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Osun Guber: Bola Tinubu Lands In Osun For APC's Mega Rally

Osun Guber: Bola Tinubu Lands In Osun For APC’s Mega Rally

July 12, 2022 10:45 am

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the APC Presidential candidate, has landed in Osogbo, Osun State for the party’s mega rally today to drum support for the second term bid of the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

Tinubu arrived Osun last night in company of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.

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The grand finale of the APC rally will kick-off by 11.00am on Tuesday at the Osogbo Township Stadium.

In another report, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has expressed optimism that having performed very well in office so far, the 22 …

Why I Won't Go To Kaduna State When I Leave Office - Buhari

Why I Won’t Go To Kaduna State When I Leave Office – Buhari

July 12, 2022 10:33 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has given some open reasons as to why he will not be retiring to Kaduna State when he leaves office next year May.

President Buhari’s home is actually in Kaduna State and it was where he handled his State affairs from before moving to Aso Rock when he became president in 2015.

But the president, who had met with some of the APC governors in Daura on Monday said he would not return to Kaduna because it is closer to Abuja.

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Rather, he said …

Postpone 2023 Census - HURIWA Charges Nigerian Govt

Resign Immediately If Presidency Is Tough – HURIWA To Buhari

July 12, 2022 10:28 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has on Tuesday urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to make sure he resigns right away if the job is tough for him.

HURIWA had made this announcement in a statement while calling on Buhari to resign to minimise the damage his “crass incompetence’ would cost the country if he stayed on till May 29th, 2023.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Buhari had, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, described his seven years in office as “tough”.

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The …

Muslim Ticket CAN Engaging In Spiritual Banditry – MURIC

Muslim Ticket: CAN Engaging In Spiritual Banditry – MURIC

July 12, 2022 8:16 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has lambasted the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over its decision on Bola Tinubu’s choice of vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, accusing the Christian body of ‘spiritual banditry’. 

The Islamic human rights organisation accused the Christian body of heating up the polity with its comment on Tinubu’s choice of former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima as running mate.

MURIC’s response was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

‘Tinubu is under CAN’s hammer for picking a Muslim, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his vice-presidential candidate …

Muslim Ticket Sen. Abbo Withdraws From Tinubu’s Campaign Team

Muslim Ticket: Sen. Abbo Withdraws From Tinubu’s Campaign Team

July 12, 2022 5:21 am

The senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo, often referred to as the ‘sex-toy senator’, has announced the resignation of his membership from the campaign group of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  flagbearer, Bola Tinubu following the recent choice of running mate.

This was as he called Tinubu irresponsible for picking the former governor of Borno State, Kashhim Shettima, a Muslim, as APC vice presidential candidate.

Abbo had earlier tweeted about his stance but shared details of his decision with journalists on Monday in Abuja.

Abbo added that he met with a support group in Abuja in search of a running …

Muslim - Muslim Ticket APC Is Terrorists Party – HURIWA

Muslim- Muslim Ticket: APC Is Terrorist’s Party – HURIWA

July 12, 2022 5:12 am

Following the decision by the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu to pick a Muslim as running mate, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described the ruling party as a terrorists political party.

According to the group, it is now time for all patriotic Nigerians to reject the ruling party at the 2023 Presidential poll.

This was coming on the heels of the emergence of Kashim Shettima as running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu,

According to HURIWA, Shettima is nothing but a hardcore …

UK PM Position I Won’t Endorse Anyone - Boris Johnson

UK PM Position: I Won’t Endorse Anyone – Boris Johnson

July 12, 2022 4:56 am

Boris Johnson, the outgoing British prime minister, revealed on Monday that he would not want to endorse a favourite in the leadership race in order to harm the chances of any of the contenders to succeed him at 10 Downing Street.

The 58-year-old embattled Conservative Party leader said he was determined to fulfil the commitments he made in his winning general election manifesto in the final weeks of his term as caretaker prime minister when he spoke to reporters for the first time since making his dramatic resignation announcement last week.

‘There’s a contest underway and it’s happened; I …

2023: APC Govs Will Deliver 22 States For Tinubu – Uzodinma

July 12, 2022 4:03 am

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has expressed optimism that having performed very well in office so far, the 22 All Progressives Congress (APC) state governors will deliver their respective states to the party in the 2023 presidential election.

The Imo Governor, who was in Daura along with eight other APC governors to pay Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari, made the claim while addressing journalists after a closed-door meeting on Monday.

Uzodinma asserted that: ’22 Governors will deliver 22 states because they have done very well.’

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On the choice of …

APC Debunks Links To Viral Presidential Campaign Council List

Shettima: APC Debunks Reports Of Resignation Of Legal Adviser

July 11, 2022 10:58 am

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally come out to completely debunk some reports which has been making rounds that its legal adviser has tendered in his resignation in protests over the selection of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Monday had also described the report as as false and misleading.

The reports followed announcement by Abuja based lawyer, Daniel Bwala, that he is quitting the ruling party over the selection of Shetimmma, who like Tinubu, is a Muslim.

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Liz Truss Places Bid To Replace Retired PM Boris Johnson

Liz Truss Places Bid To Replace Retired PM Boris Johnson

July 11, 2022 10:47 am

In the tussle for the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has openly announced her bid to become the Conservative party’s new leader on Sunday which would be making her the tenth contender in the hot race that already has the likes of Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and others.

The new Tory leader will be coming as a replacement to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who had been forced to step down after dozens of members of the government resigned in protest after a series of scandals.

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Anglican Church Blasts Buhari For Allowing Muslim-Muslim Ticket

July 11, 2022 10:46 am

The Anglican Communion in Calabar, Cross River State, has openly called for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari and his government over their non-challance over Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim Vice President under the APC party.

The church while reacting to the Muslim-Muslim ticket had also expressed some deep disappointment at and outrightly rejected the national party, the APC, Muslim-Muslim’s presidential ticket for next year’s election while insisting that the secularity of Nigeria must be respected.

Read Also: President Buhari Reveals That Terrorists Are Not Too Distant

The church’s position was however expressed by the Bishop of Calabar Diocese, …

2023 Why I Didn't Pick A Christian As Running Mate - Tinubu

2023: Why I Didn’t Pick A Christian As Running Mate – Tinubu

July 11, 2022 3:57 am

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has stressed that the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential Candidate was not based on religion or to please anyone.

He said he made this choice because he believed Shettima could help him bring the best governance to all Nigerians,  regardless of their religious affiliation or considerations of ethnicity or region.

Tinubu in a statement issued Sunday said his choice of Shettima was basically informed by his staunch belief in the country’s diversity.

He said all his life, his decisions regarding the team around and …

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