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Atiku Abubakar is the PDP Presidential flag bearer, he clinched the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election. Atiku polled 371 votes. Distinguished pharmacist, business man and Director Diaspora Directorate Atiku Presidential Campaign, Professor Isa Odidi, is live at the convention and can be seen in the video below, as he joyfully joins the victory count. Atiku Abubakar's closest challenger, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, polled 237 votes. The Former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki pulled 70 votes.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is the PDP Presidential flag bearer. Select results of PDP 2022 Special Convention to elect Presidential flag bearer.  1. Alhaji Atiku Abubarka - 371 Votes - WINNER  2. Abubarka Bukola Saraki - 70 Votes  3. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike -  237 Votes  4. Udom Emmanuel - 38 Votes  5. Bala Mohammed - 20 Votes  6. Anyim Pius Anyim - 14 Votes  7. Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa - 1 Vote

Vanguard No way Peter Obi would’ve won PDP presidential primary, says Wike. Governor Nyesom Wike of River State has said former presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Peter Obi does not stand a chance of winning the party’s presidential primary if he had remained in the PDP. Clink the link for more:  Vanguard   Sahara Reporters EXCLUSIVE: Ex-President Jonathan Secretly Submits APC Presidential Nomination Form To Party Chairman, Adamu. Sahara Reporters on Thursday learnt that Jonathan submitted the N100 million forms a few days earlier. Click Link for more:  Sahara Reporters The Cable Why Osinbajo is APC’s favourite presidential aspirant. When Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo visited Delta on April 28, the people of the state came out in droves to welcome the VP. The women at the venue of the delegates meeting sang in honour of Osinbajo, with one striking message. In Pidgin English parlance, they sang “follow who know road”, meaning, follow the person t

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition. This development was made known via Godwin Emefiele's counsel, S.T. Maliki to Justice Ahmed Mohammed. Shortly after the matter was called, S.T. Maliki made it known to the judge that a notice of discontinuance had been filed and served on the defendants in the matter. Maliki, who held the brief of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, said though the matter was scheduled for mention, they had Emefiele’s instruction to withdraw the suit. Maliki said: “Pursuant to the instruction of the plaintiff (Emefiele), we filed a notice of discontinuance dated and filed May 16, 2022 And the said notice of discontinuance was served on all the defendants on that said date of May 16, 2022, which proof of service is before your lordship." The lawyer said of all the defendants, only the 4t

Vanguard APC Primaries: Osinbajo group dares Tinubu, says VP won’t step down. Source Link:  Vanguard FG cancels NDDC contracts, calls for mobilisation monies refund. Source Link:  Vanguard The Nation Absence of electoral materials, officials delay PDP primaries in Lagos. Source Link:  The Nation Obaseki, Orbih factions hold parallel primaries in Edo. Source Link:  The Nation Daily Post POLITICS2023: Lawan clears air on withdrawing from presidential race Source Link:  Daily Post Go if you don’t want to stay – De Gea tells Ronaldo, other Man United stars. Source Link:  Daily Post The Cable Abia PDP guber hopefuls reject delegates’ list, say congresses were not held. Source Link:  The Cable FG imposes tax on phone calls to finance healthcare fund. Source Link:  The Cable Return funds to our account’ — NDDC revokes 20-year-old unexecuted contracts. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has revoked unexecuted contracts awarded between 2000 and 2019 following a directive from

Major Hamza Al Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to late military Head of State General Sani Abacha is a presidential aspirant under the platform of Action Alliance, AA. Al Mustapha in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said that if he becomes the President of Nigeria, the Boko Haram insurgency will end within six months.  "I swear if it is not possible to defeat terrorists in six months, I will demote all these senior officers and send them home, they will be prosecuted and must return the money given to them because I will probe them. “If I become the President I will live in Sambisa, I will stay there during weekends, and holidays and see if anything will touch me,” he said.

