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Obi Talks About the 4Cs At the Annual General Meeting of The NIA

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Speaking recently at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) in Calabar, Cross River State, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, pointed out that a remarkable dedication from the people and their leaders is necessary for Nigeria to reach its coveted socio-economic and developmental height. He introduced what he called the 4Cs: Competence, capacity, credibility and commitment, as essential requirements to transform the country. Architecture: A Resource for Health and Wellbeing was the conference’s theme, and Obi said at the event, “We must aspire…

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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan Along With Other Dignitaries Converge to Launch a Book: The Letterman

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The Letterman, a book on the “secret” letters of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, written by Musikilu Mojeed, the Chief Editor of Premium Times, will be publicly presented in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja, where former President Goodluck Jonathan and other prominent guests will congregate. This amazing event will be happening at Bolton White Apartments in Abuja’s Wuse Zone 7 District. A wide range of other prominent political, business, and government figures are anticipated at the event, which is being chaired by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Chairman…

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Aisha Buhari Advice APC Leaders From Adamawa at the State House in Abuja.

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The first Lady of the Federation, Aisha Buhari, has advised the Northern leaders to emulate their south-western counterpart by empowering women as deputy governors. She made this assertion during her reception of the Adamawa All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders at her state house office. She said that such a move would be a step toward achieving gender inclusion in the political system. As a native of the state, a mother, a grandmother, and the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, she declared: “I would like to reaffirm my…

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Ezekwesili Advices Active Participation in Electoral Participation as Solution to Nigeria’s Dying Democracy.

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The failure of democracy and governance in Nigeria has been attributed to the apathy and laziness of Nigerians toward the electoral process, according to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education in Nigeria and the founder of the #FixPolitics movement. Ezekwesili who was at Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday for the inauguration of the Office of The Citizen (OOTC) campaign. Concerning Nigeria’s democracy, she said that the situation has resulted in a monopoly political elite.”The political elite was monopolistic in our democracy because of the apathy and laziness of Nigerians, but…

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Igbo Youths Reacts to Soludo’s Statement About Peter Obi.

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On the platform of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), Igbo youths have threatened to swarm the Anambra Government House with garbage in response to Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s disparaging comments about Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. In response to COSEYL’s criticism of Soludo for his anti-Obi remarks, the governor was given until Friday, November 25, to apologize or face the fury of Igbo youths. The apex Igbo socio-political organization, Goodluck Ibem, said in a statement that it is time to take unpatriotic Igbo politicians down to size.…

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What the IGP had to say About the Violence Playing out Amongst Political Opponents

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The inspector general of police, Usman Alkali-Baba has claimed that some governors are behind the thugs that interrupt opposition rallies and political events in their states. According to Leadership, the police chief made this statement on November 17 while meeting with political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, and other interested parties in the 2023 election. Alkali-Baba revealed that 52 incidents of political violence have so far been documented since the start of the 2023 presidential election campaign, although he omitted the names of the governors. He…

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CAN to Tinubu: For our Support, Do this and we would Accept your Muslim-Muslim Ticket

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Tinubu meets with CAN heads in Abuja

After the meeting held on Wednesday between the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigerian, CAN, and the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. CAN has decided to drop their cases against Tinubu for choosing a Muslim-Muslin ticket and has in turn presented a list of demands to him. Tinubu also during this meeting can to the right standing with CAN when he explained to them why he took Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state as the running mate. He also assured them that,…

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Osun: Factors that gave Adeleke victory

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After a tough electoral battle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke was, yesterday, declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. According to the returning officer, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who is also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos,  Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who scored 375,027 votes. The other results include Kehinde Atanda, ADP, 10,104 votes;   Akinade Ogunbiyi, Accord, 4,515 votes; Yussuff Lasun, LP, 2,729; Awojide Segun, AAC, 2,148 votes; Ademola Adeseye, YPP,…

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Lawyer backs arrest of Osinachi’s husband, demands justice

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Osinachi's death

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has commended the Federal Capital Territory Police Command over the swift arrest of Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi. Olajengbesi, in chat with The PUNCH, condemned gender-based violence and urged the police to ensure that justice is served on the death of the 42-year-old artiste who died last Friday after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Since the news of her death, Frank Edwards and Asu Ekiye and other colleagues of Osinachi, who was a lead singer…

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Stop intimidating PDP members to join APC, Matawalle told

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the chairman, Bukola Saraki Presidential Contact and Advocacy Committee, Iyorwuese Hagher, has called on Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to stop intimidating PDP members in the state for not joining the All Progressives Congress. Iyorwuese, who was in Gusau, the state capital on Tuesday for a contact and advocacy visit in respect of Saraki’s presidential aspiration said, “People cannot be ruled by force”. He stated, “The fact is that you cannot rule people by force, you cannot rule people by intimidation…

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