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Atiku commends Fubara for success of LG elections in Rivers

Abuja, Oct 6, 2024 – Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the 2023 Election, has commended Gov Fubara Siminilaye of Rivers State on the successful outcome of the local council elections in the state. Atiku made the commendation in statement on Sunday. He said the outcome of the election had put an end to political intimidation and judicial chicanery in the state. Atiku also said the success of the election would pave the way for the noble pursuit of governance to commence in the state. “As I …

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Reclaim Nigeria’s democracy from threats of oppression – Atiku

Abuja, Sept. 30, 2024 – Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, has advised Nigerians to take action and reclaim Nigeria’s democracy from the looming threats of oppression. Atiku made the call on Monday in his message to nation on the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary on Oct. 1. Atiku also called for united efforts for the nation to achieve the greatness envisioned by the nation’s esteemed founders He expressed regret that the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, had taken advantage of the weaknesses of opposition parties …

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Tinubu to reshuffle cabinet soon

Abuja, Sept. 25, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu is to reshuffle his cabinet soon. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing the press. He, however, said he did not know the did when the reshuffling would take place, but it could happen before October 1.  “The President has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it. I don’t know whether he wants to do it before October first and he will surely do …

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Peter Obi describes Edo Governorship election as sham with no place in democracy

Abuja, Sept. 23, 2024 – Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 election, has described the just concluded Edo state governorship election as a sham which had no place in democracy. He said the election was a continuation of a process that had undermined the nation’s democratic process and values. Obi, who made his observations in a post on his X handle on Monday, advising lecturers and other cohorts in the charade to reflect on their roles in damaging the foundation of Nigeria’s democracy.  “What happened over …

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Manipulations in Edo Election: IMPI describes allegations as pro-PDP hatchet job

Abuja, Sept 23, 2024 – The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described attempts being made by some civil society groups to denigrate the outcome of the Edo State Gubernatorial election as a partisan hatchet job not backed by facts. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju, IMPI noted that claims made by the coalition were a carbon copy of the position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the election process.   It said: ” We have observed the desperate move by the coalition of civil society …

Politics

Tinubu’s decision to shelve UNGA for Borno flood, others, a show of sensitivity, solidarity with Nigerians – TDF

Abuja, Sept. 22, 2024 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated political sensitivity by his choice to stay at home to attend to domestic issues than attending the 79th UN General Assembly meeting scheduled to start on Tuesday, Sept. 24. This gesture, according to The Democratic Front, clearly shows the President’s understanding and awareness of the people’s feelings, problems, and needs as well as his resolve to grapple with them. The TDF commended the President for this gesture in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, …

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Nigeria’s Edo Governorship vote hit by rain, late start

By Paul Ejime Benin (Edo State), Sept. 21, 2024 – The gubernatorial election in Nigeria’s mid-west State of Edo took off to a shaky start on Saturday disrupted by rain and the late arrival of polling officials and materials at many polling units. Consequently, voting continued beyond the official closing time of 2.30 pm in some voting units, while sorting and ballot counting happened in some designated centres. Some vehicles conveying electoral materials and officials departed late to the polling stations, while hundreds of voters who arrived early were kept …

Agriculture Politics

Tinubu donates 100 trailer-loads of rice, other food items to Maiduguri flood victims

Abuja, Sept. 21, 2024 – President Bola has donated100 trailer-loads of rice and other assorted food items to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The president also donated 50 trailer-loads of maize, 30 trailer-loads of sorghum and 20 trailer-loads of millet to the state government to help mitigate the plight of the flood victims. “Following the visit of our President and Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to Borno State …

Foreign Politics

Harris says she is trying to get a second debate with Trump

Atlanta, Sept. 21, 2024 – U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is trying to get a second opportunity to debate her Republican challenger Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race, she said on Friday. “I’m trying to get another debate. We’ll see,” Harris, the U.S. vice president, said in front of about 600 people at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. Harris and Trump debated each other for the first time on Sept. 10, in a contest that polls showed was won by the Democratic nominee. Trump last week …

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TMSG dissociates self from pro-Yahaya Bello social media post, backs EFCC anti-graft initiatives

Abuja, Sept. 20, 2024 – The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has dissociated itself from a social media post in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was maligned over its efforts to prosecute former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello on alleged N80bn money laundering charges. In a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, the group was emphatic that the author of the post, Jesutega Onokpasa is not in a position to use TMSG to fight a political, self-serving battle. The group, therefore, disclaimed …