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Ex-Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Alhaji Abdurrahman Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila says that no reasonable Nigerians would support the candidature of South-East  presidency in 2023. He said that IPOB militants nresponsible for security challenges in the southeastern part of the country want to destroy Nigeria. He made this statement on Thursday in Kano during an interview ...

The Presidency has described South’s governors ban on open grazing as legally questionable. The office of the president accused the governors of playing politics with serious security issues while attempting to show power. The President, through  his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, “expressed a strong resolve to address the conflicts of herders and farmers ...

The office of the President has raised alarm that  some “disgruntled religious and past political leaders” are plotting to convene an illegal National Conference with s view to imposing vote of no confidence would be passed on President Muhammadu Buhari so as to overthrow his government. Acccording to Adeshina, they want to do this  so as to further throw the ...

The Methodist Bishop of Onitsha Diocese, Rt. Rev Livinus Onuagha, has advised the people of the South East on what to do to achieve the ambition of getting Presidency in 2023. Acccording to the cleric, Igbos need  to put their house in order if they must realise their presidential ambition. He added that the issue shouldn’t have ignited controversy if ...

A group known as the United for Better Nigeria Initiative (UBNI), has advised political parties in the country to zone their 2023 presidential ticket to the South-East so that equity will reign. The call was contained in a statement released by UBNI National Coordinator, Mrs Nkolika Mkparu-Okeke, She stressed that it is time a federal government led by a President ...

A member of the House of Representatives, Babatunde Hunpe has explained why Nigerians need to support the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement, Hunpe, who is a member from Badagry Federal Constituency, said Tinubu needs to be rewarded with presidency. He made this statement during an interview with NAN Acccording ...

The leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju BolaTinubu made the 2020 EndSARS protests fail to  produce a revolution. Kanu made this remark during a special live broadcast recently. Acccording to Kanu, the Yoruba media downplayed the EndSARS because they believe that it was an albatross to Tinubu’s ambition. ...

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has cautioned that tribal sentiments should not be a factor in deciding candidates for the 2023 presidential election. Uzodinma said presidential candidates should come on the basis of party system and not tribal basis. The governor stated this while addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential ...

General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries, also known as By Fire By Fire Bishop Abraham Udeh has canvassed for the state of Biafra. He urged politicians from Southeast to drop the Igbo presidency agenda and pursue actualisation Biafra. He said Biafra independence or Nigeria restructuring would favour the Igbo more than the presidency. Udeh, who addressed reporters ...

The presidency has reacted to the controversial comment made by President Buhari’s powerful nephew, saying that he spoke for himself. Recall that In an interview with BBC Hausa, Daura, the president’s older nephew, had said it is better for competence to prevail over zoning in government positions. Daura’s comment had attracted criticisms from socio-ethnic groups and some stakeholders in the ...