Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to use the image of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on one of the naira notes to be newly designed. The National Secretary-General of Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, made this known on Saturday while reacting to the proposition by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. OsunDaily News reported that Atiku, in a tweet via his Twitter account on Saturday, said Obasanjo deserves to be one of the faces on the new naira notes due to his role in brokering a peace deal in…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has slammed a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for describing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, as godly men.OsunDaily News reports that Fani-Kayode had in a recent statement opined that the APC candidate and his running mate are godly men who have been destined to help the country. Reacting in a statement on Saturday titled, ‘Femi Fani-Kayode: the puerile defender of the ungodly’, Melaye said Fani-Kayode was not in his right sense to have described Tinubu and Shettima as goldy…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shifted his campaign rallies in Anambra State and Imo State from Mondays.OsunDaily News reported that the APC Presidential Campaign Council had earlier said Tinubu will hold a campaign rally and a stakeholders’ engagement in Imo State on Monday, November, 21. While on Monday, January 30, the campaign train will move to Anambra, the home state of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi.The decision of the APC and Tinubu to hold their presidential campaigns on Mondays goes against the sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People…
One of the spokespersons of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is not fit to occupy Aso Rock.In an interview with reporters on Saturday, Melaye said Nigerians do not want another sick president that will be travelling to London every time for medical checkup, saying that Aso Rock is looking for a healer and not a patient. He, however, challenged the APC presidential candidate to submit himself to medical fitness and narcotics examinations to ascertain his fitness and mental levels.Melaye stated that the…
The Labour Party (LP) on Friday revealed that the party is in talks with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso and others for alliance ahead of the 2023 race.The Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Doyin Okupe revealed this during an interview on Channels TV on Friday. The presidential candidate of LP, Peter Obi and former Governor of Kano State, Kwankwaso had earlier taken steps for an alliance.The parties, however, failed to reach an agreement as both presidential candidates were not ready to step down to be running mates to the…
Football clubs around the world would be looking forward to the weekend’s match fixtures before all the Leagues take a break for the World Cup.Unai Emery will be looking to establish himself as Aston Villa’s new manager, while Erik Ten Hag will be looking to maintain Manchester United’s winning ways when they meet Villa on Sunday. Mikel Arteta, who is expected to win the Manager of the Month for a second time this season, will look to rub salt in Graham Potter’s wounds when Arsenal take on Chelsea in the London derby.Atalanta and Napoli’s Serie A derby matchup will draw…
Award-winning Nigeria musician, Ayo Balogun with the stage name Wizkid, has advised old Nigerian politicians to leave power for the younger generation.Wizkid, while speaking on the country’s political atmosphere during an interview with The Guardian, opined that the “old men” should be in old people’s homes. He said, “I’m about to go crazy on their asses this election.“All these old men are going out of power this time. They need to go to an old people’s home and chill out.” OsunDaily News reports that there are more than 15 presidential candidates in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.However, four…
Sequel to an interim forfeiture order of 40 landed properties belonging to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by a Federal High Court on Friday, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described the judgement as a hasty one.OsunDaily News reports that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation has faulted the order to forfeit 40 of Ekweremadu’s landed properties by Justice Inyang Ekwo the High Court. Ohanaeze in a statement issued today explained that the hasty exparte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the absence of the former deputy senate president falls short of ethical standards and natural…
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has called on the five aggrieved governors of the party who are against the national chairman of the PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to resign from the party. OsunDaily News reports that Governors Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde, Samuel Ortom, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Rivers, Oyo, Benue, Abia, and Enugu States respectively had pulled out of the PDP presidential campaign. The aggrieved governors had insisted on the removal or resignation of the party’s national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, before campaigning for Atiku. According to them, Ayu…
Popular Nigerian comedian, Debo Adedayo, aka Mr Macaroni, has said that he plans to support the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the upcoming 2023 elections.The content creator announced the endorsement on Saturday via Twitter, restating his decision to abstain from election-related political campaigning. He wrote, “I do not and will not campaign for politicians.I cannot force or beg any Nigerian to vote for a particular candidate but come 2023, the person that I will cast my vote for is Peter Obi!! And that is final on this matter!! Enough is Enough!!!”Nigerians Are Under The Curse Of ‘I Can…