According to credible sources in Abuja, strategists within Tinubu’s political camp have begun discreet engagements with Kwankwaso, who is currently the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The plan, insiders say, is to woo Kwankwaso back into the All Progressives Congress (APC) as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the party’s grip on northern Nigeria ahead of the next general elections.

Kwankwaso’s immense influence in the North, particularly through his Kwankwasiyya movement, is seen as a valuable asset in what is expected to be a hotly contested race. Tinubu’s advisers believe that pairing with Kwankwaso could significantly boost the APC’s chances of securing re-election by consolidating support in the North-West, especially in Kano State, Nigeria’s second-largest voting bloc with nearly six million registered voters.

Political observers have noted subtle signs of shifting dynamics within the APC. One such signal was the silence of APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, during a recent stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe State. Ganduje, a longtime political rival of Kwankwaso, refrained from affirming support for Vice President Shettima, a move that many interpret as a calculated effort to keep strategic options open.

Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence and senator for Kano Central, emerged as a significant political force in the 2023 elections. Although the NNPP finished fourth in the presidential race, the party clinched victory in Kano State, reaffirming his strong grassroots appeal and regional dominance.

As internal consultations continue, the possibility of a Tinubu-Kwankwaso ticket is gaining traction among some APC stakeholders who believe the alliance could reshape the political map ahead of 2027.

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As our team takes shape, I want to remind you all that @officialABAT came prepared- he came with a plan. He knows what to do & he is doing it. He has nurtured this vision for decades and he is now bringing it to life #TheAsiwajuPlan

Nugget1: As a Government, we have heard your cries about fuel price increases, and be rest assured, we are working round the clock to normalize & bring solutions that ease the pain. Our job is to give you the quality of life you deserve when you wake up. So far, we are on course.

Nugget 2: To this end, we are already working out modalities to ensure market forces normalize pricing while we drive policies that better your lives & boost your earning power. We have a clear economic restoration plan, so I urge you to trust the process. #EconomicRestoration

Nugget 3: We need your understanding, cooperation & buy-in to properly harness our energy sector potential to fuel economic growth. Because we intend to diversify our economy to improve your living conditions, we cannot continue to operate as we always did in the past.

Nugget 4: At a mere 7%, Nigeria’s Revenue to GDP ratio (when we took over) was among the five lowest in the world. To reset this bleak reality, we must diversify our economy and address our perennial oil and gas challenges, else we will just be moving round and round in circles.

Nugget 5: We needed a strong man to take charge & give direction. We have a course now. The President is determined to restore, grow, and sustain our oil production levels to deliver economic growth as our #RenewedHope Agenda envisioned. Despite a few challenges, we are on course

Nugget 6: It’s very easy to ignore the fact that $70b worth of investments have been lost in the Oil sector since 2011. Insecurity has bedeviled us, with over $46b lost to crude oil theft between 2010 and 2020. These were issues no one was bold enough to address- till Asiwaju

Nugget 7: For this regressive subsidy regime, just ended, know that annual subsidy payments due to inefficiencies in the oil and gas value chain stood at a colossal $11b. It was not sustainable and someone had to act. The President was decisive in doing so & he told us from day1

Nugget 8: For our first 100 days in office, we had already decided to unify exchange rates, deregulate PMS pricing, and move to end insecurity in our oil-producing states by rejigging our entire security architecture. We’re taking strong measures to secure our nation’s future.

Nugget 9: After this, by the end of 2024, we are targeting minimum daily production of 1.8mb/d of crude & 3.5bcfg, up from present levels. We’re ambitious and committed to sanitizing the oil sector and turning around our economy., building on the success of the PMB administration

Nugget 10: Our wider plan for the Oil & Gas Sector involves building 7 core development pillars to spur growth in the industry while driving industrialization and transiting to a Green Economy by 2060. @offcialabat is building a sustainable future for us & our children yet unborn

Nugget 11: First Pillar is to conserve our revenues and drive development. We already decided to eliminate the >₦8 trillion/yr payments in PMS subsidies and use that money to drive social investments, spur real sector and build infrastructure in our cities and rural areas

Nugget 12: Secondly, we intend to monetize our national oil assets by offering our stake in these assets to private investors. This will mean we have more revenues to drive growth and development in Nigeria. This is when our comatose refineries and @NNPC will take center stage.

Nugget 13: We will restore lost revenues by boosting oil production to 2.5mmb/d and 5bcf/d for export & domestic use while ensuring we run @Nigerialng at full capacity. We’re working towards building a more prosperous Nigeria and repositioning ourselves as a global energy giant.

Nugget 14: After we shore up revenues, we will grow production & export capacity to 4mb/d & 12bcf/d for domestic use and export by 2030. We will boost our power generation capacity to 25-30GW of output simultaneously, adding 12GW of stranded Gas-fired power. #PowerGeneration

Nugget 15: Next will be the Industrialization phase- the 6th pillar, where we will set about diversifying revenue sources & boosting job creation. We will begin converting our Oil & Gas output into industrial products, feedstocks, & aggregate demanded in industrial clusters.

