Politics

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has boasted that given their massive laying down of weapons by terrorists, the insurgency will end within the next 12 months ‘God willing.’

The Governor who visited the State House to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to apprise him of progress in the surrendering of Boko Haram terrorists, told State House Correspondents, Abuja that over 30,000 former fighters have now surrendered and are in the custody of the authorities.

According to him, Borno state government does not offer any incentive to the fighters to come out of the forests, rather, they have done so …

There could some fresh twist as President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss the appeal seeking to nullify his election and swear in Abubakar Atiku as President.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Incorporated Trustees of the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance (CSOCLC) had filed the appeal over its contention that the affidavit made by the President in the 2019 general elections was false.

The APC and President Buhari, in their submission is contained in their Respondents’ Brief of Argument filed …

The Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday called for the declaration of a national emergency on ritual killings across the country following recent ugly trends.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that this formed part of the resolutions reached by the lawmakers on a motion of urgent public importance entitled ‘Need to Curb the Rising Trend of Ritual Killings in Nigeria’.

The Minority Leader of the House, Mr Toby Okechukwu moved the motion during Wednesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

The motion comes amid the incessant killing of innocent Nigerians for ritual …

The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and present Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has sent out a warning to political parties against picking its presidential candidates from the north, declaring that governors of the southern states would reject any candidate from the north.

The Ondo Governor also predicted that any political party who goes on to present a northern candidate in the 2023 presidential poll would lose.

He said governors from the south of the country under the auspices of the Southern Governors Forum are determined to ensure that Nigeria’s next president was from the south.

He …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalong has pledged to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, soon, if the party continues the way it is going now and continued to lose favour with Nigerians.

The former minister spoke to newsmen on Tuesday when he accompanied the founder of popular Abuja-based King Adebayo Film and Theatre Arts Network Television, Prince Adewole Adebayo, who declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency, before pressmen at the Queen Lilian’s House, Katampe, Abuja.

The Presidential hopeful Adewole, disclosed that he would be running under a coalition of political parties which …

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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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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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 …

The Nigerian Presidency has frowned at the the ‘wrong perceptions’ in David Piling’s article on Nigeria published by the Financial Times on Jan. 31.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday condemned the article in a statement while expressing reservations over the position of the writer, describing the Nigerian government as ”a government sleepwalking into disaster”.

The statement read in part: ‘We wish to correct the wrong perceptions contained in the article ‘What is Nigeria’s Government For,‘ by David Pilling, Financial Times (UK), January 31, 2022.

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Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has explained why he doesn’t support the idea of zoning of political offices in Nigeria.

Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Lamido asserted zoning of political offices has been counter-productive, adding that such should be put aside for now while the welfare and unity of Nigerians take centre stage.

He said this despite the stance of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on zoning which became jeopardised since the death of ex-president Umar Yar’adua.

‘Even if they (PDP members) come and talk about zoning, I will tell them no. Because …

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Sunday told former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that people of the State are not happy with him for abandoning them during their trying times.

Speaking at the Benue Peoples House when he received the former Vice President and his campaign team on a visit, Governor Ortom emphatically pointed out that as the holder of one of the highest chieftaincy titles in the Tiv Area Traditional Council, the ‘Zege Mule U Tiv,’ meaning the big shelter of the Tiv nation, the people were not happy that the presidential aspirant …

 Apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has formally announced the formation of a non-partisan political action committee to push for the realisation of the lofty dream of producing a President of Igbo President.

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, while announcing the setting up of the committee in Enugu said it would deploy persuasion in reaching out to key political actors across the country as well as other critical stakeholders and leaders.

According to him, the ‘persuasion team would recognise those that are critical in Nigeria including our own people. They will also talk to our …