Category: Politics

A Nigerian Family in UK unexpectedly met Peter Obi in London

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For Nigeria’s incoming President, his brief stopover in London enroute his tour of Western countries was to be as quiet and without any incident as possible as he would have preferred a few hours of rest before continuing on his journey, but Nigerians in London wouldn’t have any of it, as they either insisted on a brief chat, a photo session or that he accepts a souvenir of good wishes no matter how little it is.   For Rwang David Chall, a Plateau man and his family, having a family…

AMSA announces its Zonal ,State Coordinators

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The Arewa Media Support For Asiwaju (AMSA) officially announced the appointments of three (3)Zonal Coordinators for North Central , North East and North West, while also announcing nineteen (19) State Coordinators including the FCT and a Coordinator for Arewa Community in Lagos. ZONAL COORDINATORS: 1)Golepji David Wambuta – North Central. 2)Abdullahi Yusuf – North East 3)Balarabe Yusuf Gajida – North West   STATE COORDINATORS: 1)Cheren Terfa Jeremiah – Benue State 2) Abdullahi Dauda Maiyaki- Kogi State 3) Engr Saeed Ibrahim – Kwara state 4) Idris Umar Santali – Niger State…

Our successes in Lagos, Borno show we’ll hit the ground running immediately, says Shettima

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The Vice Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress APC, Senator Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of getting experienced leaders who will hit the ground running immediately from 29 May 2023.   Shettima gave this assurance while representing the party’s presidential flagbearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Bar Association in Lagos on Monday. According to a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council Bayo Onanuga, the achievements of the party in Lagos, Borno and other states will…

Onanuga, Alake, Keyamo to lead APC Campaign Media Directorate

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The composition of the Media and Communication Directorate of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima campaign has been announced.   The announcement was made in a statement on Sunday by Onanuga.   He said the directorate, approved by the presidential candidate is made up of three departments.   According to the statement, the three departments are Public Affairs, Media and Publicity and Strategic Communication.   “In the approved directorate, Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of The News/PMNews and former Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria, will continue his role…

South East 2023: TAG meets with Gov Uzodinma

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The leadership of The Asiwaju Group (TAG) met with the Executive Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma on Friday, August 19th, 2022.   The meeting was in preparation for September activities and finalising the campaign strategy for the South East region. The TAG Executive team was led by Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Alh AbdulRasak Danjuma, Hon Ibrahim Hamzat Onimisi and Hon Muawiyah Muye.   At the meeting, Dr. Abdullahi described Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a good man who deserved to be encouraged…

Tinubu’ll include Best from the Diaspora in 2023, says Omole

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The leadership of The Asiwaju Group (TAG) has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to support the Nigerian Electorate to vote massively for the progressive winning ticket of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima in the 2023 General Elections.   The Convener of the leading support group and Nigeria Diaspora Leader, Prince Ade Omole stated this at a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, August 17th 2022.   As critical stakeholders in the Nigerian State, Nigerians in the Diaspora possessed the requisite resources, skills and funds…

Zero release of 2022 Capital Funds in August rents Air …. As FG proposed 2023 Budget

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By YUSUF ABUBAKAR, Abuja       Nigerians may suffer more as the journey towards 2023 general elections gathered momentum, with no release of capital funds as at the end of third quarter of the year.   This was coming at a time the Nigerian government is proposing September, 2023 towards presentation of the next year’s budget.   Except for recurrent expenditures , with only payment of salaries and allowances , the current administration may not be able to fund the capital budget elements of this year’s budget.   An…

Shekarau to meet Tinubu as group mulls ditching Kwankwaso’s NNPP

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Three months after leading his associates to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with great fanfare in Kano, a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, appeared set to dump his new party.   On Tuesday, Mr Shekarau’s spokesperson, Yau Sule, said the former governor who is the sitting senator for the Kano Central District, will meet the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja as his group explores its options ahead of the 2023 general elections.  …

Kenya Decides: Raila Odinga vows to challenge ‘flawed’ election result in court

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Raila Odinga, the candidate who was declared the first runner-up in the Kenya presidential election, has rejected the result and has vowed to challenge it in court.   Mr Odinga accused Wafula Chebukati, the chairperson of the Kenyan electoral commission, IBEDC, of dictatorship in the announcement of the result.   PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Chebukati, on Monday, declared William Ruto, the current vice president, as the winner of the election.   Mr Chebukati said Mr Ruto polled 50.49 per cent of the votes cast while Mr Odinga polled 48.85…

APM Elects Wards ,Local, States, National Officers at its Second National Convention

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Allied Peoples’ Movement APM has elected its national officers in the second national convention of the party in Abuja.   This coincided with the four years anniversary of the registeration of the party, APM as one of the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria.   The Chairman, National Convention Planning Committee and the party’s Chairman in Kano State, Alhaji Nuhu Idris said the exercise was carried inline with INEC guidelines and constitutional provisions, held in Abuja.   In his acceptance speech, the new National…