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Ohanaeze rejects PDP’s no-zoning report, insists on Igbo presidency
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on the Peoples Democratic Party to withdraw the Bala Mohammed-led committee report which recommended that the 2023 presidential ticket of…
Shoot me If I fail as Nigeria’s president – Doyin Okupe
Dr Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he is ready to face a firing squad if…
Court orders INEC to issue Ararume certificate of return
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume a certificate of return within 72 hours.…
I don’t have a political father – Governor Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said he has no political father, adding that it was God who made him a governor and not a human being. Makinde stated this on Tuesday at the pan-Yoruba Congress at Mapo Hall,…
2023 president: PDP panel dashes South’s zoning hope
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hoping for zoning of the 2023 Presidential ticket to South may be disappointed. This is because…
5000 PDP youths endorse Wike for 2023 presidency
Over 5000 Peoples’ Democratic Party youths in the Southwest on Wednesday called on the leadership of the party to pick the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike as running mate for its…
Another Ogun Reps member joins APC
Another member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jimoh Yusuf on Wednesday joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the African…
INEC set to engage National Assembly on alteration of electoral constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it will soon engage the leadership of the National Assembly on the division, revision and alteration of electoral…
2023: Ogoni, Kalabari leaders plot power shift in Rivers
Some leaders of Ogoni and Kalabari, two of the major ethnic groups in Rivers have vowed to ensure that that there is ‘power shift’ in the State in 2023. Specifically, the leaders have agreed to work to ensure that a member of…
Edo PDP chair demands zoning of presidential ticket to south-south
Tony Aziegbemi, chairman of the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the presidential ticket should be zoned to the south-south. Addressing journalists at the first anniversary of the state…
Atiku asks court to dismiss suit seeking to bar him from vying for presidency
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, to dismiss a suit seeking to bar him from vying for the presidency. Atiku, who was the…
Ex-GTBank MD, Adaramodu joins Ekiti guber race
The former Deputy Managing Director of the Guarantee Trust Bank, Mr. Kayode Adaramodu, has declared intention to contest the Ekiti governorship poll in 2022 on the…
2023: Even If I Am Contesting I Can’t Start Campaign Now – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he is focused on delivering on the various railway projects across the country and not the 2023 election. Amaechi, who…
Ex-Speaker, Dimeji Bankole set to join APC
Dimeji Bankole, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, is set to cross carpet to the ruling All Progressive Congress. The former speaker from Ogun State met with Chairman,…
2023: Igbos in Lagos urge Tinubu to run
The Igbo speaking community in Lagos State has urged the former governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to…
BoT Hands Secondus Lifeline, to Serve Out Tenure
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said it would ensure that the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and members of the National…
Igbos Abandon Presidential Ambition, Settle For Tinubu
The Igbo speaking community in Lagos State has urged the former governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to contest for the…
Real Reason I Joined APC – Ihejirika
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Gen. Azubuike O. Ihejirika (Rtd) has revealed the real reason he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). On February 15,…
Group describes Tinubu best successor for Buhari
A pro-Tinubu group, the Nigerian Youths Movement for Tinubu (NYMT), has tipped the former Lagos governor to run for the office…
PDP, APC at loggerheads over 2023
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday gave reasons while the power pendulum will swing in their…
Alleged planned defection: Makinde cannot be trusted – Coalition
A coalition of political groups in Oyo State has vowed to resist attempts by Governor Seyi Makinde to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
2023: PDP Is The Only Part That Can Save Nigeria – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the only part that can save the country from the security challenges facing it. Speaking on Monday during the commissioning of…
Four million registered with APC in Kano – Governor Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said about four million people have so far registered as members of the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing membership registration /re-validation exercise in the State.…
APC registers 2.5 million members in Kano
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far registered about 2.5 million members in the ongoing membership registration/revalidation in the state. This is contained in a…