Browsing Category
Politics
Stop your threat, blackmail on power shift – ACF tells Akeredolu, others
The pan-Northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, came hard on Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and other southerners for insisting that the 2023 president must come from…
Contesting Presidency Is A War I Can’t Win – Shina Peller
House of Representatives member, Shina Peller whose Presidential campaign posters flooded some parts of Nigeria, says he cannot go into the race. The lawmaker currently representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/…
Kano APC Crisis: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement Today
The Supreme Court will today deliver its judgement on the crisis rocking the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Daily Trust reports that the party has two factions in the state and while…
Only Igbo president can fix Nigeria… but they see us as fools – Cubana Chief Priest
Cubana Chief Priest, the nightlife promoter, has joined calls for a president of Igbo extraction in 2023.…
2023: Consensus plan unsettles APC, protesters warn against imposition
• Aspirants number hits 30, 12 pick forms, Amosun unfolds six-point agenda The All Progressives Congress has begun moves to adopt the consensus method at its presidential primary due to the high number of…
I am the most prepared presidential aspirant – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said he was the most prepared of all aspirants in the 2023 presidential election. Osinbajo made the submission on Thursday in Yenagoa when he paid a courtesy visit on the…
Tinubu behind Sanwo-Olu, GAC insists as controversy surrounds second-term bid
• Only gov has picked nomination form – Lagos APC CONTROVERSY has surrounded the second term bid of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. While the Governor’s Advisory Council maintained that it has…
BREAKING: Deadline for primaries will NOT be extended, INEC tells political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the conduct of primaries remains “firm and fixed”…
Support groups buy N100m nomination form for Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
Kaduna: El-Rufai Anoints Uba Sani, Drops Dattijo, Others
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has endorsed Senator Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election in the state. Daily Trust…
Drama, knocks as Lagos Senator Yayi, seeking Ogun seat, weeps before constituents
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, senator representing Lagos West…
Jimoh Ibrahim joins Ondo South senate race
Business mogul, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, joined the race for Ondo South Senatorial District on Wednesday when he picked the N20 million expression of interest and nomination forms of All Progressives Congress, APC at the…
Zulum gets N50m cheque for APC forms, agrees to run for second term
Governor Babagana Zulum said he has accepted the calls by civil servants, clubs and associations to contest for a second term in office after receiving N50 million cheque to buy All Progressives Congress (APC)…
My presidential aspiration not a betrayal of Tinubu, says Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, says his presidential aspiration is not an act of betrayal of his erstwhile political associate, Bola Tinubu. He spoke on Wednesday when he featured on Channels…
‘I won’t let Nigeria sink’ — Akpabio joins presidential race
Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, has declared his intention to run for president on the platform of the All…
Multiple candidates threaten southern presidency, leaders warn 24 aspirants
In a bid to ensure that the South produces the next President, leaders in the South-East and the South-West are expected to meet separately on Thursday and Friday, The PUNCHhas learnt. The leaders of the pan-Igbo…
Nigeria’s current situation needs a mad man to make things better, says Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers and presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the current state of affairs in the country requires urgent solutions. He spoke on Wednesday…
2023: APC extends sale of nomination forms to May 10
THE All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, on Wednesday, extended the party’s sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2023 general elections to Tuesday, May 10, 2022. This is…
2023: I’ll serve Nigeria with all my heart, Osinbajo pledges
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday in Taraba, said if given the opportunity to lead the country, he would serve with all his heart. He also noted that Nigerians would not regret electing him into office but would…
‘The more the merrier’ — Tinubu speaks on number of APC presidential hopefuls
Bola Tinubu, presidential hopeful of the All Progressive Congress (APC), says the growing number of people seeking the party’s presidential ticket is good for democracy. The former Lagos state governor said this…
Niger Delta Agitators Nominate Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele As Presidential Candidate
Niger Delta Agitators have nominated Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele as its candidate to run in the 2023…
2023: Wike Visits Yar’Adua’s Mum In Katsina
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, paid a visit to Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, the mother of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in Katsina. Wike, who is also a presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples…
FULL SPEECH: Fayemi declares for president
No vision of national prosperity however impeccable or programme of national transformation however comprehensive can deliver the…
I’m supporting SDP… the party’s manifesto is good for Nigeria – Atedo Peterside
Ahead of the 2023 elections, Atedo Peterside, the founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and president of the Anap Foundation, says he is supporting the Social Democratic Party (SDP). According to Peterside, he considered…