Reports emerged on Saturday claiming the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has perfected plans to dump the ruling party for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) if he fails to get the 2023 presidential ticket. Tinubu, who is presently the leading aspirants, is aware of plots by some party stalwart and governors to deny him the party’s ticket.
According to the report, Buhari, who had refused to name his preferred candidate over fear he or she would be killed, is said to be favouring a younger aspirant. Read More...
The Nigerian Army has accused the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of spreading fake news to gather support and stay relevant in the South East. The Army Spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the accusation in a statement titled, “Conspiracy Pretext Employed by IPOB/ESN, a Hoax” on Saturday in Abuja.
Nwachukwu denied a recent allegation that the Department of State Services (DSS) created and funded Biafra National Guard (BNG) to enforce the sit-at-home Order in a bid to discredit IPOB. Read More...
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) under the auspices of Resource Forum of IMN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to unconditionally release its leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Chairman, Resource Forum of IMN, Prof. Abdullahi Danladi, asked Buhari to obey the court ruling that granted the duo bail four years ago.
He explained that the federal high court had ruled that the continued detention of the duo violates their rights under Section 35 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution and the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. Read More...