The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday claimed that the PDP has indeed brought shame upon the country. The embattled Ayu said this at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Kano. The spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, posted the video clip on his verified Twitter handle. “In Kano today, Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP National Chairman, confessed that PDP has brought shame and we should not retain them in power. “This obvious costly slip-of-tongue will not make any headlines. Watch out for some press reports on this!,” he tweeted. See video…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the capacity of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tínubu, saying he understands the country well to be the best choice to succeed him. Buhari said this at the palace of Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto on Thursday. Buhari said Tinubu supports people regardless of religious or ethnic differences. In a statement by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a media aide at the Tinubu Media Office, the president also said Mr Tinubu is his long time ally who has also demonstrated the capacity to govern. “He understands Nigeria very well and he…
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, for the campaign of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The campaign is scheduled to hold on February 15, 2023. Announcing the development on Thursday was the coordinator of Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation in Rivers, Tony Okocha. According to Okocha, Wike, out of his benevolence, approved the use of the stadium without collecting the required N5m fee prescribed by Executive Order 21 from the campaign council. He said that all arrangements had been put in place to ensure a smooth rally…
Nigerian artiste, Ọláwálé ‘Brymo’ Ọlọ́fọ̀ọrọ̀ has lambasted his colleague Mr P for making his late dad appear trifling while vaunting about being ‘self-made’ to paint Seun Kuti less capable of being able to achieve success without his family’s influence. Mr P and the youngest son of Fela engaged have recently been caught in a spat, slamming each other over Peter’s choice of presidential candidate and his engagement in the political campaign urging people to vote for his principal. Kuti had claimed that Mr P was with no moral ground to do that because he had been in affinity with politicians…
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has directed all universities in the country to go on brwak from February 22 to March 14, to allow students to partake in the coming general elections. A circular to that effect was signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Dr Chris Mayaki and sent to all vice chancellors. More details later…
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), as a “public enemy” like Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Director of media of the APC PCC, Bayo Onanuga said this In a tweet in response to Malami saying that his office has asked the supreme court to vacate a suit filed against the deadline for the use of old naira notes. Onanuga tweeted, “Abubakar Malami is also a public enemy like Emefiele.” The supreme court via a seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, restrained…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his condolence to Funke Akindele, the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate, on the death of her mother, Dr. RB Adebanjo-Akindele. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Gboyega Akosile, stated that losing mothers is one of the worst losses for man, and that it was frequently difficult to find the correct words at a time like this for someone who has lost a dear person. The governor, while acknowledging that losing a loved one is always a traumatic experience, prayed for Funke, his close…
The son of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu has offered the residents of Akko Local Government area and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gombe free medical treatment and meals. The outreach was a prelude to Tinubu’s campaigns train to Gombe targeted at the IDPs and the less privileged in the State. Seyi Tinubu was represented by Dr. Vincent Opara of Klytical Allied Nigeria. He said the medical team successfully treated 4000 persons under the free treatment program. He added that the free feeding programme was targeted at the less privileged specifically the…
The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria Air will soon begin flying after preparing and painting the aircraft in its logo. Senator Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, made this announcement to reporters at the State House after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting, which was held in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu Buhari. He added that N721,266,733.64 has been approved by the council for the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano’s upkeep and technical assistance. “Today in Council, Aviation had one memo and this memorandum is a…
The Governor of Kaduna, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will revisit the new monetary policy when he emerges as the president of the country. He, however, urged citizens to be calm and continue to transact with the old Naira notes alongside the new notes. The governor said further that the first task is to address the New Naira note policy as soon as Tinubu Emerges. He said in Hausa, “Continue running your businesses and daily activities with whatever notes you have.We will make sure to address this problem…