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APC accuses ADC of owing staff salaries, urges Nigerians to reject Atiku
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of owing its workers more than 12 monthsโ salaries, urging Nigerians to reject the party, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and its candidates in the next general elections. The councilโs spokesperson, Dele Alake, made the call in a statement, accusing the ADC National Working Committee, led by Senator David Mark as chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as secretary, of neglecting party workers despite their reliance on salaries for their daily needs. Alake described the alleged failure to pay the workers as โwicked and reprehensibleโ, questioning the…
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2027: ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ถ๐ธ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ -๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has expressed full confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Adeyeye urged Nigerians to choose a proven builder over former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He stressed that Tinubu’s leadership through economic reforms, infrastructure growth, and maritime sector advancements warrants a second term to complete the nation’s economic recovery. Adeyeye highlighted the administration’s maritime achievements, including the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, the clearance of the…
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โAtiku majored in hygiene, cannot rule Nigeriaโs modern economyโ โ Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised former vice president Atiku Abubakar over his proposal to restore fuel subsidy, questioning his ability to govern Nigeriaโs modern economy. Shettima said Atikuโs proposal would push the country back into poverty, accusing the former vice president of supporting the return of subsidy for political reasons. Speaking at the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday, Shettima said, โOne of the leading presidential candidates is advocating for the return of the subsidy scheme. He wants us to backslide into penury for political convenience.โ He also questioned Atikuโs professional background, referring to his training at the…
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2027: I feel for Tinubu โ Rufai Oseni
Television Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has expressed sympathy for President Bola Tinubu over his performance at the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign rally in Kaduna State. Oseni described Tinubuโs speech at the rally as one of the worst campaign speeches he had ever heard, arguing that the presidentโs aides failed to prepare him adequately for his first campaign outing ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Arise Televisionโs Morning Show on Monday, Oseni said Tinubu should not have campaigned in Kaduna if he was going to deliver such an embarrassing speech. โI think that was the worst campaign…
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โI am weapon fashioned against Wikeโ โ Ex-Rivers commissioner Nwibubasa
Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, a former Rivers State commissioner and spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Rivers State, has declared that he is determined to oppose the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, Nyesom Wike. Nwibubasa made the declaration while speaking on Symfoni TV, where he discussed the current political landscape in Nigeria and Rivers State. Speaking on why he was confident about challenging Wike in Rivers, he said: โIf you read the Bible a child was taken to the temple to be dedicated, his name was Jesus and the man that was to dedicate him was called Simon…
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Stop destroying democracy that made you president- Peter Obi blasts Tinubu
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has lashed out at President Bola Tinubu, asking him to stop destroying the democracy that made him President. Obi made this statement in a post on his verified X handle on Monday. This is as he demanded the immediate release of a political mobiliser for the NDC, Rilwan Olawale, following his reported arrest at his residence in Lagos. Obi condemned the arrest, describing it as an attack on democracy and opposition voices. โStop destroying the democracy that made you. President Tinubu has remained a huge beneficiary of our democracy and should…
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‘Blaming opposition for hunger is delusion, political amnesia’ – Atiku rebukes Tinubu
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubuโs claim that the opposition created hunger and poverty as a delusional and shameless attempt to dodge responsibility for the misery his own government has inflicted on Nigerians. Atiku said a president cannot light the fire of hardship with his own policies, then blame the neighbours for the smoke. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku likened Tinubu’s remark to a case of political amnesia. He said: โMr President, blaming the opposition for hunger is either…
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Obi too stingy to be President – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, as stingy and unfit to govern Nigeria. Wike made the remarks during a town hall meeting with stakeholders in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, where he questioned Obiโs leadership qualities and mocked him for carrying his own bags. The minister argued that a former governor seeking to lead Nigeria should be able to employ a personal assistant rather than carry his belongings himself. โAs a former governor, you cannot be stingy not to have employed a…
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Nigerians who donโt see progress need โTinubu eyeglassesโ โ Remi Tinubu
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has suggested that Nigerians who fail to recognise the countryโs progress need what she called โBola Tinubu eyeglassesโ. She made the remark on Friday at the inauguration of the Abuja headquarters of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, a grassroots mobilisation group campaigning for President Bola Tinubuโs re-election in 2027. โSo things are happening in Nigeria, except, you know, those who donโt see; maybe weโll give them some, you know, Bola Tinubu eyeglasses. We are doing that, JigiBola,โ she said. Jigi-Bola refers to an eye-care initiative introduced by Tinubu during his tenure as Lagos State governor in 2001…
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‘Tinubuโs second term will bring more hunger’ – Dino Melaye
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has predicted that the economic hardship currently facing Nigerians will worsen if President Bola Tinubu secures re-election in 2027. In a video shared on his official Facebook page on Friday night, Melaye accused the Tinubu-led administration of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. According to him, the administration has only succeeded in impoverishing Nigerians. “The word of God is true, when the righteous is in power, the people rejoice but when drug baron is in power, you see wahala. “The hunger you are seeing now is an introduction to hunger; we have not…
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Vulture died on my bed after I won election- Gov Okpebholo [VIDEO]
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has recounted an unusual experience involving a vulture he said was found dead on his bed after he won the governorship election. The governor while addressing members in a church also claimed that another bird died in his office after he ordered the demolition of the Black House in Sapele. Okpebholo narrated that after his election victory, he returned home exhausted after several days without sleep and attempted to jump onto his bed when something held him back. He said โWhen I won election, we went to the house. I was tired. I had not…
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EndSARS memorial: Nigeria dealing with highest level of corruption, impunity – Mr Macaroni
Nigerian skit maker and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, famously known as Mr Macaroni has stated that Nigeria is currently dealing with the highest level of corruption and impunity. He made the assertion in a post to mark the remembrance of victims of the October 20, 2020, Lekki Toll Gate massacre. DAILY POST reports that thousands of Nigerian youths had staged a nationwide protest to demand the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force with a long record of abuse of citizens. The peaceful protest which started on October 8, 2020 with hashtag #EndSARS,…
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