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 Lawyers drag INEC, AGF, others to court, seek disqualification of Atiku, Tinubu, Obi Three Abuja-based lawyers on Wednesday in Abuja dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before a Federal High Court seeking an order against the electoral body not to accept the nomination of Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections. The grouse of the lawyers amongst others is that Tinubu, Atiku and Obi were unlawfully nominated by their respective political parties. Plaintiffs in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1004/2022 are Ataguba Aboje, Oghenovo Otemu and Ahmed Yusuf. Apart from INEC other defendants in the suit instituted on June 29 are; the Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF), All Progressives Congress ( APC), People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) and Labour Party (LP) as 1st to 5th respectively.

A woman identified as Ramatu Yunusa with nine months of pregnancy, abducted at Damba area of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, has reportedly given birth at the bandits’ camp. According to the husband, Mr. Yunusa, Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Zamfara State chapter, the woman delivered at about 3 am on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at the bandits’ camp. He said he was not even allowed to see his wife and the baby. “As I am talking to you now, I don’t know whether the new born baby is a boy or a girl but all I know is that my wife has given birth to the baby,” he lamented.

  R&B star R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women. US District Judge Ann Donnelly imposed the sentence on Wednesday after hearing from several survivors who attested to how Kelly’s exploitation reverberated across their lives. “You made me do things that broke my spirit. I literally wished I would die because of how low you made me feel,” said one unnamed survivor, directly addressing Kelly, who kept his hands folded and his eyes downcast. “Do you remember that?” Kelly did not address the court. The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for Kelly, who was adored by legions of fans and sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of young girls beg

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has assured Nigerians that it has 1.9billion liters of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS)which should last the country for 32 days, despite the long fuel queue in the FCT. The group also assured us that normalcy will be restored in a few days. This was disclosed by the Group Executive Director, Downstream, Yemi Adetunji, during an inspection tour of filling stations across the FCT. Fuel shortages are increasingly a frequent issue in large cities like Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Drivers and business owners who depend on the premium motor spirit to power their cars or generators wait in the hot heat for long periods of time to buy fuel. In some cases, they have even started vigils outside gas stations in the hopes of finding fuel to buy. The NNPC continues to maintain that it has enough PMS in stock to endure for more than 32 days despite these obvious problems. Yemi Adetunji, the group executive director downstream, claims t

 The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that the Dhul Hijjah 1443 crescent was observed in the Kingdom today evening.ubsequently, the court the declared that the month of Dhul Qadah 1443 completed 29 days on Wednesday, 30/11/1443 according to Umm Al Qura and that the month of Dhul Hijjah 1443 will begin on Thursday corresponding to 30 June 2022. The Day of Arafah will fall on Friday, 8 July corresponding to 9 Dhul Hijjah 1443 and Eid Al Adha will fall on Saturday, 9 July corresponding to 10 Dhul Hijjah 1443. Hujjaj will begin their Hajj rites on Thursday, 7 July and proceed to Mina. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had earlier announced that preparations in the Holy Sites is nearing completion.

 A civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander has been killed by bandits who invaded Sabon Gero community in the Millineum City Kaduna on Tuesday night. The bandits who raided the community at about 10 pm, abducted 16 residents including a medical doctor and his family members. Although the police were yet to react to the development, journalists were told that the bandits arrived the community on motorcycles and started shooting which made some locals to run for their lives. According to a source, ” the JTF commander and his colleagues opened fire at the bandits but unfortunately, he was not aware that they were very close.” ‘” The bandits opened fire and hit the commander on his legs and he fell down. They shot him in the head the bullet shattered his skull. Another resident was also hit with a bullet and he died on the way to the hospital.” “Two people lost their lives, 16 were abducted, while, 6 were rescued during the attack. The bandits might have targeted the house of a medical d

  Some aggrieved Senators serving on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The Senators, numbering about 22, had earlier threatened to defect from the party over the outcome of primaries in their state ahead of the 2023 general elections. They were led to the president by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Chief Whip of the 9th Senate. “Earlier this afternoon, I led the 22 aggrieved Senators and members of the All Progressive Congress to President Muhammad Buhari, GCFR. Our meeting with Mr. President was successful and the issue of decamping from our party has been laid to rest.” Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Chief Whip of the 9th Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria” But President Muhammadu Buhai has pleaded with them not to leave the party, and also assured the lawmakers that justice will prevail and aggrieved members shall be assuaged in the interest of the party.

