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BREAKING: Buhari endorses southern presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the rotation of the presidency to the Southern part of the country after his eight-year tenure. The president made this known in a meeting he had with presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress Saturday night. Details later…
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Northern APC Governors endorse power shift to South as Badaru withdraws from presidential race
All Progressives Congress Governors from the Northern part of the country have endorsed the transfer of power to the South. The decision was taken at a meeting of the governors on Saturday night in Abuja. According to a statement issued at the end of the meeting which was signed by the governors, Jigawa State Governor Badaru Abubakar also withdrew from…
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Buhari meets Tinubu, other APC presidential aspirants tonight
President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight meet with presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the party’s special convention on Monday June 6th, 2022. The president is expected to charge the aspirants on the importance of unity among them as the party prepares for the 2023 general elections. The meeting is in continuation of President Buhari’s…
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Take people-oriented decisions on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Buhari charges ECOWAS leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari says any decision to be taken by ECOWAS leaders on the political situations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea must consider the victims of unconstitutional changes of government and the adverse consequences of isolation on them. The President spoke on Saturday in Accra, Ghana at the 6th Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State on…
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Buhari’s senior aide, Darazo, rallies support for Tinubu, says President was once victim of misrepresentation
Mallam Ya’u Darazo, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Duties, has urged Nigerians, especially members of the All Progressives Congress, to ignore the malicious attempt by the opponents of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to misrepresent what he told party leaders and delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. Darazo, in a statement he signed in his personal capacity…
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Asiwaju goes for broke! By Gbemiga Ogunleye
A couple of weeks ago, on April 29th to be precise, I sent a message to my friend of over two decades, Richard Akinnola, complaining about a news report credited to the Vice- President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to the effect that Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, nominated Osinbajo as the Vice-president. For the uninitiated, Akinnola is a respected journalist, celebrated human…
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APC presidential ticket: Memo to SW leadership, By Ismail Omipidan
This advice may be unsolicited, but it will help the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in the South West to avoid the pitfall of the past. Although our leaders claim they have learnt from their past mistakes, nothing so far shows they have learnt any lesson. About a month ago, the South West leadership met with presidential aspirants in Lagos.…
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Encomiums as retired blind school teacher receives N8.3m bond certificate in Osun
It was a rain of encomiums and jubilation as a retired blind school teacher in Osun State, Mr. Aniobi John received a bond certificate of N8.3million. The benefitting retiree described the gesture as the best thing that has ever happened to him, saying Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has rekindled his dashed hope. He was among 162 retirees that benefitted from the…
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Between gratitude and sense of entitlement, By Temitope Ajayi
To underscore the importance of gratitude and one good turn, even Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour asked his disciples, to be sure, if He didn’t heal 10 people of their leprosy when only one returned to express his appreciation. There is no way loyalty and gratitude can be redefined just to serve the conveniency of the moment. This is…
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Issues in APC primaries, By Segun Ayobolu
In his address to governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before his departure to Spain on a state visit, President Muhammadu Buhari stressed the need for him to give stronger leadership to the party at this time to help enhance party cohesion as well as strengthen the APC’s chances of winning not just the next presidential elections but a…
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