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Sanwo-Olu declares four-day holiday for civil servants to collect PVCs
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared January 24 to 27 work-free days to enable civil servants to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards. According to a memo issued on Tuesday by Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the…
Dino Melaye under fire for calling Tinubu ‘an emergency Muslim’
Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has fired back at Dino Melaye. Melaye, the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Management…
Benchers Chair Asks N/Assembly To Remove INEC Power To Review Results
The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has asked the National Assembly to remove section 65 of the Electoral Act, which empowers chief returning officers to review their decisions…
‘A leopard can’t change its skin’ — Keyamo hits Atiku for promising PDP members contracts
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress…
2023: Nigerians worried elections will be violent, inconclusive –Abdulsalami
The National Peace Committee Chairman, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said that Nigerians are highly worried about their safety after the February 25 – March 11 general election. According to the…
‘Rich people’ are biggest problem of Nigeria – Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso said the rich people are the biggest problem of Nigeria. Kwankwaso, a former two-term governor of Kano stated this while…
Corruption, Drug Allegations: Withdraw from presidential race now – NNPP tells Atiku, Tinubu
THIRTY- SEVEN days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has asked the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and…
You must win your polling booths to get appointments, contracts from me — Atiku tells supporters
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday told members of the party that they must win their polling booths if they want to get appointments and contracts in his administration if he…
Tinubu promises women 35% if elected
Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised women 35 per cent representation at all tiers of government should APC…
We Won’t Stop Elections In S’East, Says MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has promised not to disrupt the February 25-March 11 general election in the South East, urging eligible voters to come out to…
SPV Saga: Apologise To Me Or Risk Exposure, Atiku Tells Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday threatened to furnish Nigerians with a compendium of alleged corrupt practices involving the…
Only New Party Can Solve Nigeria’s Problems –Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) can’t solve the problems of Nigeria. Obasanjo, who said the two leading parties…
We’re not mobilising corps members to work for Makinde – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked the allegation that the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, in collaboration with NYSC management in Oyo State is…
Video: Make me 1st Yoruba First Lady, Atiku’s wife woos Ogun people
Titi Abubakar, the wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has pleaded with the people of Ogun state to vote for her husband so that she can become the…
‘I’m a PhD holder, not a trader’ — Kwankwaso aims dig at Obi in Chatham House speech
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has taken a swipe at Peter Obi, the standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP). Speaking at Chatham House in the United…
Court strikes out suit seeking Tinubu’s disqualification over Muslim-Muslim ticket
A federal high court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu from the south-west and Kashim…
Reject My Husband If He Underperforms After Four Years – Oluremi Tinubu
Wife of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has advised Nigerians to “drive out” her husband after four years if he is elected and fail to perform. Tinubu made…
I scored zero in APC primary with true identity, original credentials – Bakare tells Tinubu
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has hit back at the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bakare in statement queried APC for responding to his state of the nation address, which they described…
Agbakoba writes INEC, seeks clarification on criteria for winning presidential election
Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify section 134 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) which specifies the…
I Will Change Adamawa’s Fortunes – Binani
The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in…
Eti-Osa: Obanikoro’s Son, Banky W Set For Replay Battle
With less than 50 days for the election of federal lawmakers, the…
You Didn’t Lead Economic Mgt Team – Ezekwesili Tells Atiku
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has knocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, for claiming to be the head of the Economic Management Team while…