  Following a recent release by the Independent Electoral Commission that listed Yobe state as having the lowest collection of permanent voter cards, Governor Mai Mala Buni has urged electorates to do everything possible to obtain their PVCs in order to exercise their civic rights during the upcoming election. Governor Buni made the appeal at the Government House in Damaturu during the swearing ceremony of six permanent secretaries recently appointed. Governor Mai Buni recently nominated six permanent secretaries to fill the vacant positions after a number of permanent secretaries in the state retired. Well-wishers, traditional rulers, and political associates attended the inauguration ceremony of the newly appointed officials at the Government House. In his remarks, the Governor admonished the appointees that Government will not condone any act of indiscipline with public funds. The Yobe state Governor reminded the gathering to collect their permanent voter cards. (PVCs) The six eleva

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. Justice Ariwoola is replacing Justice Tanko Muhammad who resigned Monday morning on health ground. More details shortly...

 REPORT OF A ROUND TABLE FORUM ON THE CHALLENGES OF SEEDING AND NURTURING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AMONG YOUNG WOMEN ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT (CITAD) WITH SUPPORT OF LENOVO FOUNDATION ON THE 23RD OF JUNE, 2022 The Centre for Information Technology and Development with support of Lenovo Foundation had on the 23rd of June, 2022 organized a One Day Round Table Forum on the Challenges of Seeding and Nurturing Creativity and Innovation among young Women in Northern Nigeria at Hall B, CITAD. The Discussion which was chaired by Professor Asabe Sadiya Muhammad, Provost, Aminu Sale College of Education, Azare had Dr. Sana Muaz of the Department of Software Engineering, Bayero University, Kano, Aliyu D. Aliyu, an Independent Consultant and Malama Aisha Bako, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Onyx Investment Advisory Limited, Abuja as the panellists. The discussion is part of the Centre’s project titled Digital Creativity and Innovation for Girl

By Y. Z. Yaú, CITAD The long standing debate around the control of the social media in Nigeria, last week took a new turn with the release by NITDA of the draft Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/ Internet Intermediaries. Predictably, the Code has launched a new controversy around the motives of government for coming up with the code at this time of our history. One ground of suspicion about the intention of the code is that it is coming at about the time we are entering electioneering campaign period. Mischief says that this government that benefited greatly from the use of social media in the run up to the 2015 general elections when it was in opposition does not want to be hurt the same way it had used the same social media to hurt the campaign aspirations of the former ruling party.  But there have also been many initiatives in the last seven or so years by this government to control the use of the social media. They include the anti-social media bill, the

  Gunmen have abducted the traditional ruler of Panyam town, His Royal Highness, Aminu Derwan, in Mangu LGA of Plateau State. The spokesperson of the police in the state, DSP Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the incident, said, “Effort is on to rescue the victim. The DPO of the area, the anti-kidnapping unit and other tactical teams are there to ensure the rescue of the victim.” Our correspondent further reports that the gunmen kidnapped the traditional ruler aft er attacking his palace and shooting sporadically in the early hours of Monday.  

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to end the voter registration on June 30. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon yesterday granted an order of interim injunction in a motion expert filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early this month filed the law suit against INEC asking the court to “Declare unconstitutional, illegal and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible Nigerians to exercise their rights.” The suit followed the decision by INEC to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries by political parties by six days from June 3 to June 9. The plaintiff s wondered why the commission failed to also extend the online pre-registration, which ended May 30 and the Continuous Voter Registration ending June 30, 2022. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1034/2022 fi led at

A total of 41 confirmed cases of monkeypox and one death have so far been recorded across the country this year, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has said. He stated this during the Federal Ministry of Health’s bi-weekly COVID-19 update in Abuja. He said among the 41 cases so far reported in 2022, there had been no evidence of any new or unusual transmission of the virus nor changes in its clinical manifestation documented in Nigeria as compared to other countries. He added that no death had been recorded from COVID-19 in the last five weeks. The Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said 21,236,404 Nigerians had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 representing only 19 per cent of the targeted population. Represented by the Director of Planning Research and Statistics of the agency, Dr Garba Bulama, he said the data showed that the country was still far away from a

  A. Y. Ashafa Filling Station near Obasanjo Commercial Complex, Bosso Road, Minna has been reportedly shot dead by a personnel of the Nigeria Air Force Base, Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State. Our correspondence told us   that soldiers had a misunderstanding with the Station Manager, which escalated to a physical fight between the manager, his boys and the soldiers. Angered by the soldiers’ behaviour, one of the fuel attendants reportedly slapped one of the soldiers and injured him with a knife while he also threatened him with a cutlass. Eyewitnesses also said one of the soldiers was stabbed by the fuel attendant, causing his colleague to pull the trigger and shot the fuel attendant who was said to have died immediately. The soldiers who were on official engagement had gone to take fuel at the filling station, which was said to be their regular service station each time they were on assignment.

