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President Muhammadu Buhari says he knew that the reported endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by Ohanaeze Igbo socio-cultural group would not last - The president says he is not surprised by the split within the group over the PDP candidate's reported endorsement - President Buhari says any party can lead the country but not the PDP, adding that the party was so reckless with the resources of the country President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is not surprised by the split within the Ohanaeze Igbo socio-cultural group over its reported endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said the president made the statement at a meeting with a select group of southeast leaders on Friday, November 16, at the State House, Abuja. Evritinnaija gathers that President Buhari said the moment the so-called resolution was announced, he got calls from well-meaning leaders

Atiku Speaks On Challenges Affecting Nigeria Boko Haram was formedby youths abandoned by politicians, accordingtoAlhaji Atiku Abubakar , Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP Atikustated this in achatwith The Africa Reportwhile speakingon how he’ll counter the sect. “I happento know howBoko Haram came into being. They were offshoots of political thuggery. Politiciansused those boys inBoko Haram to win electionsand then abandonedthem andthen there were nojobsfor them. “It was the same thing with the Niger Delta. In 1998, I saw it myself andI warned people. “It’s goingto be a multifaceted approach. It will involve negotiations. It will involve militaryaction”, he said. On the incessant herders/ farmers clashesandcattle- rustling, Atiku declaredthat grazing reserves was the solution. “In each province in the north, we used to have a grazing reserve. During the season, the cattle are inthe reserves. “When it isoff-season when farmers wouldhave cultivated all

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Paris, France informed Nigerians in Diaspora that the country’s electoral process has not been fully fine-tuned to permit their participation in the electoral process, adding that they will consequently not be allowed to participate in the 2019 general elections, in Nigeria,  The President who was speaking during an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Paris, on the sideline of the Paris Peace Forum, President Buhari said about five percent allocation to the education sector was inadequate to propel the desired growth for the economy, pointing that United Nations target of 26 percent remained ideal. On the participation of Nigerians in Diaspora in the forthcoming elections, the President said the population of Nigerian citizens in various countries across the world already necessitate their inclusion to elect leaders, noting that it might not happen in the 2019 elections as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that the administration of President Muhammudu Buhari was a disaster. According to him, the present government had left Nigerians worse off. Speaking through his spokesman Paul Ibe, Atiku said Nigerians had never been so divided under a government that promised change. He spoke at the first inaugural seminar of the Atiku Action Group, AAG 2019 in Abuja on Tuesday. He said, “The citizens are divided. This scenario should worry any patriotic Nigerian. “A leader should unite his country, but he cannot do so if he is insensitive to our diversity. “Genuine criticisms of lopsided appointments of security chiefs are frequently ignored and those canvassing respect for our diversity are openly insulted and maligned to divert attention from the issue. “Nothing can be more dangerous than a political leadership that is indifferent to genuine public criticisms. “Under no circumstance should Ni

Adams Oshiomhole says aggrieved governorsincluding Rochas Okorocha, Ibikunle Amosun and others would support Buhari in 2019 Oshiomhole blames poor communication of policies and programmes as the reason for the negative perception on Buhari's government - He maintains that Buhari's integrity will help him to win the 2019 presidential election Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that despite their anger, the aggrieved governors in the party including Rochas Okorocha will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term ambition. Oshiomhole made this known during an interview programme on Arise TV where he insisted that concerning the Senate, the minority cannot rule over the majority, which he says is his party. At least four governor of the APC including Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo and Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara are currently in a serious political battle with Oshi

Obi to El-Rufai: You were arrested in Anambra for coming to rig election The former Governor of Anambra State and the Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi has expressed surprise at the statement credited to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, who, in his twitter account, referred to Obi as, “ a tribal bigot.” El Rufai alleged that Obi stopped him from moving around Anambra State during the gubernatorial election in the State in 2010. But Obi, has replied saying he does not have a hand in the Kaduna governor’s travail in 2010. Obi said El-Rufai may have been stopped because his motive for coming to Anambra on election day was unclear. Obi said he was shocked to read such an outburst of hate from El Rufai, especially when, according to him, “the statement came unprovoked, suggesting that it was what he sat down to think of rather than thinking about how to solve the many problems plaguing the country.” Obi who spoke to journal

