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T he presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has taken a swipe at the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, telling him that he (Lawan) can now lick his wounds. Tinubu said this on Wednesday while delivering his acceptance speech at Eagle Square, Abuja after he was declared the winner of the APC presidential primary. The former governor of Lagos State said he was upset that Lawan competed with him for the party’s ticket, mocking the Senate President for losing the race. “To the legislature, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, I would have been a little upset because you compete with me. But it is over now because you can easily lick your wounds,” Tinubu said. He however thanked Lawan for his efforts as a parliamentarian in moving Nigeria forward. Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants, including a former Transport Minister, Rotimi Ameachi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who scored 316 and 235 votes respectively.

  #APCPrimaries : I Hold No Grudges, Tinubu Tells Opponents The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he holds no grudge against those who refused to step down for him at the party’s primary. Tinubu said this while giving his victory speech at the Eagle Square, venue of the APC primary. He, first of all, mentioned and praised the aspirants who stepped down for him and said “Those who didn’t support me have nothing to fear. I hold no grudges. Let us all work together.”

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S im Fubara Supporters Beat up EFCC Officials In Rivers State Some supporters of the Rivers State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Sim Fubara beat up officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the EFCC operatives attempted to arrest Mr. Fubara as the chartered plane carrying him and other PDP members landed at the Omagwa Airport in Rivers State from Abuja. The operatives were beaten as they made to arrest the PDP flag bearer who had gone to Abuja to receive his certificate of return. It is unclear if the anti-graft agency officials suffered serious injuries. The EFCC had declared the PDP candidate wanted over a N117 billion alleged fraud.

O mokri tells Atiku, Prepare your inaugural speech A socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has called on the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar to start preparing his inauguration speech ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Omokri stated this while reacting to the emergence of the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Reacting, Omokri, a former presidential aide, claimed that Atiku would beat Tinubu in the presidential election. In a post on his Facebook page, Reno wrote, “far as I am concerned, HE Atiku should start writing his inauguration speech. As long as God spares his life, I do not see anything stopping him from winning the 2023 election.  

                                                           F ormer Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has been announced the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections. The Asiwaju of Lagos garnered half of the total votes to beat his major opponents, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. About 2,322 delegates from across the country had stormed Eagles Square, Abuja, to elect the flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. While Tinubu, who doubles as the National Leader of the party, got 1,271 votes, his major opponents, Amaechi and Osinbajo secured 316 and 235 votes respectively. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan got 152 votes while the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, scored 47 votes. Among all the aspirants who procured the N100 million nomination forms...

  T inubu Media Group Debunks Muslim-Muslim Text Message The Tinubu Media Group has denied the presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, sent messages to delegates on the possibility of a Muslim-Muslim ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. A text message had gone rife among delegates at Eagle Square stating that with the stepping down of other aspirants, a presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate of the same religion can emerge. In a statement published on the Tinubu Support Group page on Facebook, the Tinubu Media Group said, "This is nothing but a lie. It has no basis whatsoever. "The fake text message is a ploy by some undemocratic elements to confuse and hoodwink delegates sensing that Asíwájú Tinubu is comfortably coasting home to victory. "Asíwájú is not known to jumping guns. He will deal with all important matters pertaining to his presidential pair at the appropriate time after his victory has been fully established by ...

V ice President Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo leaves Eagles square Amid Vote counting The vice president is said to have left Eagle Square, the venue of the APC presidential primary. Osinbajo departed the venue while ballot sorting is still ongoing. It's possible he has foreseen that there is no hope for him.

  We’ve been abandoned, Osinachi’s children needs help – Late Singer’s twin sister cries out Written BY Elvis  Amarachi Eze, The twin sister of Osinachi Nwachukwu, has cried out for help over the welfare of the late gospel singer’s children   Osinachi who died on Saturday, April 9, 2022 was blessed with 3 boys and a girl. Her death sparks a lot of controversies and outrage over the cause of her death. Late singer’s Husband, Peter Nwachukwu has been in detention at the Kuje Correctional Centre for over a month for allegedly killing his wife. Recall that The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen reiterated call for justice to be served to the late gospel music singer and her family just as she called for protection and psycho-social treatment for the children. In a new video sighted online, Osinachi’s twin sister, Amarachi appreciated the financial support the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has rendered so far concerning the children’s welfare...

  #APCPrimaries : Moment Tinubu Hugged Fayemi After He Stepped Down This video shows the moment presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, stood up to hug Governor Kayode Fayemi, who had just announced his withdrawal from the race and support for him. While announcing his withdrawal, Fayemi said, "Give me the honour to step done for my leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He is a democrat that I worked with. I am not doing this for any prize." Credit: Facebook| Eagles Reporter

Timi Dakolo Slams APC For Using Song Without Permission Singer, Timi Dakolo, has slammed the All Progressives Congress for using his song without his permission. His hit song, Great Nation, was played at a point during the presidential primaries of the ruling party on Tuesday. Reacting, he tweeted, "Why use an artist song without their permission in a rally or campaign? The things people get away with in this country called Nigeria. Actually this is the second time." Video credit: Twitter| UnlimitedEniola