I really feel sorry for Osinbajo and his supporters. For months, they have been promoting an Osinbajo-El-Rufai ticket. But today, @elrufai, ever the political prostitute, just declared that he is with Tinubu. Making it 13 Governors. Who will trust a Judas?
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2023: I’m Most Experienced To Tackle Nation’s Myriad Problems — Osinbajo
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday declared that his aspiration was necessitated by his commitment to offer himself for service to the people and the nation. Osinbajo said that among the presidential aspirants in the All Progressive Congress (APC), jostling to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, he is …
Read More »FG Suspends Basketball In Nigeria For Two Years
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Dare, represented by Ismaila Abubakar, the Permanent Secretary …
Read More »Lagos First Lady To Lead War Against Drug Abuse In Schools, Communities
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to work with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other critical stakeholders to reinvigorate the war against drug abuse, especially in schools and communities across the state. The First Lady made the pledge on Wednesday at a strategic meeting …
Read More »2023 Presidency: Court Joins PDP, Others In Emefiele’s Suit Against INEC, AGF
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday joined the Peoples Democratic Party as 3rd Defendant, in a suit filed by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Independent National …
Read More »2023: I’m Fully With Tinubu – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has openly declared his support for the presidential aspiration of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. El-Rufai made the declaration at the Murtala Square in Kaduna where the national leader of the APC, accompanied by the former …
Read More »Buhari Signs Three Bills In Renewed Fight Against Money Laundering, Terrorism
IN RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORISM AND OTHER FINANCIAL CRIMES, PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGNS THREE BILLS INTO LAW President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The bills are: the Money Laundering …
Read More »Ben Ayade Sacks Traditional Ruler For “Dabbling In Partisan Politics
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the certificate of recognition of the paramount ruler of Calabar South Local Government Area, Prof Itam Hogan Itam, for dabbling in partisan politics. The order was contained in a letter addressed to the embattled paramount ruler dated 11th …
Read More »2023: Why South-East Can’t Get Presidential Ticket – Kalu Replies Clark
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said the South-East cannot get the ticket of any party in an open contest as it is today without a gentleman agreement to concede it to the South-East. Kalu, in a statement personally signed by him and shared on his …
Read More »Italy PM Says Companies Can Buy Russian Natural Gas In Rubles
“There is no official pronouncement of what it means to breach sanctions,” Draghi said. “Nobody has ever said anything about whether rubles payments breach sanctions or not.” Draghi said it’s “such a gray zone.” He said Germany’s biggest company has already paid in rubles and that most gas importers have …
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