  Bandits on Monday attacked intending pilgrims who were coming to Sokoto from Isa Local Government Area. The pilgrims were due for take-off to the Holy Land on Tuesday by 7:30am. The bandits were said to have attacked their convoy along Gundumi forest but their security escorts foiled the attack. A resident of Isa town, who confirmed the incident to our reporter, said the intending pilgrims escaped unhurt and some of them were brought back to the palace of Sarkin Gobir Isa. “They attacked their convoy, which was being escorted by security operatives who were said to have engaged the bandits for some minutes. “We learnt that some of the operatives sustained injuries, which I cannot verify,” One of the resident added. The Permanent Secretary, Sokoto State Scholarship Board, Shehu Muhammad Dange also confirmed the attack but said that he was not sure whether there was any case of abduction. “We have 21 intending pilgrims from Isa. But we are yet to ascertain their condition,” he said. Wh

  Seventeen members of the Kogi House of Assembly have impeached four principal officers over alleged acts of gross misconduct. The House also suspended three other lawmakers. The impeachment and suspension took place on the floor of the House at an emergency sitting held following the adoption of a motion by the 17 members, read by Enema Paul (APC-Dekina II). The impeached principal officers are Ahmed Mohammed, Deputy Speaker; Bello Hassan Abdullahi, Majority Leader; Ndako Idris, Deputy Majority Leader and Edoko Moses Ododo, Deputy Chief Whip. The motion, among other allegations, accused the four former principal officers of the 25-member House of gross misconduct and called for their immediate impeachment and replacement. Ruling on the motion, the Speaker, Prince Matthew Kolawole, put the question on whether 17 members actually signed the document and they affirmed their position. Thereafter, Alfa Momoh Rabiu, representing Ankpa II, was nominated and confirmed as the new Deputy Speak

  Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Chief of Defence Staff , Gen. Lucky Irabor, Yesterday warned politicians to shun violence. He gave the warning in Abuja when he joined the Defence spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, at a press briefi ng on the activities of the Armed Forces. ‘’For anyone who is looking forward to be elected, he must do it within the ambit of the provisions of the law because we’ll not in any way stand aside and see those who perpetrate violence all because they’re looking for political offices, appointive offices. ‘’Nigeria remains a nation that must live in peace, desire to live in peace, and Nigerians deserve to live in peace. ‘’We’re working very closely with the police and we stand ready to give them all the necessary support because going forward, Nigeria must be peaceful,’’ Irabor said.

The Presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party Alhaji   Atiku Abubakar   said the choice of Okowa as his running mate was a difficult decision for him. Addressing members of the party’s Board of Trustee, stakeholders and supporters at the party headquarters just before announcing his choice, Atiku said announcing his running mate was a “difficult decision that I am called upon to take. But, as someone hoping to lead a complex country such as ours, tough and difficult decisions would remain a part of my everyday life.” The candidate also said, “In arriving at the decision, I held wide consultations with various stakeholders in our party including our governors, national working committee, board of trustees, and other leaders to seek their inputs and their wisdom. “In these consultations, I made clear that my running mate would have the potential to succeed me at a moment’s notice, that is, a president in-waiting. “In other words, the person must have the qualities to be preside

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lamented the loss of interest in the whistleblowing policy of the federal government despite the huge financial reward attached to it. The executive chairman of the commission, Abdullahi Bawa, revealed this yesterday during a one-day town hall meeting on strengthening the capacity of stakeholders on the whistleblowing policy held in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The programme with the theme, “The role of community based organisations in entrenching whistleblowing at the grassroots,” was in partnership with the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and supported by the MacArthur Foundation.  He said, “Two of the landmark recoveries from whistle-blowers’ information were the $9.8m recovered from a former managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Andrew Yakubu, and the $11 million recovered at an apartment in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. “This seeming loss of interest is diffi

  Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, has ordered that all wheelbarrow and commercial vehicle operators in the state do biometric registration. The biometric registration exercise took effect on June 2, 2022. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport in the state, Mrs Louisa Ezeanya, and made available to journalists in Awka, the Anambra state capital. The statement said the registration affected operators of wheelbarrows, tricycles, shuttle and minibusses/semi-trucks, tippers, lorries and heavy-duty trucks operating in the state. The government urged all commercial vehicle owners and drivers to comply accordingly. The statement also noted that the state government had commenced the revalidation and recertification of all private motor parks across the state at no cost.

