Following the success of the Presidential rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State on Saturday, the Deputy National Publicity, Hon. Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has declared that the party will shock the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar in the North-East region where he hails from. Ajaka, who attended…
Thousands of supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday, stormed Maiduguri, the Borno state capital to attend a rally in support of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of the state (2011 to 2019). Tinubu and his team of the Presidential…
The Director General of the Atiku/Okowa campaign and Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has described the Presidential ambition of the Labour Party Candidate, Mr Peter Obi as dead on arrival Tambuwal said this at the grand finale of the PDP’s presidential campaign rally held in Yola, Adamawa. The Sokoto Governor said, “ I commend all…
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has again voiced his tacit endorsement of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the race for the next president of Nigeria.With a week to the much anticipated 2023 presidential election, Wike on Saturday said he was in support of APC governors’ insistence that power must shift at…
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), showed the state unmatched support during the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency. Speaking on Saturday at the presidential rally in the state, the governor appreciated Tinubu for picking Kashim Shettima as his running mate. In a statement by…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that only National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members are authorised election officers to handle the Bimodal Voter Authentication System (BVAS) during the February 25 and March 11 general elections, IGBERETV reports. Speaking after a tour of the training centre for INEC’s ad-hoc staff or…
With less than a week to the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is yet to release funds requested by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for logistics. Credible sources informed DAILY INDEPENDENT on Saturday evening that this may put the elections into jeopardy. The Chief…
Dear Governor Nasir Elrufai, In the normal course of events, this would have been an engagement on marking down your last 100 days as Governor of Kaduna, Nigeria’s third-largest state. However, your sudden love for the masses and the rule of law against your customary disdain for the masses and penchant for picking and choosing what…
Victor Osimhen scored his 100th career goal on Friday night during Napoli’s 2-0 win against Sassulo, becoming one of the five fastest players to achieve the feat.Scoring in just his 197th game, the Nigerian has racked up his century faster than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and in incredible style too, striking the…
Nigeria on Friday emerged winner of the Surajkund International Arts and Crafts Festival in India. The two- week competition is the largest arts and culture festival in the world. The country was represented by Ekiti State Performing Company, for performance content, and Niger State Tourism Commission, for Crafts Exhibition. Prof Ojo Bakare, renowned professor of…