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2023 presidency: Obasanjo’s son drums up support for Yahaya Bello
Olujuwon Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has asked Nigerians to support Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, for the presidency in 2023. Bello, who is currently serving his second tenure in office,…
PDP’s electoral fraud: Court has vindicated APC, Akpabio – Nabena
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban by the Akwa Ibom High Court was a vindication and confirmation of the…
2023 Presidency and Yahaya Bello’s inordinate ambition
Less than one year into his second term as Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has been nursing presidential ambition for 2023. The governor assumed his second term…
2023: Shelve your presidential ambitions – Arewa Group tells Northern Politicians
A group, the Arewa Mandate Initiative, has said that majority of All Progressives Congress youth groups in the North has endorsed power shift to the South in 2023. The group explained…
2023: Fayemi disowns aide’s stance on excluding presidential aspirants above 60
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says he does not hold the view that presidential aspirants above 60 should be exempted from the 2023 elections. Makinde Araoye, an aide of Fayemi, had made the comment while speaking at…
Politicians above 60 should not be allowed to run for president in 2023 – Governor Fayemi
Amidst speculations that Bola Tinubu is vying for the presidential seat in 2023, chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) Kayode Fayemi says the youth will not give room for any aspirant above 60 years. Since…
Igbo leaders threaten defection if PDP fails to zone presidency to South-East
A group of eminent Nigerians from the South-East geopolitical zone under the auspices of the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation has threatened to mobilise their…
Power should go to south in 2023 — rotation is a covenant between us – Gov. Zulum
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says power should shift to the south in 2023. The governor said this on Thursday while speaking at the presentation of a book by Dakuku Perterside, former director-general of the…
‘We agreed ACN bloc will produce Buhari’s successor’ – Group
The South West Agenda (SWAGA) group has revealed there was a gentleman agreement between the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Action…
PDP says APC hallucinating about retaining power till 2051
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was merely bragging and hallucinating over its dream to retain power for 32 or 36 years.…
APC plots to rule Nigeria till 2047 or 2051
The All Progressives Congress, APC, which has only ruled Nigeria for six years, is plotting to rule at the centre till 2051 or at least…
Committee: My selection, a call to serve APC, Nigeria – Ambode
Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, says his selection as a member of All Progressives Congress 61-member Contact and Strategy Committee is a call to serve the ruling party and the nation. Ambode, who was…
I joined APC because it offers many options – Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, says he joined the All Progressive Congress (APC) because the party “offers too many options”. Daniel spoke on Monday when he was received alongside Oladimeji Bankole, former speaker…
BREAKING: APC Appoints Ambode, 60 Others In 2023 Election Committee
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a new committee ahead of the 2023 general elections. The 61-member Contact/Strategy Committee is…
Anambra election: Groups hold prayer rally for Chukwuma Soludo’s aspiration
Twenty Four political groups working for the actualisation of the governorship aspiration of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, under the aegis of All Soludo Support Groups (ASSG), held…
2023: PDP group calls for zoning
The recommendation that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP should throw the race for its 2023 Presidential ticket open to all Nigerians has been opposed by a pressure group. A review committee led by Governor Bala Mohammed…
APC Chairmanship: Who Are the Candidates?
With the near completion of the registration of new members and the revalidation of old members, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon enter the next stage of her survival struggle and that stage is who…
Joke with Rivers at your peril – Wike tells PDP
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has warned some leaders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ganging up ahead of the 2023 general elections. Wike,…
Gowon pushes for rotational president
The clamour for power shift got a push on Sunday from former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon, who called for zoning and rotational presidency among the six geo-political zones.…
Tinubu will lose control of Lagos – Apostle Okikijesu
Founder and General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, Apostle Paul Okikijesu has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress…
2023: Why I will back PDP’s zoning presidential ticket to North – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says if zoning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the North will cause the party to win the 2023 general election,…
2023: Ungrateful Wike can’t stop Jonathan, says kinsman
A public commentator and kinsman of Dr. Jonathan from Ogbia Local Government Area, Wisdom Ikuli, accused Wike of displaying the highest level of ingratitude with his statement.…
Igbo Presidency not feasible if North doesn’t buy into it – Okupe
A former aide to Ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said Nigeria can have an Igbo president only if…
Zoning debate: More troubles for PDP
The apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned that any political party in the country that denies the zone 2023 presidential ticket will…