The Presidency has declared that it is unshaken by a possible joint ticket of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 presidential election. In fact, it said the possibility posed no challenge to the President’s re-election bid. To the presidency, Tinubu’s performance in office would […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun During a recent interview, Peter Obi was asked how he would address political agitations across the country if he were the president. He responded that he would dialogue. Referring to the detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Obi added that his incarceration “does not make sense”. He said, “Some people said because he […]
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ADC Agency Report The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has affirmed that it has no intention of undermining Nigeria’s democracy, clarifying that its mission is to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress democratically. Interim National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Abdullahi was reacting to […]
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Agency Report Senate President Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his confirmation as the duly elected candidate in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo. In a congratulatory message signed by him on Friday in Abuja, hevdescribed the Supreme Court verdict as the triumph of democracy and the will of the people. He […]
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Without the crucial support of President Bola Tinubu and the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have won the 2015 presidential election. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, declared this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday night. He dismissed recent claims by […]
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By Oroyanmi Celestials have a sense of what a Sutana is though, the origin and meaning of the word is unclear. This lack of clarity raises the point that the name SUTANA, does not capture the essence of this spiritual wear, has hindered the true conception of this spiritual form nor does it provide guidance […]
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The newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC coalition will floor the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections according to the coalition’s national secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The ex-minister for Interior and former Osun State Governor declared this while addressing the party’s members in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday. Stressing […]
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The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has doubted the possibility of the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries functioning again. He also stated that the refineries, which are under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, had gulped up to $18bn, yet have refused to work. The billionaire businessman […]
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The Senate has removed the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations. She was officially replaced by the senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Aniekan Bassey. The announcement was made by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, at the close of Thursday’s plenary session. […]
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Councils yet to open CBN accounts Labour blames govs, AGF for delay Falana, SANs accuse govs, FG Exactly one year after the Supreme Court granted full autonomy to the 774 local government areas, the Federal Government has continued to channel allocations through state governments. An analysis by The PUNCH shows that state governors retained control […]
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