The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill which proposed 70 years as age limit for any individual vying for the office of the president. The bill also proposed 65 years as the age limit for all persons targeting seats in the National Assembly. The bill which was sponsored by a member of the
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The United States (US) incumbent President Donald Trump is yet to come to terms with the fact that he has lost to Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election.It has been reported that the First lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has advised her husband, Donald Trump, to concede defeat to US President-elect, Joe
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President John Pombe Magufuli has been re-elected into office for the second term after emerging the overall winner of the polls which were held on Wednesday October 28. The announcement was made on Friday by the National Electoral Commission chairman Judge Semistocles Kaijage in Dar es Salaam after concluding the vote counting exercise. He recorded
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The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Monday, said that the Nigeria’s 2023 President should rotate to the South East geo-political zone and not to any other Igbo speaking geo-political zone. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, further said that the South-East presidency come 2023, was currently the greatest desire of youths of
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A former governor of Anambra State , Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife , on Monday said from the look of things it seemed God had willed the Igbo to produce the next president of the country . Ezeife spoke at the Prof Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka , Anambra State during a summit for the grand opening
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Northern youths under the auspices of Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth, CNNY, groups, Thursday, explained why they want former Governor of Abia State and now serving Senator, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, to be Nigeria’s next President in 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, CNNY, Amb. Zarewa Salisu Sageer, National
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Immediate past President General of Mzough-U-Tiv, Chief Edward Ujege has described the proposed National Water Resources Bill currently before the National Assembly as improper, a rape of the people’s right and an injustice to humanity. The former leader of all the socio-cultural groups in Benue vowed to join other Nigerians of like minds to take
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THE Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has warned the People’s Democratic Party not to fish for votes in its geo-political zone, if it fails to present an Igbo candidate for presidency in 2023. This occurred as alleged moves by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 election from
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The President of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, said at the weekend Nigeria would witness a remarkable turnaround in fortune if an Igbo man emerged the country’s president in 2023. In a congratulatory message to the Nigerian-born newly appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General in Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, the Ohanaeze
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Coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. “He was freed this morning, (and) he has returned to his home,” he said, without giving further details. Keita, who was overthrown in an Aug. 18 coup, had been in military custody.
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Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank President on Thursday. With this election, Adesian will spend another five years managing and supervising the affairs of the bank. The election took place electronically on Thursday at the virtual annual general meeting of the bank. Details alter:
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Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders said.“We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control,” the leader, who requested anonymity, told AFP. He added that the pair had been “arrested” at Keita’s residence in the
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Against the recent statement by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam El- Rufai that the South should produce the next president of the country come 2023, the Chairman of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima, has said the governor is on his own. This came just as Senator Abu Ibrahim said that the South-East has
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