Politics

National Assembly members, who failed to win their parties’ tickets for the 2023 elections, are set for a showdown with state governors and their aides. Findings by our correspondents showed that in states such as Benue, Kebbi,  Zamfara, Delta, Ekiti and Ogun, governors or their loyalists defeated incumbent Senators and …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday moved swiftly to avert a likely slide into the minority in the Senate. Eighteen more senators elected on the platform of the party are believed to be heading out to join opposition political parties. Should this happen, the APC would lose its majority …

Peter Obi and Nyesom Wike Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, met behind closed doors on Wednesday. The former governor of Anambra State stated via his Facebook page that he reached out to Wike to discuss issues of national importance. Obi did …

Okupe The Labour Party of Nigeria has announced Doyin Okupe as the running mate of Peter Obi but in a placeholder capacity in order to beat the Friday deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This means that Okupe is temporarily standing in for the position as the …

Bola Tinubu Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has submitted the name of his running mate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Tunde Rahman, media aide to the former Lagos Governor. He …

Segun Oni The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, has appealed to the electorate in the state not to sell their votes in the Saturday governorship election. Oni said selling their votes would amount to subscribing to another four years of hunger and …

Okowa, Atiku Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has picked Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Atiku announced the decision on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s INEC deadline for the submission of names of party candidates and …

Ezenwafor was declared unopposed at the party’s factional primary election held in Abuja, which was attended by the Acting Factional National Chairman, Calistus Okafor and other members of the faction. Jude Ezenwafor, a former Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano and former Chairman …

…Commends President Buhari for enthronement of internal democracy Gombe State Governor, Muhammdu Inuwa Yahaya, has congratulated national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his emergence as the presidential flag bearer of the APC for the 2023 general election. Reacting …

 To the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the victory of former Lagos State Government Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has attested to the ruling party’s nationalistic outlook. The attestation was contained in a congratulatory letter by party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on behalf of NWC …