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INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

Akwa Ibom APC Guber Seat Is Vacant – INEC Declares

June 13, 2022 12:16 pm

In a fresh announcement, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State have made an open announced that there will be no subsequent All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the state for the 2023 general elections.

This was announced despite the fact that it was Mr. Akanimo Udofia who was declared the winner of the APC governorship primary with a total vote of 1227 to defeat eight other aspirants at an exercise held at Ekpo Obot, Uyo, the state capital.

But, the Resident Commissioner, INEC, Mr Mike Igini, who did not recognise the exercise in his …

Bandits Abduct Dozens Of Wedding Guests In Zamfara

Bandits Abduct Dozens Of Wedding Guests In Zamfara

June 13, 2022 5:28 am

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists yesterday abducted no fewer than 29 people in Zamfara State, police have confirmed.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the victims were travelling back home from a wedding ceremony when the armed men ambushed a convoy of their vehicles.

The victims were mostly mobile phone dealers from a popular market in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital – who had attended the wedding of one of their colleagues in neighbouring Sokoto state.

One man who survived the attack told the BBC the gunmen had mounted three roadblocks on Saturday evening, trapping vehicles and opening …

2023 INEC Rejects Akpabio As APC Senatorial Candidate

2023: INEC Rejects Akpabio As APC Senatorial Candidate

June 13, 2022 5:03 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the primary election which purportedly produced former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Akpabio had last week stepped down for the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the party’s presidential primaries on Tuesday.

He was later declared winner of a senatorial primary election conducted on Thursday.

The Akwa Ibom State APC Chairman, Stephen Ntukekpo, had said he was directed by the ruling party’s national body to conduct a re-run over …

Muslim-Muslim Ticket Unacceptable To Christians – Bishop Warns

Muslim-Muslim Ticket Unacceptable To Christians – Bishop Warns

June 13, 2022 5:00 am

The presiding Bishop and General Superintendent of Grace of God Mission International, Bishop Paul Nwachukwu, has reiterated that Nigeria is a secular state and that a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election would never be acceptable to Christians all over the country.

Nwachukwu admonished two leading political parties that have chosen Muslims as their flag bearers to remember that picking Muslims as their running mates also will amount to neglect of Christians.

Delivering his sermon on Sunday, with the title, ‘the battle I will like to lose’, he said: ‘I want the political class to bear in mind that …

2023 Office Of Citizens Is The Greatest – CharlyBoy

2023: Office Of Citizens Is The Greatest – CharlyBoy

June 13, 2022 4:50 am

Controversial Maverick entertainer and activist, CharlyBoy has called on Nigerians not to forget that the office of the citizen is bigger than the office of the President hence power must be returned to citizens.

CharlyBoy made this assertion in a post on his Twitter page on Sunday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

He pointed out that the President and everyone in power are not Nigerians’ masters and for things to change in the country, Nigerians must understand that they are the government.

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‘My fellow …

June 12 Implement Abiola’s Manifesto, Family Appeals To FG

June 12: Implement Abiola’s Manifesto, Family Appeals To FG

June 13, 2022 4:42 am

The family of the winner of the annulled June 12 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the manifesto of the late politician as a way of honouring him.

This, the family believes, would give succour to the less privileged in the country.

The Head of the Abiola Family, Murtala Abiola, made this appeal while addressing newsmen during the annual prayer session for the late business mogul at their family compound in Gbagura, Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State.

According to Murtala, Abiola’s ‘Farewell to Poverty’ manifesto proffered solutions about how to provide succour …

2023 I’m Most Credible Aspirant In PDP - Bala Mohammed

Democratic Govt Would Be Resident In Nigeria – Gov Bala

June 12, 2022 6:16 pm

Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed who is the Bauchi State governor has announced that celebrating Democracy Day in the country is very important because the democratic governance has been firmly rooted and has come to stay in Nigeria.

The Governor made the declaration in his goodwill message to mark this year’s Democracy Day, asserting that there is no better alternative to democracy as a form of government that gives the people the right to choose who to govern them and how they want to be governed.

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Pastor Bakare Finally Reacts To Loss Of APC Presidential Ticket

Pastor Bakare Finally Reacts To Loss Of APC Presidential Ticket

June 12, 2022 1:11 pm

One of the former Presidential aspirants and the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has finally broken his silence and reacted to his humiliating defeat at the Special Convention for the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Bakare did not get any vote at the Convention where Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was elected by delegates as the presidential candidate of the party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

Read Also: Pastor Tunde Bakare Joins Presidential Race

During his church’s Sunday worship, Bakare wished Tinubu the best in the 2023 general elections, saying …

Nigerians Outraged As FG Donates ₦1.14bn To Niger Republic

Buhari Reveals Why He Amended Democracy Day To June 12

June 12, 2022 12:57 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has cited several explanations for the Federal Government’s decision to move Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12.

To commemorate the late MKO Abiola, Buhari stated his government changed Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12.

He emphasised that Abiola and other heroes gave their lives in order to give birth to a new Nigeria.

Read Also; Democracy Day: Monday To Be Declared Public Holiday – FG

On Sunday, the President made the announcement during a nationwide broadcast commemorating 2022 Democracy Day.

Nigeria’s freedom and unity, Buhari stated, should be celebrated on Democracy Day.

‘From

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Real Reasons Why Northerners Voted For Tinubu - El-Rufai

Real Reasons Why Northerners Voted For Tinubu – El-Rufai

June 12, 2022 3:22 am

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has attributed the decision reached by many delegates to vote for Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress on the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He made this assertion while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

El-Rufai explained that Buhari asked the northern delegates to vote for any of the shortlisted five presidential candidates of their choice.

According to him, Buhari didn’t dictate how delegates from Kaduna State should vote at the APC presidential primary.…

What Nigeria Must Do To Tackle Insecurity - General Buratai

What Nigeria Must Do To Tackle Insecurity – General Buratai

June 12, 2022 2:57 am

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), on Saturday in Kaduna asserted that insecurity can only be solved by adopting both kinetic and non-kinetic measures like dialogue and local manufacturing of military equipment.

Gen. Buratai, while delivering a lecture titled, ‘Politics and Insecurity In Nigeria: Way Forward‘ at a one-day symposium on national security at the Arewa House, Kaduna, further pointed out that non-kinetic approaches should include negotiation, dialogue are integrated approaches that can end insecurity through involving traditional and religious leaders, media, security, and intelligence agencies.

He said the public needs to …

2023 Polls Must Be Free, Credible To Honour Abiola - Buhari

2023 Polls Must Be Free, Credible To Honour Abiola – Buhari

June 12, 2022 2:53 am

On the celebration of this year’s Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja promised to facilitate a ‘free, fair, and transparent electoral process’ in next year’s general elections.

This, he pointed out, would be the best way to honour the memory of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late MKO Abiola.

Buhari made the pledge on Saturday in his 2022 Democracy Day speech.

The President called on political parties, candidates, and the electorate not to regard the elections as a do-or-die affair, adding that democracy is about the will of the majority and …

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