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Nigeria Needs Over $410bn For Better Energy – Osinbajo

August 24, 2022 2:39 pm

The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has made some fresh revealations on Wednesday that for Nigerians to beat the constant issues with power and energy, they would have to spend over $410bn which would be used to deliver its energy transition plan by 2060.

Osinbajo had also made this statement at the global virtual inauguration of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan and this had been disclosed in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande.

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The detailed plan would be a roadmap to control the dual crises of energy poverty and climate …

2023 Tinubu Holds Key Meeting With Wike, 2 PDP Govs In UK

2023: Tinubu Holds Key Meeting With Wike, 2 PDP Govs In UK

August 24, 2022 7:43 am

The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday took a fresh as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some PDP governors in London yesterday night.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, his Abia State counterpart, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, and other PDP stalwarts loyal to Wike attended the meeting.

It was earlier reported that Governor Wike and some of his allies travelled out of the country for what was described as a critical meeting on their political …

Northerners Shouldn’t Dominate Top PDP Positions - BoT Chair

Northerners Shouldn’t Dominate Top PDP Positions – BoT Chair

August 24, 2022 7:08 am

Amidst the ongoing crisis in the opposition party, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Board of Trustees has given reasons why that the party cannot allow its top positions to be dominated by Northerners.

Senator Walid Jibrin in an earlier statement had observed that the party’s presidential candidate, National Chairman and BoT Chairman were all Northerners.

In another statement on Tuesday, he said his stance has not changed despite criticism, noting that the PDP is a “national party that caters for all Nigerians.”

His comment comes amid continued rift between the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers …

We’ll Speak To Terrorists In Language They Understand –Buhari

We’ll Speak To Terrorists In Language They Understand –Buhari

August 24, 2022 5:45 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agents to go after terrorists within the country’s borders and restore law and order.

Buhari pointed out that security agents have been given the mandate to hunt, pursue, and speak to terrorists in the language they understand.

He made this known while speaking at the Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace, and Security organized by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and Partners, held in Abuja.

The President who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Buhari said terrorists would be expunged from Nigeria.

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FBI-Seized Materials Should Get Independent Investiagtion – Trump

August 23, 2022 1:13 pm

Controverisal Former president of the United States, Donald Trump has finally filed a damning lawsuit where he had urged a United States court to make sure it names an independent party who would be able to screen some of the files that the FBI seized from his Florida home for materials which are protected by personal privilege.

While making claims in a court filing that he had always been targeted for political reasons, Trump had demanded that a “special master” would be hired and named to review the more than two dozen boxes of files which had been taken in …

'Obidients' Are A Dangerous, Threat To APC, PDP – Fani-Kayode

‘Obidients’ Are A Dangerous, Threat To APC, PDP – Fani-Kayode

August 23, 2022 6:48 am

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described Peter Obi’s supporters as a ‘dangerous’ threat to the old order that the APC, and PDP represent.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate are known as ‘Obidients’.

In an essay titled ‘Who are these Obidients’, Fani-Kayode said he’s interested in knowing what they represent and stand for.

The former presidential aide noted that their rise and relevance in Nigeria’s politics within a few weeks ‘is meteoric and phenomenal’.

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PDP Tiv Youths Warn Ortom, Wike Over Plot To Remove Ayu

PDP: Tiv Youths Warn Ortom, Wike Over Plot To Remove Ayu

August 23, 2022 6:45 am

A youth group identified as Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has warned Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and some other aggrieved members of the Peoples democratic party (PDP) against their plot to remove Senator Iyorchai Ayu as chairman of the party.

The youths said the governors and their associates’ insistence on the removal of Ayu as the only ground for peace talks between the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Wike was in bad faith

In a swift reaction, special adviser to governor Ortom on media and publicity Terver Akase asserted that there is no …

2023 Tinubu Will Replicate Lagos Feats On Nigeria – Shettima

2023: Tinubu Will Replicate Lagos Feats On Nigeria – Shettima

August 23, 2022 6:18 am
Vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, has hinted at what Nigerians should expect from the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s administration alongside himself as vice.
He pointed out that if elected, their government would emulate the accomplishments Tinubu had laid down in Lagos if they are given a chance at the presidency.
Shettima noted this in his address at the Nigerian Bar Association’s annual general meeting, conducted in Lagos on Monday.
The former Borno state governor urged Nigerians to follow the man who knows the way out.
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Soyinka Lambasts Those Saying He Installed Buhari In 2015

Soyinka Lambasts Those Saying He Installed Buhari In 2015

August 23, 2022 6:09 am

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday slammed those lashing out at him for ‘installing’ former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, as Nigeria’s President back in 2015.

The octogenarian spoke on Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded interview aired on Monday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘When people talk about Wole Soyinka installing Buhari, they are talking rubbish; they don’t know what they are talking about. They are talking from ignorance. When I think of the governed themselves, I asked myself, ‘What am I doing among these people that they don’t understand that if somebody …

Odinga Challenges Presidential Polls Result In Kenyan Supreme Court

Odinga Challenges Presidential Polls Result In Kenyan Supreme Court

August 22, 2022 8:05 pm

Raila Odinga who is the veteran opposition and first runner-up in the recently concluded Kenyan presidential elections has headed to the Kenyan Supreme Court on Monday to openly challenge the results of this month’s election that declared Deputy President William Ruto as the winner.

In the petition, Odinga had prayed the court to nullify all the results of the polls on several grounds, including on ground of a mismatch between the turnout figures and the result, and failure by the electoral commission to tally ballots from 27 constituencies as required by law.

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2023: Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu’s Running Mate, Shettima Finally Meet

2023: Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu’s Running Mate, Shettima Finally Meet

August 22, 2022 2:43 pm

Two of the candidates who are currently running for the 2023 Nigerian presidential election on Monday have met in Lagos State. They include the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi who had met at the Eko Hotel in Lagos.

Both presidential candidates will be speaking at the Nigerian Bar Conference’s 62nd annual general conference.

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Also in attendance were the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kassim Shettima; and Chimamanda Adichie.

More reports reaching Africa Daily News, New …

Imran Khan Pakistan Police Moves To Probe Former PM

Imran Khan: Pakistan Police Moves To Probe Former PM

August 22, 2022 4:11 am
Former prime minister, Imran Khan is set to be investigated by Pakistan’s police in the wake of a political speech he delivered on Saturday where he was alleged to have threatened the police and the judiciary.
Africa Daily News York gathered that the former leader’s supporters have gathered outside his home and have vowed to ‘take over’ if he is detained, raising tensions in the nation. Mr. Khan has been a vociferous critic of the administration and the army of his country ever since he was forced from office in April.
Police started probing into his case when the
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