Alhaji Abubakar Kwaire, a special adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2023 general elections in the state. Kwaire, according to a statement by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto North), … Read more
With 20 days to the 2023 elections, there are insinuations that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar might win the poll. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said the disorganisation within the APC might lead to Atiku’s victory. Lately, there have been claims of crisis within APC following remarks by the … Read more
Signs of cracks within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged on Saturday as a pressure group within the party, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders, described the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, as incompetent, just 20 days before the general election. The national coordinator of the group, Dominic Alancha, while addressing a press … Read more
Yomi Awoniyi, former Kogi State Deputy Governor, has picked nomination and expression of interest forms for the 14th April, 2023, Governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former Deputy Governor, in a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja, said he possessed the character, capacity, competence, commitment, knowledge, experience and resolve to address the … Read more
One of the spokespersons for the Bola Tinubu, Shettima Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has described the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as a ‘political prostitute’. Keyamo made the statement on Sunday in a post via his verified Twitter handle. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment was reacting to a … Read more
Less than five weeks to the governorship election in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State has inaugurated its governorship campaign council christened Akan Udofia/Victor Antai Governorship Campaign Council. This is coming after a long legal battle with Senator Ita Enang, one of the governorship aspirants who dragged the party’s candidate to court … Read more
A former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa has said the outcome of the presidential election would shock Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. Bafarawa was reacting to El-Rufai’s claim that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu would win the February elections. El-Rufai had said Tinubu would become Nigeria’s next president despite some … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to continue campaigning for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The president disclosed this while addressing Nigerians during APC presidential campaign rally in Nasarawa State. “I congratulate you and I can assure you we are going to win through and through; I’ll continue to campaign for Bola … Read more
There was a carnival in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State yesterday as virtually all the leaders and stakeholders of the council, including the traditional rulers, clergymen, other indigenes, and supporters of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi converged on Premier Primary School, Ukpabi, to reaffirm their unanimous support and resolve to vote massively for the governor … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, Kwara State, on Saturday conducted a mock accreditation of eligible voters for the 2023 general elections in the state, using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, in preparation for the elections in six selected local government areas of the state. A statement by the Public Affairs Officer INEC, Kwara State, … Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign Naira notes was aimed at causing riots in the country. Wike, who spoke on Saturday during a campaign in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of the state, alleged that the aim was to cause crises … Read more
The Concerned Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has echoed Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s claim of saboteurs in the Buhariadministration. First Lady Aisha Buhari, who years ago alerted Nigerians of a cabal around her husband, shared a video of El-Rufai’s rant. The Kaduna helmsman this week stated that elements in the presidency were working … Read more
In a bid to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday carried out a mock accreditation exercise ahead of the 2023 general elections. DAILY POST reports that the mock accreditation exercise conducted in six local governments recorded a low turnout. The exercise was conducted … Read more
The immediate past Chief of Staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Chief Okey Ahiwe has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election in the State. The election became necessary following the demise of Prof. Uche Ikonne who was to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 general election. The Chairman of … Read more
Dr Adeniran Tella, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Oyo State, says the success of Saturday’s mock accreditation in the state is an affirmation that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, has come to stay. Tella made the assertions while monitoring the conduct of the exercise in 12 polling units across the state’s three senatorial districts. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured the All Progressives Congress, APC, party supporters that he will continue to campaign for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘next president of Nigeria.’ According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Buhari spoke before a mammoth crowd at the … Read more
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has taken his campaign rally to Ogun State. Obi landed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday afternoon for the rally scheduled to hold at the Ake Palace Square, where his followers had gathered to receive him. Obi is expected to hold a … Read more
The Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State, Aliyu Garba on Saturday vowed to fish out the gunmen who attacked the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prof Benard Odoh, at the Rest House, Okpoto community in Ishielu LGA. Recall that the driver of the APGA governorship candidate, Odoh, whose name is yet to … Read more
The National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) has called out the former Governor of the State, Ibikunle Amosun for supporting and endorsing a candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Biyi Otegbeye for the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. The students in a statement signed by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), … Read more
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom has asked Governor Udom Emmanuel to account for the billions refunded by the Buhari administration. The party asked the government to atone the state over alleged financial recklessness and plundering of resources. A statement on Saturday by APC Chairman, Stephen Ntukekpo accused authorities of trying to twist … Read more