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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have condemned the suicide bombing attacks that reportedly killed at least 18 people in some parts of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. While Tinubu declared the incidents as an act of terrorism, Atiku charged the Federal Government not to allow the North-East region to slide back into a “theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.” However, President Tinubu, in a statement released by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, said the attacks were a clear manifestation of the military onslaught against the terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives. “The purveyors of wanton violence shall have a certain encounter with justice,” he stated, reiterating his government is taking necessary measures to secure Nigerians. He further stated that efforts “will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are complete...

•CSOs oppose salary increase for elected public officials, others •Raise minimum wage of poor workers first, says Shehu Sani CHAIRMAN of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Muhammad Shehu, has said the salaries of politicians, judicial and public office holders would be increased by 114 per cent. Shehu, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, spoke on Tuesday while presenting the reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris. But the development drew the ire of civil society organisations, CSOs, law lecturer and Senator Shehu Sani, who argued that the ordinary worker, whose take-home pay was nothing to write home about was the one that deserved such wage increment and not politicians. The RMAFC Chairman, who was represented by a federal commissioner in the commission, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, said the implementation of the reviewed remuneration packages was effective from January 1, 2023. He said the move was in accord...

Oba Sikiru Adetona FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, yesterday, paid glowing tributes to the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, describing him as an epitome of good character and integrity. They said the monarch's philanthropic gestures, even at the advanced age of 89, are worthy of emulation. Obasanjo, who described the Awujale as the longest-serving monarch in the country, commended him for his contribution to the development of the state and the country as a whole.   Awujale a pillar  moulded in  integrity —Tinubu Also paying glowing tributes to the monarch, the President-elect, Asiwaju Tinubu, recalled how the Awujale supported the progressives in the struggle to restore democracy during the dark days of the military rule. Tinubu, in a statement from his media office, noted the monarch's refusal to compromise himself for pecuniary gains. The statement reads:...

...as Obi's victory causing tension in Lagos FOLLOWING the outcome of the Presidential election in Lagos State which causes tension in the state, where the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi won, the All Progressives Congress Presidential, APC, candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajidec Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, urged residents of the state to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to a breakdown of law and order. Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu made the appeal following pockets of violence that erupted in some parts of the state. The APC candidate, in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, said the outcome of the election in Lagos where the Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation. He, however, said that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice. He noted that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any elect...

From left: Obi, Tinubu and Atiku. THE presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, Peter Obi, took their campaign to Katsina, Benue and Kwara states respectively in last minutes effort to secure the votes of residents of the states. Buhari urges  Katsina monarch  to mobilize for T inubu Leading the Tinubu/Shettima campaign in Katsina state, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pledged full support for Senator Ahmed Tinubu and called on the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman and Emirate Council to mobilise for the political leader. President Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, was quoted as saying, "We are here to present our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu," the President said during a courtesy call in the palace. "Asiwaju has been chosen by our party, and we are fully in support of his candidatu...

Atiku and Tinubu THE intrigues trailing the race for the presidency assumed a dangerous twist, as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, called for the arrest and disqualification of each other over allegations of graft. Tinubu threw the first punch when he asked security agencies in the country to invite, arrest, interrogate and prosecute Atiku Abubakar over what he described as #AtikuGate. Citing a video clip made by one Michael Achimugu, said to be a former aide of the PDP standard bearer, Tinubu said Atiku as vice president between 1999 and 2007, colluded with his then boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo, to operate an illegal account tagged, “Special Purpose Vehicles” SPVs. He accused the PDP-led administration between 1999 and 2007 of running a criminal enterprise, describing the era as the “SPV Years.” Responding in kind,  Atiku and the PDP  des...