Please Enjoy Your Weekend With A Loud Laugh: A.  Who said that English is easy? Fill this blank with "YES" or "NO" 1. ______ I am not a good person.. 2. ______ I don't have Sense. 3. ______ I am not honest. 4. ______ I am Stupid B. Teacher to Aliyu's mother: Teacher: Ma'am, everyday Aliyu comes to school, he smells awful, a thorough bath will do him a lot of good. Aliyu's Mum: I received your note sire, I cannot remember saying Aliyu is a rose flower when he was enrolled in your school, so please focus on your teaching job.🙆‍♀️ C. No matter how bad you are, you’re not useless. You can still be used as a bad example. Just for laugh 😅 

Hey, let us talk about a common problem, neck pain. With modernization, neck pain has become very prevalent with today's people.  It is a very common problem; the more humans spend long hours on the computers and on our mobile devices. It is estimated that about 80% of people will experience it at some point in their life time. Neck pain is common in people who spend long hours, with their necks bent forward, hunched over a computer or smartphone, this often triggers muscle strains, which is otherwise known as “tech neck” or “text neck.”  Even minor things, such as reading in bed or gritting your teeth, can strain neck muscles Nonetheless, neck pain can also be caused by other moves or injuries. Anyone who has ever slept the wrong way knows that it is actually pretty easy to hurt your neck unintentionally. The neck has well over 300 muscles in it, it is common to irritate, or ‘over-stretch’ a muscle from overuse or overexertion such as turning the head side to side."  “Additio

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, are officially parents they welcome a baby boy to the world. Sources tell us he was born on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to a report from TMZ but we don't yet know his name. The 34 year old singer from Barbados and her beau A$AP Rocky had her baby boy last week.

PREMIUM TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Former Speaker of the House of Reps arrested, detained. The former lawmaker is currently being interrogated for allegedly receiving a suspicious N130 million payment from a contractor the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded a solar-powered electrification project in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-South. The said contract was awarded to a certain Phin Jin Project Limited in 2011 for N240 million. It remains unclear if the company is registered with Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission. A search of its name on the CAC online directory did not throw up any option. Click on link to read more, source: Premium Times Strike: Again, soldiers attack protesting Nigerian students. For the second time in one week, students protesting the continued shutdown of Nigerian universities were on Tuesday reportedly attacked by soldiers in Ondo State. Read more, click on link, source:  Premium Times Alleged Blasphemy: NBA cancels conference over murder of Sokoto c

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested the Accountant general of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80bn. The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Monday titled, ‘EFCC arrests Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation, for N80bn Fraud’, that is about $200m (£162m) of public funds. The commission said Mr Idris had used family members and close associates to defraud the government and invest the proceeds in real estate in Nigeria. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Idris was arrested after failing to honour the Commission’s invitations. “The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates,” Uwujaren said in a statement. “The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja.” There

Elegant ways to mix and match the Denim look below. Have you ever wondered what is the difference between Denim and jeans? We guess not, since most people refer to Denim as Jeans and vice versa.   Denim is a fabric, while jeans are a garment. The Denim fabric is used to make a wide variety of garments, including jackets, overalls, shirts, and jeans. Jeans are a type of garment commonly made from denim cloth. Say, thank you 😄 Denim is the one material that is most commonly worn by all. The Denim on Denim never looks so good. Business casual. Hanging out with your girl pals. On the move. Gosh! The ripped effect. The boyfriend Denim And now...the mom Denim. Have you noticed that the colour white look so damn good with Denim?

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has imposed a 24 hour curfew in Sokoto State, following street protest, which later turned violent. In another development, the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) forum Simon Lalong and Governor of Plateau State in a statement, condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto who was killed on allegations of blasphemy. The governors’ communicated their concerns over the undesirable development. As the adoption of self-help in addressing grievances whether religious or otherwise, could only lead to further chaos that could threaten law and order as well as the general peace and security of the society, expressed Lanlong. The Northern Governor Forum while commiserating with the family of the victim urged security agencies to thoroughly investigate the matter and ensure that the law takes its full course on anyone found wanting or culpable in the circumstance. The forum also extended it

On Friday President Muhammadu Buhari condemned a mob action, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Miss Deborah Samuel. Deborah Samuel, was killed on Thursday following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the prophet of Islam. In a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari said the news of the killing of the young lady by fellow students was a matter of concern. He, therefore, demanded an impartial, extensive probe into all that happened before and during the incident. The President stated that Muslims all over the world demand respect for the holy prophets, including Isah (Alaihissalaam, Jesus Christ) and Muhammad (SAW). President Buhari reminds citizens that; “No person has the right to take the law into his or her own hands in this country. Violence has and never will solve any problem,” the President was quoted as saying in the statement. To contain the dissemin

North Korea has confirmed its first COVID-19 death, and says hundreds of thousands of people have “fever”, in the first indication of the scale of the outbreak in its largely unvaccinated population. The nuclear-armed country announced on Thursday its first coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began, moving into lockdown after it said people in the capital, Pyongyang, tested positive for the Omicron variant. “A fever whose cause couldn’t be identified explosively spread nationwide from late April,” the official Korean Central News Agency said on Friday. “Six persons died (one of them tested positive for the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron),” it added. About 350,000 people have shown signs of “fever”, while 187,800 people are being treated in isolation, according to KCNA. Experts worry North Korea’s health system will be unable to cope with spread of COVID in an unvaccinated population, they also  believe the virus has been present in the country for some time, the authorities only annou

