Liz Truss Emerges Third Female British Prime Minister, Promises Bold Reforms Atiku hails emergence
Chuks Okocha in Abuja with agency report
Liz Truss yesterday emerged as the third female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), after Theresa
May and Margaret Thatcher. Truss succeeds Boris Johnson who resigned his appointment as PM
in July over a series of scandals. Truss is also the Conservative Party Leader gathering 81,326 votes
against her rival, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak who had 60,399 votes.
Before her emergence as PM, Continued on page 10
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CAN: Tinubu’s Presence at Kukah’s Birthday Won't Change Opposition to Same Faith Ticket APC NWC to engage state party leaders on Muslim-Muslim candidacy Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the presence of the presidential candidate of All progressives Congress (APC),
Bola Tinubu, at the 70th birthday celebration of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, in Abuja, is not an endorsement of the party’s same faith presidential ticket. CAN maintained its rejection of
the Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the forthcoming presidential election. However, to try to resolve the controversy caused by the ruling party’s nomination of a Muslim presidential candidate and a run-
ning mate of the same faith, the APC National Working Committee (NWC) concluded plans to embark on a tour of the six geopolitical zones before the official kick off of the 2023 general election campaigns on September 28.
CAN insisted it was wrong to interpret Tinubu's presence at Kukah’s 70th birthday anniversary as a sign of recompense and change in CAN's opposition to Muslim-Muslim ticket. A statement signed by Special
Assistant on Media to the CAN President, Luminous Jannamike, described as untrue and ridiculous insinuations that the new leadership of CAN might have soft-pedalled Continued on page 10
You Have Till Dec. to Crush All Terrorists, Bandits, Buhari Orders Armed Forces FG says security situation has improved nationwide Intelligence agencies, others vow to contain terror financing Kingsley Nwezeh and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, mandated the armed forces to quell the gale of insecurity across the country by the end of the year. Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in Abuja at a Joint World Press Conference. The session, which focused on Nigeria’s effort to tackle the terroristinduced insecurity wreaking death, destruction, and danger in the country, was moderated by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and addressed by Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen Bashir Magashi, and Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Dingyadi.
Aregbesola said the president gave the marching orders to the security chiefs to move against bandits and terrorists, stressing that they must be smoked out, while the security challenges facing the country must end by the end of the year. Addressing the meeting, Magashi said the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway had been secured through a combined effort of the armed forces, the police, and other security agencies. His position was corroborated by Dingyadi, who added that the security situation in the country had begun to improve, in spite of the activities of some unpatriotic elements. Dingyadi said daily situation Continued on page 10
UK HIGH COMMISSIONER VISITS TINUBU... All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu (left), with United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, when she visited Tinubu at the APC Presidential Campaign Office, Central Business District, Abuja... yesterday
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