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Tinubu Jets Out To Dakar, Senegal For Faye’s Inauguration As President
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A press statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, said the president’s trip is at the invitation of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Economic...
“Igbos Can Only Get Presidency Through APC” – Senator Utazi
Chukwuka Utazi, the immediate past senator representing Enugu North senatorial zone, has declared that only through the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ndigbo can produce a Nigerian president. Utai, who recently defected to the ruling party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urged Ndigbo to serve in the APC to stand the chance of producing a president for Nigeria. The former commissioner...
Benue APC Crisis: Tiv Traditional Rulers Strike Reconciliation Between Gov. Alia, SGF Akume
The Tiv Traditional Council led by the Tor Tiv, Prof James Ayatse has brokered peace between the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia; and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. After the closed-door discussion, the estranged political allies who had been enmeshed in a cold war over the political leadership of the North Central state, embraced themselves...
44-Year-Old Bassirou Faye Sworn In As Senegalese President
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office but several African leaders attended the ceremony in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. “Before...
44-Year-Old Senegalese President: Nigerian Youths Only Interested In Becoming PAs — Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election Omoyele Sowore has faulted the attitude of young Nigerians to politics in light of the swearing-in of 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the Senegalese president. Faye was sworn in at an event attended by several African leaders in Dakar on Tuesday. While this has elicited hopes that other...
Senegalese President, Faye Names Opposition Mentor, Sonko Prime Minister
Left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister. Faye, 44, has never previously held an elected office. He swept to a first-round victory on a promise of radical reform just 10 days after being released from prison. He took...
Abia Govt Panel On Issuance Of Staff Of Office To Traditional Rulers Extends Invitations To PGs, Youth Leaders
The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by the Abia State government to review the issuance of certificates of office and Staff of Office to some traditional rulers on May 9, 2023, by the immediate past administration has extended invitations to affected traditional rulers, presidents-general, youth leaders, and women to appear before it. In a statement signed by the Chairman...
I Have No Plans To Leave PDP – Ex-Abia Gov, Ikpeazu Assures Members
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has informed members of Abia State PDP caucus that he has no plan to leave the party but will rather stay with others to rebuild it, ABN TV reports. Speaking during a well-attended caucus meeting held at the new party secretariat at Onyerubi Crescent, Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, Dr. Ikpeazu, who...
Plateau Assembly Speaker Finally Swears In APC Lawmakers Declared Winners By Court
The Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Gabriel Dewan, has finally sworn in nine out of the 16 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who were declared winners by the Appeal Court. The new lawmakers were declared winners after the Court of Appeal sacked the 16 PDP members on the grounds that their party was not qualified to sponsor...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Carpets South East Governors Over IPOB Leader’s Incarceration
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has berated the five governors of the South East over their silence on the prolonged detention of the Biafra agitator. In an open letter to the Governors, Emmanuel said it was unfortunate that under the watch of the Governors, his brother...
