February 7, 2022

2023: Nigeria Is Bleeding, PDP Has To Take Over, Wike Insists

February 7, 2022 11:44 am

Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday described Nigeria as a country that is bleeding.

While speaking in Kaduna on Monday, Wike called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unite and take over power in 2023 from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike’s host and former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, told Wike and his entourage that the people of Nigeria would be disappointed in the PDP if they don’t unite and take over power.

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‘Why I Visited UK’, Tinubu Opens Up

February 7, 2022 11:14 am

Former Governor of Lagos State and 2023 Presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated that his journey to the United Kingdom was not for medical reasons as was widely speculated.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the national leader of the ruling party returned to Nigeria on Sunday after 10 days in the UK.

A terse statement on his social media accounts Monday morning informed the public that the trip was about 2023 election.

It said the presidential aspirant had ‘consultations with Nigerians and other stakeholders in the diaspora’.

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Humanitarian Crisis Looms As Cyclone Kills 20 In Madagascar

February 7, 2022 10:39 am

A dangerous Cyclone Batsirai swept through Madagascar on Monday morning after killing no fewer than 20 people, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit island’s agricultural heartland, which has made the UN to warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Madagascar was already wobbling from a tropical storm which had earlier left atleast 55 people dead, and the latest extreme weather event came as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the continent is “’bearing both the brunt and the cost’ of global warming.

It was gathered that Batsirai made landfall on the Indian Ocean island’s …

Nigeria Doesn’t Need ‘Walking Stick’ Leaders – Abdulsalami

February 7, 2022 8:17 am

Nigeria’s former military head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has disclosed that the the country doesn’t need ‘leaders with walking stick’, hence his firm belief that younger generation should be allowed space and opportunity to govern the country from the next general elections.

Abdulsalami made this known over the weekend while speaking at his hilltop country home, Minna, when a presidential apirant, Prince Adewale Adebayo paid a consultation to him ahead of the 2023 general election.

The ex-leader stressed that governance has gone digital now compared to their time, noting that the younger ones who understands the times, would better …