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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said he was in search of a credible vice presidential candidate who has the potential of succeeding him. Unveiling the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate on Thursday at the party’s headquarters, Atiku said Okowa has the potential he sought for. Atiku also said his running mate must understand the security challenges of the country, stressing that he (running mate) must have the ability to speak his mind on issues bothering the nation. The PDP presidential candidate stated that Okowa possesses all qualities needed for the job…

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Following the announcement, Okowa will thereafter be screened by a committee already setup for that purpose. Recall that Wike, who has been the foreman in the radar of the PDP heavyweights was speculated to be selected as the vice presidential candidate of the main opposition party, was rumoured to have been selected as Atiku’s…

The Governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa has arrived at the Peoples Democratic Party’s headquarters in Abuja. He is to attend the party’s vice presidential screening. According to Channels TV, some party members welcomed him into the building with the words ‘congratulations’. Okowa and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, are among names being mentioned as prospective running mates to the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. ‘Distinguished’ Wike Earlier, the PDP had denied reports that it had ruled out Wike from the Vice Presidential race. “If anything, our Party reiterates its confidence in Governor Nyesom Wikes’s outstanding ability and commitment to…

Images of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, studying Egypt's education, power, finance and planning sectors has emerged. The photos were posted on Facebook Thursday morning by Valentine Obienyem, Obi's aide on media and publicity. The photos which was sighted by THE WHISPERER was captioned "Obi and the Egyptian trip". Obienyem wrote, "On Tuesday, the 14th of June, 2022, Mr. Peter Obi informed Nigerians via his twitter handle of his trip to Egypt, to understudy by what miracle the third biggest economy in Africa after South-Africa and Nigeria moved their power generation from 20,000 Megawatts to over 40,000…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan. According to online blog, Oyo Affairs, all the lawmakers voted for the impeachment move except Ayawo Oyebunmi. The deputy governor had on Sunday, announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Olaniyan, an Oke-Ogun-born technocrat cum politician, announced his defection while speaking with journalists in his private office at the Ojoo area of Ibadan. He, however, said the defection does not affect his position as the deputy governor of the state, saying he had not resigned. The deputy…

Mrs Mary Ngoshe, believed to be one of the kidnapped girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014, has been found by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Army, Ngoshe, who was found with a child believed to be hers, was intercepted by the troops on Tuesday while on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State. The Army disclosed this on its verified Twitter page, @HQNigerianArmy, on Wednesday morning. The tweet reads, “Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State on 14 June 2022 intercepted one Mrs…