August 1, 2022

2023: Northern CAN Reiterates Opposition To APC Muslim Ticket

August 1, 2022 3:50 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja have once again reaffirmed its total opposition to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Secretary-General of the Christian body, Sunday Oibe, made this point in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna State.

The statement which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York read in part; ‘We reaffirm our stand against the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket in a multi-religious and multi-cultural society like Nigeria, particularly considering the fact that the country has never been …

2023: Tinubu Understands The Problems Of Nigerian Youths –APC

August 1, 2022 3:41 am

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has drummed up support for its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu claiming that he is a grassroots politician who understands the dreams and aspirations of Nigerian youths.

The clarification was made by the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yakubu Ajaka, at a town hall meeting with young Nigerians in diaspora, Saturday night, in London.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Ajaka’s claim is slightly in contrast with the popular notion held by political pundits that the average Nigerian youth prefers the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who they say has a …

You Have Messed Up War Against Insurgency, Gumi Lambasts FG

August 1, 2022 3:21 am

Controversial Islamic cleric and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has condemned the wrong measures being deployed by the Federal Government in the ongoing fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria, claiming that both sides of the divide have committed crimes.

Gumi made this assertion in a statement issued on Sunday, pointing out that if the next President of the country follows the same trajectory, it would result in a greater insurgency in the land.

He said, ‘The recent BBC Africa Eye documentary and Daily Trust documentaries about the insurgency in Zamfara State have exposed the ethnic and tribal undertones …