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Senate Presidency: Rooting For A Charismatic Fulani Senator Barau Jibrin

By Editor May 1, 2023 214 0

By Ibrahim Garba With the presidential election long decided in favour of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, the party has naturally turned its focus on who would occupy the nation’s Number Three position, the person who would be Senate President and head […]Continue Reading

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10th Assembly leadership: Group backs Jaji for speakership position

By Editor April 28, 2023 125 0

  By Clement Adeyi The Arewa Youth Initiative for Good Governance (AYIGGI) has thrown its weight behind Honourable Aminu Sani Jaji for the House of Representatives speakership position. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Coordinator, Comrade Ibrahim Mohammed, when the group endorsed the candidature of Hon. Aminu for the position at a […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By Editor April 25, 2023 335 0

The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading

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Fact-check:News headlines of world leaders condemning Nigerian polls, fake

By Editor April 25, 2023 214 0

By: Ogar Monday and Stephanie Adams -Douglas Claim: A Facebook user shared screenshots purportedly from different media organisations, including AP, Financial Times, News 24, NDTV and Times of India. In the screenshot, some world leaders had called the 2023 elections a sham and requested for the cancellation of the polls. Verdict: False. The screenshots are […]Continue Reading

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Since 2019, I prayed Shettima becomes VP – Zulum

By Editor April 22, 2023 153 0

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has indicated that while he will seriously miss the huge support he got from President Muhammadu Buhari, he is highly relieved that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim are the ones stepping in. Zulum described the APC’s victory in the February 25th Presidential elections as the […]Continue Reading

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Obi at Labour Party NEC Meeting, calls for Calm and Steadfast to the Course

By Editor April 18, 2023 139 0

  The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerians not to be deterred but to remain calm and steadfast in their journey of reclaiming their mandate of a New Nigeria. Obi in spirit-lifting words to Nigerians particularly the Obidients, noted that he will never give up on the journey until […]Continue Reading

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2023 Election: Governorship candidates must come from Kogi East, Uk’Omu Igala tells political parties

By Editor April 14, 2023 127 0

By Daniel Adaji Uk’Omu Igala, an umbrella organization for all socio-cultural organisations in Kogi East Senatorial District, calls on all political parties in the state to ensure their governorship candidates emerge from Kogi East. This was made public in a statement signed by Elder David Abutu, the national leader of the Uk’Omu Igala Organization on […]Continue Reading

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Osinbajo-led committee approves N250b in 2023 budget for employment

By Editor April 13, 2023 117 0

*To expand National Social Register with additional 3m households *N9b support to 1.6m farmers  *Create 4.5m jobs in rural roads construction  *Finance 100,000 homes for low-income earners, others Almost 2 million vulnerable Nigerians across the country have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy Continue Reading

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Tribute to Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju (1945-2023)

By Editor April 12, 2023 144 0

By Willie Obiano I am saddened to learn of the passage, on April 11, 2023, of the first Anambra State governor in Fourth Republic, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, in Abuja. Mbadinuju’s reign as Anambra governor from 1999 to 2003 was a challenging period. He did his best to grapple with insecurity, perpetrated mostly by ruthless, unconscionable […]Continue Reading

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London immigration says Peter Obi being impersonated

By Editor April 12, 2023 131 0

  The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi just back from London, United Kingdom where he celebrated Easter, has confirmed that he was harassed by London immigration officials and placed for detention but for the screaming of Nigerians at Heathrow Airport. Obi-Datti Media office can confirm that the LP Presidential candidate in the […]Continue Reading

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2023 election failed to meet the yearnings of Nigerians – Bishop Kukah

By Editor April 11, 2023 186 0

  (Text of Bishop Kukah’s Easter Sermon) Every election brings more frustration and anger and the victims all turn on themselves. The circles have gone on and on. Little wonder, fewer and fewer citizens want to risk their lives for what promises them only blood, tears, injury and death. While citizens seek outlets to express […]Continue Reading

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Katsina Governor-elect Radda setting the pace

By Editor April 6, 2023 146 0

By Olawale Oluwabusola During a recent interview on a national television, the Katsina State Governor-elect, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda,  made it clear that on assumption of office on May 29, 2023, he  would not accept the nomenclature of ‘His Excellency ‘. According to him, “I don’t want that title to get into my head; I […]Continue Reading