*Worry about ex-VP’s health, credibility, not me, Tinubu tells Nigerians; *You’re unfit to hold office as President, Atiku/Okowa mocks APC candidate Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, disagree over their health condition and corruption-free status. Tinubu assured Nigerians of his sound health and corruption-free status, saying Nigerians should, rather, worry about the PDP candidate. Firing back, the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation lampooned the APC candidate over his failed attempt to impute illness on its Presidential Candidate. Worry about ex-VP’s health, credibility, not mine, Tinubu tells Nigerians Tinubu, in a statement, by the Director, Media and Publicity of his Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said Atiku must come clean on issues regarding his health and corruption allegations. The statement reads: “It is time for Atiku Abubakar, the 76-year-old ...

Gov Sanwo-Olu of Lagos. GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, noted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, remained the brain behind the development master-plan implemented by successive administrations in the last two decades in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this when he appeared on a television programme in Lagos, where he highlighted some of the achievements of his administration, his re-election bid and his relationship with Tinubu.  The governor said: “With all sense of humility, I joined the Tinubu government over 20 years ago. I was General Manager in my bank before I joined Tinubu in November 2002. From the very first day of my appointment, I was in Tinubu’s cabinet and I saw things first-hand. I am a living witness to the development vision put forward by Tinubu. It’s not something we should be blabbing about; it’s a fact we all know. Under the leadership of Tinubu, we set up documents called LASEEDS and SEEDS, which are...

Tinubu, Atiku and Obi. 2022 is a year of high-wire politics and intrigues Given the historic events that shaped the political landscape, it is a year that will not be easily forgotten. It has been a year since new terminologies entered Nigeria’s political lexicon Terms like Olule, Egbe kini yi wa,  Emilokan,  Obidient, and Atikulate , which arose from the activities of leading politicians, have come to stay. One of the major political issues that shaped 2022 was the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, as presidential candidates. While Tinubu is running on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku is gunning for the Aso Rock job on the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Obi is contesting on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. Atiku, 76, is one of the oldest presidential candidates on the prowl, and his aspiration dates...

Atiku, Tinubu and Obi. *Integrity Group moves to London, *Atiku sure of victory despite G-5 threat Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his campaign have expressed optimism about his prospects on the 2023 elections, despite threats by five aggrieved governors of the party to undermine him. Spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa Campaign Organisation, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan said that the facts on ground support the campaign organisation’s confidence of a sweeping victory for Atiku at first ballot. G-5 Governors move to London He spoke as the Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 Governors relocated to London to perfect their endorsement plan for a yet to be named presidential candidate. Feelers from the G-5 camp indicated that members are torn between declaring support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and that of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. A reliable source within the G-5 Governors camp, said: “The governors are...

Atiku, Tinubu and Obi Tinubu in Kaduna vows to eliminate kidnappers, killers •Promises National Industrial revolution, completion of AKK gas pipeline  •On Asiwaju's mandate we stand — Northern Govs THE All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to tackle insecurity by dealing with killers and kidnappers among others if elected.  He also assured Nigerians of widespread industrialisation across the country. Tinubu, who spoke at the party's presidential rally at Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Kaduna State yesterday, vowed to eliminate kidnappers, killers and other troublemakers terrorising the state. "All those troublemakers, violent kidnappers, killers; all troublemakers who are disturbing the security of Kaduna, I assure you, we will eliminate them. Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna governor) has done a good job, go around Kaduna, you will see how organised, how clean the state is," the former Lagos State governor Tinubu promised that Nigerians ...

*I’ll devolve more powers to state govts — Atiku Abubakar *Tinubu will replicate Lagos, Borno wonders in Nigeria — Shettima *2023 election not about religion, tribe but character, competence — Peter Obi *CJN, Sanwo-Olu, others seek judicial reform *Nigeria in disarray, needs heroes — Chimamanda Adichie  THE presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, laid out their plans to save Nigeria from collapse if elected.  The three presidential candidates were guest speakers at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBA-AGC which was held in Lagos, and attended by the presidential candidates of African Democratic Party, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo and All Progressives Grand Alliance, Peter Umeadi. Although Tinubu was represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and the other p...