The South Africa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, for picking Sen. Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 election. The chapter in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday in Lagos by its Chairman, Mr Bola Babarinde and the Publicity Secretary, Mr Sanni David, said Shettima’s choice was a wise decision. Shettima, a former governor of Borno, is the senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District. The group said picking him as the vice-presidential candidate of the party was a decision made in respect of competency rather than “primordial…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena has said that the Jettisoning of zoning arrangement by PDP was more dangerous than APC’s Muslim-muslim 2023 presidential ticket. Nabena, who was a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen. In reacting to sentiments raised by the PDP and other Nigerians on APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, Nabena said there was nothing harmful in such a ticket. Sen. Bola Tinubu, a Muslim from the South and APC’s 2023 presidential candidate announced Sen. Sen. Kashim Shettima, also a Muslim as his…
Tiger Woods expressed no sympathy for Greg Norman as he backed the LIV Golf chief’s omission from the celebrations at this week’s 150th Open Championship. Norman, two-time winner of the Claret Jug, was snubbed by tournament organisers the R&A amid the furore caused by the Saudi-backed breakaway tour he has been pivotal in setting up. The 67-year-old was not permitted to attend Monday’s Celebration of Champions event, as well as being denied an invitation to the Champions’ Dinner. Speaking at St Andrews on Tuesday, Woods echoed the sentiments of Rory McIlroy, who supported the decision. The 15-time major winner Woods went even further with his criticism,…
Following the confirmation of Nollywood actress Funke Akindele as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2023 general elections, some Nigerian celebrities have congratulated and wished her well. Akindele in a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday announced that she is the running mate to the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state, Olajide Adediran, known as Jandor. “I am not unaware of the cost of this assignment on my vibrant career, which I must now necessarily put on hold. “It’s a huge personal sacrifice. My resolve is that no sacrifice is too huge…
Veteran Nigerian actor Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned his membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for 2023. The actor made this known on his official Instagram page. He stated that APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket would permanently destroy the political viability of Christians in the north of Nigeria if allowed to stand. He added that he resigned his membership also in the interest of equity, justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.
The Ghana chapter of theAll Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigerians must rise above religious bigotry and have faith in Sen. Bola Tinubu’s wisdom in choosing a Muslim as a running mate. The Chairman of the chapter, Mr Oghenosa Micheletti, in his congratulatory message on Tuesday to Tinubu, APC Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general elections, described the choice of Sen. Kashim Shettima, as wise. According to him, Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket will take Nigeria to greater heights. “We congratulate Tinubu for his foresight and in leading the nation to jettison religious bigotry so that we can progress and face the…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has told a cross-section of Nigerians to address the vice and presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leave out their creed, as criticisms trail Bola Tinubu’s choice of Kashim Shettima as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other organisations and individuals have kicked against the choice describing it inconsiderate and anti-Christian. However, MURIC in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akinola emailed to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, accused CAN of heating up the polity with its comment over Tinubu’s…
As the controversy on the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC), rages on, Cross River state governor, Ben Ayade has described those condemning the position of the party as religious and ethnic bigots. Ayade, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Research and Political Orientation, Ita Bassey and made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, also said that religious and ethnic bigotry are not only “as worse a crime as treason” but also inhuman. According to Ayade, “issues of religious bigotry and ethnicity which have occupied public discourses of the 2023 elections are supposed to be…
The Chief Judge, Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho has issued new practice directions for speedy determination of pre-election matters. This is contained in a statement issued by the Assistant Director of Information of the court, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher on Monday. According to the statement, Justice the new practice directions would take effect from June 28. He said the directives were issued pursuant to power conferred on the Chief Judge by section 254, 285 (9), (10) and (14) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Sections 29(5) and 84(14) of the Electoral Act, 2022…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Lasun says a group of gun-wielding men have attacked his residence in Osun state. Lasun who is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives confirmed the attack while briefing reporters on Monday, hours after the incident was reported to have taken place. The building is located in Oke Ima area of Ilobu, the hometown of the governorship candidate Irepodun local government area of the state. Narrating how the incident occurred, he explained that the assailants invaded his house very early in the morning and began to shoot sporadically. The governorship…