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2022

Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet finance minister over 2023 budget

Economy, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, led their team of officials of the finance ministry to the meeting. The…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Wike, govs absent as Atiku commences campaign

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, commenced his presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with a promise to rescue Nigeria from insecurity and bad economy, and to unite the northern and southern parts of the country. This was as five PDP governors were absent at the commencement of the campaign, which held at the Nests of Champion International Stadium, Uyo, the state capital. The PDP governors that failed to turn up at the rally included the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

EndSARS: Nobody died at Lekki toll gate, blame Atiku, Obi for fabricating lies – MC Oluomo

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics#EndSARS, 2023, MC Oluomo, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has denied the claims that lives were lost during the EndSARS protests that shook the foundations of the country in 2020. Oluomo, who serves as the Chairman of Lagos Parks and Garages Management, made this claim while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during their 5-million man march to support the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Lagos on Sunday. He said it was rather a political game orchestrated by Tinubu’s rivalries in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively. Recall…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Aggrieved APC Christians set to dump Tinubu, Shettima over Muslim-Muslim

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Religion

Voting along religious lines in the 2023 general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development, Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress and Northern Muslim political leaders said on Sunday. They also agreed to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the APC despite the public outcry. The APC Northern Christian leaders, led by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, agreed to focus on issues that unite them as a…

Oct

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fani-Kayode revealed why Tinubu cannot win 2023 presidential race – FLASHBACK.

Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Fani-Kayode, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Former Aviation Minister and human rights lawyer, Femi Fani-Kayode had on June 25, 2020, declared that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is unfit to win the 2023 election. FFK in a letter entitled ‘An open letter to Jagaban’ said the former Lagos Governor would not succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 because he has been “used”. Fani-Kayode who is currently a chieftain of the ruling party, cautioned Tinubu in the open letter against imposing himself on Nigerians, stressing that presidency can only be given by God. He said, “You dreamed of being Vice President in…