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Jan
24
2022
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2023 Presidency: Arewa youths want all Igbo aspirants to step down for Orji Kalu

2023 Presidency: Arewa youths want all Igbo aspirants to step down for Orji Kalu

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Members of the Arewa Youths for Orji Uzor Kalu (AYOUK), have insisted that the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is in good stead to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari at the expiration of the latter’s tenure in May 2023. AYOUK's position was made known in Gasau, the Zamfara state capital, when the National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Yakubu Arigu Muhammad met with Zamfara local government coordinators of the group. According to Muhammad, Nigeria’s Presidency might elude the Southeast in 2023 if any wrong move, such as failure to seriously consider total backing for Orji Uzor Kalu…
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Jan
24
2022
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Fulani herdsmen prefer Tinubu as president in 2023, says Miyetti Allah

Fulani herdsmen prefer Tinubu as president in 2023, says Miyetti Allah

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Fulani herdsmen prefer Tinubu as president in 2023, says Miyetti Allah Fulani herdsmen are considering the adoption of APC national leader Bola Tinubu as their presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 presidential election, preferring him to others in ruling Nigeria, says Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN). “We are also scanning the people showing interest in the presidential seat with Bola Tinubu leading because he was the one that intervened in our matter while he was governor of Lagos, and we had a crisis in Benue,” said the MACBAN on Sunday after a meeting at the Agricultural and Rural Management…
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Jan
24
2022
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2023 Presidency: Wike Courts Five Govs, Moves Against Atiku, Saraki

2023 Presidency: Wike Courts Five Govs, Moves Against Atiku, Saraki

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As the 2023 presidential race gathers momentum, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is all out to edge out former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and other contenders for the party’s ticket from the North. Multiple high-level party sources told Daily Trust that Wike, who they described as the sole financier of the main opposition party has reached out to many of his colleagues on this agenda. A source with knowledge of the permutations said the Rivers State governor was all out to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the South. Two sitting governors who are members…
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Jan
21
2022
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Abia North Stakeholders Reaffirm Support For Senator Orji Kalu, Commend Quality Representation

Abia North Stakeholders Reaffirm Support For Senator Orji Kalu, Commend Quality Representation

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The Abia North Youths Stakeholders for Development have reaffirmed their support for Senator Orji Uzor Kalu's developmental efforts and effective representation of the senatorial district through his people oriented Bills and Motions. The non-governmental organisation (NGO), in a statement signed by their coordinator, Dr. Ijoma Okoro Ijoma, further commended the senator for giving the zone a voice. The group commended supporters of the Senate Chief Whip including women, youths and students groups for their steadfastness and total commitment. They further reaffirmed their support for Senator Kalu by passing a vote of confidence on him and promised to follow his political…
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Jan
21
2022
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2023: Coalition Of CSOs Resolve To Support Southern Presidency

2023: Coalition Of CSOs Resolve To Support Southern Presidency

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...call on political parties to honour zoning presidency to southern states AHEAD of 2023 general elections with heightened political permutations and strategies, Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society Groups, CCGS, Friday, resolved to support southern presidency. This stand by CCGS was declared during a media conference held in Abuja, where the President, CCGS, Basset Etuk Williams, and Secretary General, CCGS, Abubakar Ibrahim, in an address read pointed that since the return of democracy on May 29, 1999, there has been "an unwritten convention in the country for power rotation between the North and South." The…
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Jan
20
2022
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2023 Presidency : My Campaign Will Rock Like Hurricane – Sen. Orji Kalu

2023 Presidency : My Campaign Will Rock Like Hurricane – Sen. Orji Kalu

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The chief whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has stated that he is competent enough to be Nigeria's next President of the country. Kalu told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, January 19, that if the APC zones its ticket to the southeast, he will commence serious campaignsHowever, the former Abia governor made it clear that he is in no way desperate to become the president in 2023 Abuja - Senator Orji Kalu has stated that he is very well capable to lead Nigeria but is not desperate to attain the presidency. Kalu made this submission on Wednesday, January…
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Jan
20
2022
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2023: Arochukwu Youths Declare Total Support For Rev. Dan Imo

2023: Arochukwu Youths Declare Total Support For Rev. Dan Imo

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As the 2023 general election continues to gather momentum, a coalition of youth groups under the aegis of Arochukwu Progressives Initiative, API, have expressed their total support for Rev. Dan Imo as the next member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency. According to a statement signed by the leader of group, Chief Ijoma Theophilus, noted that Imo's track record, meekness, accessibility, vibrancy and leadership qualities was what the federal constituency needed in 2023. "Rev. Dan Imo has paid his dues and deserved to be blessed in return and the time is now. We are declaring our total support for him because he…
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Jan
20
2022
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Etigwe Uwa Leads Haitian Presidential Aspirant, Jean-Charles Moïse, To Visit Senate Principal Officers (Photos)

Etigwe Uwa Leads Haitian Presidential Aspirant, Jean-Charles Moïse, To Visit Senate Principal Officers (Photos)

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Etigwe Uwa Leads Haitian Presidential Aspirant, Jean-Charles Moïse, To Visit Senate Principal Officers A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Etigwe Uwa, yesterday alongside Mr. Chinedu Kanu led Senator Jean-Charles Moïse, a ranking former Haitian Senator and current presidential candidate for the forthcoming Haitian presidential elections to the National Assembly to meet Senate Leader, Senator Dr. Yahaya A. Abdullahi, Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Senator Michael Ama Nnachi, Senator representing Ebonyi South at the National Assembly. The Haitian expressed the desire to renew and reestablish relationship between Haiti and Nigeria…
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Jan
19
2022
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2023 Presidency: I’m capable but not desperate to lead Nigeria  – Orji Kalu 

2023 Presidency: I’m capable but not desperate to lead Nigeria  – Orji Kalu 

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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has declared ahead of the 2023 general elections that though he is ready for the campaigns and capable to lead the country he is not desperate to become President. Fielding questions from journalists at the National Assembly on Wednesday, a day after he visited President Buhari at the Presidential villa on Tuesday night, the Senate Chief Whip emphasised that the Presidential contest will be the collective decision of Nigerians and the zoning arrangement of the Political parties particularly his party the ruling All Progressive's Congress. The former Abia State Governor,…
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Jan
19
2022
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2023: NACJ MIRRORS PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS

2023: NACJ MIRRORS PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS

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THIS IS A SPECIAL CLOSE UP ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS FOR 2023 BY NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN JOURNALISTS (NACJ). IT WILL TAKE NIGERIA AT LEAST A DECADE TO RECOVER FROM THE STATE OF DECADENCE OCCASIONED BY THE MALADMINISTRATION, AND MALFEASANCE OF APC GOVERNMENT WITH BUHARI AT THE HELM OF AFFAIRS. WE ALL HAVE A STAKE IN WHATEVER BECOMES OF THIS NATION COME 2022. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO STUMBLE OVER THE SAME STONE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE MOTIVATING FACTOR BEHIND OUR DECISION TO PRESENT THE "INDIVIDUALS" THAT HAVE MADE PUBLIC THEIR INTEREST TO VIE FOR THE APEX POSITION OF THE…
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