A spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala has alleged that vice-president Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha decided to opt out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council because of same-faith ticket. Bwala, who saluted Osinbajo and Mustapha for “rejecting” the same-faith ticket made the reaction on his Twitter handle @BwalaDaniel on Saturday, alleged that the duo asked to be exempted from the campaign council. “We salute the courage of Professor Osinbajo and Boss Mustapha for rejecting the MM ticket by asking to be left out of the campaign council…
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There must be something that does not sit well between Adamu Maina Waziri, a former minister of the federal republic, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one of Atiku Abubakar’s right-hand men, and Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of Rivers State and runner-up in the presidential primary election of the PDP. Wike lost the primary election to Atiku by 237 votes to 371. Without a doubt, that loss, which he never expected, hit him hard. A few weeks later, he lost the chance to be Atiku’s running mate. That completely unhinged him and, frustrated, he has been in…
Terrorists have killed 15 worshippers in Ruwan Jema village of Bukuyyum local government area of Zamfara state. According to a source who spoke with TheStories on telephone, said they were killed in a Mosque while praying on Friday. He said that the terrorists disguised and entered the Mosque “as if they came to worship but then the call was made to start prayers, they opened fire and killed 15 worshippers.”
Dr Thandeka Ngcobo is South African born Medical Doctor, Entrepreneur and Public Speaker. She hails from a small village called Hlutankungu in Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal. She and her seven siblings were raised by a single mother and later became a teenage mother herself, Dr Ngcobo has succeeded against all odds. Instead of being defeated by a teenage pregnancy, she matriculated as one of the top 10 students in the region and went to obtain a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN), becoming the second graduate in her Tamily. My late mother is my…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has described members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as “a bunch of busy bodies”. Atiku said this in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe replying to APC Presidential campaign which claimed that the PDP candidate’s presidential ambition was dead following crisis in the party. The PDP candidate also said APC Council’s statement on crisis “within the PDP comes across as a laughable work of an interloper.” Atiku’s statement said in full: “Reading through a disingenuous press release by the APC Presidential Campaign Council on issues pertaining to…
By Tina George, reporting from Abuja Stakeholders in the energy sector have advised Nigerian government to take control of the narrative and engage in addressing energy transition from a Nigerian rather than the western perspective. The energy players noted that the transition plan of the federal government needs to involve a well-thought-out strategy that would give Nigeria control over its own energy and reduce its poverty to the lowest minimum. These points were the recommendations of major stakeholders during the 2022 National Conference of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) held in Abuja between 19th and 22nd…
Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara has addressed multinational groups in New York, United States of America, towards increasing focus on the education of girls in Nigeria and around the world. The governor traveled to the US as part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation to the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) held at the UN headquarters in New York City. Aside his participation at the UNGA, Zulum was invited as a special guest speaker at a programme, tagged ‘Rewrite the Future’ which was held last Wednesday, to call attention towards increased investment on girls’ education around the world. The…
A 19-year-old woman has allegedly been murdered by the son of a renowned politician’s son in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The murder has sparked national outrage. Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a Rishikesh resort owned by BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son, Pulkit Arya, was killed by Pulkit and two others after she refused to offer “special services” to guests. ‘They Are Trying to Turn Me Into a Prostitute’ Bhandari, who was reported missing a few days ago, was found dead and her body was recovered from a local canal on Saturday, a day after Pulkit and…
Decaying dead bodies of a man and his wife were found inside their room in Nnewichi, Nnewi of Enugu state on Friday, Akelicious has reported. Investigations have however revealed that both were killed by their only son. According to reports, the boy, who is now in Police custody, murdered his parents after they failed to provide money which he asked from them. He is answering questions on reasons he murdered his parents and abandoned their bodies and ran away. Report by Akelicious
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a 422-member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the commencement of the party’s 2023 presidential campaign to be headed by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the list of members of the council released in Abuja on Saturday, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and Abdullahi Adamu, its National chairman, are to serve as deputy chairmen of the council. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau is the Director General with James Faleke as secretary of the council. Sen. Kashim Shettima, the party’s Vice-Presidential candidate is the vice chairman of the council and Adams…