APC drops Okorocha’s in-law, adopts Hope Uzodinma as its governorship candidate

 The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has adopted Sen. Hope Uzodinma as the governorship candidate of the party for Imo state. Senator Hope Uzodimma Vanguard gathered that the final decision on the issue was taken during a meeting of the NWC held Wednesday in Abuja.  Accordingly, the party has concluded all arrangements...

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On governors’ meeting with Buhari, Obi’s candidature: Wike Airs His View

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that there is no iota of doubt that the APC-led Federal Government has failed Nigerians, necessitating the need for a new leadership in 2019. Wike further stated that the visit of four South-South Governors to President Muhammadu Buhari had no political connotation, noting that the governors were in the Presidential...

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I Don't Support Atiku's Presidential Ambition --Gov. Al-Makura.

Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has warned against his name being linked to the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Umaru Al-Makura Reacting to an online publication in the state, Al-Makura denied meeting with the PDP presidential candidate in Dubai as alleged in the publication. Describing the allegations...

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What Four South-South Governors Discussed with Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with State Governors from the South-South geopolitical zones, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Four out of the six Governors of the zone were present in the meeting, which lasted about one hour. They were reluctant to talk to State House correspondents afterwards, but in a brief response, Governor of...

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We Caught Shiite Members with Bombs --Police.

  The FCT Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of some members of the El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) with 31 bottles of petrol bomb and other dangerous weapons being ferried into Abuja. The command said the members’ plot was to attack innocent citizens, including law enforcement agents deployed to protect lives and property. FCT...

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Buhari’s supporters working for Atiku – Buhari group

  Grassroots Mobilizers for Buhari (GMB), a political association promoting President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential ambition, has suspended some of its members for allegedly fraternising with Buhari’s opposition, Atiku Abubakar. Atiku Abubakar is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. A statement by the Director-General...

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Senator Shehu Sani predicts doom for APC, wants Akpabio back in PDP

  Senator Shehu Sani has predicted doom for his former political party,  All Progressives Congress, APC and urged a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who recently joined the party to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Shehu Sani Sani left the APC two weeks ago after failing to get the party’s Senate ticket for Kaduna Central...

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Arewa youths endorse ex-vice president, give reasons

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has endorsed the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 election. In an interview with DAILY POST over the weekend, the President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima explained that the emergence of Abubakar as a presidential candidate of the PDP was a good thing for Nigeria. Shettima...

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China’s record has exerted a “gravitational pull” on the world’s economic output.---The Economist

When scholars of international relations predict that the 2000s will be a “Chinese century”, they are not being premature. Although America remains the lone superpower, China has already replaced it as the driver of global change. There is one economic metric on which China already ranks first. Measured at market exchange rates, China’s gdp is still 40% smaller than America’s....

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How Akpabio became a woman – Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation, has criticised former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio over his reason for dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom had on Saturday said he defected to APC because he discovered that the former ruling party was about to sink. But the former minister while reacting...

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There will be catastrophe in Imo if my son-in-law fails to succeed me – Okorocha.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has called on the National working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, led by Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, to submit the name of his son in-law, Mr, Uche Nwosu, to the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the APC governorship primaries in the state. Okorocha made the appeal in a statement obtained by the...

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APC senator, Abba Ibrahim, disowns statement on Buhari’s chances, says he was quoted out of context

Former Yobe state governor now the Senator representing Yobe Central in the Senate, Bukkar Abba Ibrahim, has reacted to newspaper reports where he was quoted to have declared that North-eastern states may vote against President Muhammadu Buhari, during the 2019 election. The reports also quoted the Abba Ibrahim as saying that massive rigging may not save Buhari from imminent...

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Minimum Wage: Osinbajo’s Meeting With Governors, Ministers Faces Inconclusive End

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has met with some state governors and ministers over the minimum wage demanded by the organised labour in the country. The meeting held behind closed doors on Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdul’Aizz Yari (Zamfara), told State House correspondents...

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We get forceful instructions to reduce generation – Power firms

Electricity generation companies in the country have said their power plants are being forced to operate below their optimal capacity levels. The nation’s total power generation has been hovering between 3,000 megawatts and 3,500MW in recent months. It stood at 3,741.30MW as of 6am on Sunday, according to the Nigeria Electricity System Operator. The Executive Secretary,...

