The Coordinator of the Arewa Media Organization, AbdulMajid Danbilki Kwamanda has said that with the overwhelming acceptance of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Ahmad Bola Tunubu in the North, he will win the election. Kwamanda, who has been a member of The Buhari Organization, TBO, since its formation in 2000, and has stood behind President Muhammadu Buhari in all his political undertakings, said the APC Presidential Candidate’s acceptance in the North is real not imaginary. He said, “the Northern Nigeria of today, the South-South, the South-East and the South-West of the present day Nigeria are not that stupid…
Author: Victor Fola
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured northern leaders of a prosperous and indivisible Nigeria if elected President in 2023. In an interaction with the Arewa Joint Committee at Arewa House, Kaduna on Monday, Tinubu shared his blueprint for the development of Nigeria. He highlighted the heroics of past leaders of the country such as Nigeria’s late Premier of the region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Nigeria first and only Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, lauding them for being visionary leaders who gave their all to nation-building. “As I…
Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been slammed for his fraternity with controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi. Obi, on Monday, posted pictures of him and his running mate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed paying a courtesy visit to the cleric at his residence in Kaduna state. The former Anamabra state governor has since come under fire from Nigerians who questioned his motive at visiting a man who is widely acclaimed to be a proponent of bandits Gumi, a medical doctor and retired military officer, is the current ‘Mufti’ and ‘Mufassir’ at the Kaduna Sultan Bello Central mosque. In times past, the cleric…
The Ebonyi police command has confirmed it has arrested Linus Okorie, the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Ebonyi south over alleged drug-related offence. The state police spokesman, Chris Anyanwu, in a statement, said Okorie was arrested over drug-related matters and several other offences and not abducted as rumoured. Anyawu added that the arrest of the former member of the house of representatives became imperative after he failed to honour police invitation on several occasions. He said, “Sequel to initial viral rumours renting the air, cum a Press Release accredited to one Dr David Ogbonna of Linus Okorie CaringHeart Foundation, purporting…
Chaos broke on Monday at the rally of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar in Kaduna as unknown hoodlums stormed the venue, attacking party loyalists. The thugs, it was gathered, were armed with dangerous weapons like machetes and sticks. It was also gathered that they threw stones at the crowd at the venue which got people running helter-skelter. “They collected the phones of innocent people at the gate before going into the venue. I’m going back home because I didn’t come here to die or get injured because only God knew who these thugs are or who sent…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to apologise to Nigerians over the divisive remarks made by its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Atiku had earlier made divisive and controversial remarks that the north does not need any one aside from a northerner to emerge president of the country. “I know the whole of this country. I have built bridges across this country. I think what the average northerner needs is somebody who is from the north, who also understands the other parts of Nigeria, and who has been able to build bridges…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey has berated preachers who claim Nollywood projects and promotes witchcraft According to the actor, there is nothing like witchcraft in the Nollywood industry, adding that anyone who says there is such is a liar. Ekpeyong-Bassey said this while reacting to the question of a student of the Africa Film Academy training, fwho asked if truly there is witchcraft in Nollywood as a popular pastor alleged. He hailed the Nollywood for being the second largest employer of labour in Nigeria. The actor said, “The industry in Nollywood is the second largest employer of labour in Nigeria…
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has slammed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar over his statement that Nigeria doesn’t need Igbo or Yoruba to be president. Atiku on Saturday during an interactive sanction With Arewa Joint Committee held in Kaduna State, claimed that Northerners do not need Igbo or Yoruba presidency in the forthcoming election. Atiku’s appalling utterance has continued to stir backlashes from concerned Nigerians across the country. Reacting on his verified Twitter handle, the former CBN Deputy Governor said the comment was a “direct…
Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been sworn in as the governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji had in June defeated Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who polled 82,211 votes, and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 67,457 votes to be declared winner of the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji took his oath of office at the state’s government house on Sunday at about 12:53 pm. Oyebanji, who is the former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Dignitaries present include the presidential…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party (LP) ), Peter Obi as unknown candidates to the people of Ekiti. The APC candidate, therefore, urged Ekiti residents to reject them during the polls and deliver to him 95% votes to win Ekiti state. Tinubu stated this while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Abiodun Oyebanji as the governor of Ekiti State. He assured residents that with him as the president, he would prioritize their prosperity and that of their…