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40m membership: We ‘ll win Anambra, victorious in 2023 general elections – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that it will win the forthcoming Anambra governorship election and later win the 2023 general elections with its membership strength of over 40 million. The ruling party has boasted that governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states will be in their favour. Secretary of the party’s Caretaker Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee Read More
Philip Asiodu, Mansur Muktar: Where are they now?
They served the country at various times, but have been away from public space. Where could they be at the moment? ELEOJO IDACHABA asks. Philip Asiodu Chief Philip Asiodu is a man of many parts. He is a former diplomat, minister and special adviser at different times. Although he is described as someone of the ‘old order’, yet from every Read More
APC Convention: PGF boss sets agenda for incoming National Working Committee
Ahead of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a chieftain of the party and the Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PFG) Salihu Moh Lukman, has emphasized the importance of electronic membership registration by the incoming National Working Committee (NWC). Lukman also explained other measures he thinks should be implemented to make the APC function Read More
Breaking: Few weeks after, Buhari seeks amendment to Petroleum Industry Act
The Senate Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to amend the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 passed by the National Assembly in July this year. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter dated September 16, 2021, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The amendment request is coming few weeks after the President signed the Petroleum Industry Bill Read More
Breaking: Pastor Cho Yong-gi, founder of world largest church is dead
The founder of South Korea’s biggest church, David Yonggi Cho, died on Tuesday. He was 85 years old. Cho, an emeritus pastor at Seoul’s Yoido Full Gospel Church, died at a Seoul hospital where he had been treated since he collapsed due to a cerebral hemorrhage in July 2020, the church said. “He conveyed the gospel of hope to the Read More
Chairmanship: APC youth identifies Abubabar as best candidate, urges opposition Govs to defect
Ahead of the party national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), youths have identified the former Governor of Bauchi state, Barrister Mohammed Abubakar, as the best person to occupy the national chairmanship position of APC. The youths, which are drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country, not only invited the opposition governors and stakeholders to join Read More
Banditry: Gumi’s position self serving, threat to national security- PGF boss
The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has faulted the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, for calling on the authorities to grant amnesty to bandits in the country. The APC chieftain said Gumi’s position was not only self serving but clearly a threat to national security. Lukman also applauded the role played by Chief Executive Read More
Democratic development: PGF boss advocates improved relationship between govt, CSOs
For Nigeria’s democracy to develop and the welfare of Nigerians improved, a call has been made for an improved relationship between the Nigerian government and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). In a statement released to newsmen Monday in Abuja, Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and a chieftain of the governing party, Salihu Moh. Lukman, said part of Read More
Ebonyi 2023: Indigenes reject zoning, campaign for competence, credibility
Ahead of 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi state, indigenes of the state under the aiges of Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) have rejected zoning agreement, saying competence, capability and credibility should be the standard for anyone to succeed governor Dave Umahi. The group said: “Ebonyi people truly deserve nothing but the best, most credible and competent hand Read More
2023: Youth targeting substantial number of elective public offices -Aliyu
Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, a chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau state chapter, in this interview with MUHAMMAD TANKO SHITTU, enumerates reasons the youth should be supported to occupy substantial positions in the party. The APC is led by caretaker committee at all strata, are you satisfied with the arrangement? In every thing that people do, there must Read More