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Tinubu: PDP has no hope in South West – Bode George
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has stated that it would be challenging for the party to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South West He said this following the fact that Bola Tinubu of the ruling party comes from the region Chief George made this statement on Friday while appearing on Arise TV’s The Morning Show. He said, “But how do I go on the campaign trip in the South-West and tell the people that look, we are ready and you must vote for our candidate? We must realise that the…
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PDP primary: When I landed in Abuja and passed through the venue, it reminded me of my defeat -Wike
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike threw bants on Friday when he said he wasn’t like his Kogi counterpart, Yahaya Bello. He spoke at the launch of a book, “Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki, NA reports. Wike said his visit to the nation’s capital reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary in May. The governor noted that it was his first time in Abuja after losing the PDP ticket to former vice president Atiku Abubakar. “When I landed and passed through the venue. I…
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Peter Obi is the light that Nigerian youths want – Ebonyi youths cry out as Police teargas, disperse rally
The Nigeria Police on Saturday attacked and teargassed the supporters of the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, who trooped out to stage a 1 million man march in Ebonyi state. The supporters had converged at the pastoral center, Abakaliki when the incident happened Reacting to this, one of the leaders of the Obi-dent movement, Mr. Ugoama Stephen, who spoke to journalists in Abakaliki, at the venue, called on the state governor, David Umahi to address the issue and condemned the attack on the youths of the state who, according to him, came out only with the Nigerian…
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You cannot bite your nose to spite your face – Ehilebo tells Wike
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, head of New Media Anthony Ehilebo has appealed to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other aggrieved members of the party to embrace peace He made the appeal in a statement on Friday. He noted that the most important thing stakeholders of the party should be concerned with is how to win the forthcoming elections According to him, you can’t bite your nose to spite your face He said, “The most important thing is that everybody is a stakeholder in this project. You cannot be aggrieved to bite your nose to spite your face.…
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2023: Elect somebody that will take the interest of all of us – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised Nigerians to vote for a candidate that has the interest of the citizens at heart Jonathan stated this on Thursday when he visited Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, at his residence in Minna, the Niger capital. He urged the Youths to vote a president who will serve and also promote inclusivity. “We all wish our country well. To every Nigerian, especially the young ones, elections are coming,” he said. “They have to elect the person they believe would lead us well; the person who will serve us well. A leader is also a…
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ASUU Strike: A resort to court may not be be fastest way to solve the problem – Catholic Bishops tell FG
The Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have faulted the Federal Government’s decision to drag the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to court over the lingering seven month industrial action They called on the Federal Government and the ASUU to find a quicker and better way of resolving the crisis so that public universities would reopen again. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the Sacred Heart Pastoral/Retreat Centre, Orlu, Imo State, 8 – 16 September, 2022. Part of the communique read: “The protracted…
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ISWAP and Boko Haram members clash in Borno
An unidentified number of people have been feared dead after a violent fight broke out between members of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday September 15. This was according to a report by Daily Trust. The fight was said to have occurred between Dikwa and Bama local government areas of Borno state, and among those feared dead is one of the terrorist commanders simply identified as “Kundu”. A security source told the publication that Kundu and his team were on a robbery mission when the ISWAP intercepted them on six motorcycles, each conveying three fighters.…
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If PDP had done things well we wouldn’t have gone into the hands of APC – Ikpeazu
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has blamed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the current travails of the country. He said had the opposition done things well, the citizens wouldn’t have run into the hands of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Ikpeazu stated this when the PDP board of trustees (BoT) interim chairman, Adolphus Wabara, led some board members to the governor’s country residence in Umuobiakwa According to him, the party needs to remain hungry for power to achieve their goal. He further emphasized the need for a reconciliation in order for the PDP to achieve victory. “Our…
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Presidential candidates will be flogged, humiliated and trounced at the polls by the irresistible and progressive forces of the ABAT army – Fani-Kayode
Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, on Thursday, claimed that the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu would defeat all other candidates in the forthcoming 2023 election. He said Labour Party Peter Obi’s negligible fan base would be disgraced at the poll as their candidate never had a chance of winning According to him, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso would defeat Obi and his supporters “hands down” He described Atiku of the People’s Democratic party, PDP as the only real competition but is also incapable of putting up a good fight In…
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We are willing to call off industrial action – ASUU
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union is willing to end its seven-month-old strike. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.’ “If the government loves this country, these children and their parents, then they should come to the table and let us resolve these issues in one day, he said The ASUU president also expressed sadness over the lingering strike resulting in the government taking the union to court. Osodeke noted…
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(VIDEO) Man whose vehicle was impounded by Lagos State Govt’s Task Force breaks down in tears as his car is auctioned for less than N400k
A resident of Lagos state whose car was impounded and auctioned for far less than he bought it, was filmed weeping and the video has been shared online. The Lagos state government today September 15, auctioned some cars that were earlier impounded for various traffic offenses. At the venue where the cars were being auctioned, one of the owners of the impounded cars broke down in tears as he witnessed his car being auctioned for less than N400, 000.
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Ayu’s refusal to resign as PDP Chairman is an insult to the electorate and party members from the South – Bode George
Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George has again lent his voice to calls for chairman of the opposition party, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign. Bode George who spoke at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday September 15, said the present arrangement in the party which has the presidential and national chairman positions filled by persons from the north can’t continue. He also said that Ayu’s refusal to resign is an insult to the electorate and party members from the South. George said; “In May this year, we elected our presidential candidate in the person of Atiku Abubakar,…
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