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Jul

02

2022

2023: Al-Mustaph reveals why he wants to rule Nigeria 7 years after leaving prison

Metro, PoliticsAl-Mustapha, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, rtd., the presidential candidate of the Action Alliance, AA, has given the reasons he wants to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The former military officer said he undertook massive researches both in and outside the country in the last seven years since he was freed from the prison. Al-Mustapha, who was the Chief Security Officer to late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, said his loyalty to Nigeria was one of the reasons he is again running for the position of president. The AA presidential candidate stated this on Friday when he appeared as a…

Jul

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peter Obi faults his supporter for printing his image on praying mat

Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has faulted his supporters for printing his name on a praying mat. Peter Obi in a tweet on his Twitter page said the action was misguided and did not emanate from his campaign team. Campaign materials with images of Peter Obi have also been making the rounds since he emerged as the presidential candidate of LP. However, Obi on Friday maintained that he respects the Muslim faith and is not in support of the action. ”The inclusion of my picture on the praying mat by a support group was misguided, even with the best…

Jun

29

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

2023: OMPAN Abia Chapter cautions Politicians Against Heating Up Polity

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, OMPAN, Politics

PRESS RELEASE Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) Abia chapter has cautioned politicians against taking actions or making utterances that would heat up the polity and stoke violence in a build-up to 2023 general elections. The online media body gave the warning in a statement jointly signed by the State Chairman of OMPAN chief Paddy Anyatonwu and the Secretary Steve Unegbu on Sunday,June 26,2022 and made available to Newsmen in Umuahia the state capital. The media practitioners appealed to political leaders and their followers particularly in Abia state to play politics with decorum and not to see the forthcoming…

Jun

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Osia, kidnapped in Edo

Metro, NewsChatholic, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Religion, Security

A Catholic priest in Ikabigbo community, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, popularly known as Rev. Father Osia was on Sunday morning kidnapped by gunmen. The victim was whisked away by gunmen as he was preparing for Sunday Mass when his residence was invaded. A source, who sought for anonymity in the community, said that the community vigilante group were already combing the bush to ensure they rescue the priest. According to the source, the gunmen had shot one of the community boys searching for the reverend father, explaining that the victim was rushed to the hospital for…

Jun

26

2022

By OHAFIATV

INEC Publishes names of 15 Presidential Candidates, VP’s

News, Politics2023, INEC, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The IIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has made public the names of the successful candidates for the 2023 presidential general election and their confirmed running -mates. See the full list below: The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Mr. Ibrahim Masari. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and his running mate, Doyin Okupe. Osita Nnadi, presidential candidate of Action Peoples Party (APP), and his running mate, Isa Hamisu. Kolawole Abiola, presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and…