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2023 presidency: Buhari will determine APC’s candidate – Gov Zulum
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will decide the next All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate.Zulum explained that Buhari would decide APC’s presidential candidate because he is the leader of the ruling party.He spoke in Maiduguri, the State capital on Friday when he played host to members of the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) led by their chairman, Dr Aliyu Rabiu Kurfias who visited him to promote the presidential ambition of the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo.There have been speculations that Osinbajo may run for the presidency in 2023, but the Vice President through his Media…
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2023:Goodluck Jonathan endorses Bala Mohammed for President
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has backed the presidential ambition of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State ahead of the 2023 general election.Jonathan, during a meeting with Mohammed at his residence, expressed confidence that the Governor, who served as FCT Minister under his administration, is competent and focused to lead Nigeria. According to the former President, Mohammed is a very competent and focused person and “by the divine providence, with the support of Nigerians and God, he will become the President of Nigeria.”“If you are there (as President), then I have a son, every father wants his son to grow.“Those of…
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2-year-old allegedly flogged mercilessly by her teacher for failing to recite the alphabets
Uncle of a two-year-old pupil of Unic Vilos schools in Maza-Maza, Lagos state has taken to Social media to share photos of his niece’s bruised back after she was allegedly flogged 24 strokes of cane by her teacher for failing to recite the alphabets. The Twitter user @WakaWaka tailor alleged that the teacher said that his niece was not the only one given 24 strokes of the cane and that she will be flogged again if the need arises. Meanwhile, a team consisting of the Lagos state Ministry of Education (Office of Quality Assurance), Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of…
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2023: Unite for Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition, Sanwo-Olu tells APC Leaders
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged APC leaders to unite for the sake of Bola Tinubu’s Presidential ambition. Sanwo-olu made this appeal while visiting the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area and the Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA). He urged the leaders to ensure that Tinubu succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari. “We have a lot to be proud of in Lagos. We have a lot to make bragging right both at the state and also at the national level. We should see that sacrifice of our National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will certainly not go in vain and that…
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CBN to stop Dollar sales to Banks – Emefiele
Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the apex will stop the sale of foreign currency to other banks by the end of the year. Emefiele made this know at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said the decision was made after consulting with the bankers’ committee. He noted that banks should get export revenues from exporters in order to provide services to their consumers (importers). “The era is coming to an end when, because your customers need $100 million in foreign exchange or $200 million, you now want to pack all the dollars and pass…
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DSS has refused to allow Nnamdi Kanu change his cloth despite a court order -Lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lawyer of embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has disclosed that the Department of state service DSS has refused to allow his client change his cloths following a court order. Justice Binta Nyako had on January 19, said that Kanu should not appear before her in same Fendi attire he has been wearing since June last year when he was arrested but according to Ejiofor, the DSS has rejected the order. He said; “Though, for reasons we were not told, the officials of the DSS rejected for the umpteenth time, the change of…
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Some Governors attack Buhari to escape paying salaries, pension – Presidency
The presidency has accused some Nigerian Governors of deliberately attacking President Muhammadu Buhari to escape paying salaries and pensions. This was according to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. He said; “Some Governors think they can be heroes by antagonizing the President. If they owe salaries and pensions, once the month is ending, they begin to abuse the President, thinking their people would forget the outstanding salaries and pensions. When they have not built a single kilometer of road, it is Buhari.“When infrastructure has decayed under them, it is Buhari. When…
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30,000 terrorists have surrendered – Governor Zulum
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has said that about 30,000 terrorists have surrendered to the military He made this known when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa on Thursday, February 10th. When asked if the number of those that had surrendered involved a huge number of ISWAP members, he said; “As at now, we have received nothing less than 30,000 from beginning to date from both Boko Haram and ISWAP. ISWAP, we have started receiving them in few numbers, but Boko Haram, we have started receiving them in huge numbers.” “This time around, we have also…
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”Can we call it Goodluck Jonathan bridge?”- Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, replies Twitter user who protested against the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after President Buhari
Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant to President Buhari on New Media, has replied to a Twitter user who was against the naming of the second Niger Bridge after President Buhari. The 1.6km Bridge was started by the Goodluck Jonathan administration and is currently being worked on by the Buhari administration and might be completed before 2023. Bashir had in a tweet revealed that the bridge has been renamed the Muhammadu Buhari Bridge. This however did not go down well with a Nigerian who pointed out that it can never be named after the President as it was initiated by Goodluck…
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Has your boss fixed the country?- Nigerians drag presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, after complaining and asking a bank to fix their ”super useless app”
Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmed has been shamelessly dragged by Nigerians for complaining over a bank app. Bashir in a tweet he shared called out Zenith bank for being unable to use their app since they supposedly did an upgrade. He said the app “has been super useless” ”I don’t know whether it’s only happening to me, but Zenith Bank App has been super useless since after upgrading it, I have been trying to use the App since morning and still not successful. @ZenithBank fix your App, he wrote Angry Nigerians however took to his comment section to drag him for…
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Importers of adulterated petrol must be punished – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that those responsible for the Production and provision of adulterated fuel in the country must be punished. The President made this known through his media aide, Garba Shehu. He issued directives to the relevant government agencies to take every step in line with the laws of the country to ensure that consumer rights are not violated.The directive is in reaction to the issue of petroleum product shortages linked to the inadvertent supply of products of foreign origin into the Nigerian market.According to the presidency, the protection of consumer interests is of top priority to the…
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We can’t have a chunk of money generated from our land and taken to the federal government to be shared to states – Governor Diri
Governor of Benue State, Duoye Diri has lamented alleged injustice in federal allocations. He said this has led to the state being broke. Speaking in an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television program, he noted that these challenges are the reasons for the call for restructuring so all states are allocated what is due to them. “The question I ask myself is, is it just or fair that what is generated here as income comes back to Bayelsa as federal allocation. Those are the issues I keep talking about because we can’t have a chunk of money generated from…
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