin was a columnist with the Nigerian Tribune for most of his active life. Some 52 years ago (in 1970), he penned a piece with the title: ‘My Name, My Good Name.’ In that column, Tai wrote that after the first military coup (of 1966), he “suddenly realized that everybody in Nigeria was taking note of everything being said and being…