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Jul

03

2020

Adesina reveals why Buhari refused to deal with Wike, Fayose

PoliticsMohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said his principal chose to overlook the “combative and truculent, if not at times insulting” disposition of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. This was contained in a piece titled ‘Wike Vindicates Buharists’, published on his website on Friday. Adesina noted that the President would have taken action not only against Wike, but former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, for their “anti-Buhari tendencies”. Wike, who was elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), this week thanked Buhari for approving a N78.9bn refund to Rivers…

Jun

27

2020

By Freeman

Obaseki: I Survived Epic Political Battles in the Last One Year

PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Personality, Politics

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said he was “dragged and forced into epic political battles” in the last one year, running up to his seeking the mandate of his former All Progressives Congress Party to return as governor on their platform. Obaseki, who was disqualified by the APC from contesting the party’s primary, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party that gave him a nod to represent the party during the September governorship election. In a statement yesterday, the governor thanked Edo people, particularly the leaders of PDP and delegates for voting him as the flag bearer of the party.…

Jun

24

2020

By Kalu Odinakachi

Edo primaries: PDP NWC members are tax collectors – Wike

PoliticsEdo State, Godwin Obaseki, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Personality, Politics

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has pulled out of the reconciliation efforts of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He told newsmen in Port Harcourt today that some members of the National Working Committee NWC of the PDP are sycophants and tax collectors who will never tell the truth. According to him, instead of the NWC to carry everybody along in Edo State, they resorted to using the media to blackmail him. “I told them that in Edo State, we must handle the issue carefully and carry everybody along. They must respect human beings and…

Jun

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

“I will vote YES in a referendum for Biafra”, Sen. Abaribe shocks Nigerians

Metro, News, PoliticsBiafra, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Minority Leader in the Nigerian Senate, Mr. Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that in a hypothetical referendum for Biafra, he would vote yes. He made the declaration in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo of Irokopost TV. “I will vote for us to actually be on our own,” he said. “I think we are being dragged down by all the different things that weigh Nigeria down.” The senator representing Abia-South Constituency in the Senate, however, warned that the Nigerian constitution does not have a provision for a referendum. “Which means, if you want a referendum, you have to go outside the…

Jun

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

Insecurity: ‘You are mere irritant, featherweight’ – Presidency attacks Northern Elders

PoliticsMohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), insisting that the organisation is a General without a troop. Recall that in a statement, on Sunday, signed by its Chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, NEF said that the insecurity in some northern states of the country was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of those states have lost control over the protection of the people which is a constitutional duty. But in a counter statement signed by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the Presidency said it was not surprised by the…