‘Vote Atiku for president, Jandor for Lagos governor,’ Funke Akindele woos Lagos youths

The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Funke Akindele, has urged Lagos youths to vote for PDP’s presidential candidate and governorship candidate in the state during the upcoming general election. Akindele gave the charge at a youth programme organised by the Lagos Youths Movement (LYM) in the Alimosho area of Lagos yesterday. She said a vote for the Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, is...

Avoid protests, focus on election’, Shehu Sani advises Nigerians

A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has advised Nigerians to focus on the upcoming election rather than staging protests over the naira and fuel scarcity in the country. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, made this known via his Twitter page on Wednesday. He also urged the southeast to resist any sit-at-home order that is geared towards boycotting elections in the region. Sani tweeted, “The general public must avoid any...

Naira Redesign: S/Court joins Katsina, Lagos, Cross Rivers, 4 other states in suit against FG

… As Bayelsa, Edo States joined as respondents The Supreme Court has on Wednesday, joined the Attorneys General of Katsina, Lagos, Cross Rivers, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, and Sokoto States as co-plaintiffs in the suit challenging the Naira redesign policy of the Federal Government. The seven states had through their AGs applied to be joined in the suit. Three states of Northern extraction, namely, Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara, had in a motion ex-parte filed on February...

‘Make money available to the poor mases’, Supreme Court Judge tells FG

Justice John Okoro of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the federal government to ensure the availability of currency to Nigerians. Justice Okoro gave the injunction at the hearing of the case brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the deadline for old naira notes by the governments of Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna states. He told the lawyer to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), “Tell your client to let people...

More than 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Niger Republic

More than 150 voluntary Nigerian returnees were repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic, and received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The returnees included 98 male adults, 11 male children, two male infants and 24 female adults, 13 female children, and two female infants. The repatriation of the returnees was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) arrived in a chartered aircraft operated by Sky Mali,...

President Buhari bags chieftaincy title in Imo

The Imo state traditional council honoured President Muhammadu Buhari with a chieftaincy title in Owerri yesterday. The chairman of the traditional rulers’ council, Eze Imo, Dr Emmanuel Okeke, supported by other monarchs in the state, conferred the ‘Nwanne di na mba’ (a relation in another land) title on the president. President Buhari was in the state to campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The president thanked the traditional council for...

Embrace mainstream politics for economic development, Atiku urges Enugu people

…says he’s stepping stone to Igbo presidency The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has urged the Enugu people embrace mainstream politics to be able to enjoy prosperity, economic development, peace and security. Atiku also insisted that he’s the Stepping stone to the Igbo presidency. Speaking at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Enugu State on Tuesday, Atiku said that Enugu has been PDP from inception and is still PDP today...

Peter Obi will get 80% of Nasarawa State votes – state coordinator

Mr. Wilson Kingsley the Nasarawa State coordinator for Peter Obi global ambassador and secretary mobilisation for 1million man march for Peter Obi in the state has given an assurance that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi will get 80 percent of Nasarawa State votes in the 2023 presidential election. Kingsley made this known on Tuesday in Lafia  when he spoke to journalists at the Labour Party’s secretariat in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital....

Coup Allegation: Ex-Aviation Minister, Fani-Kayode should apologise to Atiku, Military – Atiku’s aide says

…Warns that failure to tender a public apology may necessitate legal action Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar has said that the Director of Special Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, should apologise to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the military over allegation of coup. Shaibu made the remark in a press statement on Tuesday, stressing that...

PDP gives reason Atiku cancelled Rivers rally

….says Atiku-Okowa ready to carry everybody including Wike along when they win The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the reason it called off its planned presidential rally slated for Port Harcourt Rivers State. Mr. Charles Aniagwu, Spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, disclosed on Tuesday while speaking on AIT noted that rising spate of insecurity in the state was the reason the party called off the rally. He said that the...

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