The world richest man, Elon Musk said he is putting his bid to acquire Twitter (TWTR) on hold, weeks after agreeing to take the company private in a $44 billion deal. "Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users," Musk tweeted on Friday. The news initially sent Twitter shares down more than 20% in premarket trading before the stock rebounded somewhat. Two hours after his first tweet, Musk posted that he is "still committed to acquisition." In its quarterly financial report, released on April 28, Twitter estimated that fake or spam accounts made up fewer than 5% of the platform's active users during the first three months of the year. Twitter noted that the estimates were based on a review of sample accounts and it believed the numbers to be "reasonable." But it acknowledged that the measurements were not independently verified and the actual number of fake or

Robert Morgan, the air traffic controller and part time flight instructor who helped a passenger with no flight experience safely land a plane after its pilot fell unconscious is sharing details about the incident that emphasize its severity.                   Darren Harrison In The Above Picture.  The passenger, later identified as Darren Harrison a 39 year old Floridian and vice president of an interior design company was heading home after a fishing trip in the Bahamas on Tuesday afternoon when the pilot flying the private single-engine airplane he was on suddenly became “incapacitated” and “incoherent” due to a medical emergency. After the pilot passed out, the plane went into a nosedive. Morgan explained to NBC’s Kerry Sanders on “Today” on Thursday that it was no easy feat for Harrison to gain control of the plane. “The pilot was slumped over on the controls, and they pushed him back, they get him out of his seat, and then they had to get on the controls and pull back the plane s

Indignant youths killed and burnt a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto.                            Social media, Picture of Deborah Samuel  The social media was engulfed with videos of men stoning and flogging a motionless body wrapped in red attire. Channel News reports, the victim is Deborah Samuel, a level-two student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto. And according to the Nigerian police, the late Deborah was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW). The police said the students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building. The students banded together with miscreants and barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road.           A gate into Shehu Shagari college of Education  Some of the videos also captured a man facing the camera and claiming that he killed and burnt her, while brandishing a matchbox. In a statem

Be Inspired! "There is no trouble which troubles you, except what you allow."...Chinese saying.   "A child...... Is born and raised. Raised and taught. Taught and transformed These three steps are indispensable"...Chinese saying...So Raise, Teach, wisely. Keep moving, stay focus on the goal and the price! "You know you are capable but you do not fully believe in yourself. In every scenario, the worst situation is your biggest thought." You Can!

When the pilot of the Cessna Caravan suffered an apparent medical emergency, he became “incapacitated," after take off from Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in the Bahamas and the plane was over the Florida coastline, with no co-pilot by his side. The only available remedy to the severe situation was an unidentified passenger who took over the controls and radioed for help. An unnamed passenger, with no prior flying skills and who was heading home to see his pregnant wife, decided to have a go at the private plane. The passenger with no flying experience made a successful landing at Palm Beach International Airport with the help of air traffic controllers. The unidentified passenger said; "I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane,” the unnamed passenger said. “Roger. What’s your position?” Air Traffic Control responded. “I have no idea,” the passenger said. “I can see the coast of Florida in front of me.

President Muhammadu Buhari today, Wednesday, mandated members of the Federal Executive Council who want to contest elective offices in 2023 General Elections to resign on or before May 16, 2022. This news was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting presided over by President Buhari today.

Vicky White, 56, a female prison guard, went on the run with a murder suspect from an Alabama. The two had vanished from a prison in Lauderdale County on 29 April. It is believed that the two had been romantically involved. As reported by the BBC, Ms White recently sold her home, she informed colleagues that she planned to spend most of her time at the beach. Ms White's last day at work, before retirement, she was seen transporting Casey White to a bogus mental health evaluation. Casey White was charged in September 2020 with murder over the stabbing of 58-year-old Connie Ridgeway. He was already serving 75 years for a series of violent crimes in 2015, including burglary, vehicle theft and a police chase. He allegedly confessed to the murder, but later pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and was awaiting trial at the Lauderdale County Jail when he disappeared, authorities added. He faces execution if convicted. The prisoner also now faces an escape charge and will be returned

