President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with former governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The three former governors arrived at about 3:33 pm and were delayed by security who wanted to get clearance from their superior before allowing them to proceed to the President office, as they were not ...
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ACF denies endorsing Kalu for senate presidency
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has denied endorsing former Abia governor, Sen.Orji Uzor Kalu as its preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the forum said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Saidu was reacting to a statement created to Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the leader of the Arewa ...
Read More »Gbajabiamila will be a great assets to Tinubu’s govt – Don
The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on his recent appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sulaiman expressed confidence in his ability to excel in the new role. He acknowledged the Speaker’s profound understanding of the ...
Read More »Muslim/Muslim Ticket: El-Rufai is a religious bigot- APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state and former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Samuel Kwamkur, has described former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as a religious bigot, warning him not to set Nigeria on fire with his utterances. Speaking at a press conference in Jos on Sunday, Kwamkur expressed disappointment ...
Read More »I will seek advice from my wife, friends if Tinubu offer me appointments- Wike
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has disclosed what he would do if President Bola Tinubu offers him an appointment. Wike said he would consult his wife and friends if Tinubu gives him an appointment. Speaking with BBC Pidgin, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain also noted that he wants to rest after serving as a governor ...
Read More »Fani-Kayode accuses NLC of acting on Peter Obi’s script
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has chided the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, over its plan to shut down the country’s economy by embarking on nationwide strike on Wednesday. NCL had in the wake of astronomical hike in petroleum pump price occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, declared a nationwide strike beginning on Wednesday ...
Read More »SDP urges Tinubu to reduce wastage and corruption in governance
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the February 25 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reduce wastage and corruption in governance in Nigeria. Adebayo, who made the call recently in a television programme, said removing fuel subsidies was not enough if the economy must be put on the right ...
Read More »PDP should start healing process now- Makinde
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has urged chieftains, faithful and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to embrace peace and begin a healing process so that the party is repositioned as a vibrant opposition to the ruling APC. He spoke against the backdrop of series of internal wrangling that rocked the PDP prior to the general elections. A statement ...
Read More »Melaye begs Makinde to support Atiku at tribunal
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has said Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State should support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in his push to reclaim his mandate. Melaye said Makinde should walk into the presidential election tribunal and support Atiku to show that the healing process has begun. Makinde, along ...
Read More »Senate Presidency: Niger Delta group drums support for Akpabio
A coalition of Niger Delta Ethnic Groups in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has thrown its support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, preferred candidate for the position of President of the 10th senate, Godswill Akpabio. The group has also called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu for the greater unity and prosperity ...
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