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has urged intending Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan to shun all vices capable of bringing disrepute to the image of Nigeria while in the holy land. Mustapha, represented by Maurice Mbaeri, Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the SGF, gave the advice in Abuja on Thursday during the dedication service for intending pilgrims to Israel and Jordan. He counselled the pilgrims to pray for the sustenance of peace and unity in the country, portraying the image of Nigeria positively and resolve to be good ambassadors of the country. He said: “You are expected to conduct yourselves in the best behaviour worthy of emulation. “We expect all pilgrims back by the special grace of God, meaning that no one should abscond. You must be good ambassadors of Nigeria wherever you go.” He also reminded the intending pilgrims of the need to adhere to all health instructions. “Let me again remind you that COVID-19 is real a

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  Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State have called on the governorship aspirants who lost the primary to put their grievances aside and work for the party’s victory at the poll. A chieftain of the party, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga made the call while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Jos, the Plateau State capital after paying a solidarity visit to APC governorship candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda. Zazzaga urged all the other aspirants to close ranks and work for the success of the party. “I want to also use this opportunity to call on all the party members, loyalists and supporters alike who must have been aggrieved one way or the other to put behind them whatever must have vexed them so that we can work for the success of the party. “For the aspirants who were not victorious at the primaries in all other positions, they should understand that it is not the end of their political career, because a loser today can become a winner tomorrow.” He also urged Yilwatda to

  The Coalition for Northern Groups (CNG) has warned that unless urgent measures are taken, there is a likelihood of voter apathy in the northern part of the country in the 2023 general elections. Addressing journalists in Kano on Monday, the spokesman for the coalition, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said its observations indicated that there is lower participation in the ongoing update of voter registration in the North compared to other parts of the country. This, the coalition said is not unconnected to the huge disappointment of northerners in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The coalition also said the outcome of party primaries, especially in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had further pushed a huge percentage of northerners to a position of caring little about who emerged winner in the 2023 election with the “monetisation” of the process.  The coalition, however, charged northerners not to be discourage

  President Muhammadu Buhari will lead a Nigerian delegation to the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) billed to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in the coming week. Stanislas Kamanzi, Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this at the pre- CHOGM 22 networking event held in Abuja. He said: “Rwanda and her people are poised to host one of the most high level global gatherings, the eminent leaders and their delegations, who will be in attendance. “It is my singular honour to express appreciation to the Federal Government of Nigeria and more particularly, to HE President Muhammadu Buhari for Honouring H.E President Paul Kagame’s invitation and for the important delegation he will be leading to Kigali.” The event will be held between June 20 and 26 under the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.’ Kamanzi said the event would serve as a platform to debate and make game changing decisions on issues of common interest, clustered in su

  The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commended the Kano State Government for the official launch of Sexual Offenders Database (SOD) in the state.  In a move to tackle the increasing cases of sexual offenses in the state, Kano state government has launched a database, Sexual Offenders Database (SOD), where sexual offenders will be named and shamed. The database which was launched by the state Chief Judge, Nura Sagir Umar, is aimed at curbing the menace of sexual offences by exposing the  information about the sexual offense, name, photo, number of times sexual offenders commit the crime, date, place, convicted, reported, and arraigned cases. However, the center in a statement signed by its Gender Project Officer, Zainab Aminu described the development as a welcome idea as it will curtail the menace of SGBV. “The database is aimed at keeping records of all sexual offenders within the state in a register and will be available online for download by anyone an

  Babbar Kotun Tarayyar Najeriya da ke zamanta a Abuja a yau Talata ta yanke wa wasu mutum biyu hukuncin zaman gidan yari na shekara shida. Mutanen wato Chibunna Patrick Umeibe da kuma Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane waɗanda ake yi wa shari'a tare da DCP Abba Kyari, an kama su ne da laifuka uku daga cikin laifukan da hukumar NDLEA da ke yaƙi da safarar miyagun ƙwayoyi ta shigar game da su. An kama mutanen biyu ne a filin jirgin sama na Enugu a yayin da suke ƙoƙarin fasa ƙwabrin hodar ibilis.

