BREAKING: “Friends Bought Form For Me” Gimmick Continues As Senate President Lawan Joins APC Presidential Race Economy & Business Highlighted News news Politics May 9, 20220 Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Monday joined the growing list of presidential aspirants under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He becomes the 24th aspirant to pick the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms for the May 30 primary. A group of his friends led by Chief Sam Nkire, a member of the National Caucus of the party and 15 other Senators, purchased the form for him at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Details Shortly…
JUST IN: Chaos As Women, Youths March For Jonathan’s Return In 2023 Don't Miss economy Economy & Business Highlighted Lifestyle News news April 22, 20220 Some women and youths on Friday morning marched and called for the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2023. They came in four buses and stormed the Taraba Close, Maitama office of Jonathan to appeal to him. They carried placards with different inscriptions, begging the former President to return to office. Some of the placards read: “Goodluck declare now”; “We are sorry, Goodluck don’t abandon us, come back”; “Goodluck please come”; “Goodluck we love you” among many others. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS had reported posters of the former President flooded the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Details Shortly…
2023: Tinubu Delt Fresh Major Blow As Powerful Southwest Politicians Dumps APC To PDP Economy & Business Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news April 20, 20220 The APC will have to double, even triple its efforts to retain the southwest in the 2023 general electionsThis is as the ruling party is currently losing some of its influential bigwigs to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially in Oyo stateJust recently, two APC politicians, Joseph Tegbe and Sumbo Owolabi, a former commissioner in Oyo, defected to the opposition partySuch defections may spell trouble for the APC and Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is seriously making consultations to occupy the presidential seat Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's journey to the presidency, may not be a smooth one as the All Progressives Congress (APC) is losing some of its strong pillars in southwest Nigeria. In Oyo, a state formally owned by the ruling, two
JUST IN: More Twist As Minister Of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi Joins 2023 Presidential Race economy Economy & Business Health Highlighted Lifestyle News news April 9, 20220 Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has declared his intention to run for president in 2023. Amaechi declared his presidential bid on Saturday, 9 April, at an All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Rivers State. The minister said he would contest the party’s presidential ticket to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next president,” he announced. More details later…
Ebonyi Sacked Lawmakers In Panic Mood As PDP Gives Conditions For Accepting Them economy Economy & Business Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news April 1, 20220 Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will not accept the 15 members of the state House of Assembly whose seats were declared vacant by an Abuja Federal High Court for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as lawmakers. The party said it will only welcome the former PDP lawmakers as ordinary members of the party. Publicity Secretary of the party, Chika Nwoba, stated this while speaking with New Telegraph in Abakaliki, the state capital. He noted that the party’s doors were wide open to receive the 15 sacked lawmakers, but that they would only re-register into the party as ordinary members. Our door is permanently open, but not coming as members of the
Corruption Fighting Corruption: Imagine Buhari’s Candidate Under Prosecution For N15Billion Fraud, Abdullahi Adamu, Emerged APC National Chairman Economy & Business Editor Picks Highlighted Lifestyle news March 27, 20220 Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State who was President Muhammadu Buhari’s preferred national chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is now the new party chairman. Adamu emerged as a consensus candidate alongside other members of the incoming National Working Committee and Zonal Leaders of the party at the convention of the party, which held on Saturday at the Eagles Square, Abuja. This is despite the allegations of corruption hanging around his neck. Sources had earlier informed SaharaReporters that Adamu never attended the Nigerian Law School as against claims that he did. This is even as some of the sources dared Adamu to mention his ex-classmates at the Nigerian prestigious school and “stop embarrassing the legal profession.” Adamu in 1987 was said
‘Don’t Give Party Tickets To Highest Bidders’ – Buhari Warns New APC Chiefs economy Economy & Business Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news March 27, 20220 President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the party primaries are not influenced by “highest bidders”. The president gave the warning at the 2022 APC National Convention in Abuja. He urged party leaders to always promote internal democracy and equal opportunities for all members of the party. Buhari called on all politicians and the electorate to abide by the new Electoral Act “to promote the process of election, enhance transparency, fill in existing gaps and add value to Nigeria’s democracy for our democracy to thrive.” The president, who adduced reasons for his recent intervention in the affairs of the party, said that it was not intended to muzzle dissenting voices. “Recently, l
Traders Counts Their Gains, Smile Home As APC Convention Comes To Conclusive End economy Economy & Business Featured Highlighted News news March 27, 20220 Traders on Sunday smiled home as they count their gains as the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention ends in Abuja. Some of the traders, who fielded questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that they made brisk gains from selling various items ranging from food, drinks, clothes, shoes and jewelry, among others. Mr Isah Bala, a vendor of soft drinks, gala and water, said that he sold all his products and decided to sleep at the venue till morning to avoid being robbed on his way home. “I sold almost more than N20,000 only yesterday. I was rushing back and forth to bring products to sell until I got tired to go, so I decided to rest for the night,’’
Video: APC Supporter Slumps And Dies As Stampede Occurs At Eagle Square, Party’s Venue For National Convention economy Economy & Business Featured Highlighted Lifestyle news March 27, 20220 A supporter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) collapsed and died during the convention of Saturday March 26. The supporter was heading for Eagle Square, the venue of the convention when he slumped and passed away. One of those around him said the deceased first complained of dizziness and collapsed thereafter. At the scene witnessed many of the party’s supporters rushed to assist him, but it ended in futility. The deceased was later covered and taken away by some persons led by some security operatives. Meanwhile, a video shows a stampede that occurred earlier at the venue. Party members who were eager to get into the venue broke the barricade mounted by security agents. They fell on themselves as they struggled to get into
National Convention: APC Releases List Of Its Consensus, Endorses 54 Candidates – Full list economy Economy & Business Editor Picks Highlighted Lifestyle News news March 27, 20220 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of its consensus candidates for national and zonal offices of the party. The list, which was signed by governors of the party, comes just as delegates are gathered in Abuja for the ongoing party’s national convention. Aside from the office of the zonal legal adviser (south-south), a total of 54 consensus candidates were approved. According to the party’s ‘Endorsement List’ obtained by The Street Journal, on Saturday, 26 March, Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa west, was selected for the position of national chairman of the party. Other consensus candidates are listed as follows: Abubakar Kyari (senator from Borno) as deputy national chairman (north)Emma Eneukwu (Enugu) as deputy national chairman (south)lyiola Omisore (Osun) as national secretaryFetus Fuanter (Plateau) as