Tag: Tinubu

Tinubu blocks Rivers emergency rule extension 

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Tinubu blocks Rivers2

…Orders Ibas to submit handover note President Bola Tinubu has reportedly ordered the end of the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, paving the way for the return of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the 32-member House of Assembly on September 18, 2025. This decision follows a closed-door meeting between the President and the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd). According to sources, Tinubu instructed Ibas to submit a comprehensive handover note detailing all financial transactions during his tenure. This report is expected to account for…

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2027: “No Igboman’ll contest presidency against Tinubu” – – Ohanaeze 

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo

…Says Igbos to wait till 2035 Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that no Igbo person will contest president in 2027 against the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu, saying that the possibility of the South-East producing the president of Nigeria can only be achieved in 2035, not 2027. In a statement in Abakaliki at the weekend, signed by Deputy President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo faction, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and the National Spokesman, Chief Thompson Ohia, they stated that the decision was taken after a crucial meeting with South-East political leaders,…

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2027: PDP cautions members backing Tinubu

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PDP cautions

…Threatens sanctions The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has cautioned members against endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second-term, warning that such actions amount to anti-party activity and will attract stiff sanctions. In a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party expressed concern over the conduct of some prominent members whose public support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its 2027 presidential candidate violates the PDP Constitution. The NWC cited Section 10(6) of the party’s Constitution, which prohibits members from aligning…

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Igbo women slam Umahi for saying Tinubu is fair to S’East

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Igbo women slam Umahi

Igbo women, under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, (IWA), have expressed their disgust over a statement by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, claiming that President Tinubu has been very fair to the South-East geo-political zone. Recall that Umahi had, in a statement on Monday, stated that the Presidency was not realisable for the South-East in 2027, advising Ndigbo to rather support President Tinubu in 2027 elections. However, the Igbo women, in a statement on Tuesday, expressed their disappointment over the position by Umahi, dismissing his view as…

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“S’East must give Tinubu 90% votes to secure ‘future’ presidency” – Umahi

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Umahi on 2027

Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State governor, Senator David Umahi, has urged the South-East region to deliver at least 90% of its votes to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, stating that such overwhelming support is essential if the region hopes to produce Nigeria’s president in the future. Recall that during the last election in 2023, Labour Party candidate Peter Obi got overwhelming support across all states in the region. The former governor is expected to contest again in 2027. However, in a statement, Umahi argued that…

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2027: “No governor likely to challenge Tinubu” – Uba Sani

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Uba Sani on Asiwaju

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani says no governor may challenge President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027 because of his support for government at the sub-national levels. He said no President in Nigeria’s history has given as much support to state governors and local government administrations as President Tinubu is doing. Sani made this known yesterday, during the opening ceremony of the two-day conference organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) to strengthen engagement between government and citizens. The event was held at the Arewa House in…

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2027: “Tinubu has taken over South,; needs little votes from North”– Fayose

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Fayose on 20272

Former Ekiti State governor  and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayodele Fayose, had called the 2027 presidential election in favour of President Bola Tinubu. He made the call while appearing on a television programme on Friday, where he spoke on the PDP crisis and ongoing political realignments ahead of the next general election. The former Governor played down the threats of opposition against Tinubu’s chances, insisting that the President holds all the aces to secure a re-election, dismissing the reported growing disaffection against the President in the…

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2027: “Allow Tinubu complete secure second-term” –  Ohanaeze begs Obi

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Ohanaeze begs Obi

A faction of the pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has pleaded with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, for the sake of equity, national integration, and peace, to drop his 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term. In a statement issued in Abakaliki yesterday, the Deputy National President of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, told Obi that winning the presidency from the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will prove exceedingly challenging, reminding him that only the…

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Netizens react, as Daura Emir openly campaign for Tinubu during First Lady’s visit 

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Netizens Daura Emir

The Emir of Daura, Umar Farouk Umar, has given a resounding endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid, urging a delegation led by First Lady, Remi Tinubu to chant: “Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu in 2027”, to the bewilderment of those present and netizens. The moment occurred on Saturday, during a condolence visit by Mrs. Tinubu and other dignitaries to the Emir’s palace in Daura, Katsina State, over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The viral video capturing the moment has made netizens express divergent views on social media, with some…

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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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