Tag: SOUTH

2027 Race: NDC zones ticket to South

Aminu Imam
NDC zones ticket to South

…As Dickson defends party’s legitimacy The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a decisive step ahead of the 2027 general elections by zoning its presidential ticket to the southern region, even as its national leader, Seriake Dickson, moves to quell controversy surrounding the party’s legal status. Party insiders revealed that the zoning decision is part of a broader strategic calculation aimed at aligning with Nigeria’s long-standing principle of power rotation between the North and South geo-political zones. The move is expected to reshape internal dynamics within the party, while positioning…

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Ndume mocks poverty in South, circulates video of queues at Tinubu’s Lagos residence

Aminu Imam
Ndume mocks

The lawmaker representing Borno-South in the 10th Senate, Ali Ndume, has shared a video of long queues of Nigerians waiting for palliatives at President Bola Tinubu’s Lagos residence on Christmas Eve. The lawmaker posted the video on his X account on Wednesday, December 25, wrote: “Queues for presidential handouts at Bourdillon on Christmas Eve highlight a sobering reality. Poverty is a universal challenge that demands collective action and sustainable solutions”. The senator’s comment comes on the heels of three deadly stampedes during palliative distributions in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal…

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“North has oil in Nasarawa; more than in South, S’East” – Sani Zangon-Daura

Aminu Imam
Sani Zango Daura

Co-founder of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura, hasreacted to the claims that other regions in Nigeria are better endowed in terms of natural resources than the North. The elder statesman stated that the North has more oil in Nasarawa than the entire South and South-East has, and that the North also has gas in Bauchi. He acknowledged that Allah has blessed the North with numerous natural resources, like gold, coal, and the rest. Speaking in an interview during a television programme, he stated that the…

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NASS Leadership Tussle; Northern Elders Forum Chides VP Shettima, urges Presidency’s non interference

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Northern Elders Forum NEF has asked the Nigerian presidency to allow the members of the National Assembly to choose their leaders without interference and eschew religious sentiments being bandied about. The Forum spoke in reaction to the statement credited to Vice President Kashim Shettima with regards to the suitability of Abdull-azeez Yari and Godswill Akpabio. Briefing the media in Kaduna, the Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the forum has cautioned the President Tinubu administration on many occasions to respect the rights…

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