By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former Senate President Bukola Saraki and six others as Special Advisers in his presidential campaign team. Abubakar said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe in Abuja on Monday,...
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A political group, Nigeria for BAT (Bola Ahmed Tinubu), on Monday staged a one-million persons’ solidarity walk in Lagos in support of the APC presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The APC supporters, who defied early morning rainfall, also inaugurated its state executive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) Wards Chairmen and Secretaries Forum in Maiduguri, Borno State, Alhaji Kaomi Musa and Secretary of the forum, Mohammed Baba have debunked the rumors making the rounds that they are planning to resign from the ruling party. They...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the 422 member-list released at the weekend is not conclusive. The Director, Media and Publicity of the council, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Onanuga said...
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo , on Monday, adjourned until Oct. 4 the pre-hearing of a petition filed by Gov. Gboyega Oyetola against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the Governor-elect. The Chairman of the tribunal , Justice Tertsea Kume , fixed the date and granted...
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), presidential candidate, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot beat the party in 2023 election. Kachikwu said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. He said that the two major parties stood no...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), earlier scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26, to Wednesday, Sept. 28. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC PC, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja. “The APC Presidential...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Supporters and members of Mustapha Jibrin Tatabe PDP Campaign Group have vowed never to give up its struggle in challenging Abuja Based PDP politicians from Borno and their culprits in court over the replacement of the name of Borno Central Senatorial District Candidate, Mustapha...
Prof Owojecho Omoha, Director General, of the Obi-dient Movement, Nigeria ,says the movement is overwhelmed by the mammoth crowd witnessed at its rally in Abuja. Omoha made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Obi-dient Mega Rally held on Saturday in Abuja...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Saturday said the state would deliver overwhelming votes for Bola Ahmed Tinubu to become the next President in Nigeria in 2023. AbdulRasaq said this on Saturday while unveiling the Independent Presidential Campaign office of the state chapter for North Central Agenda for Asiwaju...
Enugu State will witness “disruptive’’, but positive governance from 2023 if the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Frank Nweke, is elected into office. Nweke, former Minister of Information, gave the assurance on Saturday in Enugu at the end of the party’s ward-level consultative meetings...
The Spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has given reasons for the exclusion of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, from the 422-man list of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. According to him, their absence was...
The release of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council list came with a surprise as a Peoples Democratic Party Senator, Chimaroke Nnamani, was included as a member of the council meant to help the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, achieve victory at the polls. Nnamani, who currently represents...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a 422-member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the commencement of the party’s 2023 presidential campaign to be headed by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the list of members of the council released in Abuja on Saturday, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s...
Dr. Dauda Lawan-Dare on Friday re-emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2023 poll in Zamfara. Lawan-Dare was re-elected with 422 votes in the re-run primary ordered by a Federal High Court in Gusau. Chairman of the PDP Governorship Primary election committee and Kaduna State...
The Appeal Court in Abuja has rejected Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s request to relocate the sitting of the tribunal to Abuja. The Chief Registrar Court of Appeal, Bangari Umar, in a letter titled: RE: PETITION NO, EPT/OS/GOV/01/2022, ADEGBOYEGA ISIAKA OYETOLA & ANOR V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & 2 ORS,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed an appeal challenging the ruling of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court (NIC) Abuja which ordered the lecturers to call off their seven-month-old strike and return to the classrooms. