President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured the All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters that he will continue to campaign for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘next president of Nigeria.’ The President spoke before a mammoth crowd at the presidential campaign rally in Lafia square, where he endorsed the candidature of the Presidential candidate, Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shettima and the second-term bid of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. He thanked party supporters for defying the hot weather and standing in the sun for hours to express their support for the party’s flag bearers in the forthcoming presidential…
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Members of the All Progressive Congress, under the aegis of APC Leaders Group, has commended the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, for taking prompt action to ensure adequate supply of petrol across the country. In a statement signed by its Director General, Ugochukwu Paul, the group commend Kyari’s effort to which according to the group has brought lasting solution to fuel scarcity in the country. “This swift responses to tackle the brewing fuel scarcity problem across the country has helped to make fuel available at filling stations which is commendable”.…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has assured the people of his constituency of more human capital and infrastructure development even as the people registered their appreciation for his proactive representation in the House of Representatives Elumelu gave the assurance during a town hall interactive meeting with various wards in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State as part of his grassroots engagement ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Minority Leader who represents Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives also urged the People of the Constituency to vote overwhelmingly for…
BY Pat GBEMUDU The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba and presided over by Honourable Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, on Wednesday 1st February 2023, sentenced a 28 year old man, Amechi Ogo, to Life Imprisonment for raping his 4 year old daughter. The defendant was arraigned before the High Court on a charge of rape for having unlawful carnal of his child at Asaba on 31st May 2018, contrary to Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law of Delta State. The prosecution led by the Director of Sexual Offences Unit, Ministry of Justice, Mrs P.U. Akamagwuna told the Court…
No fewer than 25 leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in three Warri local government areas of Delta State, have defected into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The weekend’s development climaxed weeks of ceaseless defection into APC by leaders of PDP in the state. The latest defection took place at a rally held at the Warri residence of a three-time member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Daniel Reyinieju, who also dumped the main opposition party, in company of other notable bigwigs and thousands of their supporters , two weeks ago. Among the latest defectors were a younger sibling…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to the Western civilization for succour. After all, our social structures and institutions are patterned after theirs. In the United Kingdom, as in other saner climes, young men and women who participate in school politics – and are interested in running governments – are provided with the ample chance to express themselves in an enabling environment; and they follow through till they graduate from these schools. It’s like a recruitment centre; and they eventually form the bulk of…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), is expected to commission the Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje Auditorium in University of Ibadan (UI), on Tuesday, 7th February, 2023. The governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Ph:D, OFR, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, has invited his Party presidential flag-bearer, to commission the auditorium he built through the influence of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA). The event is expected to be chaired by the Federal Minister of Special Duties and former Governor of Benue State, His Excellency…
Executive Assistant on Communications to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor of Delta State, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has described the incoming first lady of Delta State, Chief Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, as a woman of substance and a strong pillar of support to her life partner and hearthrob, Rt Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, JP., the incoming governor of Delta State. Oghenesivbe in a goodwill message on the occasion of her birthday anniversary celebration on Sunday, 5th February, and made available to newsmen said, Delta will soon have another caring, humble, accommodating and prayerful mother…
By Wole Olujobi After a week of a busy schedule on campaign trails across the nation selling their development agenda to Nigerians ahead of the February 25, 2023 presidential election, the convoy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, rolled into Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, on Friday 3, 2023 in a blaze of pomp and glory, as members of APC and general public lined the streets to welcome the team they see as the solution to the myriads of problems that Nigerians sleep and wake up with…
Except for those with verifiable constraints such as lacking supplies from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has directed that any bank which refuses to dispense new naira notes via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and banking halls should have its land revoked by the state government. Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum issued the directive on Friday afternoon in Maiduguri after visiting branches of banks to assess problems being faced by residents in trying to access new naira notes via long queues at ATMs amid acute scarcity and hopelessness. “Any bank in Borno State that is…