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Keyamo Responds To Tinubu’s Alleged Involvement In Drug Trafficking

9Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Keyamo Responds To Tinubu’s Alleged Involvement In Drug Trafficking

Festus Keyamo, SAN, spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, has described the document which alleged that Bola Tinubu was indicted in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the United States as a sign of frustration by the opposition. Keyamo in his reaction to the allegation on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday said those behind the claim were engaged in a futile effort. See Also: Shettima A Grand Commander Of Bandits – PDP He said, “Sign of frustration: They are seeking to wake a horse long dead and buried and for which a media house publicly apologised in 2016 when they tried to use the story”. It followed the resurfacing of an old judgment document on Tuesday, alleging that the United States District Court, Northern Dist...

Tinubu Urges APC to Do More Ahead of 2023 Elections

19Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Urges APC to Do More Ahead of 2023 Elections

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insists that the party members in the Northeast ought to do more ahead of the 2023 general elections. See Also: Tinubu Lobbied To Become Abachas’s Minister – Peter Obi Media While speaking during the wedding reception of Governor Yahaya’s son, Mishahu Yahaya, he reminded the devotees of APC that Kashim Shettima, his running mate, is from their region. He also thanked the party supporters and members for all their support. “Now that your son is equally the running mate you have to double your efforts, and you have to do more." “I challenge you to do more than what you have done in the past”, Tinubu said Ahmed Lawan, The President of the Senate said the Northeast is Tinubu’s second zone af...

Soyinka Berates Pyrates Confraternity For Mocking Tinubu

9Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Soyinka Berates Pyrates Confraternity For Mocking Tinubu

Noble Laurette, Prof Wole Soyinka, has expressed displeasure at a trending viral showing some alleged members of the National Association of Seadogs popularly known as Pyrates Confraternity mocking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. A viral video pictured the members dressed in red and white attire dancing and chanting, “Hand dey shake, leg dey shake, baba wey no well, he dey shout Emi Lokan.” The song could be loosely translated to imply “With an unstable hand and leg, a man with frail health is claiming it’s his turn to be Nigeria’s president.” Recall that “Emi Lokan,” became popular when Tinubu during a meeting with APC delegates in Ogun State on June 3, expressed frustration over the non-support of his presidential ambition by some s...

2023 Election: No Society Can Strive On Injustice – Shettima

2Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Election: No Society Can Strive On Injustice – Shettima

Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised Nigerians that if elected, his principal, Bola Tinubu would be just to all Nigerians. He said that Tinubu will run a Nigeria where everyone has a sense of belonging, irrespective of their religion, tribe, and political affiliations. Shettima, a former Governor of Borno State, disclosed this on Tuesday during the one-year service held in honour of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s late father, Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun, at the St. James Anglican Church, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State. He said, “We need to build a new nation because the hope of the black man is on Nigeria. The onus is on us to secure the future of our children yet unborn.” See Also: Delegates Have Realised Their Mistakes – A...

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Nigeria Struggling To Remain A Country – Ezekwesili

13Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Nigeria Struggling To Remain A Country – Ezekwesili

Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has frowned at the decision of Bola Tinubu to pick Senator Kashim Shettima, presenting a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 election under the All Progressives Congress. Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has frowned at the decision of Bola Tinubu to pick Senator Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim as his running mate for the 2023 election under the All Progressives Congress. Ezekwesili in a tweet on her Twitter handle described Tinubu’s decision as “innate dishonesty when people fluctuate their rhetorics just to suit personal interest rather than adopt a strategy for success that shapes an inclusive society.” Her reaction comes on the heels of growing concerns and condemnation from different quarters on the choice of ...

2023 Elections: Sanwo-Olu Expresses Optimism Over Tinubu’s Presidency

12Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Elections: Sanwo-Olu Expresses Optimism Over Tinubu’s Presidency

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed optimism that Bola Tinubu would enjoy massive support among the Yoruba in the 2023 elections. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed optimism that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu would enjoy massive support among the Yoruba. He disclosed this at the 2022 edition of the Annual Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Monday. Sanwo-Olu spoke highly of Tinubu, describing him as an experienced leader who would deliver if given the opportunity. He was quoted by SAN to have said, “It is my firm hope and belief that the Yoruba race will unite as one behind the momentous candidature of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “He is a proud son of the race and one ...

Tinubu: Why I Picked Shettima As Running Mate

11Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu: Why I Picked Shettima As Running Mate

Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has justified the choice of Former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim as his running mate. The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has justified the choice of Former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim as his running mate. Tinubu in a statement confirming his running mate recalled that in 1993, Chief MKO Abiola was widely accepted by Nigerians despite presenting a fellow Muslim, Baba Gana Kingibe as running mate. He said as a democrat he consulted widely before settling for Shettima. The statement partly read, “To re-envision and reshape the nation, I must compose the best team possi...

Kwankwaso Warns Tinubu As Shettima Is Confirmed As VP

11Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Kwankwaso Warns Tinubu As Shettima Is Confirmed As VP

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has asked the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be mindful of his health. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has asked the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be mindful of his health. See Also: Tinubu: Why I Picked Shettima As Running Mate Tinubu’s health status has continued to elicit concerns ever since he expressed interest in vying for the presidency ahead of the 2023 election. Kwankwaso while speaking on Arise Television during an interview on Sunday advised Tinubu to take care of his health, noting that election campaign is very rigorous. He said, “If you see my fr...

Tinubu Comments on Alleged Meeting With Wike

2Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Comments on Alleged Meeting With Wike

The Presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has refuted claims that he met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in France ahead of the general election next year. Tinubu is currently in France on what his team described as continuation of far-reaching engagements with key stakeholders. Recall that a bigwig of the ruling APC in Lagos Stae, Joe Igbokwe had disclosed the meeting between the duo, according to media reports. Reacting to the claim, Tinubu’s media team in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman debunked the claim while stating that his principal holds Wike in high esteem. Rahman said; “Asiwaju Tinubu’s supposed meeting with Governor Wike in France is Fake News”. The statement partly reads; “We have seen a viral social media...

Tinubu To Meet APC Govs As Race For Running Mate Begins

9Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu To Meet APC Govs As Race For Running Mate Begins

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday began the search for their running mates. The spokesman for the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in an interview, said the APC presidential candidate would meet the APC governors whom he said would pick the former Lagos State governor’s running mate. It was also gathered that Tinubu would meet party leaders, including the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, before the end of the week. As Tinubu began the search for his running mate, Atiku on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with the PDP governors in Abuja with a view to picking the party’s vice-presidential candidate. At...