The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will arrive Cross River State on Tuesday for a Town Hall Meeting with the party’s stakeholders in the South-South on Tuesday. The APC Deputy Director, Presidential Campaign Council South-South and Chairman of Media and Publicity Local Organising Committee of the visit, Dr. Julius Okputu, disclosed this. He said Tinubu had set a standard for good governance when he was governor of Lagos State, therefore Cross River has set an agenda for the development of the state when he becomes president. “The history of this country is replete with evidence…
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Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State has said that he will not interfere with the incoming administration in the state. The governor who expressed optimism that Senator Uba Sani will succeed him, said that he will not make any input in the running of the next All Progressives Congress(APC) government. El Rufai said that the next governor will be guided by God if he has a pure heart, adding that Senator Uba Sani is a good man who will also make an excellent governor. He described Senator Uba Sani as a worthy successor who will take Kaduna state to…
A High court sitting in Abuja has granted Anita and her estranged husband, Paul Okoye divorce from their union. According to Anita, her reasons for filing for a divorce range from cheating, separation, being an absent father, fraud, and difficult experiences. In her file, she requested a monthly settlement of $20,000 and a number of her husband’s mansions. In the divorce petition signed by her lawyer, Ojonimi Akpe and Okutepa J.S at an Abuja High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Anita had earlier claimed that she contributed N10 million as an agreement with her husband that she would…
The Federal Government has declared Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th December 2022 and Monday, 2nd January 2023 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations. Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoined Christians to emulate the doctrines of Christ in faith, hope and love. “We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on Humility, Service, Compassion, Patience, Peace…
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has announced plans for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025,. An expansion of the competition has long been a pet project of Infantino’s. A 24-team event, featuring eight sides from Europe, was planned for 2021 in China but was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Infantino said the new-look tournament would be even bigger than first planned. “We had agreed a few years ago to have a new 24-team men’s Club World Cup,” the FIFA president said at the World Cup in Doha on Friday. “It should have taken place in 2021 but…
The Edo State chapter chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Col David Imuse (rtd) has expressed confidence that the party will reclaim the state if its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges victorious in the general elections in 2023. Imuse, therefore, urged leaders and members of the party to mobilise their supporters for the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections. Imuse stated this in Benin City when he inaugurated the Edo State chapter of the South –South Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. He said “In the military, they say the more you sweat…
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday led a delegation of his party in a visit to Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo in the state capital. Recall Soludo had, in a lengthy article, averred that Obi who is a one-time governor of Anambra State does not have what it takes to win the 2023 elections. He said that Obi knows this and he is just playing a game contesting with Atiku and the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a video seen online, Soludo could be seen in gayful mood as he…
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with United States of America President Joe Biden at the White House, Washington DC. The meeting which took place on Wednesday was also attended by other African leaders in the US for the US-Africa Leaders Summit which started on Tuesday, December 13. The summit is expected to highlight US commitment to Africa and enhance US-Africa relations as well as increased cooperation. Buhari, on Wednesday, took part in the US-Africa Business Forum (USABF) hosted by the US Department of Commerce In his itinerary, the Corporate Council of Africa will host Buhari and the Nigerian delegation at…
The Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki has died at the age of 63. His death was confirmed in a statement signed by his children on Thursday.. The former minister was said to have passed away “surrounded by his family” on Thursday, December 15. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of our much loved and admired patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend,” the statement reads. Born on November 30, 1959, Seriki was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, and a one-time Minister of…
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has assured the people of Niger State full benefits of their resources if elected in next year’s presidential election. According to Tinubu, Niger State is blessed with abundant resources that could accelerate economic development, assuring that he will make sure the full potentials of the state get maximized if he becomes president. He noted the decrepit Infrastructures in the state, promising to tackle them all by constructing more roads and developing the state through their God-given resources. The former Lagos State Governor who was received by a rousing crowd of supporters…