2023: I’m bothered about Obi, Kwankwaso not Atiku – Osita
Barely five days to the presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has claimed he is not bothered about the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Okechukwu also said that he is only worried about the ‘Obidients’ and ‘Kwankwasiyya’, the duo an acronym for the supporters of the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi; and New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
News Source: Daily Post Nigeria
He made the statement while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday.
The Director – General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, also insisted that the APC and PDP are the same, maintaining that Nigerians cannot distinguish between the two.
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”PDP has nothing new to offer. What they are doing is a hunger to come back to power. So they have nothing new. Will his excellency Atiku Abubakar turn a new leaf from how he sold what he sold?
2023: Soyinka deny Tinubu
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has denied the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Soyinka described a social media remark linking him to Tinubu’s endorsement as false.
News Source: Daily Post Nigeria
A statement by his media office said Nigerians should disregard reports that Soyinka issued a message denigrating political parties and politicians.
“Soyinka did NOT at any time or on any occasion issue such a statement.
“It is simply the work of peddlers of fake news and falsehood, who profit from misinformation to gain political advantages,” the statement reads.
Atiku vows to restructure Presidential Amnesty Programme
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has promised the people of Rivers State to restructure the Presidential Amnesty Programme if given elected in the February 25 election.
News Source: Punch Newspaper
Atiku also promised that, as part of his recovery agenda for Nigeria, Rivers women would benefit from a special entrepreneurial funding in addition to being considered for appointments to various offices.
The presidential candidate of the PDP made these promises at the Rivers State stakeholders’ meeting held on Sunday in Abuja.
The former vice president had cancelled a Rivers State campaign rally scheduled to have held on February 11, 2023, citing security reasons.
Australian archaeologist kidnapped in Papua New Guinea
An Australian archaeologist and several others have been kidnapped for ransom in Papua New Guinea, the country’s prime minister said Monday, warning the armed captors “there is no place to hide”.
Police and government officials said a group academics and guides from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were taken at gunpoint in the country’s rugged highlands early on Sunday.
News Source: Punch Newspaper
The captors issued a ransom demand of roughly US$1 million and a 24-hour deadline, which has since been rescinded and the cash demand has dropped substantially.
Prime Minister James Marape said this was the first time such a ransom has been demanded.
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