The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of a plot to disqualify him from contesting in the bid for the Presidency of Nigeria.  Emefiele, approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, he filed a suit through his team of lawyers, led by Mike Ozekhome, SAN. He explained to the court that both INEC and the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, are “making frantic efforts” to ensure that he does not participate in the presidential primaries he said has been scheduled for May 30 and June 1. Consequently, he prayed the court to order INEC and the AGF to maintain status quo ante bellum (allow things to remain the way they are) and not compel him to resign from his position as CBN Governor, until 30 days to the general elections. He urged the court to, in the interim, restrain the two defendants from taking any step that could push him out of office, pending

  Boxing great Manny Pacquiao contested for the Philippines presidency. His bid for the top job started in typical bold style: a livestream broadcast of himself riding in a coach emblazoned with "Man of Destiny" through Manila's morning traffic to file his candidacy. As part of his campaign promises, he vowed to jail corrupt politicians and arrest drug users. He however admitted having used crystal meth and marijuana when he was much younger. Tough talk on drugs and crime failed to hit the mark with voters. Pacquiao received fewer than four million votes or 6.8 percent of votes counted. His ambition for his people failed to deliver a win and he lost Monday election by a huge margin that saw him a distant third, behind winner Ferdinand Marcos Junior, who got more than half the votes, and runner-up Leni Robredo. Pre-election surveys had earlier shown that Pacquiao had no chance of winning. The boxing hero was pulled out of poverty by the sport. 

As the the eight-week warning strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ends today, there is a likelihood that the union may go on full blown strike action, an indefinite industrial action. The National leadership of the union is poise to inform the public of its decision today. The union had earlier gone on a month warning strike on February 14 this year, and extended it by another eight weeks, which comes to an end today. The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the union had before given the go ahead to the national leadership to call out members on indefinite strike, if nothing definite was attained during the eight weeks of their warning strike. While ASUU was into the second round of its warning strike, other staff unions in the university system also embarked on strike. The unions are Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU; National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educati

The ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set as a precondition for submitting the expression of interest and nomination forms, for presidential aspirants. As reported by the Punch news, the aspirants are to submit with the forms the signatures of 10 statutory delegates from each state and the Federal Capital Territory. Aspirants are required to get the signatures of 370 statutory delegates, covering the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.  About 30 aspirants have so far declared interest in the coveted office on the APC platform while about 17 have obtained forms already. Inclusive in the form is a form 18 which is a 'Letter of withdrawal' attached to the forms. The aspirants were expected to sign the letter and submit it with their forms and other documents. The letter, which must be signed before a commissioner for oaths/ notary public before submission, read in part, “I hereby voluntarily withdraw my candidacy from the contest. My

Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Campaign Director General of APC frontline presidential aspirant, Ahmed Tinubu, has left the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. He made his decision known via his Twitter handle. He tweeted, “I have done my best for APC. Its time to move on. I will announce my new political party within the next 24 hours insha Allah. I will make a formal statement in due course. Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin.” Jubril in the last weeks aggressively campaigned for Tinubu.  On several platforms, he asserted his position on a Southern presidency. During an interview with Arise Television, Jubril made the following remark,   “I don’t think APC will try to toy around with that matter. I believe confidently that the Presidency is going to the Southern part and, when it goes there, Asiwaju stands out clearly in terms of experience, pedigree and competence and most importantly, the ability to win the election. His gap is quite huge more than anybody else". "Well 24 hours h

Ed Sheeran shared a rare photo with his wife Cherry Seaborn as she turns 30 years old. The singer posted a sweet snap of him cuddling up to Cherry in a hammock on a sunny day. Ed shared the photo on Instagram, he wrote, “HBD to ma baby mama. 30 looks good on you.” To the delight of his 38 million Instagram followers. In the picture, Cherry holds a bottle of drink, as she stares adoringly at her childhood sweetheart, Ed Sheeran. Ed is a mega superstar and famous around the world, he remains incredibly private when it comes to his personal life.

Queen Elizabeth broke a decades-old tradition by excluding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the most iconic part of the Jubilee celebrations. Only working royals will join the Queen on the balcony at Trooping the Colour this year. Non-working royals were previously allowed to attend the centuries-old event.This year, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Prince Andrew will be unable to attend. Queen Elizabeth, broke a royal tradition by announcing that non-working royals will not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the Trooping the Colour parade in June.  The parade, which takes place every year for the monarch's birthday, will celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June, which marks her 70 years on the throne.  It is a tradition for the royal family to gather to watch a flyover by the Royal Air Force from the balcony, and in previous years non-working royals including Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have attended. But that will not be the case this year, accordi