Written by A video clip from the presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jos, Plateau State, where the candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, made a slip similar to his APC counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has gone viral among residents of the state. Atiku, was addressing a crowd of supporters in Hausa language at … Continue reading “Like Tinubu, Atiku Slips in Jos, Chants ‘A.. I Mean PDP’”
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has slammed political critics and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have condemned the same faith ticket but support a presidential candidate from the north.The Rivers State governor who was referring to the PDP national leadership, made the assertion on Sunday, at the special dedication service for the … Continue reading “Rivers Governor Wike Tackles PDP Leaders for Condemning APC’s Muslim – Muslim Ticket”
Meta (formerly known as Facebook), has announced steps it was taking to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s 2023 elections. This, it listed to include efforts to combat the spread of misinformation and to make political advertising more transparent. It stressed that the work would continue in the lead up to, during, and after voting and … Continue reading “Meta Working to Combat Fake News Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections”
The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks has said the over N500 billion disbursed by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration annually for the National Social Investment Programme did not achieve the desired objective going by the high rate of poverty in the northern part of Nigeria.The group, made up of 3,000 various civil society … Continue reading “Probe Buhari’s Social Investment Programme, CSOs in Northern Nigeria Tell EFCC, ICPC”
The Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isiaq Akintola, has assured that Muslims in the South West region would deliver for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Akintola who gave the assurance on Monday while speaking with journalists on the sideline during a send-forth and book presentation … Continue reading “South West Muslims Will Help Tinubu Win Presidential Election, MURIC Says”
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the newly redesigned N1, 000, N500, and N200 denominations unveiled by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had been fortified with security features that will make them difficult to counterfeit. Buhari also stressed that the redesigned naira denominations would help the CBN implement better monetary policy objectives and enrich … Continue reading “Buhari Excited By New Banknotes, Says Enhanced Security Features Will Make Counterfeiting Difficult”
The Kaduna state government in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday, flagged-off cash disbursements to the Almajiri children under the “Children Street Programme”. Under the programme, 2,674 Almajiri who have been reunited with their families will receive N5,000 cash transfers to enroll in school or learn some skills. The … Continue reading “Kaduna Flags-Off Cash Disbursement to 2,674 ‘Almajiri’ Children”
Three weeks after his campaign rally was attacked in Kaduna State, leaving many people injured, the campaign trail of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, was allegedly attacked on Wednesday in Maiduguri by suspected thugs, resulting in the hospitalisation of no fewer than 74 persons. As a result of the … Continue reading “74 Hospitalised, 70 Vehicles Damaged as Thugs Attack Atiku’s Campaign in Maiduguri”
One of the spokespersons of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, chided the vice presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, saying the presidential villa is not meant for bandits. This is just as the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, admitted … Continue reading “Melaye Scolds Shettima, Says Presidential Villa Not for Bandits”
The United Arab Emirates’ mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has suspended flight operations indefinitely to Nigeria over its trapped funds.The airline had earlier announced that it would suspend its operations from October 29, 2022, over the failure of government to make dollars available to the foreign carriers to repatriate their revenue during a meeting held at … Continue reading “Emirates Suspends Flights to Nigeria Indefinitely over Blocked Funds”