Farooq Kperogi: Now Between Peter Obi And Kwankwaso, Who’s The “Local Champion”? Farooq Kperogi: Now Between Peter Obi And Kwankwaso, Who’s The “Local Champion”? In the months that preceded the February 2023 presidential election, supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso both badgered me to recognise Kwankwaso’s matchless political might and affronted me for ranking Peter Obi above him. My unrelenting assertions, which have turned out to be accurate, that one of Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, or Peter Obi would emerge president this year riled them to no end. One day in 2022, a particularly persistent, monomaniacal Kwankwaso groupie asked me in…
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Peter Obi, Datti Unfit To Rule Nigeria For Not Accepting Tinubu’s Victory, Nigerian lawmaker Peter Obi, Datti Unfit To Rule Nigeria For Not Accepting Tinubu’s Victory, Nigerian lawmaker A two-term Lagos lawmaker of Igbo extraction, Jude Idimogu, has described as unfortunate the televised comment by the Labour Party’s vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, that Nigeria didn’t have a president-elect yet and that it would be unconstitutional to swear in Bola Tinubu. On Saturday, Mr Idimogu, representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told journalists that the aggrieved politicians should avoid actions capable of truncating democracy. Mr…
BREAKING : APC Fires Lauretta Onochie, Accuses Her Of Working For Atiku, Others APC Fires Lauretta Onochie, Accuses Her Of Working For Atiku, Others The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended President Muhammadu Buhari’s former media aide, Lauretta Onochie, from the party, The Whistler has reported. Onochie, who is the chairman of the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was accused of anti-party activities by APC executives in her Onicha-Olona Ward 4 of Delta State. In a suspension letter addressed to the state chairman of the APC, the ward executives said they thoroughly investigated Onochie and found…
Side Ch!ck Drags Lover To Court Over Failed Promises, Demands Car, 2years Rent, Others Side Ch!ck Drags Lover To Court Over Failed Promises, Demands Car, 2years Rent, Others A lady has sued a bank manager, who she claims was her lover and boss, for allegedly breaching an agreement to take care of her. According to Zambia Observer, Deborah Adablah dragged her lover, Ernest Kwasi Nimako before Accra High Court, Ghana. Deborah in her suit stated that her lover agreed to buy her a car, pay for her accommodation for three years, give her a monthly stipend of GH¢3,000, marry her…
List Of Nigerian Military Officers, Alleged Victims Quizzed Over Forced Aborti0n Claim List Of Nigerian Military Officers, Alleged Victims Quizzed Over Forced Aborti0n Claim The investigative panel set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has so far grilled 50 military officers, hospital officials and rescued women over a report that the military has been involved in forced aborti0ns of girls and women fleeing Boko Haram fighters. A report by Reuters in December last year had alleged that the military had been involved in about 10,000 of such aborti0ns since 2013. The NHRC panel which began an independent investigation…
How My Wife Deceived Me Into Selling Our Child – Man Cries Out How My Wife Deceived Me Into Selling Our Child – Man Cries Out Father of nine-month-old baby, Daniel Chigozie, tells DAUD OLATUNJI how his wife allegedly masterminded the trafficking of the infant from one buyer to another for over N1m What is your occupation and level of education? My name is Daniel Chigozie. I stay at Abela, Sango Ota, in the Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, but I have my fashion business in Lagos State. I am 30 years old and married. I do not…
2023: Children Of Prominent Nigerians Who Won, Lost Elections 2023: Children Of Prominent Nigerians Who Won, Lost Elections Children and relatives of prominent Nigerians, comprising politicians, traditional rulers and businessmen, played active roles in the 2023 general elections, especially as contestants. While some of them won, others were not lucky. Experts said it is common practice for people in positions of authority to groom their children or those close to them to take over from them. While some of the children or relatives put extra effort to have their way, others rely on the structures of their parents to get…
Watch Moment Man Opposing Tinubu’s Inauguration Kicked Out Of Plane A protesting unidentified adult male passenger was carried off an Abuja to Lagos flight on Ibom Air on Friday evening after declaring that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must not be sworn in as President. According to an eyewitness, the man stood in the middle of the plane and raised his voice, stating that Tinubu must never be sworn in, adding that there would be “war” if that happened. The airport security authorities were called before he could be evacuated after holding up the aircraft for more than an hour, as…
EXCLUSIVE: Ganduje, El-Rufai, Gbajabiamila, Fashola, Others Jostle For Positions In Tinubu’s Govt As Nigeria’s ‘President Elect’ Disappears From Public View EXCLUSIVE: Ganduje, El-Rufai, Gbajabiamila, Fashola, Others Jostle For Positions In Tinubu’s Govt As Nigeria’s ‘President Elect’ Disappears From Public View Governors Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano and Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna are currently jostling for a place in the cabinet of the ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu, SaharaReporters has gathered. Also lobbying to become chief of staff to the ‘President-elect’ are the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola. Tinubu was on…
I’m Tinubu’s Supporter, Portable Tells Police At Headquarters I’m Tinubu’s Supporter, Portable Tells Police At Headquarters Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, is currently at the headquarters of the Ogun State Police Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta. Portable arrived the police headquarters on Friday afternoon, in company of his father and others, boasting he is a fan of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Earlier in the week, Portable had resisted an attempt to get him arrested by some policemen. In a viral video, Portable fiercely confronted the policemen, who told him there was a petition against him; claiming he is…