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Indications are very strong that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may adopt consensus arrangement to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. According to Punch, top chieftains of the APC, who confided in newspaper on Tuesday, said stalwarts of the party had started reaching out to members nursing presidential ambition on the need […]
Continue ReadingThird Republic Senate President and former Nigerian Minister, Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the northern consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The University teacher turned politician, Ayu, emerged after a series of meetings by stakeholders over a 72 hour period. He was chosen after two other contenders; a […]
Continue ReadingIt was all jubilation on Thursday when the Nigerian Supreme Court cleared ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6. Nigeria’s apex court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National […]
Continue ReadingGunmen attack at the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) gubernatorial campaign rally in Odata, Ihiala community of Anambra state has left at least six people dead. The attack occurred on Tuesday October 12, and it was learnt that there was a gun battle between security operatives and the gunmen. Many people were also injured during the […]
Continue ReadingEngineer Segun Oni, former governor of Ekiti State, Monday returned his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the governorship election of the state slated for June 18, 2022. Submitting the forms to the National Organizing Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Col. Austin Akobundu, at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja, he declared […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview aired on BBC News Pidgin on Friday, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and not join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor said, the PDP is a better political platform for the ex-President to […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) chairmanship zoning committee has zoned its National Chairman’s position to the North. Chairman of the Zoning Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi made the announcement on Thursday September 30. Noting that the mandate of his committee did not include zoning of the office of President and Vice President, Ugwuanyi […]
Continue ReadingA leaked working document prepared by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 44-member National Convention Committee on Zoning may have recommended to zone its national chairmanship position to the Southwest, according to Punch. Reports say that the committee recommended that the position of secretary should go to the North. The committee which is being chaired by […]
Continue ReadingEbonyi state Governor, David Umahi has countered former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode over his claim that he played a role in his (Umahi) defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode who announced his defection to the APC on Thursday, had listed Umahi of Ebonyi state; Ben Ayade of Cross River, and Bello Matawalle […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that Femi Fani-Kayode has for the second time defected to Muhammadu Buhari’s APC. The news is that three more governors are warming up to join him in APC and that he played a major role in making governor Umahi defect from PDP to APC. Asked whether he had friends from […]
Continue ReadingIf you don’t want to go mad or crazy, please don’t think about the Nigerian politicians especially members of the APC and PDP. They are the same type of beer but coming out in different labels. Considering all Femi Fani-Kayode has written about Muhammadu Buhari and his Fulani background and tribe, it is almost unthinkable […]
Continue ReadingSarah Igunbor, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Political Liason (Digital Media) has reacted after someone allegedly attempted to tarnish her image. In a post addressed to the ‘drug addict’ on her Facebook page on Tuesday, September 14, Ms Igunbor debunked the misconception that all women in politics sleep around. She also […]
Continue ReadingImo State governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma welcomes President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari to Imo State. Also to welcome the president to the state are, the Executive Governor of Ebonyi state, Dr Dave Umahi; President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor; The Obi of Onitsha, Dr Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe; and another traditional ruler […]
Continue ReadingYobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has been sacked from his position as the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The court also sacked other members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). A High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, on Wednesday, September 1, restrained […]
Continue ReadingFormer Minister of Aviation and senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress party (APC). Her defection was announced during a meeting with the caretaker national chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday August 26. Others at the meeting were the chairman […]
Continue ReadingFormer Presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that he is the most qualified candidate to become the next President of Nigeria in 2023. According to Okupe, he was the one former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida had in mind during his recent interview with Arise TV where he said he had already seen three […]
Continue ReadingCross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has presented 3 Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs to Cross River National Assembly members in the APC. Gov Ayade, through his Chief of Staff, Hon Martin Orim made the car presentation to the NASS members at the Cross River State Liaison Office, Abuja on Monday, July 19. Beneficiaries of the […]
Continue ReadingOpposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly, calling it the “murder of democracy.” Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the party, said this in Abuja on Friday during a media briefing. According to Secondus, the National Assembly has turned its back on Nigerians by putting […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, maintaining the controversial Clause 52(2) as presented. That clause gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the option to determine when, where and how voting and transmission of results will be done. Clause 52(2) reads, “Voting at an election and transmission of result under […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday, fixed July 16 to hear a suit challenging the defection of Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after listening to the ex-parte motion of the plaintiffs’ counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN, praying the court […]
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