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2023 Northerners Have Embraced Restructuring, Atiku Submits

2023: Northerners Have Embraced Restructuring, Atiku Submits

October 16, 2022 2:43 am

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that northern governors and the North, in general, have now bought into his restructuring mantra unlike in the past when they were opposed to it.

Atiku said restructuring simply meant giving states more powers and responsibilities while also executing individual programmes in their respective states.

The presidential candidate made the remarks when he featured as a guest of the Arewa Joint Committee interactive sessions alongside other presidential candidates on Saturday, in Kaduna.

The former vice-president stated that part of his government’s agenda was to drive revenue and …

2023 Tinubu Is Nigeria’s Next President - Northern Coalition

Tinubu visits Zazzau Emir for royal blessings

October 15, 2022 8:28 pm

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has paid a political visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, after  he had attended the seventh edition of the Kaduna Investment Forum.

Tinubu, who had been accompanied by his host, Gov. Nasir el-Rufai, and some other APC stalwarts, had been in the palace to seek royal blessing and pay homage to the emir.

Read Also: 2023: How I Turned Lagos From Jungle To Megacity – Tinubu

Tinubu had also arrived at the palacefor  a few hours after the departure of the PDP presidential …

2023 How I Turned Lagos From Jungle To Megacity – Tinubu

2023: How I Turned Lagos From Jungle To Megacity – Tinubu

October 15, 2022 4:49 am

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has declared that he turned Lagos from a jungle to a megacity during his tenure as the governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.

In a programme that aired on Channels TV last night which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Tinubu asserted he laid the foundation that all other Lagos State governors after him built upon and are still building on to make the state what it is today.

Tinubu went on to declare that it was under his leadership as Lagos Governor that …

We Must Never Allow ASUU Strike To Happen Again –Gbajabiamila

We Must Never Allow ASUU Strike To Happen Again –Gbajabiamila

October 15, 2022 4:36 am

Against the backdrop of the recent suspension of industrial action by ASUU, the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has asserted all hands must be on deck to ensure academic strikes in universities become a thing of the past.

The Speaker made this assertion in a statement hailing the end of an eight-month-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the academics had called for better welfare and revitalisation of public universities, among other demands.

Read Also: Why Nigerian Youths Don’t Value Democracy — Gbajabiamila

While …

New York Congressional Candidate, Itkis Uses Porn For Campaign

New York Congressional Candidate, Itkis Uses Porn For Campaign

October 14, 2022 9:08 pm

In his own bizarre way of weathering the storms of politics, it has been reported that an independent congressional candidate in New York, Mike Itkis who is currently in a race to unseat Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has made a porn video to show off his “sex positive” political campaign.

Mike Itkis, who has been identified as a self-described “liberal independent candidate,” had uploaded the controversial video which had been titled “Bucket List Bonanza” to Porn Hub over the summer with a porn performer Nicole Sage, and he had also told City & State that he made the video as …

Britain Pound Sinks As PM Liz Truss Fires Finance Minister

Britain Pound Sinks As PM Liz Truss Fires Finance Minister

October 14, 2022 8:40 pm

More woes are in line for the economic future of the United Kingdom as the pound had nose dived against the dollar on Friday which is coming on the heels of the British Prime Minister, Liz Truss sacking her finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos.

The Pound Sterling had reportedly sank 1.2 percent to $1.1188 after Prime Minister Liz Truss had finally dismissed the chancellor of the exchequer and it has been seen that the yield on the 10-year UK government bond dipped to 3.98 percent. It had hit 4.64 percent Tuesday amid …

Why 2023 Election Is A 'Big Deal' – Cardinal Okogie

Why 2023 Election Is A ‘Big Deal’ – Cardinal Okogie

October 14, 2022 7:27 am

In face of the challenges of worn-out public infrastructure, neglect of education and health care delivery, humongous cost of governance, youth restiveness, and abject poverty and misery on the increase, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has described the 2023 election as a big deal for the country.

In an article entitled which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York: ‘2023: That Nigeria’s Tomorrow May be Alright,’ the former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), noted that Nigerians cannot afford to get it wrong even as he set an agenda …

Labour Party Moves To Amend Obi’s PCC List Following Outrage

Labour Party Moves To Amend Obi’s PCC List Following Outrage

October 14, 2022 7:01 am

The leadership of the Labour Party on Thursday held an emergency meeting to address the outrage that trailed the inclusion of some names as well as the exclusion of certain candidates nominated by members of its National Working Committee in its Presidential Campaign Council.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported on Tuesday that there was division in the party over Wednesday’s unveiling of the council.

Barely 24 hours after the PCC inauguration, there were criticisms over some of those who made the list.

One of such inclusion was a former Director of Information at Nigerian Defence headquarters, Major …

PDP Crisis We Never Suspended Campaigns - Tambuwal

PDP Crisis: We Never Suspended Campaigns – Tambuwal

October 14, 2022 6:51 am

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO), AND Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has denied speculations that the organisation had to suspend its campaign to placate Wike. 

In a statement signed by his Media aide, Mohammed Bello, Tambuwal was quoted as saying on Thursday that to the contrary, the campaign train “is continuing, by the grace of God on Monday in Kaduna.’

Tambuwual further said he ‘was amazed and taken aback last night when I saw on social media and on very many platforms that we’ve called off our campaign.

‘That is far …

How Past Nigeria Census Were Politicised – Masari

How Past Nigeria Census Were Politicised – Masari

October 14, 2022 6:43 am

Kastina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has asserted that previous censuses conducted in Nigeria have been wrongly politicised and that should not be allowed to repeat itself. 

Speaking while declaring open the state stakeholders’ summit ahead of the 2023 population and housing census, Masari reaffirmed that all the censuses conducted from 1963 to date including during the military region were conducted devoid of politics of tribal, religion, and regional dimensions.

Read Also: NPC Officials Inspect Materials Ahead Of 2023 Census

Stressing further that most of the figures assembled in the past were falsified by leaders, consequently affecting the national planning …

2023 Presidency Jonathan Endorses Atiku Okowa Ticket

2023 Presidency: Jonathan Endorses Atiku/Okowa Ticket

October 14, 2022 6:29 am

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the Atiku/Okowa presidential bid saying that he was willing to offer himself to help the party win the next elections. 

Mr. Jonathan made this known yesterday when a PDP delegation led by vice presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as well as Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state visited him in Abuja on Wednesday evening.

In a video making round on social media which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, GEJ described Governor Okowa as Nigeria’s incoming Vice-President.

Read Also: Goodluck Jonathan, Peter, Atiku Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

Mr. Jonathan further …

Russian Army Will Be ‘Destroyed’ If Putin Nukes Ukraine - Borrell

Russian Army Will Be ‘Destroyed’ If Putin Nukes Ukraine – Borrell

October 13, 2022 9:33 pm

Josep Borrell who is the Eurpoean Union foreign policy chief has on coervin for made an warned Moscow on Thursday that its forces would be “annihilated” by the West’s military response if President Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine.

“Putin is saying he is not bluffing. Well, he cannot afford bluffing, and it has to be clear that the people supporting Ukraine and the European Union and the Member States, and the United States and NATO are not bluffing neither,” Borrell said at the opening of a Diplomatic Academy in Brussels.

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