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Presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained why he would abolish the security vote system if elected. Kwankwaso, who made the pledge while speaking at a town hall series organised for presidential candidates by Channels Television Sunday night, said the system should be reviewed since, according to him, it is […]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday met at the private wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe airport. According to a statement by an APC official, Dada Olusegun, Tinubu was on his way to Jos ahead of the APC presidential […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a penalty of N2 million on Arise TV News for alleged violations of Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Shehu Illelah, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “On Saturday Nov. 12, the commission monitored the use of a press release purportedly signed […]
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to discharge their electoral duties with high sense of transparency and integrity. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge on Monday, when members of the NYSC National Governing Board, led by the Chairman, Amb. Fatima Abubakar, paid him a courtesy visit at […]
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed optimism that the political differences between the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the party’ s five governors led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike will soon be resolved. Saraki spoke with reporters in Ilorin on the sidelines of the 10th memorial […]
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said he is sure the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, would lose the 2023 presidential election. Soludo said he would not submit to the bullying of Obi’s supporters, who recently descended on him for addressing issues in the state. The governor made the comments in […]
Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong has said that based on history, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be Nigeria’s next president. According to him, Since Tinubu is flagging off his presidential campaign in Jos on Nov. 15, this will be in line as presidential candidates who flagged off their campaigns in Jos usually won the election. Gov. Lalong […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo jokingly revealed how he anticipates the end of his term in office in order to critique policies devised by the Federal Government. Osinbajo made this remark on Monday during his opening statement at the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit, in Abuja. Speaking on the challenges faced by the current administration led by President […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned indefinitely the trial of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu in the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Justice Binta Nyako put off the trial sine die at the instance of Kanu, pending the resolution of the Federal Government’s appeal against the October […]
The Labour Party has accused APC’s flag bearer, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima of violence against opposition candidates in APC-controlled states. Katch Ononuju, a Special Adviser on Public Affairs to LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi made this accusations on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday. Ononuju, speaking siad “We are very disturbed about it. When […]
The Special Media Projects, Special Media Operations and New Media Directorate of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council had its inaugural in Abuja on Sunday. Director, Femi Fani-Kayode revealed this in a post via his verified Facebook page. The post described the event as a colourful one which took place and was well attended despite “only […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, on Sunday presented the scorecard of his administration’s efforts towards showcasing the business-friendly environment and investment opportunities available in the state. Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mrs Folasade Jaji, Secretary to the State Government, made this known at the closing ceremony of the 36th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair […]
A seven-year-old Almajiri pupil has been injured after a suspected explosive device detonated at Nayinawa forest area of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. The incident is said to have occurred around 9 am on Sunday when a heavy sound was heard in the area causing the residents to scamper for safety. However, there was no […]
Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels “betrayed” by Manchester United and is being forced out of the club. Ronaldo promised in August he would give his version of life at Old Trafford after failing to secure a move away from United to a club playing in the Champions League, as he had hoped. The veteran Portuguese […]
At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said. The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on a shopping street in the Taksim Square area, the Turkish city’s governor Ali Yerlikaya said. Vice-President Fuat Oktay said the […]
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, says Nigeria has enough money to take care of every of its citizens. He said this while addressing the indiscriminate borrowing which has set back the country’s economy in recent years during a live programme organised by Channels Television in Abuja on Sunday […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting took place just 48 hours before the flag-off of the party’s presidential campaign slated for Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday. President Buhari returned from […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP)were responsible for the fake news against his presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. A document with the letterhead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had surfaced on social media platforms on Friday, which claimed that the electoral agency is investigating […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, returned to Abuja from London in the United Kingdom after embarking on a two-week medical check-up. The Presidential jet which conveyed Buhari, landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 8:30 pm. In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Sunday, the Special Assistant to the […]
