2022

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has picked senator Kashim Shettima, as his running for the 2023 elections. Tinubu disclosed this to journalists on Sunday shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state. Shettima, who served for two-term as governor of Borno state, is…

Seven of the 50 remaining abducted victims of the March 28 Abuja- Kaduna passenger train have been freed after 102 days in captivity. According to reports by the Kaduna based Desert Herald newspaper, the seven victims, including the son of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), were released on Saturday following negotiations…

The Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, nominated Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, Abuja, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at the unveiling of Baba Ahmed on Friday in Abuja, Obi said he is “eminently qualified” to be Nigeria’s vice-president if the party wins the presidential election…

A former chairman of the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) and member of the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye, has said that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, risks loosing Christian votes if he settles for a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 elections. Speaking in…

The United States Embassy has warned its citizens in Nigeria against travelling on the airport road in Abuja. The warning came after suspected terrorists attacked Kuje prison and freed inmates on Tuesday. Also, United Kingdom citizens were warned not to be cautious of travelling to 19 states in Nigeria. Among the states are Borno, Yobe,…