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Supreme Court verdict: Yahaya Bello offers special thanks to Allah (Video)
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi offered an improvised prayer to the Almighty Allah on Monday after two Supreme Court judgments affirming his victory in the November 2019 election. A video that has gone viral shows the governor…
2023 presidency: I won’t hesitate to serve Nigeria if given the opportunity, says Orji Kalu
Orji Kalu, senate chief whip, says he would not hesitate to serve as Nigeria’s president if given the opportunity by the electorate. Kalu made the remark in Minna during a private visit to two former leaders of the country — …
“An Igbo man should never be made president of Nigeria” – Tunde Ednut
Social media influencer Tunde Ednut has courted controversy on social media, after stating that an Igbo man should not be allowed as President of Nigeria. Taking to his Instagram page, Tunde Ednut gave reasons why he dreads an Igbo man…
Alao-Akala is Oyo APC leader
After two months of intrigues, more members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have embraced the reconciliation efforts of the committee led by former Governor Adebayo…
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Kogi Gov. Bello’s election
The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State. In a unanimous judgment delivered a moment ago, the court’s…
2023: Concede presidency to South-East – Igbo lawyers beg Nigerians
A group of lawyers under the aegis of League of Igbo Youth Lawyers (LIYOLAW) has called on Nigerians to concede the presidency to the South-East in 2023. It said Nigeria stood a…
Jonathan’s weakness killed Igbo presidency – Frank Kokori
Frank Kokori, former secretary-general of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has accused ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of failing to create a…
Don’t be scared, Buhari has assured of fair, peaceful election – Obaseki tells voters
The Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 19, 2020 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, has called on voters to come out en…
2023: Agege, Oshodi-Isolo Leaders Stand For Obasa
The Leadership of the Obasa Movement led by Chief Bisi Odeomu stormed Oshodi-Isolo on Saturday 29th August, 2020. The visitation was graced by APC Leaders and numerous…
Lagos APC slates primaries for Thursday
Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Sunday that it has not picked candidates for the Lagos East senatorial and Kosofe Constituency 2 House of Assembly by-elections. The two…
2023: Retooling the Battle for APC’s Soul
The various contending forces in the All Progressives Congress are beginning to retool ahead of a renewed battle for the soul of the party, writes Chuks Okocha With the…
From Banking to Politics…Abiru on the Move Again
Vision with means is a dependably handy thing. Where others—who have little or no foresight—may reach the end of their means and find themselves lost, others might run the length of…
Anxiety in Kogi as Supreme Court decides Bello’s fate on Monday
An air of uneasiness currently envelops Kogi State as parties to the dispute over the last governorship election in the state anxiously await the verdict of the Supreme Court scheduled to be…
2023: Lawan, Dangote, Kalu most preferred candidates — Foreign Intelligence Agencies
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, are the three persons favoured to rule…
2023: Igbo president’ll transform Nigeria, says Nwodo
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on Friday, predicted that Nigeria would witness a turnaround in its fortunes if a president of Igbo extraction emerges in 2023. Nwodo, who stated this in congratulatory…
Igbo Presidency Group Names 11 Igbos Who Should Contest In 2023
An Igbo presidency group led by a Yoruba man has listed 11 Igbos they say are “qualified to be presented as presidential candidates in 2023 general elections”. NAIJA NEWS NG reports that the Dr.…
Lagos East bye-election: APC settles for ex-Polaris Bank boss, Abiru
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has confirmed that a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Tokunbo Abiru, is the party’s consensus candidate for the…
Jimoh Ibrahim joins APC, declares PDP dead in Ondo
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim has declared the party dead in Ondo after joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim stated the strategy he used…
Edo 2020: We will ensure free, credible, transparent poll ― INEC chairman
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, has promised that the commission would ensure the coming election in Edo state was credible, in…
Edo 2020: Oba of Benin to invite candidates for peace pact
APPARENTLY worried by the violent dimension that campaigns are going, the Oba of Benin Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Square II Thursday, said he would invite all the…
Polaris Bank CEO, Tokunbo Abiru, picks APC senatorial nomination form (Photos)
After weeks of speculations, out-going managing director cum chief executive officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Tokunbo Abiru, has finally picked his nomination form under the All…
2023: See Primate Ayodele’s Message To Asiwaju Tinubu
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after indications have revealed that the astute…
Factors that will shape Ondo poll
Preparations for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State are gradually taking shape. It is going to be another face-off between the two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN)…
Edo poll: The looming bloodbath
In the last couple of weeks, political bickering in Edo State ahead the September 19 governorship election has left nothing to be desired. With rate the desperation by political actors, there are…