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Atiku is a liar, he offered me Vice Presidential ticket in 2007 – Tinubu
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC Bola Tinubu has accused his counterpart of the People’s Democratic party PDP, Atiku Abubakar of lying over his comment on a Muslim-Muslim ticket Tinubu said Atiku asked him to be his running mate in 2007 but he refused. Atiku, who was the Action Congress, AC, presidential candidate in 2007, had said Tinubu wanted to be his running mate accusing him of being a lover of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Reacting to this, Tinubu in a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman accused Atiku of being a pathological liar He said;”Atiku may…
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Nigeria is safe, ignore the lies – Lau Mohammed tells investors
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has informed investors that Nigeria is safe for them to carry out their venture. He said lies were being promoted by those against the Muhammadu Buhari administration The Minister said this at an Investors’ Fair, tagged “Africa Walk”, organized by the UNICORN Group in its Lagos Campus. He said the administration has left no stone unturned to sort out the challenges facing the country “We were elected on the three pillars of the economy, security, and anti-corruption. “We have not left any stone unturned to turn things around despite the numerous challenges,” he said. Mohammed…
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Almost all the countries in Africa have both the face and names of the candidate, our ballot paper should be like this – Priest tells INEC
Malawian-based Nigerian priest has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to make some inclusions on the ballot papers. In a letter posted on his verified Facebook page, Fr Kelvin argued that Nigerians are not voting based on political parties but rather, the personality of the various candidates, stressing that the ballot papers should include the names and photos of the candidates and their running mates. Sharing an image of a Malawian ballot paper, He wrote, “Dear INEC Nigeria, “Our ballot paper should be like this because in the true sense of it, it is actually the individual with…
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Shettima: Fake bishops should be arrested and tried. Those who sent them will not see the palace of leadership – Enenche
Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Dr Paul Enenche has called for the immediate arrest of ‘bishops’ who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC. Footage of some unpopular bishops who were sighted at the unveiling event had emerged online with heavy criticism from a cross-section of Nigerians. The bishops were alleged to have been hired to calm the controversy surrounding the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party. The Tinubu Campaign Organization had, however, debunked the report of hiring fake ‘bishops’, saying they were not fake but unpopular. Reacting,…
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If you wait for Tomorrow it may never come. Get up and make it happen – Obasanjo tells Youths
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has admonished youths to take over the leadership of the country. Speaking on Saturday during a special interview with former Super Eagles star, Segun Odegbami, on his Eagles7 Sports 103.7 FM, Abeokuta, he said some corrupt leaders would destroy the so-called tomorrow if the younger generation fails to rise and take their future in their hands. “My advice for Nigerian youths is, never let anybody tell you that you are the leaders of tomorrow. If you wait for tomorrow before you take over leadership, that tomorrow may not come. They will destroy it. This is the…
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Recent elections are proof of my administration’s commitment to credible polls – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the outcome of recent governorship elections in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti states shows his administration’s commitment to violence-free and credible polls.The president said this on Friday when he received a delegation from Nasarawa State led by Abdullahi Sule, governor of the state, at the federal capital territory (FCT). He said commitment to a Credible Election led to his signing the electoral act. According to him, his administration will always be committed to the tenets of the rule of law.“Recent elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun are proof of my administration’s irreversible commitment to credible…
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I stand with Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi can only win elections on twitter – Kannywood actress, Fati Muhammad
Kannywood actress, Fati Muhammad, has mocked supporters of Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, over his social media influence. The actress had tweeted “I stand with Atiku Abubakar” which generated a lot of comments . In her response she wrote; “Yesterday I posted something, some people were commenting Peter Obi all the way, while I don’t even know who’s peter Obi, pls am asking a question?, who is da Peter Obi, is he Contesting..? An even if he’s contesting, wat is he contesting for? Is he contesting for chairman or councilor?” This generated a lot of backlash from the…
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I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that he didn’t reject the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. The former Vice President made this known during an interview on Arise Television while reacting to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. According to him, Wike is brilliant and Tenacious but he picked one of the three candidates put forward by the party’s committee He said, “I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver. Wike is brilliant and tenacious. “Going by history, I picked an Igbo as running mate…
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Security operatives allegedly kill 17-year-old female student while chasing ‘Yahoo Boy’ in Ogun
Security operatives attached to the state’s special security outfits, OP MESA, have allegedly shot dead a 17-year-old female student of Unity High School in Ago Ika area of Abeokuta, Ogun State identified simply as Saidat while in pursuit of a suspected internet fraudster, popularly known as “yahoo boy” The incident occurred on Thursday, July 21. Sadiat and others were walking out of the school premises after close of school for the day when a bullet fired by the security operatives mistakenly hit her in the head and was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Idi Aba, Abeokuta, where she…
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I don’t expect the Labour Party to take many votes, most of our people in the North are not tuned to social media – Atiku
Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that contrary to popular opinions, the Labour Party cannot take as many votes from the PDP as is been suggested. Atiku stated this during an exclusive interview on Arise TV on Thursday. He questioned the performance of the Labour Party at the just concluded Osun State Gubernatorial election. He said it would take a miracle for the Labour Party to win in a country that depends on the structures of a party at different levels He further stated that 90% of the people in the north are not…
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Nigerian Muslim claims he saw ‘Allah’ inscribed on piece of meat he bought at restaurant
Facebook user, Wushishi Habibu, has claimed the word ‘Allah’ was inscribed on the piece of meat he bought at a restaurant He shared this in a post via the Microblogging site alongside the inscribed meat. He wrote; “By Allah who created me, I just saw this while taking my lunch in the office now. I have never believed all the ones I have seen in the past but Allah has clearly shown it to me today. I bought the food from Abdullahi Aisha Restaurant and upon arriving office while trying to munch the meat I saw “ALLAH” written on it.…
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Fake Bishops: Nigeria will burn under Tinubu if he can’t manage our diversity – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri has reacted to the controversy that has trailed the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC. The event was allegedly attended by Fake Bishops said to be hired by the party Reno in a post on his Facebook page claimed that the act was done to douse the controversy surrounding the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party. He said the country will burn under Tinubu as he cannot manage the the diversity of the country. He wrote; “If Tinubu could not organise a successful unveiling of his running mate, and had…
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