 By Kabiru Garba. There is no any Politician that's national Champion on his own, Buhari was regional Champion before joining other forces to score some votes from SW and win the 2015 elections, and up to now there's no one in the whole country that enjoys supports akin to his. Even Atiku that's seen as National Champion today (by his supporters) is just an Adamawa Champion, he was only able to garner just not more than 52% in the last Election in his Constituency, Adamawa. What really works in Nigerian politics is strong Party, no matter who you are if you belong to a strong party with incumbent leaders you can get huge Support and votes in an election.  Nigerian Presidential Candidates Even late 'Yardua was not known nationally when he defeated Buhari in 2007, but he emerged victorious due to the strength, vigour and structure of his Party. So If anyone thinks he is widely accepted by all in the country, let him try new party with no incumbent Governors, Reps and Sena

     At least 11 people were said to have been killed on Sunday, in an early morning attack on Igama. The latest attack on Effeche, according to our reporter, said the assailants besieged the Igama community at about 4am on Sunday and opened fire on the villagers. They reportedly set almost all buildings in the vicinity on fire. The villagers claimed that at least 11 bodies had been recovered while efforts were being made to find missing persons. Chairman of Okpokwu LGA, Mr.  Amina Audu, however, told newsmen that she had received three corpses at Okpoga, the local government headquarters, while six corpses were being brought from Igama, one of the affected villages. Audu explained that the invaders operated in the community between 4am and 6am, adding that they burnt down all the houses in the community. The chairman further disclosed that the victims were all youths while the elderly and women were allowed to escape. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue Command, SP Ca

Al’ummar Hausawa musamman wanda suke zaune a cikin birnin garin Jos ta arewa, sun kasance masu bada gudumawa wajen cigaban jahar Filato a fani daban daban kama daga kasuwanci, zamantakewa, hada har da siyasa, amma babban abun tamabaya anan shine ko shin su al’ummar ina suka dosa, ko muce ina tasu tsayar su a siyasar dubu biyu da ashirn da uku (2023). Amma bari muyi duba da irin gudumawar da suka bayar wajen kafuwar gwamnatin Lalong IRIN GUDUMAWAR DA SUKA BAYAR WAJEN KAFA GWAMNATIN LALONG A sheharar dubu biyu da goma sha biyar al'ummar Hausawan garin Jos suka bada gudumawa sosai wajen kafa gwamnati maici a karkashin Rt. Honorable Simon Lalong inda suka bashi kuri’a mafi tsoka wanda ku shi, Gwamnan naji shi ya sha fadin cewa badan kuri’ar suba da laile ba zai kawo gaci ba. inda kuma yayi alkwarin saka masu da romon demokaradiyya. Ko shin ya saka masu? Bari muyi duba da irin alkawarin da ya dauka masu kafin hauwar sa mulki. 1 . GYARA BABBAR KASUWAR TERMINUS A yayin da

Azare and Madangala constituency is of the Bauchi state house of assembly, Azare is one of the fastest growing city in Nigeria with diverse ecthnic nationalities. As the 2023 elections draw near, the constituency needs a fresh breed that is politically, morally and educationally sound who will give a centered people representation. One of such glaring and promising youth and optimist who is willing to change the narratives is Alh. Zakariyya Saleh who is known as MAIGERO. He is a Founder and CEO of ALHAJI ZAKARIYYA NIGERIA LIMITED. Many people opine that if a youth like him can succeed in a business for over two decade, then he should be called upon to represent his people in the assembly where his ideas are most needed for the development of the state. He was born and grow up in Azare, Katagum local government area of Bauchi State. He started his primary education at the famous Central primary school Azare and later went to Government Day Secondary School Azare, for his Secondar

Sad News: Reports from Gada Biu area in Jos indicate that a petrol tanker fell into the premises of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at polo roundabout causing massive destruction. The tanker exploded burning many buildings in the Institute . Reports say some shops around Gada Biu park were also affected in the inferno with the inferno lasting two hours. No life was lost and then Oando filling station around the area was not affected.

The former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has been announced the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections. The Asiwaju of Lagos garnered half of the total votes to beat his major opponents, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and the former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. About 2,322 delegates from across the country had stormed the Eagles Square to elect the flag bearer of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Details shortly…

Governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have submitted the names of five presidential aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate from, Daily Trust reliably gathered this morning. A reliable source told this paper that the governors submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday. The names, according to the source, included that of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, and Governor Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State). The governors had after meeting with the President said they will return to the villa after meeting with the party’s National Working Committee(NWC) and other stakeholders. “They picked one from South-East, one from South-South and three from South-West geopolitical zones in line with their position that power should shift to the South,” he said. He said the president is expected

The Presidency on Monday said that no single person should claim the glory of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2014. The presidency’s statement came on the heels of the report credited to the former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he made President Buhari president in 2015 after about three failed attempts. The presidency in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said Buhari’s victory in 2015 was a collective interest and not what a single person should claim the glory. It read in part, “It is perhaps not surprising that on the eve of the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer primary there are those running as candidates who wish to associate themselves with the President’s rise to elected office seven years ago. “There are many people who played parts large and small in his historic election in 2015, making history as the