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Presidency: Why I Chose Tinubu Over Atiku – PDP Senator
Former Governor of Enugu state and Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has said he chose to campaign for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola…
Obi’s movement is on social media | Northern APC governors won’t back Atiku – Gov. Sule
Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa state governor, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not wary of the popularity of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party(LP). Speaking in an…
My support was for Osinbajo, not Tinubu – Naja’atu Mohammed
Naja’atu Mohammed, a politician and renowned activist recently resigned as a Director in the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. She speaks with DIRISU YAKUBU on dumping the APC…
Redesigned naira deadline: Tinubu in Benin lauds Buhari’s extension of deadline
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu late Sunday took his campaign to Benin City where he held a town hall meeting with political leaders, social groups…
Again, Buhari pledges credible polls
President Muhammadu Buhari’s weekend reiterated his commitment to free, fair and credible 2023 general elections, urging citizens to exercise their civic rights and elect candidates of their choice. The…
Pyrates disown viral video on 2023 presidential candidate
The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity has distanced itself from lyrics of a viral video targeting one of the presidential candidates. Aside from disowning the video, the group stated…
Buhari tackling problems others ran from, says Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed insinuations of disagreement between him and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd),…
Osinbajo’s absence at campaign not worrisome –Lagos APC
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress has said that the absence of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s will not have any effect on the party. It said the party was not…
Powerful Forces Threaten Chances Of Benue APC Governorship Candidate
The verdict of the Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi on the governorship candidature of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has thrown… The verdict of the Court of Appeal sitting in…
PDP goes after Wike’s loyalists, targets Gov Ikpeazu
After months of uncertainty over what the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee intends to do with recalcitrant party members aligned with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and four of his…
Police get N64bn for elections, deploy APCs, others
A total of N64bn has been approved for the Nigeria Police Force as operations fund for security management for the forthcoming general elections. This is as the Force Headquarters has dispatched anti-riot…
What to expect if Tinubu or Atiku wins — Sheikh Gumi
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric, who is known for his contact with bandits and herdsmen terrorizing the North-West and North-Central parts of Nigeria, in the second part of his…
Northern Group Hails Naja’atu, Urges Support For Atiku
A group, Northern Democratic Movement for Good Governance (NDMG), has called on patriotic Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion to rally round the candidature of… A group, Northern Democratic…
Sanwo-Olu to boycott guber debate, says he can’t share stage with PDP ‘agents of violence’
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says he would no longer…
Justice Kume shouldn’t have gone so ‘low, low, low’ in Osun judgement – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun has faulted the use of the popular ‘Buga’ lyric by the Tertsea Kume-led Election Petition Tribunal which ousted Ademola Adeleke as the elected governor of the state in its…
Emilokan All About Selfish Interest, Tinubu Wasting His Time – Ebenezer Babatope
A former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope on Saturday said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is just wasting his time by saying it is…
I have no friction with President Buhari – Tinubu tells APC supporters in Zamfara
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
BREAKING: INEC Extends PVC Collection Deadline
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5, 2023. INEC had pegged January 31 as the deadline for the…
Jandor’s campaign: PDP, APC trade blames over Surulere attacks
The PDP and APC in Lagos State have disagreed over the alleged attacks on the campaign train of the PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state.…
‘Fake news’ — Nwankwo Kanu denies endorsing Tinubu
Nwankwo Kanu, former Super Eagles forward, says he did not endorse any candidate contesting for president. In a video posted on his Twitter page on Friday, Kanu urged Nigerians to regard claims of his…
THE AFTERMATH: Will Oyetola immediately take over from Adeleke after tribunal verdict?
The Osun governorship election petition tribunal on Friday sacked Ademola Adeleke as governor of the state. Mixed reactions have since trailed news of the judgement with discussions of the matter making…
Tribunal judgement a phase in struggle to liberate Osun, says Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has described the judgement given by the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal nullifying the election of Adémólá Adeleke, as…
Varsities can’t be forced to close for elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it doesn’t have the power to compel universities to declare holidays in order to enable students to vote during the forthcoming general elections. The media…
UK based group declares support for Teslim Kolawole Folarin for Oyo State Governor
A UK based coalition of international advocates for good governance in Nigeria has thrown its full support behind the…