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Politics

Ganduje explains absence during Tinubu’s Kano visit

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Ganduje explains

The immediate-past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has given reasons why he was unavoidably absent during President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Kano on Friday, saying it was due to a pre-scheduled personal engagement in London. The personal engagement commenced five days after Ganduje’s resignation from the party’s leadership. A former Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Muhammad Garba, whi made the clarification in a statement yesterday, said contrary to media speculations suggesting that Ganduje was either unwell or deliberately excluded…

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Police move against Obi supporters, ban birthday rally in Kaduna

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Kaduna Police move

The Kaduna State Police Command has warned supporters of the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi, against going ahead with a planned political rally in honour of his birthday, citing security concerns and a prevailing ban on political gatherings in the state. In a statement issued yesterday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the police said they had received credible intelligence suggesting that criminal elements were plotting to infiltrate and hijack the rally to cause chaos and breach the peace. The Police said…

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“Don’t chase two rabbits,” Shehu Sani warns Obi against dumping LP

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Shehu Sani warns Obi

Former Kaduna-Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi to stay put in the Labour Party (LP), warning him not to abandon the platform that shot him to national prominence. Sani gave the advice yesterday, in a birthday message to Obi, who turned 63. “Happy Birthday to Mr. Peter Obi. My advice, hold thy Labour, it’s the Devil you know. Don’t chase two rabbits at the same time”, he wrote in a post shared via X (formerly Twitter). His comment comes amid intense speculation over Obi’s next…

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“Buhari meant well, but was politically ill-equipped” – Ango Abdullahi

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Ango Abdullahi on PMB

…Says North lacks credible leaders today Former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University and Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF),  Professor Ango Abdullahi, has raised serious concerns about the future of northern Nigeria, warning that the region currently lacks credible leadership following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent figures. Speaking in a published interview, Abdullahi described Buhari as a “political accident”, whose military and civilian administrations both suffered due to his failure to surround himself with competent and honest advisors. He argued that despite Buhari’s personal…

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Buhari’s Death: “We’re not orphans, Tinubu’s our leader” – Barau

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Barau Jibrin

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has dismissed suggestions that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly those loyal to the Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari, now feel politically orphaned. He spoke to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service shortly after the Federal Executive Council Special Session led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, described the notion as not true because the ruling party now has a great leader in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking after the FEC event, he said: “That’s not true.…

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“ ‘Cabal’ hijacked memos, bypassed Buhari’s directives” – Gambari 

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Gambari

Former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has confirmed long-standing speculations about the existence and influence of a powerful cabal within the Aso Rock Presidential Villa during Buhari’s tenure. Speaking on a television programme yesterday, Gambari, who served from May 2020 to May 2023, disclosed that members of Buhari’s inner circle routinely by-passed official procedures to sneak memos directly to the president, despite a standing directive that all correspondence must pass through the Chief of Staff’s office. “When I came in, the President clearly…

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“Desperate” Tinubu’s Govt exploits Buhari’s death to whitewash battered image – ADC

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ADC to FG

The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has called out President Bola Tinubu’s government for what it described as a cynical and opportunistic attempt to exploit the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gains. In an issued statement in Abuja yesterday, signed by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised the choreographed Federal Executive Council (FEC) tribute and the publicised appearance of Buhari’s grieving son, Yusuf, as “a calculated PR stunt by an unpopular government”. The ADC noted that this same administration had spent over a year…

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Tinubu renames University of Maiduguri after Buhari

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Tinubu renames UniMaid

President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State as the ‘Muhammadu Buhari University’. “May we now adopt the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University”, Tinubu said, at the close of a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), held to honour Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja yesterday. Earlier, the President paid a glowing tribute to Buhari, describing him as “a good man, a decent man, an honourable man”, whose legacy of discipline, patriotism, and moral uprightness would endure for generations.…

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El-Rufa’i accuses Tinubu of illegal ₦100bn security deductions without FEC approval 

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El Rufai accuses

…Says action deserves impeachment  Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai has publicly accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of unconstitutionally diverting ₦100 billion every month from the Federation Account for security purposes, without any visible improvement in Nigeria’s deteriorating security landscape. In a blistering interview, El-Rufai—once a political ally of Tinubu—described the secretive deductions as “an impeachable offence,” citing staggering data on nationwide killings and abductions to underline what he called the government’s “complete failure on security”. “For the last 12 to 18 months, ₦100 billion is being deducted every month…

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2027: “If Tinubu continues on this line, he could acquire PMB’s 12.7m votes” – Hamma

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DG, TBO, Hamma

The Director-General of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), Sule Hamma, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu has the potential to consolidate the political stronghold of the Late President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s northern region, which delivered over 12.7 million votes during his electoral victories. Speaking in an interview with a television programme on Tuesday, Hamma noted that Tinubu’s style of leadership and inclusive policies could help the President retain and even expand the support base that propelled Buhari to power. “If Bola Tinubu continues on this line of pursuing a…

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