Tolu Ogunlesi selected for Harvard’s Weatherhead fellowship
Tolu Ogunlesi, special assistant on digital/new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, has been selected as a 2022 fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) at Harvard University in the US. Ogunlesi, a journalist, is among the 22 fellows who will spend up to one academic year at Harvard to “confront complex […]
Akpabio wins APC Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial ticket
Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district. The former minister was in the race for the party’s presidential ticket but he dropped his bid for Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate. Akpabio was first in the senate between […]
2023: Tinubu will defeat Atiku in Adamawa, says Babachir Lawal
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says Bola Tinubu will defeat Atiku Abubakar in Adamawa in the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, are the frontrunners in the election. Atiku who hails from […]
‘It’s in my pocketbook’ — Tinubu speaks on choice for running mate
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his choice for a running mate is in his pocketbook. Following his victory in the APC presidential primary election, speculation has been rife about the identity of the vice-presidential candidate of the party. Several APC governors are believed to be […]
INSIDE STORY: Nigerian women battling to keep traditional cloth weaving from extinction
His striking, vulnerable eyes pounced on every object in the large earthen compound where he gathered his toys. Mojeed flocked around his 25-year-old mother, Taiwo Abduljelil, while she got busy with cloth weaving. His father was also seated at the entrance of the compound where he was weaving a bundle of polychrome threads. Mojeed […]
Newspaper Headlines: Wike, Okowa lobby to become Atiku’s running mate
The bid to select the running mates of Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Al-Mustapha, former aide to Abacha, wins AA presidential ticket
Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former aide to the late Sani Abacha, has secured the presidential ticket of the Action Alliance (AA) to participate in the 2023 general election. Al-Mustapha won the election with a total of 506 votes, defeating Samson Odupitan, his only opponent. He was declared the party’s flagbearer at the AA […]
PHOTOS: After winning APC ticket, Tinubu visits Osinbajo in Abuja
Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has visited Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the latter’s residence in Abuja. Osinbajo, who had contested against Tinubu, came third in the election with 235 votes. However, the former Lagos governor, who won the ticket, got 1,271 votes, while his closest challenger, Rotimi […]
Buhari to Tinubu: Your victory at APC primary a source of hope for Nigeria’s future
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bola Tinubu for winning the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, at the conclusion of the APC presidential primary on Wednesday, polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other contenders for the ticket. In a letter addressed to Tinubu on […]
‘No bandits in helicopter’ — Kaduna speaks on attack in Kajuru LGA
The Kaduna state government has debunked reports that “terrorists in helicopter” attacked residents in four communities in Kajuru LGA. The Adara Development Association (ADA) had, on Wednesday, said 32 residents were killed in an attack on the communities. Awemi Maisamari, president of the association, had also alleged that “a white-painted helicopter” was […]