Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has claimed that security agents are ‘silently arresting’ his Obidients supporters. Obi made this allegation in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. His words, “Recent reports of OBIdients being silently arrested by some security agents is extremely disturbing and condemnable. We … [Read more…]
CNN, however, has not reacted to the ex-President’s suit as of the time of filing this report as Trump claimed in the 29-page lawsuit that CNN had a long track record of criticising him. “As a part of its concerted effort to tilt the political balance to the left, CNN has tried to taint the … [Read more…]
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria(ARCON) said it has lodged a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to a statement on Tuesday by the apex regulatory body for Nigeria’s advertising ecosystem, ARCON is seeking … [Read more…]
A former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu on Monday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubarka as the most qualified person to take over power from President Mohammadu Buhari in 2023. Aliyu, who was in Abeokuta in the company of former governors Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano) … [Read more…]
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ebonyi State branch, yesterday, stated that it is in total agreement with the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, as it concerns power shift to South East geopolitical zone in the 2023 general elections. The President, Ebonyi State branch of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr. Peter Mbam who stated this … [Read more…]
WOMEN in their large numbers, yesterday, shut down vehicular movement as they stormed various parts of Lagos in support of presidential candidacy of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu/Kashima Shettima. The women also expressed support for the second term bid of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his Deputy, Dr Femi Hamzat. Meanwhile, … [Read more…]
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has issued directives on how Nigerians should choose and vote for the presidential candidate of their choice in the 2023 poll, saying the time has come for Nigerians to deliver themselves. Its National President, Bishop Francis Olubowale Oke, made the disclosure when he spoke in his capacity as President of … [Read more…]
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has explained that the spiritual leader of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, was not removed from the Adoration Ministry as many reports had suggested. Director of Communications, Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev Fr Ben Achi, explained to the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) on Monday, that he … [Read more…]
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly struck a last-minute power-sharing deal with the Southwest to shore up support for its presidential candidate, Abubarkar Atiku, in the region. A top member of the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, who spoke with Vanguard in confidence, said that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in a … [Read more…]
The Confederation of Africa Football(CAF) has announced the re-opening of bids for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after initial host Guinea was stripped of the hosting right to the competition. Last week, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, was in the capital city of Guinea Conakry to announce that the biennial tournament will not be … [Read more…]
Burkina Faso’s ousted military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to resign two days after army officers announced the country’s second coup. Al Jazeera reports that Mr Damiba “offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences” on Sunday. Mr Damiba provided “seven conditions” for his resignation. These conditions include … [Read more…]
The governor, who is the South-East Chairman of the APC presidential campaign, said there are still many months for campaigns before the presidential election and there is no cause for panic about the deferred inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. Umahi said this on Monday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s … [Read more…]