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Why I’ll keep name of my favourite presidential candidate secret – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the name of the candidate who he would prefer to succeed him in 2023 will be kept secret. With months to the 2023 election, there have been speculations…
Mimiko Denies Discussing Vice Presidential Ticket with Tambuwal
The former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has denied any meeting to discuss a vice-presidential ambition with Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State as Nigeria gradually…
Nigeria will collapse if it conducts 2023 poll with 1999 constitution – Afe Babalola
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, said on Tuesday that Nigeria would grind to a halt if it should conduct the 2023 general…
Ekiti 2022: PDP reschedules governorship primaries to January 26
Ahead of the 2022 governorship elections in Ekiti State, the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party has rescheduled the state congress for candidate nomination…
2023: VP Yemi Osinbajo’s Presidential Campaign Billboard Surfaces In Abuja
The presidential campaign billboard of the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has emerged in the federal capital city, Abuja. The presidential campaign banner which was attached to a…
Oyetola, Aregbesola Rift May Affect Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition – MURIC
The rift between Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, is likely to affect the “rumoured” presidential ambition of the national leader of the…
I don’t care whether Nigeria’s next president is Christian or Muslim, says Mike Okonkwo
Mike Okonkwo, founder of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), says religion or tribe should not play a role in electing the country’s next president. The cleric said politicians contesting…
Nigeria Not Ripe For Direct Primaries, Says IPAC
National chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Engr Yabagi Yusuf Sani has said Nigeria does not have the political maturity for the direct primary election model in…
Pressure Mounts On APC Leaders To Shift National Convention
There are fears within the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the leadership of the party may bow to fresh pressure to postpone the party’s national convention billed to hold next…
2023: OPC disowns Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi for presidency
The Oodua Peoples Congress has warned those behind the Mega Accord of 57 civil society groups rooting for the South West pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023 to…
2023: Woman entrepreneur, 38, declares for presidency
A 38-year-old female media entrepreneur, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, has declared her intention to seek a political party’s nomination to contest next year’s presidential election.…
‘Governance isn’t for idle bloggers’ — Kaduna APC hits Shehu Sani
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has taken a swipe at Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, over comments credited to him. While declaring his intention…
Why Jonathan must support Igbo presidency in 2023 – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that the Igbo spirit will be against former President Goodluck Jonathan if he fails to support the realisation of a…
Muslim-Muslim ticket doesn’t matter with Tinubu as APC presidential candidate – Support group
The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said a Muslim-Muslim ticket does not matter if the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola…
The Changing Faces Of INEC In 10 Years
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has evolved in the last 10 years, same way it developed since its creation 23 years ago. A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami…
Kwankwaso, Ganduje Trade Words Over 2019 Gov’ship Election
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and his predecessor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, have renewed hostility over the outcome of the 2019 governorship election which saw…
Buhari’s Aide Welcomes Kwankwaso To APC But Ex-Gov Denies Defecting
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, the Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Muhammadu Buhari, has welcomed a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to the All…
APC Convention Shaky As ‘Cabal’ Plots Consensus
The much anticipated national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for next month is shaky as various tendencies intensify efforts to hijack the party ahead of the 2023…
2023: 57 Yoruba groups meet in Lagos over Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi
Fifty-seven Yoruba groups met in Lagos with a resolve to mobilise the S/West for a pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023. The groups said the people of the South-West will…
2023 presidency: Popular Prophet releases names of APC, PDP candidates
Prophet Joshua Arogun, known for accuracy in prophecies and predictions, has predicted that the Chief Whip of the Senate and eminent businessman, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, and the Rivers…
‘I’ll Clean Up El-Rufai’s Mess’, Shehu Sani Joins Kaduna Guber Race
Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, says he will contest the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state. Speaking in an interview on a radio programme, Sani said he will…
APC Agreed after Merger to Rotate Presidency, Says Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has expressed support for the emergence of a president from the southern part of the country in 2023. Ngige who is a chieftain of the ruling…
Powerful forces imposed Ganduje on Kano in 2019 –Kwankwaso
Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, speaks to ENIOLA AKINKUOTU about his political moves ahead of the 2023 presidential election and other trending issues You were the…
Fayemi, El-Rufai Defend Buhari’s Rejection of Direct Primary
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his Kaduna State counterpart, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai have defended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the direct primary clause in the…