No fewer than 3 soldiers attached to troops of the Guards Brigade have been injured in an ambushed by armed bandits in Bwari Area Council of FCT, Abuja. It was learnt that the terrorists were heading to the Nigerian Law School in Bwari for an operation when they ran...
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By AUSTINE TSENZUGHU, Bauchi – As the controversy over All Progressive Congress (APC) continues on an APC Presidential Muslim candidate choosing a Presidential Muslim running mate, Hon. Jibrin Adamu, a public commentator has described the development as another regional rhetoric. He spoke to our North-East Editor, Austine Tsenzughul. At...
In 2015, the campaign slogan of APC’s presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari, was ‘APC SAK’. By this, Buhari was urging the electorate, especially of Northern Nigeria, to vote APC all through from top to bottom. In return, he promised that the ensuing APC government he would head will solve the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter has congratulated Bola Tinubu for emerging the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential election at the party’s special convention in Abuja. According to the party, delegates made the best choice for Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the...
Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday reacted to his emergence as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he didn’t expect to win the party’s primary election. He also said Nigeria is back on track following his victory at the just concluded...
The Consolidation Ambassadors (TCA), says only former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu can defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar during the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The group said this in a statement titled, “Our Stand,” signed by Dr. Adelanke Peter, issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina. He said for...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he will never be ashamed to talk about President Muhammadu Buhari whom described as a “good man“. Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki while granting audience to the Central Working Committees of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the National...
Unknown gunmen suspected to be enforcing a two-day ‘phantom’ sit-at-home allegedly declared by yet to be identified dissident group in South-East attacked Ebebe Junction in Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi. The attackers who struck the area at about 6:20 a.m on Friday set a vehicle ablaze while a motorcycle operator escaped...
A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday denied betraying Asiawju Bola Tinubu, saying the office of the President is not an inheritance. Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), spoke in Abuja during an interview on Channels Television’s...
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, has cautioned members against divisive tendencies, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Adamu said this on Wednesday at the opening of the 11th APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Transcop Hilton, Abuja. He reminded the party’s stakeholders...
A former Military Governor Kaduna state, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar(rtd) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to suspend its plan to conduct a National census April 2023. Colonel Umar (rtd) who is the Chairman, Movement for Unity and Progress,(MUP) described report on the planned census as shocking He...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Bolarinwa Abiodun, a fake Army General. Abiodun was docked before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. The suspect is facing a 13-count charge including obtaining money by false pretence, forgery of...
Even though it qualifies as a national tragedy that deserves every attention, it is important to underline that the present piece is not a direct reaction to the recent reported bombing by ‘terrorist’ of a moving train along Abuja-Kaduna rail track- an incident that resulted in the death of...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite on Thursday admitted that the Federal Government will not be able to deliver on its promise to revive the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill before the end of the current administration in 2023. He made the admission while fielding question...
Some victims of Monday’s attack on a Abuja-Kaduna train have been admitted to the 44 military hospital and St. Gerald hospital in Kaduna State. It is not yet clear how many persons were injured but the attacked train had the capacity to convey more than 1,000 passengers. At least...
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Mr Peter Obi, has released his bio-data, showcasing a copious profile that casts him as standing tall among PDP presidential aspirants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the upcoming presidential contest looks set to parade a crowded field...
Sen. Rochas Okorocha ( APC – Imo) on Sunday said that if the possibility of a Tinubu and Rochas ticket emerged ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, he would clinch it. Okorocha, a former governor of Imo, said this while fielding questions from newsmen at the All Progressives Congress...
The PDP Governors’ Forum has urged Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it is impossible for a party so “disorganised” to offer good governance to the people of Nigeria. The governors’ appeal was disclosed in a communique after their meeting in Abia State on Wednesday. Among...
A Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Thursday visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, seeking royal blessings for his 2023 presidential ambition. Tinubu, whose first point of call was the Ooni’s Palace in...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Malam Gambo Manzo, has appealed to the party leaders and stakeholders to bury their differences, ahead of the party’s national convention, slated for Feb. 26. Manzo, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Affairs in the Vice-President’s office, made the appeal...