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“It is very irresponsible of Tinubu to take his political survival over the stability and peace of Nigeria,” Ishaku Abbo, the senator representing Adamawa North, blasted APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu for picking a Muslim as his running mate. Mr Abbo has since resigned his membership of a Tinubu support group over the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC. The senator confirmed this to Peoples Gazette by telephone Monday morning. “For Tinubu now to be given the ticket and turn around to do what he couldn’t achieve in 2015 despite opposition from Catholics and other Christian leaders is extremely irresponsible,” the…

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Daniel H. Bwala has resigned his membership of the party over its choice of a Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket for the 2023 general elections. Bwala announced his resignation from the party on Sunday night amid wide condemnation and rejection that trailed the party’s announcement of the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as the running mate of the APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. “Tonight, I officially resigned my membership of @OfficialAPCNg on principles and conviction that I hold so dear. At this time of our national existence, our efforts and…

Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ) is set to induct the governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade and a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Tunde Ogunsakin into its Hall of Fame. A statement signed by the National President of the association, Dr. Charles Okhai said, "For the first time in the history of Nigeria, Ten (10) Eminent Nigerians will be INDUCTED into the First Ever, "NIGERIAN INTEGRITY HALL OF FAME." According to him, "their Induction is predicated on their very impressive track record of Sense of INTEGRITY, as leaders". He said, "They have remained within the…

The choice of former Borno state governor and current legislator in the 9th Senate, Senator Kashim Shettima, as the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been applauded by the Chief executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe. The presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Bola Tinubu, had on Sunday announced Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 Presidential elections, this while addressing journalists in Katsina. Dr. Chidia, a former member of the House of Representatives and Chairman House committee on Defence who also in the Parliament with…

“I am speaking boldly without fear or favour because as CAN Chairman I do not receive salary or kobo from Government or any institution, but the facts need to be told. This Governor has shown compassion to the Christian Community.” The Chairman of Borno State Chapter of Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Mohammed Naga has commended the selection of former governor of the state, Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The selection of Shettima, a Muslim from the North East to run on the…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to take things easy with the race for the presidency in 2023. Kwankwaso, a former Defence Minister and two-time governor of Kano State, while speaking during an interview on Arise News Television on Sunday, said Tinubu should rather pay attention to his health, warning that the 2023 campaigns will be rigorous. "If you see my friend, Bola, tell him to take it easy, take good care of his health... because I love…

The governorship candidate of the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, Sunday afternoon, visited the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, at his Nkporo country home in Ohafia Local Government Area, ahead of the 2023 elections. According to Vanguard, Chief Emenike said that the visit was part of his on-going state-wide consultations with the necessary stakeholders in the Abia project. He said it was his intention to bring on board all well-meaning Abians irrespective of their political affiliations to unite in the efforts to rescue the state. Emenike explained that the inputs of all…

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he picked former Borno governor Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election because of his approach to governance devoid of ethnic or religious sentiments. “Today, I announce my selection with pride because I have made it not based on religion or to please one community or the other,” Mr Tinubu said. “I made this choice because I believe this is the man who can help me bring the best governance to all Nigerians, period, regardless of their religious affiliation or considerations of ethnicity or region.…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has announced Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 general elections. He made the announcement on Sunday in Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State briefed reporters at the end of a close-door meeting that lasted about an hour with the President at his residence. According to him, the choice of picking Shettima as his running mate is because of the former Borno State governor’s competency, capability, and reliability. The APC presidential candidate was accompanied to…