ENUGU: Nnamani, Chime, Onyeama cry out; say State APC on verge of collapse; want state party chairman sacked 

Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, yesterday, stormed the ‘Buhari House’ national  secretariat of the party and demanded the immediate sack of Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah-led State Working Committee. The leaders were led by former Senate President and South East leader in the defunct Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of … [Read more…]

Tinubu seeks support of Fmr President Jonathan during visit 

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023 polls, has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. The meeting is in continuation of Mr Tinubu’s nationwide consultation with critical stakeholders ahead of the 2023 elections. Mr Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and one of APC’s national leaders met with … [Read more…]

Buhari: I won’t interfere in 2023 elections

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, told state governors who are members of his party, APC, that his government would not interfere in the 2023 elections. The APC governors visited the Nigerian leader in Abuja on Tuesday and details of their discussion were contained in a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina. According to Mr Adesina, … [Read more…]

Obi a symbol of frustrated youths, it won’t work —Ex-Kaduna Gov, Makarfi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, is being used as a “symbol” by “frustrated youths,” according to Ahmed Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State. Makarfi, a former PDP Chairman, made this assertion, on Tuesday, during a breakfast programme Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. The emergence of Obi as a Third Force … [Read more…]

NNPP denies alliance with Tinubu, explains conflict between Shekarau, Kwankwaso

The run-up to the 2023 elections keeps throwing up more intrigues and subplots after the reports of an alliance between Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party,m (NNPP) and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu. However, a refutation was issued on Tuesday by Ladipo Johnson, a spokesman … [Read more…]

Buhari, APC govs in closed door meeting in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met behind closed-doors with the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The progressive governors were led to the meeting by the Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu. Also present were Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Abubakar … [Read more…]

We will no longer negotiate with FG – ASUU

There are strong indications that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have declared an indefinite strike following the federal government’s failure to meet their demands. It was learnt that the lecturers made the resolution during their National Executive Council meeting, which began at about 12:15am on Monday and lasted for hours … [Read more…]

Nigeria’s debt to reach N50 trillion as FG proposes N11.3 trillion budget shortfall in 2023

The Federal Government on Monday said Nigeria would likely borrow to finance another budget deficit of N11.3 trillion in 2023, thereby taking the country’s debt stock to N50 trillion. Zainab Ahmed, cabinet minister in charge of finance and national planning, said the regime plans to spend N19.76 trillion next year, out of which the government … [Read more…]