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Female 'suicide bomber' blows herself up in Tunisian capital

The apparent terror attack in Tunis sent people running for their lives in the street A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the centre of Tunisia's capital, killing at least one police officer and sparking panic in the street. Local reports say a woman wearing a suicide vest blew herself up next to a police van and outside a hotel. The explosion happened in...

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BREAKING: NNPC, subsidiaries haven't remitted $22.06bn, N481.75bn to Federation Account

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiary, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, and other companies in the oil and gas sector have yet to remit a total revenue of $22.06bn and N481.75bn to the Federation Account. Latest report on the summary of unremitted revenue, losses and unreconciled differences from operations and transactions in the oil...

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Breaking :Ekiti lawmaker shot on Friday is dead

The member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Micheal Adedeji, who was shot in the head by gunmen on Friday, is dead. Jackson Adebayo, publicity secretary of the  Peoples Democratic Party in the state, confirmed this to TheCable on Monday. “The lawmaker died at the Federal Medical Center, Ido Ekiti, early this morning,” Adebayo sai...

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SPECIAL REPORT: 10 men who looted life out of Nigerian Airways

On Tuesday, as the Nigerian government commenced payment of the pension of retired employees of the defunct Nigerian Airways, members of the House of Representatives passed a resolution to investigate those indicted for looting the resources of the fallen national carrier. After weeks of verification, the government eventually cleared about 6,000 former employees to be...

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Yoruba youths warn Tinubu against supporting Buhari

A group of Yoruba youths known as the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association has warned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against supporting President Muhammadu Buhari reelection in 2019. The President of the YYSA, Mr Olalekan Hammed, made the position of the group known in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Sunday. He said it had become obvious that the...

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150 groups ask EFCC to probe Alpha Beta's N100bn tax evasion

About 150 anti-corruption groups under the aegis of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to urgently investigate an alleged N100bn fraud, tax evasion and money laundering against Alpha Beta Consulting Ltd., Alpha Beta LLP and Ocean Trust Ltd. Alpha Beta Consulting, a firm given exclusive rights to monitor...

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APC crisis: Buhari begins reconciliation process

As the All Progressives Congress crisis deepens, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken over the process of restoring the confidence of aggrieved members of the party. A top-ranking member of the party’s National Working Committee confirmed the development to one of our correspondents in Abuja on Sunday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised...

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Why Buhari should be reelected--Lai Mohammed.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has listed reasons President Muhammadu Buhari deserves reelection in 2019. He spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Mohammed also stated that the President has rebranded governance and has put the country on the path of sustainable growth and development, among other things. He said, “He has...

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Buhari’s Certificate Saga: It’s an insult to the Armed forces – Gen Alani Akinrinade

  The former Chief of staff, Lt. General Ipoola Alani Akinrinade, Sunday, slammed those criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that his West African School Certificate Examination certificate, WACE, was with the Nigerian Army. Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), In a statement disclosed by Mr President’s special adviser on Media and Publicity,...

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Buhari’s refusal to provide certificate showed he failed through school — S’West PDP

MIXED reactions, yesterday, trailed the controversy surrounding President Muhammadu Buhari’s missing certificate. While the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West, said that President Buhari failure to tender his certificates to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for screening showed he failed through school, a pro-Buhari group, Re-Elect Buhari...

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‘Shaku Shaku’ dance step is what we'll do in our campaign –Osinbajo

                              Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, jocularly said he was learning the Shaku Shaku dance steps for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections. Shaku Shaku is a popular and contemporary dance style common among young Nigerians. Osinbajo, who was...

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Votes from North-East may be lost to opposition, APC lawmaker tells Buhari

The lawmaker representing Yobe East Senatorial District, Senator Bukkar Abba Ibrahim, has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress not to assume that the North-East geopolitical zone will vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 like it did in 2015. The states in the North-East are Yobe, Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba. The senator said the issues...

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Nigeria heads for balkanization should it be Islamized – Oyedepo

                           The founder and President of the Living Faith Church worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Nigeria will break if it becomes an Islamic nation. The cleric also warned Nigerians and politicians over the unending killings of innocent citizens. Oyedepo gave this warning...

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El-Rufai Under Fire Over Threat To Demolish Christian-Dominated Community

Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, has come under fire from religious leaders and traditional rulers over his threat to demolish Gonin Gora community, a Christian-dominated area along Kaduna - Abuja road. On Saturday morning, during a state-wide broadcast, the governor threatened to demolish or relocate Gonin Gora community, if youth in the...

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