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Some armed soldiers on Friday arrested a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Osun state chapter, Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as ‘Asiri Eniba.’ Oyewale, who is the NURTW Chairman, Olorunda unit was reportedly picked up in the afternoon at his Ojurin, Osogbo motor park office by soldiers. The development, it was learnt threw Old Garage Area where the park is located into panic, as many drivers and passengers waiting to board to different destinations fled the scene. It would be recalled that the Osun state leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, recently said it had written several…

Facts I have uncovered from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Labour Party’s Peter Obi may become Nigeria’s president next year by default because Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, candidates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively, have violated the Electoral Act 2022, which may cause them to be disqualified if Obi sues them. The Electoral Act 2022 requires political parties to notify INEC of their intent to conduct primary elections at least 21 days before the date of their convention. It also requires parties to submit their membership registers to it…

President Muhammadu Buhari has denied that he got advice against the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima ticket. On Friday, Peoples Gazette reported that the Department of State Service (DSS) warned about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President through spokesman Garba Shehu debunked the information in a statement. “We wish to advise well-meaning Nigerians to ignore a laughably puerile report by an apparently pirate online newspaper seeking to sow division and chaos on the choice of Governor Kashim Shettima as the Running Mate of our Party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, it reads.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to nominate a fellow Muslim as vice-presidential candidate for 2023 presidential election is a recipe for renewed sectarian crises that could destabilise Nigeria, an intelligence report by the Department of State Service (DSS) has revealed. The classified report was sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the State Security Service and shared with an online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, by national security officials this week. The document, which got to the president by way of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), said Tinubu should consider security implications…

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Borno has picked the state Attorney General, Kaka Shehu Lawan as the party’s candidate for the Borno Central Senatorial seat currently occupied by Sen Kashim Shettima, now vice presidential candidate of the party. APC Returning Officer and former deputy governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Uba Magari, while announcing the results of the election held at the party State Secretariat in Maiduguri Thursday, said the former Commissioner of Justice scored 459 votes out of 480 valid votes. “Having satisfied the provisions of the electoral law, by the authority vested on me by the national Chairman…

Abia North leaders of thought have commended Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his efforts in tackling the insecurity ravaging Abia State and other parts of the country. The group included traditional rulers, youth groups, Abia professionals, academics, prominent members of the political class, and top businessmen, under the aegis of Abia North Stakeholders for Peace and Development (ANSPEN). In a statement issued on Thursday, made available to newsmen, the group urged other stakeholders to unite and tackle insecurity in the state. The leader of the group, Dr. Kalu Ncheghe, said that indices showed that the…