Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has issued a response to the comment made by Delta state governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa,. Recall on Friday, Okowa said the party will win the presidential election with or without the support of the ‘G5’. The G5 governors which is led by Wike and his allies, have been hell-bent on Iyorchia Ayu stepping down as PDP national chairman as a condition for supporting the party’s presidential campaign. “It is only the power of God that can help us to win. So, whether the G5 said that…
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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on all Nigerians to put away their differences and reach together for the nation’s best in 2023. The APC standard bearer made this known on Sunday in his new year’s message to Nigerians. Tinubu said that one of the problems facing the country is lack of peace and an absence of unity. He therefore charged all Nigerians to do away with discords and chart a course of progress and development for our great nation. He said, “Last year, I identified as one of our major problems, a…
In his last New Year message as the number one citizen of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to look at 2023 with hope. The President whose two terms of eight years end on May 29, 2023, said the New Year will move the nation forward towards unity, progress, and prosperity. Buhari also said he did his best to serve the country since he assumed office on May 29, 2015. He prayed that the next President will pick up the baton and continue the race to make Nigeria one of the leading countries of the world Full Speech:…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rubbished reports that he secretly met with the G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC flagbearer asserted that the reports were written in bad faith with the intention to advance the political interests of the writers and their sponsors. In a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman in Abuja, Tinubu said he was focused on his campaign. The statement reads: ” While in the United Kingdom, Asiwaju Tinubu noted some articles in some national newspapers in Nigeria, alleging a secret meeting was held…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba has ordered that Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre until January 30, 2023. Vandi shot and killed Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based female lawyer on Christmas Day in the Ajah area of Lagos. Confirming this development was the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a tweet on Friday. “Drambi Vandi was, this morning, arraigned in court and has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre till January 30, 2023 to give room for DPP advice,” Hundeyin tweeted. The arraignment followed…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday sign the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law. This is according to Senate President Ahmed Lawan who met with the President at the Villa, Abuja. Lawan also disclosed that the additional loan request was discussed. He regretted that the signing of the budget was coming later than that of the 2022, which was signed on December 31, 2021. Details to follow..
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to expel him, if they can. Wike called their bluff on Friday while flagging off a new road in Rivers State. He said: “In 2003 when President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to run for a second tenure―a whole president wanted to run for a second tenure―he knelt down before his vice and said, ‘my vice, please, allow me to run.’ “You know one of the conditions he gave him? That Tony Anenih must be sacked as the Minister of Works and that Tony Anenih must not be in…
Joseph Jo Mersa Marley, grandson of reggae superstar Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, has died at the age of 31. The fast-rising musician was found unresponsive in a vehicle in the United States on Tuesday. The location of the tragedy was not indicated. He reportedly suffered from asthma his entire life, and according to the Florida radio station WZPP, he died of an asthma attack. Joseph’s grandfather Bob died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 36. He was survived by 11 children. Mark J. Golding, a Jamaican politician, the opposition Leader, and president of the People’s…
Seven people were killed and five others were injured in an auto crash on Tuesday night in Gunu village, Munya Local Government Area, Niger. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, the FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed on Wednesday that the accident involved a Toyota Camry and a Sharon commercial bus. “Twelve persons were involved in the auto crash; seven of them died, while five others sustained injuries. “We recovered the sum of N36,200, one bag of yam, a Nikon camera, two chargers and a cord, wedding invitation cards, a flash drive, one phone battery, four keys, pictures, and a small bag. “The injured victims…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Christianah Monisade Afuye, has assured that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would secure over 75 per cent of total votes cast in the state in the 2023 elections. She said that Tinubu, being part of Ekiti, an in-law and political leader as well as a mentor to many great politicians of Ekiti roots, deserves to be compensated with votes. Afuye said this on Tuesday while donating cash and consumables to Ogoga-in-council and across 11 wards in Ikere Local Council to mark the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Deputy Governor also…