Kano Hisbah Attends Gay Marriage Ceremony Uninvited, Arrests 19 Attendees

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 19 youths for attending a same-sex marriage ceremony, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Lawan Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the board, said on Tuesday in Kano that the youths were gathered to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals identified as Abba and Mujahid. Ibrahim said the youths were arrested after the board got a hint about the same-sex marriage. According to him, hisbah officers arrived at...

Okupe’s Conviction Won’t Demoralise Me – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has said the conviction of Doyin Okupe, the party’s presidential campaign director-general, over money laundering would not break his resolve of becoming Nigeria’s president in 2023. Obi said this during an interaction with journalists in Uyo at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday. The presidential candidate said he was undaunted by the conviction and that he would continue...

LP’s Anambra Senate Candidate, Victor Umeh Says Opponents are  Spreading Lies

The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Senator Victor Umeh, has raised alarm over the resort to falsehood by his opponents in the race for the seat in the forthcoming 2023 election. Umeh, a foundation member and former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and former senator, spoke against the backdrop of one of such stories that claimed he demanded N500 million to support Prof Chukwuma Soludo in the...

Toward 2023: Youth Group Drums Support For Atiku

A political pressure youth group, Arewa Decide 2023, says it is working assiduously to ensure credible elections are held next year in Nigeria. The Adamawa State Coordinator of the group, Comrade Ahmed Bala Aliyu made the disclosure Saturday in Yola, the state capital while speaking with Journalists after a procession held by thousands of people under the auspices of the group to drum support for PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. “We have voter education and...

Why Nigeria’s electoral process is improving — Buhari

The Nigeria electoral process has been improving steadily since 2015 according to President Muhammed Buhari. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson. Buhari spoke in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled ‘A Conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria’. According to him, the administration remains determined to ensure the election is free, fair, and transparent. “Since 2015, the conduct of our elections continues to steadily improve. From the...

2023: Northern Nigerian Youth Group Endorses Sowore for President

Arewa Youth Advocacy for Good Governance has endorsed and declared support for Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2023 general election. According to Sahara Reporters, the group, which comprises youths from 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, announced its preferred presidential candidate in a Facebook post on Friday. The group said Sowore deserves to be Nigeria’s next president because he “is not a fake promiser, not...

2023: 15-year-old Schoolgirl Launches Support Group to Rally Support for Tinubu

…says she’s looking forward to meeting Tinubu before or after the 2023 presidential election Mercy Williams, a 15-year-old student of an undisclosed Lagos secondary school, recently launched a political support group, City Boy Progressive Group (CBPG), to canvass support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. In an interview with The PUNCH, Williams said Tinubu’s achievements as Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 motivated her to create the group...

Attack on our offices might affect election — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the  continued attack on its offices across the country might affect the 2023 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the commission. According to him, the commission has made efforts to replace election materials destroyed in its offices, but said if such attacks continue, it may affect the...

Secessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba has said separatist groups in the country are working to disrupt the 2023 elections. Baba said this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police chief who was represented by Dandaura Mustapha, deputy inspector-general in charge of operations, said the attacks on the offices of the electoral body increased...

Ugwuanyi Presents N166.603 Billion Budget Estimate for 2023, 10.73% lower than the 2022 budget

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday presented the year 2023 budget estimate to the State House of Assembly. The 2023 budget size estimated at One Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Six Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Seven hundred and Seventy Naira (NGN166,602,416,770.00) is tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation and Transition’. “We intend to conclude all ongoing projects as much as possible, consolidate our achievements in the past seven and half years,...

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