2023: Northern Nigerian Youth Group Endorses Sowore for President

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Northern Nigerian Youth Group Endorses Sowore for President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

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...

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

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: 15-year-old Schoolgirl Launches Support Group to Rally Support for Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

…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...

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Attack on our offices might affect election — INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAttack on our offices might affect election — INEC

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 17, 2022

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...

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Secessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsSecessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 17, 2022

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...

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New Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

BooksLifestyleNewsNew Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

PilotnewsDecember 17, 2022

A Shred of Fear is Uche Nwokedi’s memoir of childhood capturing the experiences of a child living through the Biafran War. “It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant.” Book Title: A Shred of Fear...

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Big Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaBig Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2022

Big Brother Titans, the maiden edition of Big Brother Africa that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa, will begin on 15 January 2023. The organisers, MultiChoice Nigeria, announced this in a press briefing on Thursday. “The ‘Big Brother Titans’ is a special edition of the widely loved Big Brother show,” the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said. “This special edition is a fusion of two TV phenomena—BBNaija and BB Mzansi....

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

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

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2022

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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Sharia Court Sentences Islamic Cleric To Death By Hanging

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSharia Court Sentences Islamic Cleric To Death By Hanging

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 16, 2022

…Kano State Govt Ready To Sign Death Warrant An Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging. His conviction and sentencing ended his 16-month-long trial before the court after he was charged and arraigned by the Kano State government with blasphemy, incitement, and sundry offences on July 16, 2021, which were said to be in contravention of Sections 382 and 375 of Kano Sharia Penal Code...

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Obi, Kwankwaso Sign Document on Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObi, Kwankwaso Sign Document on Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 16, 2022

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Isaac Idahosa, have signed the Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria document. Obi and Idahosa, signed the documents at the Public Presentation of the GAIN document, put together by the YouthHub Africa, Inclusive Friends Association, and the Women in Politics Forum, with the support of the National Democratic Institute, and the United States Agency for International...

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APGA  Without the Memory of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsAPGA  Without the Memory of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 16, 20221

This is happening for the first time in nearly two decades, that people contesting election on APGA’s platform have jettisoned Ojukwu’s picture as a credible campaign tool. There are clear indications that the All Progressives Grand Alliance- APGA, might be bent on moving on without the memories of Ojukwu, the face of the party, and the singular reason APGA lays claim to being an “Igbo party”. Perhaps, APGA is ready and willing to test its...

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