President Muhammadu Buhari met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to discuss the choice of running mate of Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), led…
I saw someone (@Mario9jaa) on Twitter give snippet of why Bola Tinubu should be elected president and I want Nairalanders to see this too. This is why we are supporting Tinubu. 1. Power: Tinubu’s government, in 2000, contracted AES to build an IPP that will generate 270MW of electricity to Lagos residents in order to exit…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced two drug traffickers, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane, who were linked to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to six years imprisonment. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nite, convicted Umeibe and Ezenwanne on…
Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma has said the decision to choose a running mate lies with the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, for the 2023 general election and not with governors. He made this known to State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over his planned state visit…
The voter’s card registration in Port Harcourt is currently suffering a serious setback as little or no centres were provided for Nigerians hoping to exercise their electoral rights in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The crowd over here at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Port Harcourt is currently overwhelming with a lot of…
There are indications that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may unveil his running mate on Wednesday. The PUNCH learnt that Tinubu would conclude consultations with the party’s stakeholders, including governors on Tuesday and would announce his running mate on Wednesday. It was also learnt that the APC governors and other stakeholders…
Sometime in 2015 at BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY ENUGU… I could remember vividly that very DAY after Morning Mass, Peter Obi unknown to the Rector and college of Formators, followed the students to the refectory for breakfast. The amazement that filled the refectory was mind blowing. We all paused to watch him dissect his ọkpa with…
Ahead of the 2023 elections, presidential candidates like Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Omoyele Sowore and other politicians have been warned about why they can’t defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said Obi, Kwankwaso, Sowore, and others can’t defeat Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar if they…
The Federal Government has resumed talks with representatives of unions in the nation’s universities, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH reported last week that the Prof Nimi Briggs committee set up by the government to renegotiate the 2009 agreement was expected to end its three months’ timelines given on June 7, 2022. But investigations revealed that…
The Labour Party (LP), has said it would not compromise the principle of social-religious inclusion and settle for a Christian Christian ticket being debated by other parties for her 2023 presidential ticket. Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, said this in Abuja, on Monday, while speaking in commemoration of Democracy Day. He said…