Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has congratulated former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary. In a statement on Thursday, the Vice President who lost the presidential primary, said for many decades Tinubu has shown passion, patriotism, courage and determination in the cause of nation-building. He…
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast was uninspiring, deceptive, and aimed at persuading organised labour against its planned nation wide strike. Tinubu had on Monday in a television broadcast and rolled out measures to address the…
Samson Itodo, executive director of YIAGA Africa, says Nigeria needs character reform to ensure credible elections. Speaking at a conference on “Electoral accountability and democratic stability,” at the weekend in Kaduna, he said the political class believes that elections cannot be won without disrupting the process and bribing the judiciary. Itodo alleged that the Independent…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has dismissed reports that 344 Corp members were killed by bandits in the Northwest zone in July. In a statement, the management described the report as fake and misleading, saying no Corps member was either killed or abducted in July. “No Corps Member deployed to the…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said that he will prioritise education and job creation if elected president. Kwankwaso stated this on Saturday in Kaduna while flagging off the North- West zone Presidential campaign. He said the NNPP blue print is the best for Nigeria as it seeks to…
Ten people, including two village heads and eight vigilante members, have been reportedly killed by bandits in Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A resident of Kakangi said the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday following a fierce battle between the vigilantes and the bandits….
