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Obiajulu Joel Nwolu is an established writer at africannewstoday.com. He is passionate about African affairs. He loves writing about interesting facts relating to the African continent and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.
Tinubu, Okorocha Pick APC Presidential Forms
30Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu, Okorocha Pick APC Presidential Forms

APC Former Lagos State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has picked the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the presidential convention of the party.  The member of the House of Representatives for Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, led certain members of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) to pick the forms for the former governor, who is presently in Saudi Arabia on holy pilgrimage.  On the team that picked the form on behalf of Tinubu was former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.  It was gathered that former Imo State governor and senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has equally picked the forms.  A former President of the Senate, Ken Nn...
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How I Became Vice President — Osinbajo
29Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

How I Became Vice President — Osinbajo

Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, recalled how he became the All Progressives Congress, APC, running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, saying he was shocked when he got the news from Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Osinbajo,  who enthused that in terms of preparation for the office of President in 2023, he was the most prepared to take over the mantle of leadership of the country from President Buhari, spoke to State House Correspondents at a breaking of fast (Iftar) in his Aguda residence in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last night. Read Also: 2023: Buhari Made Me See Things – Osinbajo He told journalists that the news of his nomination as running mate to then-candidate Buhari in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election came to him as a surpr...
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Umahi Picks APC Presidential Nomination Form
29Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Umahi Picks APC Presidential Nomination Form

Daave Umahi Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced this in a post last night on his verified social media handles. Umahi displayed the receipt of the N100,000,000 form, which is for expression of interest and nomination forms Read Also: Nwajiuba Receives APC Nomination Form For President, Speaks On ASUU Strike He joined the APC in November 2020 from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party on whose platform he won two governorship elections. The governor said he would replicate the prudent management of the state’s resources, which enabled him to transform Ebonyi, at the national level, if elected as the president. Source: Nation
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Nwajiuba Receives APC Nomination Form For President, Speaks On ASUU Strike
28Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Nwajiuba Receives APC Nomination Form For President, Speaks On ASUU Strike

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has accepted the All Progressive Congress (APC) expression of interest form to become the President of the country in 2023. Mr Nwajiuba, who accepted the nomination form at a reception hosted by the Project Nigeria Group (PNG) in Abuja on Wednesday, called on the party to forge the trust on him as their new symbol of unity, growth and regeneration. “I thank with profound respect my fellow Nigerians both those present here and those in all our nooks and cranny, whose desire for a regeneration has led them to identify me as their Chief Recruit for the job of moulding Nigeria along the path of its collective dreams. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has accepted the All Progre...
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NLC Seeks FG Intervention In ASUU Strike 
28Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

NLC Seeks FG Intervention In ASUU Strike 

ASUU The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to address issues that necessitated the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in tertiary institutions. President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, made the call when he addressed newsmen shortly before going into a closed-door meeting of the Congress’s Central Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday in Abuja. Recall that ASUU embarked on a nationwide warning strike to press home its members’ demands from Feb. 14. The lecturers’ demands include; funding of the Revitalisation of Public Universities, Earned Academic Allowances, University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) and promotion arrears. Others are the renegotiation of 2009 ASUU-FG Agreement and the incons...
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2023: Buhari Made Me See Things – Osinbajo
27Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Buhari Made Me See Things – Osinbajo

Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said working under President Muhammadu Buhari has equipped him with the competence to run Nigeria. Mr Osinbajo spoke during a visit to the Alake of Egbaland, Adedotun Gbadebo, at his palace in Abeokuta. The visit was part of the vice president’s consultation with prominent persons and APC delegates to seek support for his presidential ambition ahead of 2023. He arrived in Ogun, his home state, on Tuesday and met Governor Dapo Abiodun, with the governor declaring support for him ahead of the party primaries next month. Mr Osinbajo said although he was not a politician when the party nominated him as Mr Buhari’s running mate in the run-up to the 2015 election; he is now immersed in politics and can lead Nigeria. “By p...
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Why APC Couldn’t Impeach Me As Senate President – Saraki
27Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Why APC Couldn’t Impeach Me As Senate President – Saraki

Bukola Saraki Former President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has opened up on why the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC government failed in its attempt to remove him from office. Saraki who spoke in Calabar on Tuesday during a consultative forum with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, delegates as well as other party faithfuls said he has the capacity to hold people together and this made it impossible for the APC to remove him from office because to him, everyone mattered. He also explained that there was no office he held that he didn’t leave better than he met it adding that Nigeria needs a seasoned Nigerian who has capacity, experience who can look above sentiment in solving the challenges bedevilling the country. The ex-governor of Kwara state who came to canva...
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Supreme Court Voids Andy Uba’s Candidacy In Anambra Gov Election
27Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Voids Andy Uba’s Candidacy In Anambra Gov Election

APC The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the last governorship election in Anambra State as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. A five-member panel of the court held that the APC breached its guidelines for the conduct of primaries and thus failed to conduct a valid primary from which Uba emerged as the party’s candidate. The apex court affirmed the February 23, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the December 20, 2021 judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Uba and the APC – marked: SC/CV/240/2022 and SC/CV/241/2022. Read Also: 2023: APC Releases Full Schedule Of Activities In the December 20, 2021 judgment, Justice Ekwo held that Uba ...
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2023: APC Releases Full Schedule Of Activities
26Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: APC Releases Full Schedule Of Activities

APC The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released its schedule of activities and timetable for the 2023 general elections. The party said this was done in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, timetable. Recall that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the APC had met and transferred its powers to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Following this development, the APC NEC, had fixed N100 million for its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms. The APC governorship form costs N50 million; Senate, N20 million; House of Representatives, N10 million and State Houses of Assembly, N2 million. Read Also: N100m Form: Buhari, APC Corrupting Nigeria’s Demo...
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Ex-Imo Governor, Ihedioha Asks Nigerian Government To Probe Over 100 Deaths At Illegal Refinery
26Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Ex-Imo Governor, Ihedioha Asks Nigerian Government To Probe Over 100 Deaths At Illegal Refinery

Refinery Explosion in Imo A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha has asked the Nigerian government to investigate the recent fire incident at an illegal oil refinery in the state.He said this in a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu.On Friday, an explosion occurred at an illegal oil refining site in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo state, with at least 110 people reported to have been burnt to death.The development comes amid concerns by stakeholders on the effects of oil bunkering across the country.Ihedioha expressed shock and sadness at the development.He described the incident as “unfortunate and avoidable, while calling for full investigation and prosecution of all those behind the carnage to avert future occurrence.” Read Also: Imo To Conduct Mass B...
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