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Bishop Kukah Describes The president Nigeria Needs In 2023

Bishop Kukah Describes The President Nigeria Needs In 2023

September 3, 2022 4:17 am

Ahead of next year’s general election, the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has offered an insight into the kind of leaders, particularly the person that should be elected by Nigerians as its next President.

He pointed out that it was really important for Nigerians to move away from voting based on ethnic, religious, or political sentiments and rather focus on voting for someone who is capable of tackling the perennial challenges facing the country.

Kukah, who gave the insight while speaking on a TV interview on Friday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, maintained …

2023 Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

2023: Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

September 3, 2022 4:12 am

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who identify as individuals with disabilities called on Nigerians on Friday not to be influenced by political parties that take advantage of religious cracks and a cloud of division to campaign in the 2023 general election.

This information was made known in a statement by Tolu Bankole, the national leader of the APC PWDs, following their monthly media discussion on Friday in Abuja.

According to Bankole, the country shouldn’t pass up the chance to support the APC’s tried-and-true candidates in the elections of 2023, who also noted that this was the most …

2023 Tinubu Will Transform Nigeria’s Economy – Hon Faleke

What I Admire In My Running Mate, Shettima – Tinubu Quips

September 2, 2022 9:25 pm

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the APC Presidential candidate, has lauded his running mate as he revealed what he admired in his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.

Tinubu had reiterated thata he is excited about his running mate’s energy, dynamism and readiness to serve the country at the centre as Vice President.

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The APC presidential candidate, in a message to wish Shettima a wonderful 56th birthday on Friday, said “I heartily congratulate my brother and worthy partner, Senator Kashim Shettima, on attaining 56 in good health.

“I am excited about his energy, …

₦6trn Subsidy Claim A Fraud, Customs Lambasts NNPC

₦6trn Subsidy Claim A Fraud, Customs Lambasts NNPC

September 2, 2022 7:02 am

Comptroller-general of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Alli has faulted the claim that at least ₦6 trillion will be paid out as fuel subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the 2022 fiscal year by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited.

While defending the NCS presentation on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper (FSP) yesterday, Alli alleged that the 98 million litres of PMS daily consumption rate allegedly being mentioned could not be substantiated scientifically, adding that over 38 million litres of PMS released daily in excess of actual consumption into the Nigerian market finds …

2023 Nigerians Are Confused – Tinubu

2023: Nigerians Are Confused – Tinubu

September 2, 2022 6:57 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has submitted that Nigerians appear to be in confusion about the state of the country.

He stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during the 70th birthday celebration of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.

‘I listened to the panelists, we appear to be in confusion about our nation,’ the ex-Lagos State governor said. ‘We inherited speaking in tongues from the Bible but our diversity is a promise for prosperity.’

Tinubu hailed him for his contributions to the growth and …

Our Leaders Are United To Rescue Nigeria, PDP Replies Wike

Our Leaders Are United To Rescue Nigeria, PDP Replies Wike

September 2, 2022 6:52 am

Despite the crisis rocking the party, its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba has said that the leaders of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were united in their resolve to rescue the country.

Ologunagba, who stated this at an interactive session with journalists yesterday in Abuja, said there was no crisis in the party.  However, he stated that what presently obtains is differences among some party leaders, which is normal in every human endeavour.

Read Also: 2023: Alleged Rapist From Rivers PDP Supporting Atiku — Wike

‘We have differences.  We don’t have crisis. We have disagreement of choice. There is no crisis …

Jan 6 Riot Ex-Policeman Gets Jailed For 10 Years

Jan 6 Riot: Ex-Policeman Gets Jailed For 10 Years

September 2, 2022 6:47 am

An ex-policeman of the New York City Police Department who violently attacked law enforcement personnel on January 6, 2011, has been handed a ten-year jail sentence.

On several counts, including abusing police and violent and unruly behavior, Thomas Webster, 56, was found guilty in May.
Over 850 persons have been accused in connection with the attack.

However, the punishment issued on Thursday was the harshest ever for anyone engaged in the riots.

Prior to this, a federal jury in New York dismissed Webster’s claim that he had been acting in self-defense when he slammed one policeman to the ground and …

We Will Not Vote With Sentiments In 2023 — Northern Elders

We Won’t Vote Based On Sentiments In 2023 — Northern Elders

September 2, 2022 6:44 am

Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared that the North will not support a candidate who seeks to benefit from strategies that exploit the ethnic and religious diversity of the region.

Speaking during a book launch in Kaduna, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, enumerated the qualities expected of a candidate the North will support come 2023.

He said “the North will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals and with respect to other Nigerians who respect us. The North want leaders who will lead with integrity, competence, compassion …

2023 LP Inaugurates Diaspora Committee To Raise Funds

2023: LP Inaugurates Diaspora Committee To Raise Funds

September 2, 2022 6:29 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Labour Party on Friday inaugurated an 11-man committee to steer its Diaspora activities and ensure inclusiveness of members of the party outside the country.

Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the National Chairman of the Party, Mr. Julius Abure pointed out that the committee was born out of the need to address the desire of Nigerians living abroad to be included in the party’s campaign train.

The committee is also saddled with the responsibility of fund-raising for the party among other things.

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2023 APC Presidential Aspirants Boycott Abuja Meeting

2023: APC Presidential Aspirants Boycott Abuja Meeting

September 1, 2022 5:44 am

A meeting that was fixed for former presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Abuja yesterday failed to hold over ‘lack of interest’.

The postponement of the meeting was announced a few hours before its commencement.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the meeting was called off because of the non-commitment of the aspirants, many of whom had indicated that they would not be available.

One of the aspirants, Dr. Nicolas Felix, had in a statement on Monday, said those who contested against the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu at the presidential primary, would converge on …

Strike Unpatriotic, Don't Join – NANS Urges State Varsities

Strike Unpatriotic, Don’t Join – NANS Urges State Varsities

September 1, 2022 5:38 am

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has knocked and has discouraged the state universities to desist from any notion that could lead to the state institute joining the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU in other ongoing industrial actions.

In order to do this, the leadership of the Nigerian students’ union requested state university instructors to immediately distance themselves from the action and return to work, describing their behavior as ‘unpatriotic and wicked.’

In a statement in this regard issued yesterday, Sunday Asefon, president of NANS, claimed that ASUU had lost the trust of Nigerian students due to their …

How Buhari, Amaechi Tried To Rig Rivers 2019 Election – Wike

How Buhari, Amaechi Tried To Rig Rivers 2019 Election – Wike

September 1, 2022 5:26 am

River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of making efforts to rig the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State.

Governor Wike made the allegation on Wednesday while speaking during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of internal roads in Igwuruta, Ikwerre local government area of the state.

He said the president through the former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had used the security agencies to attempt to scuttle the governorship election.

The governor said the people of the state stood against the action of the security agencies.

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