‘Nigerians Will Elect Atiku As President Not Americans’ – Timi Frank Replies Lai Mohammed
Timi Frank, a former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Nigerian will “joyfully” elect the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the forthcoming elections and not Americans. Frank made the assertion on Friday, November 30, 2018, in Abuja, in a statement in […]
2019: Sokoto Resident Communities Youths endorse Tambuwal, Atiku’s bid, organise 5000 march
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto AS campaigns begin for the 2019 general elections, momentum has set in Sokoto state with a Coalition of youth of Resident Communities unanimous endorsement of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s re-election bid. Similarly, the youths endorsed the presidential bid of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar with a plan to organise a 5000 […]
Retired Kaduna Workers Arrested For Praying Against El-Rufai’s Re-election
No fewer than eight retired workers in Kaduna State have been arrested for allegedly organising Islamic prayers against Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s reelection. The retired workers claimed they were not paid their entitlements after being disengaged by the Kaduna State government.Known as “Alqunuci”, the Islamic prayer is said to be powerful and is invoked by those […]
PDP Presidential Campaign Names Directorates, Spokespersons
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has released the Operational Directorates, as well as names of spokespersons for its 2019 Presidential elections campaign. The campaign council named former governor of Cross River state, Senator Liyel Imoke as Deputy Director General, Operations while former Presidential aspirant, Taminu Turaki, SAN, is named as Deputy Director-General, […]
I’m Convinced PDP Will Win 2019 Elections – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, says he is convinced beyond any doubt that 2019 elections will be a victory walk for the PDP. Mr Abubakar said this during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja. He said that going by the momentum the party had gathered through […]
Early Christmas in Cross River as Ayade pays December salary
Barely four days after receiving their November salary, public and civil servants in Cross River State were on Thursday November 29 paid their December salary. This is even as the state is yet to receive federal allocation for November. It has become a tradition in the state under the governorship of Senator Ben Ayade for […]
Nigeria Police Killing Democracy, Working for One-party Dictatorship – HURIWA
……..Condemns arrest of Deji Adeyanju, others A pro-democracy and non-governmental organization – Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised alarm that the Nigeria police under Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Kpotum Idris is on the steady but toxic path to destroy Nigeria’s constitutional democracy to assist in erecting one party dictatorship. HURIWA said […]
‘ My former deputy resigned voluntarily’ No move to impeach him- Tambuwal
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday said that there was no move to impeach his immediate past deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto just as he described the choice of Mannir Dan Iya who replaces him as God’s destiny. ” Dan Iya is a very resilient person and became rewarded by God’s will.” […]
Whistle-blowing: EFCC Arraigns Man for Giving False Information
A businessman, Rashid Huthman, who the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused of providing false information to an official of the commission on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. The EFCC charged Huthman alongside his company, Complete Leisure Estate Ltd with making false information to a public official. The […]
El-Zakzaky: Show Good Example by Obeying Court Orders, Falana Tells Buhari, Others
Nigerian leading human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana SAN has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to “comply with judgments and orders of municipal courts and regional tribunals in the interest of public accountability and political stability.” The call was […]