Tag: All Progressives Congress

‘Not our members,’ CAN disown clerics seen at Shettima’s unveiling

Jide Ige

The Christian Association of Nigeria, the umbrella body of all Christians in Nigeria, on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, describing them as fakes and desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, that effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for…

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RCCG denies Adeboye meeting with Tinubu

Jide Ige

Pastor Enoch Adejare’s the Redeemed Christian Church of God has issued a disclaimed media report of a purported meeting between its General Overseer and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Several online news platforms had reported that the revered cleric met with Tinubu on Sunday at the Redemption Camp in Ogun State. Debunking the claim, the church’s Public Relations Office, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that such a meeting did not hold. The statement read, “It has come to our notice that some news outlets are…

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This is ‘Our Encounter with Destiny’ -Tinubu’s speech at APC Presidential Convention

Jide Ige

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has promised to erase terrorism in Nigeria if elected. He also promised to hit the ground running from day one. He said this while delivering his remark at the ongoing APC convention. The presidential aspirant begged delegates to vote for him, saying that he is competent to lead Nigeria. Tinubu also said he would “fight terrorism and insecurity to the very end and erase terror from our land.” “My experience as Executive Governor of Lagos makes me unique among other…

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‘My alleged US criminal records not enough to disqualify me for 2nd term’ –Ogun State Gov., Abiodun fires back at accusers

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, MFR, says his alleged criminal records in the United States are not enough basis to disqualify him from seeking re-election for a second term as governor of the gateway state. According to a petition, submitted by a member of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Ayodele Oludiran to the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdulahi Adamu, on April 12, 2022, Abiodun was arrested and detained in the United States over credit card fraud and forgery in 1986. In the petition, Abiodun was accused…

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Nigeria Vs Congo DRC Friendly: Rivers APC warns Wike not to import Ebola

Jide Ige

As the spread of the dreaded disease, Ebola, continues across major towns in the Congo Democratic Republic (DRC) ahead of the friendly game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leopards of DRC in Port Harcourt on Monday, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on Gov. Nyesom Wike not only focus on reaping from the razzmatazz the grade ‘A’ friendly brings to his empty celebration of 3 years in office, adding “he (Wike) must forget politics for a while and act to protect the lives of…

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Protesters seal Ekiti APC office with juju

Jide Ige

The crisis generated by the botched governorship All Progressives Congress primary election took a different dimension, on Monday as some protesters sealed off the party’s secretariat in Ado Ekiti and laced the sealed gates with juju. They had padlocked the gates of the secretariat and at the foot of the gate in its front, they had poured palm oil to form a circle and broke fresh eggs in and around the oily circle. Tribuneonline reported that the protesters said they were demanding the immediate dissolution of the party’s state executive…

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