Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has called on the members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to intensify grassroots engagement, articulate the achievements of the Bola Tinubu administration in clear and compelling terms. Abbas stated this at the APC National Summit held on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that as they turn their gaze toward 2027, they must acknowledge both the achievements they have made and the challenges that lie ahead. The Speaker stated: “Now is the time for every APC stakeholder to take our message directly to…
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has warned that the ruling party cannot go into the 2027 elections unprepared and with a divided house. Ganduje disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the APC National Summit held at the Banquet hall of the Presidential Villa. The event which was meant to review the mid term performance of theBola a Tinubu administration was turned into an endorsement galore for his re-election bid. Ganduje w of the option that the challenges facing the nation require a cohesive, disciplined, and ideologically sound party. He added that…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that President Bola Tinubu must be returned as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Akpabio made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the APC National Summit held at the villa. He said though things were difficult for Tinubu in 2023, but he could see everything turning around for Tinubu in 2027. Akpabio recalled that during the campaign for 2023 elections, large rallies in some regions were organised, but when votes were announced, Tinubu could not get 25 per cent from those…
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has urged the Banjul Accord Group (BAG) member states to prioritise aviation infrastructure development and create a conducive environment to attract investments. Speaking during the 4th Council of Ministers after the 18th Plenary Session of BAG in Abuja on Thursday, Keyamo said BAG member States should be prepared to make more concerted efforts for more investments in the provision of infrastructure and facilities for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable civil aviation. TheHintsNews reports that the Council of Ministers meeting, hosted by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), witnessed…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced the appointment Mr. Adeniran Aderogba, as the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) following President Bola Tinubu gave approval for Nigeria’s hosting of the bank. Oyetola noted that the approval marked the historic takeoff of a project that has been in the works since 2009, when member states of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) first approved the establishment of the bank. The long delay in operationalising the institution, he said, was now over, with Tinubu breaking yet…
Team Bayelsa won nine gold on the final day of hostilities of the weightlifting event at the ongoing Ogun 2024 National Sports Festival. Team Delta captured three gold medals, while Edo got two gold and Kano won one gold medal in the five weight classes of Women’s +87kg, Men’s 96kg, Men’s 102kg, Men’s 109kg and Men’s +109kg competed for on Wednesday. Also, in the Women’s +87kg, Caroline Albert of Team Bayelsa bagged three gold medals with her 100kg lift, Clean & Jerk 120kg lift and combine total of 220kg lift’ while Sandra Ndukwe of Rivers and Joy Yakubu of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central geopolitical zone has endorsed President Bola Tinubu to run for another tenure of four years ahead of the 2027 elections. The political leaders from the zone made their decision known on Wednesday night in Abuja at the APC North Central zone stakeholders’ meeting. TheHintsNews reports that the meeting was attended by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, Governors Abdulahi Sule of Nasarawa, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak of Kwara, Sule, Rev. Fr .dr. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Umar Bago of Niger, Usman Ododo of Kogi, Sen. Simon Lalong, and…
The leadership of the Atiku-led proposed 2027 National Coalition has said that it has not adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a political platform, contrary to reports in some sections of the media. It assured that a formal announcement would be made by the leaders of the coalition once negotiations are concluded. TheHintsNews reports that opposition leaders in the country, some aggrieved members in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been at the former front of championing a political coalition capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The coalition was already gaining momentum when a torrent of…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has partnered with a non-governmental organisation, ‘I am the Future of Nigeria’ (IFON) to promote an innovative approach to improving road safety awareness in Nigeria. The partnership, the Corps said, was targeted at creating a unique entertainment based education project in the form of a road safety film festival that would complement existing efforts of the agency. The Corp Marshal, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, while addressing the press in Abuja noted that it was important to intimate the public on some of the mileages the agency has recorded in the course of advancing road…
Edo State’s golden girl, Osaretin Godwin Wednesday beat Nigeria’s first cycling Olympian, Ese Ukpeseraye to second place in the race for a semi finals ticket in the 200m sprint for women at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun. TheHintsNews reports that in the last Festival in Asaba, Delta State, Osaretin, one of the junior cyclists Edo State was introducing into the sport, rubbed shoulders with the senior girls. She , however, lost out to the much experienced riders like Ukpeseraye who represented Delta State then and Oyo State’s top rider, Joke Durogbade. Surprisingly, running together in one…