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A political group, Advocates for Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2023 Agenda, (a4bat) has openly declared support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2023 Presidential bid. The group made the declaration at a press conference convened by the National Chairman of the group, Dr. Okoye Noberts Tochukwu, held at the conference room, Excellence Hotel, Ogba Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, 3rd March, 2022. In a official statement made available to INDEPENDENT, the group is all out to support the ambition Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the best of their ability.  The statement read; “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, as you are aware, Friday 25th February 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law, and on Saturday 26th February the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, released the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election. These two releases are historic in the Nigeria polity at this period.” “There may be no ...

A group of clergymen under the auspices of Coalition of Middle Belt Clergy have distanced themselves from what they describe as divisive comments from some clerics. The coalition in a statement  by its convener, Bishop Prince Madaki on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was not part of alleged recent divisive comment credited to National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria(PFN) Bishop Francis Wale Oke. "The Coalition of Middle Belt Clergy   unequivocally condemns the statement credited to Bishop Francis Wale Oke as highly unfortunate and unacceptable.  "The bishop spoke for himself and not for or on behalf of the Children of God.  "He did not speak in his capacity as the National President of PFN as that would amount to dragging a theological institution into politics, which would amount to surreptitiously imposing theocracy on the country.   He should not use the name of the Pentecostal fellowship for self gains and purposes or he should resign his ...

We have long been admirers of  Mele Kyari, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) helmsman. We recall that upon his appointment he would spearhead notable reforms in the oil and gas sector owing to his impeccable track record in the cause of his illustrious career in the oil and gas sector.  Consequently, we were not disappointed with his conduct in reforming the country's oil and gas sector in ways too numerous to mention. But we know he was up against a mountain of challenges that have held the development of the oil and gas sector moribund for years.  The oil and gas sector in the country is like the game of Russian Roulette, where you must be brave to pull the trigger and when you do, it is either you get killed, or you stay alive. In his case, he pulled the trigger, and he stayed alive, but not completely.   The recent happenings in the country concerning the importation of toxic fuel presents a very delicate situation for him and the management...

    Protesters numbering Over 20, 000 led by the APC Youth Development and Solidarity Forum, Yari Grassroots Support Groups and Al- Makura National Chairman Mandate Coalition this morning marched to the presidential villa to register their grievances over plots by some APC Governors to hijack proceedings at the  forthcoming National Convention. The protesters who were full of praises for President Muhammadu Buhari for turning away two Governors who went to the villa to submit a list of their choice candidates to the president for endorsement also alleged that these Governors are up to  mischief solely for their selfish interest.  The Groups, in a letter presented by APC YDSF President, Daniel Momoh and  Tobias Ogbeh, Secretary commended the President's leadership strides in piloting the country's affairs since 2015, when they said the  people of Nigeria unanimously gave him the mandate to direct the affairs of the country. The groups in the letter said...

  Ahead of the All Progressives Congress’ February 26th national convention, Governors of Jigawa, Kebbi and the Ekiti States have been fingered to be behind the plot to impose candidates on the party through the backdoor. The APC Youth Development and Solidarity Forum said Governors Badaru Abubakar, Kayode Fayemi and Atiku Bagudu have perfected plans to impose Senator Sani Musa as the party’s national chairman.  Recall that President Buhari had reportedly rejected the proposal of two governors to adopt a certain aspirant as the next national chairman of the party It was gathered that President Buhari advised the governors to take their proposal to the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), their fellow governors and other party leaders for consideration. The back door approach of the two governors is said to have widened the cracks in the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) which is scheduled to hold a make or break meeting today in Abuja on the z...

At this time that many Nigerians are passing through hard times due to harsh economic condition, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives, who represented Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency between 1999 and 2003, Alhaji Babawale Remi has once again shown it is not only when one is in government that he should impact on the society. This wonderful man has in the interest of less privileged people partnered with other well-meaning global personalities to care for the less-privileged children in the society. The organisation; Babs & Friends Care Foundation (BFCF) is partnering to build a world where all children are given a chance to make the most of their existence. Their mission is to alleviate the citizens from poverty on sustainable level towards nation building, while their vision is to provide vocational education/funding for citizens towards getting minimum of 2.5m people out of poverty in the next 5years. “Across the globe, we are united in our dedication to human...

   The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has confirmed investigation of Mr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and preliminary findings showed that he has no filing of his assets with the Board as required by law. This is contrary to what Mr. Wabote told the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania during deposition that he filed and declared all his assets before the CCB. The NCDMB boss had instituted a libel case against Mr. Jackson Ude, a journalist, in the US court. The CCB head office had in a letter to Wabote, in which it copied its record office, dated January 18, 2022 demanded certain documents pertaining to the assets declaration of Messrs Simbi Wabote and Pwajok Matthew Lawrence, the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The memo titled “Investigation Activities: Request for Information,” said: “The Bureau is investigating a case of alleged breach of Code ...