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Don’t fall prey to president Tinubu, bring Peter Obi back – Sowunmi tells PDP
A member of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has advised the party to do everything and bring back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, giving the amount of votes he got from the last election. Sowunmi gave the advice on Friday to Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. ‘’One of the people who was a PDP member, a South eastern man who felt based on the balance of play that…
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May God Judge us, if I am working for the APC – Acting national chairman of PDP, Umar Damagum
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, has denied allegations of incompetence and working with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This is as he defended his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,Nyesom Wike, following mounting criticism within the party. Damagun, in an interview with BBC Hausa, addressed the accusations, dismissing claims that he is a figure of the APC and reaffirming his loyalty to the…
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2027: Given what he has done in just two years, he deserves another time – Daniel Bwala
The Presidency has explained why the All Progressives Congress, APC, adopted President Bola Tinubu as its sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said the APC leadership carried out a midterm assessment of Tinubu’s performance and agreed that he deserved another term based on his good works. Speaking at the APC National Summit in Abuja, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said the party has adopted Tinubu as…
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Explore options to ensure win-win situation for Nigeria – Tinubu tells newly inaugurated NNPC board
On Thursday, The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a new board of directors of the NNPC. Speaking at the inauguration of the NNPC board at the state house in Abuja, the president said he had carefully selected the board members to ensure quality leadership. “Explore all options for a win-win situation for Nigeria. I am so proud of you and believe you will succeed,” he said. “When I started searching, it took a while to…
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Peter Obi can’t rule Nigeria – LP factional chairman says as he exits the party
Labour Party, LP, factional National Chairmen, Callistus Okafor, has declared that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, cannot lead Nigeria. Okafor made this declaration on Thursday as he announced his exit from the party following unresolved leadership crisis and disappointment with Peter Obi. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Okafor said the decision followed extensive deliberations by his faction’s National Working Committee and National Executive Council. “My team and I…
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Northerners have nothing against Tinubu, They will vote for him – Shagari
A former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Muktar Shagari, has said the Northerners will give President Bola Tinubu all the support he needs come 2027 election. Shagari claimed that Tinubu has performed very well, especially in the area of of security. He stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme according to him, Tinubu has been able to implement the programs he promised Nigerians, insisting that the President needs a…
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Wike rejects proposal to build houses for beggars, Almajiri in Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly opposed a proposal to build housing camps for displaced persons and beggars roaming the streets of Abuja, describing such a move as inappropriate for the nation’s capital. Wike made his stance known during the defence of the 2025 FCT Appropriation Bill at the National Assembly. Accompanied by the Minister of State for FCT, Mariya Mahmoud, and other top officials of the FCT Administration,…
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The Majority of Hungry people would determine the president in 2027 – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the majority of Hungry Nigerians are the ones to determine who wins the 2027 presidential election. Makinde while addressing the gathering, said the PDP is not bothered by the recent defection of some stalwarts. He said that party will continue to identify with the Nigerian masses and their aspirations despite the gale of defection that has hit the party Makinde charged members of the party not…
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Tinubu, the grandmaster of coalitions will defeat Atiku, Peter Obi and El-Rufai – APC Secretary, Basiru
All Progressives Congress, APC, National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, has described President Bola Tinubu as the ‘mother of coalitions’. Basiru said Tinubu will defeat the coalition being championed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, because he is the grandmaster. Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai and other opposition stakeholders had met on Tuesday night to finalize modalities for the official unveiling of the coalition. Speaking on Wednesday, El-Rufai had vowed…
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UTME 2025 Error: My first reaction was to resign – Jamb registrar, Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that he contemplated resigning after the major technical error that disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Oloyede stated this at a meeting with chief external examiners, civil society organisations and stakeholders in the tertiary education sector on Wednesday in Abuja. The JAMB boss addressed the controversy and the calls for his resignation. The Registrar of the Joint Admissions…
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Our leaders have no Empathy and compassion- Pst Sam Adeyemi
Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, DCC, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, has lamented the lack of empathy and compassion among some Nigerian leaders. The pastor lamented that the leaders have lost touch with the reality of the poor scattered across the country. He made the comment on Thursday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. The cleric said that these leaders now find it difficult to lead the people in the right…
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2027 Presidency: Coalition will send Tinubu back to Lagos state – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday vowed that the opposition coalition would ensure President Bola Tinubu is removed from presidency in 2027. El-Rufai said Tinubu will be dethroned, while the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy will be retained in the next government. The former governor and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) said Tijani should be retained because he is doing a good job. He made this disclosure at the Arewa…
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