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  Nigeria's anti-graft agency, EFCC, has denied raiding the home of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, let alone recovering N400bn cash The commission was reacting to a report circulating on social media with the claim that its operatives raided Tinubu's home and recovered the humongous amount In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, February 19, the EFCC said the report is fake and urged Nigerians to disregard it FCT, Abuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied raiding the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The commission was reacting to a report circulating on social media with the claim. In a statement sighted by Legit.ng on Sunday afternoon, February 19, the EFCC also denied recovering N400 billion from the home of the former Lagos state governor. "The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report circulating i

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state says there is no way he would be cutting a last-minute deal with Atiku Abubakar Governor Wike says Atiku's camp has made it clear that they can win the election with him and his G-5 cohorts He also stated with confidence that no member of the G-5 integrity group would entertain Atiku's audience. Rivers, Port Harcourt - Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the possibility of an alignment with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar with less than nine days to the presidential polls. The pragmatic governor made this known on Thursday, February 16 during media parley at his residence in Port Harcourt. “No, we can’t do that; it’s over! We have said it and there is nothing anybody can do about it now. They believe they can win the election. I am not ready to sit down with anybody again.” In the build-up to the 2023 polls, Governor Wike and his cohorts ( Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oy

FCT, Abuja - Emerging reports has confirmed that Supreme Court has on Wednesday, February 15 adjourned the case over the CBN policy on naira swap. As reported by Channels TV, the apex court adjourned proceedings until Wednesday, February 22. The apex court mandate that the collection old notes should remain valid temporarily until a proper resolution was reached. The CBN on the other hand did not heed to the ruling of the apex court as it went on to implement and enforce its stipulations declaring the old naira notes illegal. At the recent court ruling earlier, the courtroom had the presence of top political jogganuts present for the hearing. As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello were present at the court premises for the hearing. Legit.ng gathered that the federal government and CBN are facing legal battles at all fronts as states like Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi had already filed a suit against the impl

  The All Progressives Campaign (APC) train took Uyo by surprise on Monday, Janaury 30th, 2023 At the ruling party's campaign rally, the APC flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu revealed his crucial plans for Nigeria Tinubu, while thanking the people of Akwa-Ibom state for voting for him to emerge as the party's flagbearer, urged them to go get their PVC and vote for APC in the forthcoming general elections All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has vowed to prioritise employment opportunities for the vast majority of Nigerians who are willing and ready to work especially the people of Akwa-Ibom State. Speaking at the Nest of Champion Stadium, Uyo before a massive crowd, Asiwaju Tinubu thanked the people of the state especially APC members who voted for him to emerge the candidate of the party in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, saying the power to become president resides with the people " The power to become presid

A  statement by its chairman, Hon. Rufus Omeire, the group declared that APC represented an existential threat to Nigeria in all critical areas of nationhood. The PDP group also berated former APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, for trying to distance Tinubu from the present government. It said Tinubu has given crucial support to the Buhari government and repeatedly publicly praised the policies and direction of the APC government. The statement reads: “The APC presidential ticket for 2023 general elections is an attempt to give President Muhammadu Buhari a third term in office. “Recently, a former APC chairman and ex-Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, sought to distance Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, from the disastrous government of the incumbent president, General Muhammadu Buhari. This is most disingenuous for many reasons. “In the first place, by the provisions of the constitution of Nigeria, it is a political party that sponsors a candidate

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has promised to do everything within his power not to go abroad… The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria Sunday evening, following a “ routine medical check-up ,” in London, UK. Buhari left the country on October 31. When asked about his plans for the health sector if he became the president of the country, Kwankwaso said, “I will do everything under the sun not to go anywhere [abroad] for any medication. “The failures we have today, the one we said we are going to correct, affects all sectors, including health and I am happy to inform you that our package starts with education as we did in Kano. We built five institutions under the ministry of health – two nursing schools, two midwifery schools and a health technology college. “We sent men and women abroad in addition to all the scholarships to rea