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Oct

19

2022

Atiku celebrates Ikpeazu on his birthday despite faceoff, prays for him

Abia State, Lifestyle, PoliticsAbia State, Atiku Abubakar, Birthday, Next Level, Nigeria, Okezie Ikpeazu, Politics

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has felicitated with the Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu on his birthday anniversary. The former vice president, who is currently in Paris for a business meeting, hailed Ikpeazu in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle. He wrote, “On behalf of my family, I join friends and well-wishers to celebrate the governor of Abia State, H.E Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. “May God Almighty grant you more years in good health and service to the benefit of the good people of Abia State and humanity”. Ikpeazu and other PDP governors loyal…

Oct

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku’s camp nocks Fani-Kayode over ill health claims, says he’s a drug user

Health, Lifestyle, Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been criticized for alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, collapsed and was flown to Paris for medical attention. Fani-Kayode, who made this known on his Twitter page, said the incident occurred after Atiku arrived in Abuja from his rally in Kaduna State. But, Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, said his principal was in Paris for a business meeting. However, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, described Fani-Kayode as a drug user who should be ignored. Shaibu said: “When a habitual drug user speaks,…

Oct

19

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Northern coalition to publish Atiku, Tinubu, Obi’s promises

Metro, News, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The Arewa Joint Committee that interacted with some presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election said on Tuesday that the exercise was not meant to endorse any particular candidate for the forthcoming election. The Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Jamiyyar Matan Arewa, Arewa House (Centre for Historical Development and Research), and Arewa Research Development Project make up the Arewa Joint Committee. On the invitation list of the Arewa leaders for the interactive meeting were the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; the Peoples Redemption Party, Kola Abiola; the Social Democratic Party,…

Oct

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Orji to Ikpeazu – You can’t defeat Abaribe, step down for him

Abia State, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Next Level, Nigeria, Okezie Ikpeazu, Opinion, Politics

A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Abia State, Dr. Sampson Orji, has advised the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to step down for incumbent senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance because he (Ikpeazu) cannot defeat the senator. Orji, who was a former commissioner for Trade and Commerce, had during a live radio programme, “Open Parliament,” monitored in Umuahia, advised Governor Ikpeazu, who is the PDP’s candidate for the Abia South Senate District, that Abaribe had, based on his antecedents, proved to be the most qualified for the red chamber. Okezie Ikpeazu Orji, who was a governorship aspirant in…

Oct

18

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Dino Melaye insists, Tinubu not prepared for Presidency, not fit

Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dino Melaye, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Spokesperson, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday, called to question the competence and fitness of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu plunged into new depths of desecration when by an unguarded and unrelated flow of thought he despised the body of Christ by profaning the sacrament of communion. In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, Melayed alleged that the former Lagos State governor trivialised the existential threat that climate change poses to humanity. He added that the APC flagbearer fell out of tune with world leaders in…