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2022

The Man In The Mirror; A Beacon Of Hope For Ndi Abia

Abia State, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, ADP, Goodluck Jonathan, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The English Philosopher Thomas Hobbes, once said of himself that the day he was born , one other thing was born with him , FEAR. For his mother went into labour on hearing of the of the approach of the Spanish Armada. That fear dominated Hobbes Life ; motivated his political views and social conscience. The day Mazi Chibuike Jonas was born’ HOPE was the other thing being born alongside him. HOPE of survival , prosperity ,life . It is this hope that dominates his life. Mazi Chibuike Jonas is a social crusader who has a strong and burning desire…

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

Ex-APC aspirant endorses Obi for president over Muslim-Muslim ticket

News2023, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress at the 2019 elections, Charles Udeogaranya, has thrown his weight behind the presidential ambition of Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi. Udeogaranya, who affirmed his position in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, said the Muslim-Muslim ticket posture of his ex-party was a clear sign of an Islamisation agenda and despotic government. This is even as he declared Obi as the most credible candidate to lead Nigeria out of the woods. The politician’s public endorsement came barely three months after another erstwhile APC presidential aspirant, Dr S.K.C. Ogbonnia, withdrew his support…

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…