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The Federal Government has commenced payment of the 8-month salary backlog to some lecturers who are members of Congress of University Academics (CONUA), the breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Daily Trust reports that this development is coming as members of National Executive Council of ASUU have concluded arrangements to holdContinue reading “FG Begins Payment Of 8-month Salary Backlog To Breakaway ASUU Faction”

Freshly: Gombe State @OfficialPDPNig received this evening over 5000 new Decampees from APC and other political parties in to the PDP. More Wins #PDP. Atiku only focus on the votes while others are looking for media hypes. 2023 will separate Boys from Men.

Doguwa: I remain APC, I will be in APC for life He said those alleging he was set to defect from the party were peddling what he called “catastrophic fake news”. Ado Doguwa who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives spoke when he paid a solidarity visit toContinue reading “Ado Doguwa Pays Solidarity Visit On Tinubu In Abuja, Says He Remains In APC”

The town hall series got off to a shaky start after participants kicked against the participation of the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa, who arrived at the venue at about 7:40 pm, came to represent the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar. The Chairman of ARISEContinue reading “Arise TV Town Hall Meeting: Protest Over Okowa Representing Atiku”

Publicity Secretary of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Yusuf Idris, has boasted that within the 62 years of Nigeria’s existence as a nation, the country has by no means had a frontrunner like President Muhammadu Buhari. Making the assertion in a chat with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, IdrisContinue reading “Buhari Has Performed Above Any President In Nigeria’s History — Zamfara APC”

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said he will defeat his opponents in the 2023 general elections the way Arsenal triumphed over Chelsea in the English Premier League. Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday courtesyContinue reading “Atiku: I’II Defeat My Opponents The Way Arsenal Defeated Chelsea”

President Muhammadu Buhari receives Morocco’s Ambassador to the UK, Hakim Hajoui, who came to deliver a personal message from His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco. With them is Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Sarafa Tunji Isola. London, Sunday, November 6, 2022

As Lagos House Declaration Echoes Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has, by his recent activities within the group of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, transformed himself from being the Governor-General of South/South geopolitical zone to an alternate chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum. But for the unforeseen electoral accident that befell him during the MayContinue reading “Wike, PDP G5 And ‘Devolution’ Of Presidential Support – The Guardian”

extended invitations to leading presidential candidates in the 2023 elections to speak on their plans for the country. The invitation would also allow them to convince Nigerians that their political parties possessed the best ideas for bringing lasting solutions to the country’s challenges. The candidates invited to the town hall organised by the CDD inContinue reading “Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso face Nigerians in debate today”

Ahead of the scheduled visit of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Imo and Anambra states, Igbo youths under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has warned Ohanaeze Ndigbo not to contemplate endorsing his candidature. A statement by the President General, Goodluck IbemContinue reading “Don’t Endorse Tinubu, Igbo Youths Warn Ohanaeze Ndigbo”

A spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to subject the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, to narcotic test. He said this would help to ascertain their fitness for theContinue reading “Melaye: Atiku, Tinubu Should Take Medical, Drugs Tests”

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove names of all Action Alliance (AA) candidates, including the presidential candidate, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), submitted to it by the Kenneth Udeze led faction of the party. The order, which was made available to journalists in Kaduna onContinue reading “Court Sacks Hamza Al-Mustapha As AA Presidential Candidate”

By DIRISU YAKUBU and EL-AMEEN IBRAHIM The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party is showing no sign of abating with less than four months to the 2023 general elections. With the crisis taking new turns every week, hope of possible resolution appears far in the horizon. Currently, neither the presidential candidate of the party, AtikuContinue reading “PDP crisis: Aggrieved govs, Ayu refuse to shift positions”

The Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has adjusted the dates it plans to hold rallies in the South-East region on the schedule of activities for the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Although no official reason was given, a source in the campaign council told our correspondent that the party earlier did not considerContinue reading “Tinubu adjusts South-East rallies, Obi shuns Mondays”

I celebrate the extraordinary prowess of His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in bringing peace to Ethiopia. I am not surprised. I know my boss. He did the same thing in Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe during our time in office. If for nothing else, he is most deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize, andContinue reading “Atiku: Obasanjo’s Face Should Be On The New Naira Notes”

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said it is confident of an improved electoral contest in the 2023 presidential election with the use of the Bimodal Voters’ Accreditation System (BVAS) and automatic transmission of results. Festus Keyamo (SAN) Minister of State, Labour and Employment and Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/ShettimaContinue reading “BVAS: APC Confident Tinubu Will Win Presidential Election – Keyamo”

Prince Kassim Afegbua, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Media Team on Saturday asked Nigerians to ignore a report that five governors elected under the party’s platform are in talks with Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Afegbua accused Kola Ologbondiyan, a spokespersonContinue reading “Afegbua: Ologbondiyan Lying To Nigerians On APC Governors’ Talks With Atiku”

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has renewed his appeal to the Federal Government to create a North-West Theatre Command to tackle insecurity in the zone. This was as the governor noted that the insurgency in the north-western part of the country was more serious than that of the North-East that had over theContinue reading “Tackle Insecurity In The North West, El-Rufai Begs FG”

Delta Government on Friday accused Deputy President of the Senate and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of sponsoring local government pensioners protests against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the state government. He said that despite the efforts of the state government in assisting the local governments to defray their outstandingContinue reading “Omo-Agege Sponsoring Pensioners Protest Against Okowa – Delta Govt”