Nugget 16: We’ll prioritize export-oriented projects to improve bankability and drive growth, to create a strong economy that benefits us all, increasing the earning power of Nigerians such that issues like fuel availability or the price no longer occupy national discourse

Nugget 17: Our transition to a Green Economy will reduce Carbon emissions and incorporate Carbon Capture, Usage & storage (CCuS), and utilization in LNG projects to drive energy efficiency. We’re committed to a sustainable future. #GreenEconomy #SustainableFuture

Nugget 18: The judiciary/legislature will lead the anti-corruption fight to ensure this is done, while freedom of information, security, and right of association will be enshrined in this dispensation. Together, we’ll create a better Nigeria. #BetterNigeria #StrongInstitutions

Nugget 18: This is the Asiwaju Plan for Nigeria, as envisioned in our #RenewedHope Agenda. Deregulation is only the first part of this process/plan. Other health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, and more measures will come on stream soon. #HolisticSolution #NigeriaISBack

Nugget 20: As we go about our lawful businesses this weekend, let us all mull over this message & pass it across to our neighbors, family & friends. I am a listening public servant, so please drop your observations & suggestions here- I am reading. Have a great weekend ahead.

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Nweke was tortured to death by hoodlums suspected to be loyalists of a rival party on March 18, 2023, the day of the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in the state.

The PDP ward chairman was killed at Umuezeokaoha community, in the Ezza North Local Government Area of the state while working as his party’s agent in the area.

The state police command, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said the suspects confessed to the crime.

The statement read in part, “During the interrogation of the suspects, the first suspect, Leonard Kelechi Nwali, a Labour Party House of Assembly aspirant, Ezza North Constituency, confessed to hiring the assailants who were meant to torture the late Peter Nweke. However, he died in the process. According to him, the late Peter Nweke posed a threat to his political ambition, so he contacted one Akwasi of Umuezeoka, in Ezza North LGA, who spearheaded the torture that eventually resulted in the death of Mr Peter Nweke.

“The second suspect, Onyebuchi Chita, of Nkomoro community, in the same local government area, confessed to have brought in the killers from Nkomoro into Ogboji community, where Peter Nweke was killed.

“The third suspect, Aloke Obinna, of Ogboji community, confessed to have given his motorcycle to one Onyebuchi Chita for escape after the incident.

“While Ifeanyi Nwokpuku, the fourth suspect, of Ogboji community in Ezza North LGA, conspired with one Sampson Nweke, who pointed Peter Nweke out to the killers.”

Onovwakpoyeya said the suspects would be arraigned at the end of investigations.

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Mrs Maria Fadaka, a medical doctor, presented the evidence of the incident  to Justice Ramon Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.

Pastor Mcdouglas, who is the overseer of Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, is facing a nine-count charge bordering on defilement and sexual assault by penetration.

He pleaded not guilty.

Led into evidence by the Lagos state Director of Public Prosecution, (DPP) Dr. Babajide Martins, Dr. Fadaka told the court that the survivor, (names withheld) presented herself for medical examination on May 12, 2020 a week after the last alleged sexual intercourse with the defendant.

The witness, who is a public health officer at Mirabel Centre, at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), said the survivor complained of rape by her pastor.

She said the survivor told her that the last sexual incident occurred about a month prior to her presentation at the centre.

According to her, the result of the medical examination carried out on the survivor showed signs of “forceful and repeated vagina penetration.”

A copy of the medical report of the witness, dated May 14, 2020 was admitted into evidence following no abjection from defence.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel, Suleiman Salami, the witness said that it was possible for someone who has had consensual sex to have repeated vagina penetration.

The witness said she only reviewed the history of the survivor, which was written by the counsellor at the centre and captured in her report.

The doctor added that the survivor did not mention to her that she was defiled through the anus.

She also told the court that no DNA test was carried out on the survivor to ascertain that the defendant committed the alleged offences.

The prosecution informed the court that it would be closing its case against the defendant after the witness gave her testimony.

The defence counsel, however, informed the court of filing a no case submission and promised to serve the prosecution copies of the application.

Justice Oshodi adjourned the case until April 27 for filing and adoption of no case submission by defence.

The mother of the survivor (name withheld) and Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp Akikuowo Omiere, on January 9, 2023 testified against the pastor in the ongoing trial.

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Musa, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 6,648 votes to defeat Yobe Speaker of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 6,466 votes.

The father of four, who made the revelation in an interview with the Daily Trust, alleged that a government official and some other people approached him to step down for the Speaker and offered him N18m which they later increased to N100m.

“To be honest with you, he did not contact me to step down for him by himself, but a government official and some people I thought were his representatives came to me two times, telling me to step down.

They promised to give me N18 Million, but I refused. Later on, they came back and offered me N100m, but still I refused,” he explained.

“I told them that my village people bought the nomination forms for me because they believed I would do better, so I did not see any reason to step down for anybody. I told them to meet my people if they actually wanted me to step down for whoever sent them to me. I even told my people what we discussed but we all agreed that I would not step down, so we moved on with our campaign.”

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His death was announced in a statement by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on Sunday morning.

It read, “On behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad; we announce the passing on to glory of our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, Lt-General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni.

“Our dear Daddy passed onto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023. Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period. Further announcements will be made public in due course

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Also, the governor has concluded all arrangements to ensure that the staff start receiving their new salary arrears beginning from this month, March, 2023.

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Akindele deleted all photos from her campaign rallies as well as other political engagements during the electioneering process are no longer there.

PDP lost to the incumbent governor and APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the Saturday, March 18 election.

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Nigerian politics is about to make history as Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, is on her way to emerge as the first female governor-elect in the country.

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According to a representative of the Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Lagos State, Segun Agbaje, the decision to postpone the collation was precipitated by the non-arrival of any of the results from the 20 Local Government Areas of the state as at 11:30pm on Saturday.

As reported by a Channels Television reporter at the INEC State Collation Centre located where the INEC office is situated in Yaba, Lagos, the commission seemed all set to get the exercise underway as the venue has been prepared and ready.

The collation will be overseen by some INEC officials including security agents, and the Returning Officer for the Lagos State governorship election, Prof. Adeyinka Oladiji, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).

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