THE Igbo National Stakeholders Assembly, INSA, has picked holes in recent comments credited to Power, Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and his Labour counterpart, Dr. Chris Ngige concerning the South-West producing the president in 2023 and declared that the Igbo producing the president in 2023 is non- negotiable. In a statement jointly signed by Chief John Uche, President General and Prince Erondu Uche, Publicity Secretary, the group declared that despite the large population of the Igbo in the country, they are marginalized in all sectors in the country. Justifying why the Igbo should produce the president in 2023, the stakeholders said outside the South-East, the Igbo constitute 30 to 40 per cent of the population of their host communities and the Igbo man lives peacefully, contributes to the economic growth of his host community and in most cases, develop his host community more than his native home community. The group said that it is regrettable that this f

• Says he’s father of ‘family dynasty or familiocracy’ •Emulate Buhari, Oshiomhole tells losers •As Gov Amosun appeases aggrieved followers in Ogun By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor; Chinonso Alozie, Daud Olatunji & Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu ABUJA – National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, challenged those who lost out in the recent party primaries to emulate the comportment of President Muhammadu Buhari who lost three presidential polls before the 2015 success. His admonition was immediately rebuffed by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State who pooh-poohed Oshiomhole’s accusation of building a family dynasty. He said whereas he was the only Okorocha in government or party of reckoning, the governor listed four persons he said were immediate relatives of Oshiomhole, serving in the Edo State government or with party tickets. This came as Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Vanguard gathered, yesterday, appeased his li

His words: "I wasn't hired by the DSS and I cannot be requested by DSS to resign or to retain the job. APC is a structured party; we have organs. I know the procedure and I believe the DSS also understands their own role in the system. It's not up to them to demand the resignation of a party chairman, whether that party chairman is the chairman of a ruling party or chairman of an opposition. Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has faulted claims that he was asked by the Department of State Services (DSS) to resign his position. He stated this on Sunday, when he featured on Politics Today, a television programme aired on Channels Television. Confirming that he met with the DSS, Oshiomhole said the security agency could not have asked him to resign his position, as he wasn't hired by them. His words: "I wasn't hired by the DSS and I cannot be requested by DSS to resign or to retain the job. APC is a structured party

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on governors of Imo, Rochas Okorocha, Zamfara, Abdullaziz Yari, Ogun, Ibikunle Amosun and Senator Magnus Abbey to join the next batch of defectors before the final burial of the ruling party. The former spokesman revealed that plans are on the way by some leaders of APC across the country to dump the party for the opposition party as part of efforts to rescue the nation. According to him, in the matter of days, Nigerians will witness another set of prominent leaders of APC, including some governorship and senatorial candidates among others, abandoning their tickets in APC to join the opposition party. In a statement signed on Friday in Abuja, Frank told governor Okorocha, governor Yari and Sen. Abbey among others to stop crying unnecessarily on what they can not get and allow themselves to be swept away with the APCwhich he described as a “sinking Ship.” The Bayelsa bor

Man Who Disguised As A Lady To ‘Deceive Male Clients’ Caught After Abuja Man Took Him Home For ‘Sex’ The Abuja police command has arrested a 22-year-old man identified as Iliyasu Omika , a native of Kogi State who stays in Tungan Maje in Abuja, for allegedly disguising as a woman to lure men at nightclubs in Abuja. According to the Police, P he was arrested at a brothel in Mpape on November 5 around 5 am “after his supposed client raised alarm upon discovery that he was actually a man and not a woman as he claimed.” When speaking with journalists, Omika denied the allegations but admitted that he met the man in a bar while he was with his sisters. He said; “I was in a bar and a man saw me and asked if I was Igala (ethnic group), I said yes. He offered to buy drinks for me, but I told him I don’t take alcohol, so he bought me a soft drink. “I told him that my sisters and I were in the bar to look for jobs, but he said there were no jobs there and offered to take us to his house

Federal govt reacts to alleged harassment of Atiku at airportPublished on November 11, 2018 By Nsikak Nseyen The Presidency on Sunday reacted to the alleged harassment of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by security agents. Evritinnaija had reported that Atiku, who returned to Nigeria after his stay in Dubai, on Sunday hinted that he was intimated by security operatives. He was quoted as saying, “I arrived to Abuja this morning to a search by agents of the state, aimed at intimidating me and my staff.” Reacting, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a series of tweet on Sunday, denied the alleged harassment. Sirika maintained that Atiku’s claim was mischievous as the checks by the security agents was mandatory. He, however, pointed out that the PDP presidential candidate was accorded full respect as expected. The tweets read, “The claim by @atiku is a mischievous attempt to grab the headlines. Nigerians need to know that o