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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVwq-3V8ow

The president commended members of the ruling party for its unity and growth, noting that the APC now controls 23 states and counting.


He also welcomed Sheriff Oborevwori and Umo Eno, governors of Delta and Akwa Ibom states, respectively, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.

“I want to thank our governors. Today, I think we have 23 governors and still counting. I thank all of you for your show of love, solidarity, and accommodation,” he said.

“With the space we have created to allow more members to join us, our doors are still open till December, and we will embrace them wholeheartedly.

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has said that no one can be a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and a coalition member at the same time.

The Governor expressed displeasure with members of the PDP who are aligning with the new opposition coalition that has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform.

Speaking at the PDP Stakeholders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, The chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum said the party can no longer take ‘indiscipline,’ adding that the members have to choose only one place to stay.

In his words, “We cannot take indiscipline to a level where it becomes contagious. If you are in PDP you are in PDP, you cannot be in the PDP and be in the coalition or another party.


“We cannot take this, coalition is an aberration. Yes, I said it. You cannot belong to two places. You cannot be a hermaphrodite, you cannot be a man and a woman at the same time,” he said.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxGGKfrtM5I

Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.

His former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development on Sunday afternoon.

According to him, Buhari died on Sunday at a hospital in the United Kingdom.

Shehu’s statement read, “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London.

“May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus.”

The 82-year-old politician served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.

richmond500:
Wike cannot contest against Tinubu even if he wants to, Tinubu has played a fast one on him

SamGift0817:
Vice President Kashim Shettima led the dignitaries who turned out for the public presentation of book “OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3BN Nigerian oil block”, a personal account by former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke.

At the heart of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja power bowed to posterity as Vice President Shettima took the stage not just to represent the Presidency, but to reflect on history, pain, and
reconciliation.

The Vice President reflected on how, as Governor of Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan once attempted to remove him from office, a move he said was halted by the intervention of Bello Adoke and then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, but yoday, both men have since buried the hatchet.


With voices from across political divides and dignitaries such as former Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and one-time Kwara Governor and former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. In a rare bipartisan atmosphere, the gathering brought together voices from both past and present administrations, serving and former members of the National Assembly, governors, ministers, and legal minds.

Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, who served as Chief Presenter, did not mince words. He reminded the country that the oil block at the centre of the Malabo scandal holds an estimated nine billion barrels of crude oil, enough to shift Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. But he insisted that the real issue was not just about oil, but about how Nigeria administers its resources.

For Adoke, the book, “OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3BN Nigerian oil block” was not a vendetta, it was vindication. With calm resolve, he recalled his years in exile, the raid on his apartments in both Nigeria and the Netherlands, his 55 days in EFCC detention, and the long legal battle that ended in acquittal after eight harrowing years.


“I do not set out to denigrate anyone. But no public officer should be persecuted under the guise of prosecution. The scars are real. The pain is real. But I forgive them all.” He revealed that former EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, had since apologised. But Adoke urged him to extend that apology to others who were wronged. “Prosecutors must not become persecutors. No matter the pressure, the law must remain sacred.”

Saraki while describing the impact of the scars of the ordeal encouraged public servants to document their experience in office for posterity. “When you’re in government, be transparent. The scars of public service can live on, even after you’re gone. And sometimes, your children are left to bear the burden.”

In a moment of unexpected introspection, El-Rufai appealed to those in power to remember that their own day of reckoning will come. He noted Adoke’s critical role in convincing President Jonathan to concede the 2015 election, a decision that helped Nigeria avert a political crisis.


Representing former President Jonathan at the event, one-time President of the Senate and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim echoed a profound truth: that power belongs to God.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMgMZt0gk0s

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike has said the 2027 election will take a new turn as all officers vying for political positions will be tasked by Nigerians to show their score card while in power to obtain votes and be elected.

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The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the majority of kidnappings and killings in Anambra and other South-East states are perpetrated by Igbos criminals and not “Fulani herdsmen as widely believed”.

Soludo stated this during an interactive town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in the Diaspora, held at the Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Maryland, United States, adding, “99.99 per cent of kidnappers and other criminals arrested in the state since I assumed office three years ago have been Igbos.”

The governor has been in the US engaging with Anambra indigenes since Sunday to present a detailed report of his three-year stewardship, including key milestones and challenges facing his administration.

In a video circulating in the social media, the governor was seen dispelling what he called a “dangerous and misleading narrative,” stating that “it is not Fulani herdsmen, but homegrown criminal elements terrorising the South-East.”

According to him, many of those who claim to be “liberators” hiding in the forests are, in reality, Igbo youths involved in violent and lucrative criminality for “personal enrichment.”

He said, “Let’s stop deceiving ourselves. Ask yourselves: how do these so-called liberators survive in the forests for months without local support? Who feeds them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypTQ0GbVaM

The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the majority of kidnappings and killings in Anambra and other South-East states are perpetrated by Igbos criminals and not “Fulani herdsmen as widely believed”.

Soludo stated this during an interactive town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in the Diaspora, held at the Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Maryland, United States, adding, “99.99 per cent of kidnappers and other criminals arrested in the state since I assumed office three years ago have been Igbos.”

The governor has been in the US engaging with Anambra indigenes since Sunday to present a detailed report of his three-year stewardship, including key milestones and challenges facing his administration.

In a video circulating in the social media, the governor was seen dispelling what he called a “dangerous and misleading narrative,” stating that “it is not Fulani herdsmen, but homegrown criminal elements terrorising the South-East.”

According to him, many of those who claim to be “liberators” hiding in the forests are, in reality, Igbo youths involved in violent and lucrative criminality for “personal enrichment.”

He said, “Let’s stop deceiving ourselves. Ask yourselves: how do these so-called liberators survive in the forests for months without local support? Who feeds them?

“In my three years and three months in office, nearly every kidnapper and armed criminal we have apprehended is Igbo. Igbos are kidnapping and killing fellow Igbos— not Fulani herdsmen. Anambra belongs to all of us. Our progress is a shared responsibility.”

Ashirioluwa:
I am not a fan of this administration, but I don’t think there’s anything bad in what our VP did.

Will Nigerians complain if the Brazilian VP opens door for Shettima?