Northern stakeholders endorse consensus Candidate as PDP national chairman
Northern stakeholders endorse consensus Candidate as PDP national chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Northern Stakeholders have endorsed former Minister Tanimu Turaki as their consensus candidate for the Nov. 15 National Convention in Ibadan.
The PDP Northern Stakeholders — comprising PDP governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC), and other party leaders from the northern region — disclosed this after a closed-door meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Turaki served as the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa said the decision followed extensive consultations and deliberations among the party’s northern leaders.
“We have met this evening to deliberate and take decision on the office of the chairman of our great party, the PDP, which was zoned to the north.
“In our meeting, we have reflected deeply and widely through consultation and going to Ibadan for our national convention.
“We have adopted a consensus candidate to represent the North, and by extension, Nigeria, as the chairman of the PDP.
“That gentleman is KT Turaki, SAN. This is our decision this evening; and he is the person we are presenting at that convention as our chairman to represent our party, on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 in Ibadan,” he said
Fintiri said the stakeholders represented all 19 northern states, including Abuja, the FCT.
However, he noted that anyone still interested in contesting the position was free to do so.
He added that all other positions zoned to the northern states would be decided at the regional level, and the region would present its candidates alongside others at the convention.
“Altogether, we have ten positions in the north, as far as the convention is concerned.
“Nevertheless, anybody who still feels he will want to contest in any position is free, and this is what our position has allowed.
“We are not excluding anybody. But then, we have just announced to you our consensus candidate, as far as these leaders are concerned.
“But if anybody still feels he wants to contest, I have said it, time without number. That the door is opened,” he said.
When asked about plans to engage other northern PDP leaders interested in the chairmanship race, including former Jigawa State governor Ibrahim Shakarau, he said everyone would be contacted.
“Of course, PDP is an institution, and we have mechanism to handle all these issues. And we’ll reach out and we’ll talk to each other.
“We’ve been talking to ourselves, not today, not yesterday. This is a build-up of consensus in the last two weeks, and we have just a consultation, and this is just the result.
“I’m assuring you that the convention will be a rancour-free convention,” he said.
Also speaking on the gale of defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fintiri said that PDP remained united.
“We are still united and focused, and our primary responsibility at the moment is the convention.
“And this is what we’re discussing,” he said.
At the meeting were Govs. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau, Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State and Dauda Lawal, of Zamfara.
Others included former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, Turaki and members of the PDP National Working Committee from the North under the leadership Umar Damagum. (NAN)
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Tinubu mourns Abubakar’s passing, the Imam who shielded over 200 Christians in his mosque during communal riot
Tinubu mourns Abubakar’s passing, the Imam who shielded over 200 Christians in his mosque during communal riot
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, Chief Imam of Nghar village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, who passed away at 92.
This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday in Abuja.
The late cleric gained national and international recognition in 2018 for sheltering more than 200 Christians during communal violence in Plateau.
Tinubu described Abubakar as an extraordinary religious leader whose life exemplified faith, courage and a deep reverence for the sanctity of human life.
“At such a time when tribal and religious tendencies seemed to overwhelm reason, Imam Abubakar stood firmly on the side of peace, benevolence and conscience.
“Mindless of the enormous risk to his own life, the noble cleric chose humanity over division, love as opposed to hatred and embrace rather than rejection,” the President said.
He said the Imam’s actions embodied the true essence of faith and delivered a powerful message beyond sermons.
The President noted that the cleric’s uncommon bravery earned him local and international honours celebrating peaceful coexistence.
“I urge religious and community leaders to imbibe and preach the spirit of tolerance, mutual respect and peaceful togetherness as expounded in the life of Imam Abubakar,” Tinubu said.
He prayed that God grants the late Imam eternal rest and rewards him for his courage and good deeds. (NAN)
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Govt. introduces solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs in jss curriculum
Govt. introduces solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs in jss curriculum
The Anambra Government has introduced 15 entrepreneurial subjects into the Junior Secondary School (JSS) curriculum to enhance students’ practical skills and foster an entrepreneurial mindset.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new subjects include solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs, agriculture and processing, plumbing, tiling, POP installation and event management.
Others are bakery, hairstyling, make-up, interior design, CCTV/intercom installation, digital literacy, information technology and robotics.
Prof. Nkechi Ikediugwu, Chairperson ,Post Primary Schools Service Commission (PPSSC), while speaking at the occasion in Awka on Friday, said the initiative was aimed at repositioning education to meet contemporary needs.
Ikediugwu noted that in a rapidly changing world, education should go beyond theory and examinations to equip students with practical skills, creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset.
“The goal of the programme is to prepare learners, not only to seek jobs but to create value, generate employment and contribute meaningfully to the economic development of the state,”she said.
Mr Cyril Nwuche of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, delivered a paper titled “Building Entrepreneurial Secondary Schools: Why Every School Needs an Entrepreneurship Club”.
Nwuche said the introduction of entrepreneurial subjects showed that the government was on the path to transforming the state’s economy.
“Traditional academic instruction alone is no longer sufficient to prepare children for the future.
“There is the need for schools to embrace practical and skill-based learning to enable students to thrive in a dynamic global environment, ” he said. (NAN)
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Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
The police in Lagos on Friday, charged two men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an 11- year-old girl.
The defendants are: Prince Tomnyie, 40, a businessman, who resides at Agege, and Micheal Adenuga, 24, a furniture maker, who resides at Atere Street in Lekki.
They are standing trial on charges of defilement, and had each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji told the court that they committed the offence sometimes in December 2024, and September 2025, at Langbasa Ajah and Igbara Lekki, Lagos .
The prosecutor alleged that the victim’s father, had taken his daughter for medical check and it was discovered that the minor had been defiled.
The prosecution alleged that the victim had told her father that his friend, Tomnyie, defiled her sometimes ago.
Ademigbuji alleged that the victim also mentioned the second defendant’s name who lives in their neigbourhood.
The offence contravenes the provisons of section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A Owolabi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of of N600,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until March 5, for mention. (NAN)
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