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CLAIMS that former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will stand down after a single four-year term for an Igbo candidate have been played down by one of his campaign spokesman who said it is too early to agree on such a plan.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu has written to the party's presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu asking him to withdraw the recently-published Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list so it can be discussed further.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign spokesman Festus Keyamo has dismissed as laughable a recent Bloomberg pool which indicated that former Anambra State governor Peter Obi is favourite to win Nigeria's forthcoming presidential election.

NIGERIA'S hopes of getting Udinese defender Destiny Udogie to play for the Super Eagles has suffered a major setback after the player's agent revealed that his ward would rather play for Italy at senior international level.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] 12 specialist hospitals shall be established in Nigeria with two in each geo-political zone. These shall include - Dermatology, optometrics, renal failure, cardialogy, neurology, ear/throat/nose, cancer, Hiv/Aids, orthopedia, rheumatics, tropical diseases and sickle cell anaemia

[2] Pharmaceutical companies will be given 10 year tax holidays if they establish manufacturing facilities in Nigeria

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar  has faced a major setback in his quest to get elected president next year as his official campaign launch got off to a dreadful start today with several of his party's governors boycotting it.

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has promised to ensure that the state security network agency popularly known as Amotekun is equipped with sophisticated weapons to enable it operate effectively.

MUSLIM Rights Concern (Muric) has lashed out at former House of Representatives speaker Hon Yakubu Dogara for calling on Christians not to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) because it is fielding a same faith presidential ticket.

FORMER Commonwealth secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has distanced himself from ex-vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s book presentation which implied that he backed his presidential aspiration.

SENATE president Senator Ahmed Lawan will not be returning to the National Assembly after a federal high court sitting in Damaturu ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to submit the name of Bashir Sheriff Machina as its Yobe North Senatorial District candidate.