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2023: Atiku is desperate to become president – Aisha Yesufu
Social Media commentator, Aisha Yesufu has expressed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is desperate to become president. This was contained in a post via her verified Twitter handle on Thursday. This is coming after Atiku had said that he was in talks with the Presidential Candidates of Labour Party and the New Nigeria people’s party, NNPP, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso respectively. Obi has cleared the air on Atiku’s claim, saying he is not stepping down for any candidate adding that he is a frontrunner in the forthcoming election. Meanwhile, Yesufu has said Obi is…
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Vote, wait for it to be counted, and get it all captured and recorded – Apostle Suleiman tells Nigerians
Cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has advised Nigerians to be alert as it concerns the forthcoming 2023 elections. He asked Nigerians not to allow anyone to lie to them with figures after the election. Apostle Suleiman also lamented that the country has never had it as bad as it has witnessed over the last few weeks. He called on Nigerians to go to the polling unit on the day of the election to cast votes and ensure their votes are counted. He wrote, “This coming election will be a deciding factor for generations unborn..we have never had it so terrible especially…
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Vote riggers pushing CBN to extend till after election – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has alleged that vote riggers are seeking the Central Bank Of Nigeria, CBN, to extend the Naira Swap till after the election. The former vice president asked the apex bank to immediately examine the measures it has put in place to ensure the circulation of the new naira notes and ease the difficulty currently faced by Nigerians, mainly the rural dwellers This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Atiku campaign council Part of the statement read: “There should be no further postponement on the new naira…
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Tinubu will outsmart the Buhari Cabal again, El-Rufai should stop weeping – Deji Adeyanju
Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to a recent comment by Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai that there are forces in the Villa working against the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu Adeyanju said Tinubu outsmarted Buhari’s cabal during the APC primaries and would repeat the feat during the 2023 elections. Tinubu had earlier claimed that some people created fuel scarcity and naira swap to sabotage his chances of winning the election. His claim was corroborated by the Kaduna State governor. Reacting to this, Adeyanju in a tweet wrote; ”Tinubu once…
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Naira redesign: Kidnapping, banditry have reduced – Emefiele
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has claimed that the redesign of the Naira and cashless policy has led to a tremendous decrease in banditry and insecurity in the country. He said this while speaking with the House of Representatives’ fact-finding ad hoc committee on the scarcity and the deadline for the old Naira notes. Emefiele urged those affected by the policy to bear with the apex bank, while urging Nigerians to comply with all directives. He said, “At this initial stage, there will be hitches, but it’s to make the Nigerian economy better and stronger. “The…
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CBN, INEC, traitors cannot stop Tinubu – Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that every attempt to stop the Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu He said the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party cannot stop him and neither can traitors and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, come in between Tinubu and President Muhammadu Buhari. In a series of tweets, Fani-Kayode wrote: “The few in the Villa plotting against @Official AbAT can’t stop him. @atiku and @Peter Obi can’t stop him. ING can’t stop him. CBN can’t stop him. “Traitors can’t stop him, and…
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2023: I do not see Obi, Kwankwaso as threats but we are in talks – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he has been having conversations with the candidates of the New Nigerian People Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso; and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, to support his ambition in the forthcoming election. He said that although he doesn’t see them as threats, he believes the discussion might yield positive results Atiku disclosed this during an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday. He said; ”Although, I see no threat in any of them (Obi and Kwankwaso) but we are in talks. “The discussion might yield a positive result…
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Hisbah gives verdict on woman who married daughter’s suitor
The Kano State Hisbah Board has cleared Malama Khadija Rano, who allegedly dissolved her marriage to marry her daughter’s suitor. The Board in a statement by its Public relations officer, Lawan Ibrahim said the marriage was and had fulfilled all the necessary criteria, Ibrahim noted. Deputy Commander in charge of operations, Hussain Ahmed, who chaired the investigation committee said Khadija was divorced by her husband and observed the three months waiting period (iddah) prescribed by Islam before she married a man whom her biological daughter earlier rejected. ”The marriage is legal according to Islam, that was the reason Hisbah Commander…
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There are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the election because their candidate did not win the primaries – El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that there are elements in the presidential villa that want the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu to lose. He claimed that they are doing so because they had their candidates who did not emerge victorious at the primaries El-Rufai said this on Wednesday while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. According to him, those individual elements are hiding behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to do what he thinks is right. He said, ”I believe there are elements in the Villa that want us to…
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Governor Tambuwal’s aide dies following a stampede at PDP’s presidential rally in Sokoto
Hajia Aisha Maina, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on female education is dead. She was caught in a stampede that occurred at the exit gate of Giginya Stadium, during the presidential rally of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. According to a staff of the Information ministry; ”A motorcyclist fell down from his bike at the exit way of the stadium and that caused a serious stampede, with people falling upon one another. She was one of the victims.? Chairman of Forum of Special Advisers, Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, who confirmed Maina’s death, said she was rushed to…
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Banks will accept old notes after deadline – Emefiele
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has announced that commercial banks will still accept the old notes even after the deadline of February 10, 2023. Speaking during an interactive session with the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the currency redesign and Naira swap policy on Tuesday, January 31, Emefiele stated that the CBN will also accept the old naira from banks after the deadline. He also referenced a CBN act which mandates the apex bank to continue to accept old notes after its expiration. Section 20 (3) of the CBN act reads; “Notwithstanding sub-sections…
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The word ‘Emilokan’ is very spiritual, don’t take Tinubu for a joke – Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has described the ”Emilokan” statement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC as spiritual. He explained that Nigerians joke a lot with Tinubu’s because they don’t have an idea of what it means spiritually. In a statement by his spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele, cautioned Nigerians against taking Tinubu for granted. He said: ‘’Don’t joke with the chances of the APC, Don’t take Tinubu for granted, he is not old politically and he wants this presidency. “His pronouncements are more spiritual than physical. He speaks with so much…
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