Labour Party treasurer asks Abure to account for N3.5bn over 2023 election

New crisis has hit a faction of the Labour Party (LP) being led by Julius Abure after its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday, demanded the accountability of about N3.5 billion in party finances. According to her, the finances were proceeds from the sales of forms and other fundraising […]

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2023 elections compromised, President should not appoint INEC chairman ―Prof. Jega, ex-INEC chairman

Immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has alleged that the 2023 general election was compromised because some officials within the electoral commission carried out some illegal deals after being nominated for the positions based on political bargains. The former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, who made the claim […]

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Nigerian Presidency rejects EU report on 2023 election

The Presidency has refuted the European Union’s final report, which highlighted fault lines in the February 25 presidential elections. See the full statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE WE REJECT EUROPEAN UNION’S CONCLUSIONS ON 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS Sometimes in May, we alerted the nation, through a press statement, to the plan by a continental multi-lateral […]

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Why 2023 election is credible —Lai Mohammed

Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd,), has delivered on his pledge to leave behind a legacy of free, fair and credible elections through the conduct of 2023 polls. Mohammed stated this in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations. […]

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Nigerian election: Reps member from Rivers State arrested with $498,100 cash

Dr. Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigerian House of Representatives has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on Friday morning. While confirming Igwe’s arrest, the police gave the total sum as 498,100 USD, along with a list of people the monies are meant for. This is coming, […]

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2023 Election: Prophets, Pollsters and Endorsers, By John Ayoade

The year 2023 will be an interesting year of hopes, hopes raised, and hopes dashed. It will also feature punters, guessers, guesstimators, prophets, pundits, pollsters and endorsers. It is a good game to predict the result of an election before the votes are cast. Diverse procedures and methods with varying accuracy can be used to […]

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Address to Nigerians, Pastor Bakare reveals those to reject in 2023 election (Full text and video version)

Founder and Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has warned against vote-buying in the forthcoming elections. This was as Pastor Bakare urged Nigerians to reject political merchants during the 2023 general polls. Bakare spoke during his State of the Nation broadcast, titled: “Bridging the gap between politics and governance,” […]

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Even with Peter Obi’s presence, Pastor Adeboye keeps mum over 2023 election

Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), went wild with joy and jubilation when Mr. Peter Obi fellowshipped with them at the Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The church members rejoiced greatly when the presence of Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), was announced. Mr. Obi who was making his first […]

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Why Tinubu will win 2023 election ―Deji Adeyanju

Convener of a non-profit group, Concerned Nigerians and popular socio-political commentator based in Abuja, Nigeria, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC), will win the 2023 presidential election. Adeyanju made this known in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Monday. According to the activist, the ruling party will emerge winner […]

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APC’s Propaganda to Exclude Other Parties from 2023 Election, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Anyone who has monitored Nigerian political punditry in the institutional news media and on social media in the last few weeks would be led to suppose that only candidates of the improperly named All Progressives Congress (APC)—who are actually a bunch of opportunistic, conservative fascists— would be participating in the 2023 presidential election. The bulk […]

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