Category: Politics

PDP Convention: Makinde Sends Strong Warning to Wike Faction

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PDP: Oyo, Osun People Waiting To Teach APC Lesson - Gov Makinde

The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has issued a warning to anyone trying to sabotage the Peoples Democratic Party’s upcoming National Convention, which is scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. He compared such attempts to stopping a moving train to political suicide. Speaking to reporters on Monday, just after establishing the PDP National Convention Transport Subcommittee in Abuja, Makinde promised that Oyo State would host the greatest convention in the history of the party. Ahead of the national elections in 2027, a number of well-known…

PENGASSAN Fires Back at Shettima Over His Defence of Dangote

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Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks denouncing its industrial action over a dispute with the Dangote refinery have drawn criticism from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. On Monday, PENGASSAN informed the media that if its members were fired once more, it would adopt the same course of action. During a protest in Kaduna, some people accused PENGASSAN of trying to damage the Dangote refinery. Due to claims that the Dangote refinery fired 800 employees who joined the union, PENGASSAN closed vital oil and gas facilities last…

Oshiomhole Allowed ‘Hate, Fear’ of Atiku to Consume Him, Former Aide Claims

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media assistant Paul Ibe has responded to Senator Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North about his recent remarks. Tinubu’s choice to travel to Plateau State to attend the mother’s funeral of Nentawe Yilwatda, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was denounced by Atiku on Saturday. He claimed that rather of visiting victims and offering comfort to towns devastated by insecurity, Tinubu went to a social gathering in the North-Central state. But after Atiku criticised President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Plateau State, Oshiomhole attacked him…

Independence Day: Tinubu ‘Unmoved’ by Hunger, Insecurity, Says Atiku

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Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and presidential candidate, has called President Bola Tinubu’s administration “unmoved and uncaring” for failing to address Nigeria’s growing hunger and insecurity. In a statement on his X platform to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of independence, Atiku bemoaned the fact that, in spite of the nation’s wealth in material and human resources, millions of Nigerians had been degraded to the status of refugees and beggars. Atiku remarked, “It is tragic that millions of our people have been reduced to refugees and beggars in their fatherland…

Presidency: Jonathan’s “Dismal Record” is His Major Hurdle for 2027 Run

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

According to the Presidency, if former President Goodluck Jonathan decides to run for president in 2027, his “disastrous” term in office will be a significant barrier. In a statement released Monday in Abuja, Presidential Spokesperson Mr. Bayo Onanuga made this known in response to assertions made by former Information Minister Jerry Gana that Jonathan would compete for office in 2027 under the PDP. Nigerians will remember Jonathan’s poor performance in administration, Onanuga said, dismissing Gana’s remarks as “delusional” and emphasising that the former president cannot overcome President Bola Tinubu by…

Ndume to Tinubu: Only a Dictator’s Hand Can Settle PENGASSAN-Dangote Face-Off

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In order to settle the continuing conflict between the Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South has urged President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, Ndume stated that he would not object if the president took authoritarian measures to put a stop to the turmoil brought on by the purported firing of 800 refinery workers. “It would be ideal if the president issued an executive order cancelling them.…

ADC’s Demand: Atiku Must Get Membership Card by Deadline

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, and other high-profile members of the African Democratic Congress have been given a deadline by the party to register in their respective wards by the end of the year or risk losing their membership status. Shehu Yohanna, the Adamawa State Chairman of the ADC, stated in an exclusive interview that the party has released its membership list and emphasised that only individuals with current membership cards would be recognised. Babachir should register in his ward…

Osun PDP, APC Clash Erupts Over Release of LG Allocations

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The Federal Government has released the withheld six-month allocations for the state’s local government areas, the All Progressives Congress branch in Osun State confirmed on Sunday. However, the APC disputed that the money was transferred into the personal bank accounts of council chairmen who were chosen in October 2022 on the party’s platform. According to the statement, the money was sent “into the local government councils’ accounts.” The ruling PDP, however, insisted that the APC reveal the specifics of the accounts into which the cash were deposited, claiming that it…

Ogun State Blasts Gbenga Daniel Over Sagamu Road Stop-Work Order

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Senator Gbenga Daniel has come under fire from the Ogun State Government for criticising Governor Dapo Abiodun after he issued a stop-work order on the ongoing repair of Sagamu’s 260-meter Paddy Arikawe Oye-Igbimo Road. The senator was accused by the administration of purposefully misrepresenting facts and agitating the public with untrue statements, calling his remarks “reckless and misleading.” The state government said that Daniel enjoys igniting controversy rather than upholding due process in a statement released on Sunday by Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor. Adherence…

Kwankwaso: We’ll welcome them to APC as madmen returning to vomit – Ganduje

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Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of Kano State and former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and his supporters will be greeted as crazies who have returned to their vomit if they join the party. Additionally, Ganduje made fun of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. He defined their government style as “directionless” and their politics as erratic. A BBC Hausa broadcast that was shown in Kaduna on Saturday claims that Ganduje spoke at an APC leaders’ stakeholders’ meeting in Kano…