Presidential Ambition: Tinubu Will Not Speak Till January — Fashola
Will All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, join the 2023 presidential race as being speculated? Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, says the answer will come in January when Tinubu is expected to confirm his interest. Fashola who succeeded Tinubu as Lagos State governor in 2007 spoke on Channels Television programme ‘Hard Copy’ Friday night. Tinubu himself yesterday met...
Matawalle Calls For Unity As APC Factions Conduct Parallel LG Congress In Zamfara
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Saturday appealed to the factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to sheathe their swords and unite for the progress of the state. Matawalle made the appeal in Maradun, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state while addressing his faction of the APC delegates at the party’s Local Government (LG)...
In My 22 Years In National Assembly, 9th Senate Better Than Previous Ones — Ahmad Lawan
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has described the 9th Senate as that which in all ways is different from the previous ones, just as he said that in the last 22 years that he has been in the National Assembly, he has never seen a united Upper chamber like the present one. Lawan who hailed the prevailing atmosphere...
Tinubu Reveals Reason For His Visit To Senator Kalu In Abuja
A former governor of Lagos State and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday visited the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, in his Abuja residence, ABN TV reports. Mr Tinubu, believed to be nursing a presidential ambition in 2023 arrived Senator Kalu’s residence at 4:25 p.m. and left at about 6:45 p.m. He said...
Sen. Kalu Hosts Tinubu In Abuja, Reveals Their Discussion (Photos)
Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu on Saturday played host to former governor of Lagos State and national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sen. Kalu who became governor with Tinubu in 1999 described him as political associate. In a Facebook post sighted by ABN TV on Saturday, Sen. Kalu said their meeting...
I’ll Consider Releasing Nnamdi Kanu – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will consider the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial for treason. Buhari stated this on Friday while receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House,...
Buhari Receives Delegation Of Igbo Leaders In Aso Villa (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with a delegation of respected leaders of the south-eastern part of the country. He received the delegation comprising traditional and religious leaders of the Igbo extraction at the State House in Abuja. Among the leaders hosted by the President were former Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife; former Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi; and Former President...
2023: Foundation Hails Multiple Endorsement Of Sen. Kalu For President By Arewa Groups
Abia North Peace Foundation, ANPF, has applauded the endorsement of Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor by various northern political groups for 2023 Presidential race. Senator Kalu, Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate was recently endorsed by different Arewa groups urging him to join the 2023 presidential race. ANPF in a statement signed by Hon. Gabriel Idika Ukairo, Deputy National...
We’ll Tackle Soot In Rivers – Timipre Sylva
The Minister of States for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, made the promise on Thursday while delivering his speech at the 6th National Council on Hydrocarbon held in Port Harcourt. The minister, who was represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nasir Gwazor, said he was deeply concerned about the soot, adding that...
Insecurity: All Nigerian Governors Are Helpless – Taraba Gov
Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku on Thursday said all the governors in Nigeria are helpless in finding a solution to the insecurity challenges in their respective states. He spoke while featuring as a guest on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT Some suspected Ambazonian soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon stormed Manga village in Takum Local Government Area...
