Vice-President Kashim Shettima has implored voters in Ondo State to re-elect Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Shettima made the call on Wednesday while addressing the crowd at the MKO Abiola Democracy Park, Akure, for the All Progressives Congress...
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President Bola Tinubu has described members of opposition parties in the country as reactionary politicians. Tinubu stated this, on Wednesday in Akure, at the grand finale of the campaign rally for Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ondo state in Saturday’s election. The President,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has said no amount of shenanigans from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will make it lose its focus of ensuring the success of its candidate, Lucky Ayedatiwa, in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The APC Campaign Council Spokesman, Mr Banji Okunomo, stated this while addressing...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the nation’s most challenging economic period is now behind them. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Tinubu gave the assurance at the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Senator Monday Okpebholo on his inauguration today as the Governor of Edo State. In his message by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu urged Governor Okpebholo to diligently work to enhance the living standards of the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged not to abandon all projects initiated by his former boss, the late Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Monday in Owo at the palace of Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, during his campaign to the local government area of the...
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says at no time has he ever ruled out the possibility of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 elections. Okupe made the remark in a statement on Monday in Lagos, while reacting to some online media reports on his statement regarding...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, wished Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State victory in Saturday’s governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aiyedatiwa is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 16 election. Obasanjo wished the governor well in the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– The presidency has said the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has focused more on criticizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu than on solving his own party’s (People’s Democratic Party) problems. Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga , who stated this in a...
Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has urged Ondo State residents to vote for the party’s candidate, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, at the Nov.16 governorship election. Ganduje made the appeal on Sunday during the Aseyori Conference held at the University of Fortune, Igbotako, Okitipupa...
The Transition Committee of Edo Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, has denied borrowing funds for the inauguration ceremony slated for Tuesday. The outgoing Gov. Godwin Obaseki had accused the committee of borrowing N5 billion to organise the ceremony. Obaseki’s administration also accused the governor-elect of not inviting him for the inauguration...
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara West) over the conferment of the traditional title of Marafan Sokoto on him by Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State...
The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President...
An Abuja High Court on Friday, quashed a criminal summon issued on Sept. 12 by an a magistrates’ court against Sen. Monday Okpebholo over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Charles Agbaza, in a judgment , also voided the entire proceedings before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar of a Wuse Magistrate Court in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called for a peaceful and credible Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. This was even as the Nigeria Police said it would deploy 22,239 officers, in addition to...
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has attributed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL’s) achievements to the capacity of its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, to transform the company. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammed, who said this on Wednesday at a news...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the claim by Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, that he did not lose the election but stolen, was most comical. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this, in a statement on...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Ondo State Council, has declared its support for the election bid of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had fixed Nov. 16 for the Ondo...
Edo election and PDP proxy agent masquerading as civil society activist By WASHINGTON OSA OSIFO, PhD
Edo election and PDP proxy agent masquerading as civil society activist By WASHINGTON OSA OSIFO, PhD
ARISETV regular morning show on November 2, 2024, featured one Martins Obono, Executive Director Tap Initiative for Citizens Development. Obono claims to be one of the the many civil society activists in Nigeria and indeed, there are a legion of them. We do know for a fact that dangerous...
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has urged his kinsmen to remain calm over the judgment which ordered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to cease all monthly financial allocations to the Rivers. Okaba gave the advice at the 10th Anniversary of the...