Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the protracted strike embarked upon by th Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be over “in matter of days.” The speaker stated this while briefing the leadership of ASUU about his meetings with the President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Gbajabiamila had on Friday said the country would soon hear from President Muhammadu Buhari on the protracted ASUU strike. The speaker, who met with the President at the State House for the second time in one week over the ASUU strike, said discussions with the President were fruitful, adding…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence of the party’s victory at the forthcoming polls, saying that there is ‘no alternative ‘ to that.. He said this at the inauguration of the APC Women team in Abuja on Monday. The president challenged members of the All Progressives Congress Women Presidential Campaign Team to work hard in ensuring victory for the party in the 2023 general elections. Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, tasked members of the team to take the party to greater heights by developing and implementing a collective an inclusive party strategy for smooth…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has labelled the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal as impostors. According to Tinubu, the former Speaker was no longer a member of APC, therefore cannot speak for any group of APC members. This was in reaction to reports reacting to reports of a meeting convened by Dogara at the weekend with some Northern Muslim groups to adopt one of the opposition presidential candidates in a bid to defeat APC’s same-faith ticket In a statement signed by…
The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo has debunked reports that lives were lost during the ENDSARS protest that took place in the county in 2020. According to Oluomo, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Peoples Democratic Party presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar were the ones behind reports that lives were lost at the Lekki Tollgate during the EndSARS protest Oluomo said this while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during their 5-million man march to support the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Lagos on…
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu East on the platform of PDP, says All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Nnamani, a foremost Medical Doctor and Surgeon, made the assertion on Monday in a statement in Abuja. The former governor of Enugu State said Tinubu had no health challenge as erroneously being speculated, saying that the former Lagos state governor’s health was not encumbered in any way. “I join millions of our people in welcoming Tinubu home. It is to God’s Glory that he returned in superb health. “I continue to strongly condemn those who…
The Osun State Police command has disclosed the murder of abducted Chief Oladepo Asaolu, the Babaloja of Ora-Igbomina, Oke-Ila Local Government Area of Osun State. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Sunday in Osogbo, the news of the kidnapping of Chief Asaolu was made by Oladepo Olasunkanmi at about 12:30pm on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Oke-Ila Police Division. Part of the statement read, “At about 2230hrs one Oladepo Olasunkanmi ‘M’ of Kereja Area Ora-Igbomina under the Oke-Ika Police Division reported that his father Chief Oladepo Asaolu left his house at Kereja Ora-Igbomina at about…
Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has blasted Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere for endorsing the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Akeredelu sad that Afenifere doesn’t represent the stance of the Yoruba people. The governor of Ondo state on a Twitter Space while speaking on the topic, “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Business of Nation Building”, said Tinubu is a progressive minded person. He said, “Afenifere doesn’t speak for the Yoruba people on the endorsement of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. ”Afenifere is divided in respect of the purported endorsement and the group’s…
Five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governors and the national vice-chairman of the party in the South-South, Dan Orbih have reportedly boycotted the campaign launch of the party taking place in Uyo today. The five PDP governors are reported to be Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. It will be recalled that the said governors have been aggrieved over the party’s failure at fulfilling their demands of removing national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu. As an attempt to…
Sen. Godswill Akpabio has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the competence and acceptance to win the 2023 presidential election and remain in power. Akpabio, who is the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, said this on Sunday while addressing crowd of party members, supporters and stakeholders from the senatorial district in his Ukana country home. “I came here today to formally inform you that I am on the ballot as your senatorial candidate on the platform of the APC. Let me assure us all that our governorship candidate, Obong Akanimo Udofia, will also be…
The All Progressives Congress, Oyo state has blasted the state Governor Seyi Makinde over the comments he made against his former deputy, Rauf Olaniyan. Olaniyan was impeached by the State House of Assembly on July 18, 2022 and replaced immediately with Barrister Bayo Lawal. Recall that Makinde made some startling revelation on why he moved against Olaniyan. Oyo APC, in a statement issued yesterday by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare described the revelation from Makinde as shameful and unbecoming of a sitting Executive Governor of a state. Sadare called out the governor for being power-drunk and vindictive. He said, “An…