Category: Politics
Minna: Tinubu Rushed Off Stage At APC Rally
14 Dec 2022
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was allegedly rushed off the stage during the party’s presidential rally in Minna on Wednesday due to ill health. Earlier, the APC candidate was unable to arrive at the Bako Kontagora Stadium in Minna, the state capital, in the morning. According to a source, […]
Continue ReadingObasanjo Specifies the Type of President Nigeria Requires in 2023
13 Dec 2022
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the country requires a President with the right character and ability to turn things around in 2023. Obasanjo stated that Nigeria’s main problem was a lack of leaders with the right type of character to be trusted with leadership. He made the remarks on Sunday after signing a […]
Continue ReadingAmidst the PDP crisis, Atiku celebrates Wike’s 55th birthday
13 Dec 2022
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has congratulated Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on his 55th birthday. Atiku prayed for good things to happen to Wike on his 55th birthday. He revealed this in a tweet accompanying Wike’s photo. “Many Happy Returns,” read the tweet. Atiku stated: “As you turn 55 today, […]
Continue ReadingFG permits Nigerians with expired passport to return home
13 Dec 2022
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved that Nigerians returning home can be admitted into the country with their expired Nigerian passports. This is contained in a letter from the Comptroller-General of Immigration Service (CGIS) Isah Jere Idris, addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and dated 9th December 2022. “Consequently, all Airlines […]
Continue ReadingPolice invites NSITF MD over forged NYSC certificate
13 Dec 2022
The police have summoned the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Michael Akabogu, over the alleged forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate It was learnt that the NSITF boss, with discharge certificate number A030544, was invited by the police after a criminal complaint against him was forwarded […]
Continue ReadingPoliticians now buy PVCs to rig the 2023 election- INEC
13 Dec 2022
Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that politicians now purchase Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to rig and mar the credibility of the exercise. This disclosure is coming as voters across the 774 local government areas across the country troop out to collect their PVCs. This process […]
Continue ReadingPensioners in Niger disrupted the inauguration of new LG chairmen
12 Dec 2022
Pensioners in Niger State disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Local Government Council chairmen due to the state government’s failure to pay pensions and gratuities for more than seven years. They barricaded the main entrance to the Government House in Minna, the ceremony’s venue, preventing guests from entering or leaving while brandishing placards with […]
Continue ReadingGov. Adeleke has accused former Gov. Oyetola of looting the Osun Governor’s Lodge in Abuja
12 Dec 2022
The Osun State Government has accused the previous administration of yet another instance of public property looting. According to Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for Governor Ademola Adeleke, the discovery was made at the Osun State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Monday. According to the statement, the looting of assets in the lodge was discovered during […]
Continue ReadingAtiku cannot win, only Peter Obi worries us- APC’s Osita Okechukwu
12 Dec 2022
Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has said his party is only worried about Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate and not about Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okechukwu also said Bola Tinubu, APC’s presidential candidate, has come […]
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