Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, on Friday evening said Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who is aspiring for the presidency in 2023, “should be selling ice-cream” because he is “a good and nice man”. He said this while featuring on a programme onChannels TV, monitored by POLITICS NIGERIA. “Osinbajo is a good and…
The screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not disqualify any of the 23 presidential aspirants that appeared before it, a member of the committee has clarified. The member made the clarification to PREMIUM TIMES Friday night to correct the report that 13 of the aspirants have been disqualified. According to the member,…
THERE were concerns among party faithful Friday night in Abuja following the submission of the report of the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led Presidential Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The committee had announced that only 13 of the 23 presidential aspirants scaled its hurdles and that more would have been axed were…
Governor Abiodun never issued any statement in response to Asiwaju Tinubu —Ogun Govt The attention of the Ogun State Government has been drawn to comments purportedly made by Governor Dapo Abiodun in reaction to statements made by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during his…
The ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants from the South-West are expected to hold a final meeting in Abuja today (Saturday) to decide on the way forward, Saturday PUNCH can confirm. The seven presidential aspirants from the South-West are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; APC stalwart, Bola Tinubu; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; former Ogun State…
AHEAD of the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to pick its candidate for the 2023 Presidential election, Presidential aspirant and Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan said he would support any aspirant the party and the President think can do better, adding however that he believed he would emerge as the party flagbearer….
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to meet ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants latest Sunday. The president was said to be planning a trip to Ghana today (Saturday), without resolving the consensus crisis rocking the party. A top government official told one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity that the President…
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has finally spoken on the relationship between him and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu who is jostling to succeed him in office in 2023. The governor who spoke with ‘Nigeria Right Now’ recently insisted that his deputy never informed him of his intention to contest for the Governorship…
Some Nigerians on Twitter on Friday called out the presidential aide, Garba Shehu for addressing former President Goodluck Jonathan as President Jonathan. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that some presidential aspirants contesting on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked against the decision of the Aso Rock cabal to adopt former President Goodluck Jonathan…
Tiwa stated that she is only interested in a man who will match her energy by adding to her funds. Award winning Nigerian singer/songwriter, Tiwa Savage has opened up on the kind of man she wants to be in a relationship with. During her Water & Garri US concert in Dallas on Thursday, Tiwa stated…