South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA’23), a political platform promoting the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said it is confident that President Muhammadu Buhari will not betray the former Lagos state governor on the issue of who clinches the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for …
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2023: Rotimi Amaechi Is Healthy, Should Become President – Senator Kadiri
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Alex Kadiri has called on prospective Presidential aspirants from the North Central zone to perish the thought of succeeding Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, saying there is nobody of substance from the zone fit for the exalted office. The ex-lawmaker who represented …
Read More »Isa Pantami Becomes Professor Of Cyber Security
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Cybersecurity. Mr Pantami is among seven Readers (Associate Professors) promoted to Professors by the Governing Council of Federal Univerity of Technology Owerri, FUTO, at its 186th meeting held on Friday, …
Read More »Akume Opens Abuja Office For APC Chair Campaign
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, has opened a campaign office in Maitama, Abuja, to drive his All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship aspiration. The former governor of Benue State shared the same building used by the National Committee of Buhari Support Groups during the 2019 …
Read More »Military Officer Plants Drug In Brother’s House, Reports To NDLEA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a military officer, Anayo Nwamban, for allegedly plotting to implicate his brother. A spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Nwamban, after planting a drug in his brother’s house, reported him to the agency. However, …
Read More »Insecurity: Northern Elders Warn Govt Over Imposition Of Curfew, Restrictions
Northern Elders Forum has warned that some of the measures being taken by some state governments will compound the desperate conditions of living of many communities in the north. The forum pointed out that measures such as suspension of markets, restrictions on sale of petrol, closure of schools and some …
Read More »2023: Makinde Goes Spiritual, “Awaits God’s Decision
Gov Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, says he is praying to God and awaiting His direction on his 2023 re-election bid. Makinde, who disclosed this during the 2021 Hijrah luncheon held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, declared that 2023 belonged to God and that His will prevail in his political …
Read More »Guinea Coup Leaders Announce Nationwide Curfew
Special forces who seized power in Guinea on Sunday, capturing President Alpha Conde, announced a nationwide curfew “until further notice” as well as the replacement of governors by the military. The junta also said in a statement read out over national television that it would convene Conde’s cabinet ministers and …
Read More »Crisis Rocks Ekiti APC As Pro-Tinubu Group, SWAGA Drags Party To Court
Unhappy with the conduct of the July 31 ward congress in Ekiti State, a Pro-Tinubu group under the auspices of Southwest Agenda for 2023 Presidency (SWAGA), has sued the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling for outright annulment of the election. The group, in a suit Number FHC/AD/CS/21/2021 filed at the …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine: Lagos Considers Other Sources To Achieve Herd Immunity
The Lagos State government says it is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to achieve herd immunity against the pandemic for its population. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. Abayomi said, …
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