July 12, 2022

SDP Forms Alliance With Labour Party Against Benue 2023

SDP Forms Alliance With Labour Party Against Benue 2023

July 12, 2022 2:09 pm

Ahead of the hotly contested governorship election in Benue State which comes up next year, things might not be so easy for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Social Democratic Party, SDP has announced that they would be going into an alliance with the Labour Party.

John Enemari who is the State Chairman of SDP had also disclosed the development while speaking with journalists in Makurdi, the state capital, on Monday.

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According to the Chairman, the leadership of the party had also directed …

US Dollar Finally Equals Euro For The First Time In 20 Years 

US Dollar Finally Equals Euro For The First Time In 20 Years 

July 12, 2022 2:07 pm

The financial exchange market is in a bit of a quagmire as the exchange rate between the Euro and the United States dollar peaked at the same spot on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years.

As of Tuesday morning Greek time, one euro was measuring equal to exactly one dollar, which meant that the value of the euro has been dropped down by over 12 percent compared to its value at the beginning of the year. This means that the euro is at its weakest against the dollar since winter of 2002, twenty years ago.

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Former Guber Aspirant, Tonye Princewill Dumps Rivers APC

Former Guber Aspirant, Tonye Princewill Dumps Rivers APC

July 12, 2022 2:00 pm

A former governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, party Prince Tonye Princewill has become the latest member of the party to leave the party joining a queue of massive resignations which has since come since the Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu announced a Muslim running mate for the Presidential race.

Princewill had also made this announcement while he made his resignation in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the ward chairman of the APC in Ward 3 in Buguma Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.

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Presidency Queries Lecturers For Querying Buhari Over Strike

July 12, 2022 2:00 pm

The Presidency while reacting to the lingering strike has queried the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over their direct query to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari over the lingering strike.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who is part of the Presidency, had openly wondered why ASUU was holding the President by the neck over an agreement which had not signed by his government. Shehu recalled that the agreement in contention was signed in 2009 by the then Federal Government.

Read Also: ASUU Is Actually Ready To Call Off Strike Action – Osodeke

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Stop Paying Ransom To Terrorists –Garba Shehu Tells Nigerians

Stop Paying Ransom To Terrorists –Garba Shehu Tells Nigerians

July 12, 2022 12:03 pm

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has claimed that the payment of ransom by families of kidnapped victims is the major factor fuelling terrorism in Nigeria.

Shehu, who made this known while speaking in an interview on Tuesday, stated kidnapping would continue until Nigerians stop paying ransoms and allow the security agents to do their job.

He said, ‘You are mentioning all of these about kidnappers and the people that have been taken and the President even in his Sallah message mentioned an appeal he was making to fellow citizens to expose …

Osun Guber: Bola Tinubu Lands In Osun For APC's Mega Rally

Osun Guber: Bola Tinubu Lands In Osun For APC’s Mega Rally

July 12, 2022 10:45 am

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the APC Presidential candidate, has landed in Osogbo, Osun State for the party’s mega rally today to drum support for the second term bid of the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

Tinubu arrived Osun last night in company of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.

Read Also: Muslim Ticket: Sen. Abbo Withdraws From Tinubu’s Campaign Team

The grand finale of the APC rally will kick-off by 11.00am on Tuesday at the Osogbo Township Stadium.

In another report, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has expressed optimism that having performed very well in office so far, the 22 …

Oyedepo Issues Update On His ₦100bn World's Largest Auditorium

Oyedepo Issues Update On His ₦100bn World’s Largest Auditorium

July 12, 2022 10:45 am

Bishop David Oyedepo who is the Founder of the Living Faith Worldwide, has given an update on the church’s construction of the world’s largest auditorium which he has nicknamed The Ark.

On completion, the massive Ark building  will have a sitting capacity of 109,000 seats. It will take 109,000 worshippers at a single sitting, making it the world’s largest.

Speaking on Sunday during sermon, Oyedepo said he must confess to the congregation what the Lord is doing with the Ark project.
“The raw hand of God. 20,000 seat
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Why I Won't Go To Kaduna State When I Leave Office - Buhari

Why I Won’t Go To Kaduna State When I Leave Office – Buhari

July 12, 2022 10:33 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has given some open reasons as to why he will not be retiring to Kaduna State when he leaves office next year May.

President Buhari’s home is actually in Kaduna State and it was where he handled his State affairs from before moving to Aso Rock when he became president in 2015.

But the president, who had met with some of the APC governors in Daura on Monday said he would not return to Kaduna because it is closer to Abuja.

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Rather, he said …

Postpone 2023 Census - HURIWA Charges Nigerian Govt

Resign Immediately If Presidency Is Tough – HURIWA To Buhari

July 12, 2022 10:28 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has on Tuesday urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to make sure he resigns right away if the job is tough for him.

HURIWA had made this announcement in a statement while calling on Buhari to resign to minimise the damage his “crass incompetence’ would cost the country if he stayed on till May 29th, 2023.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Buhari had, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, described his seven years in office as “tough”.

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Muslim Ticket CAN Engaging In Spiritual Banditry – MURIC

Muslim Ticket: CAN Engaging In Spiritual Banditry – MURIC

July 12, 2022 8:16 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has lambasted the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over its decision on Bola Tinubu’s choice of vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, accusing the Christian body of ‘spiritual banditry’. 

The Islamic human rights organisation accused the Christian body of heating up the polity with its comment on Tinubu’s choice of former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima as running mate.

MURIC’s response was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

‘Tinubu is under CAN’s hammer for picking a Muslim, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his vice-presidential candidate …

Twitter Moves To Sue Musk For Terminating Proposed Takeover

Twitter Moves To Sue Musk For Terminating Proposed Takeover

July 12, 2022 5:31 am

Twitter on Monday demanded that Elon Musk goes back to complete a proposed $44 billion takeover of the social media company, lambasting the Tesla chief’s withdrawal of his offer as ‘invalid and wrongful.’

Twitter’s preparation to sue Musk was predicated on his move to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.

According to reports from Financial Times, the San Francisco company is preparing to file its lawsuit with the Delaware Court of Chancery against Musk early this week.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Musk had on Friday that he intended to end his initial deal …

Muslim Ticket Sen. Abbo Withdraws From Tinubu’s Campaign Team

Muslim Ticket: Sen. Abbo Withdraws From Tinubu’s Campaign Team

July 12, 2022 5:21 am

The senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo, often referred to as the ‘sex-toy senator’, has announced the resignation of his membership from the campaign group of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  flagbearer, Bola Tinubu following the recent choice of running mate.

This was as he called Tinubu irresponsible for picking the former governor of Borno State, Kashhim Shettima, a Muslim, as APC vice presidential candidate.

Abbo had earlier tweeted about his stance but shared details of his decision with journalists on Monday in Abuja.

Abbo added that he met with a support group in Abuja in search of a running …

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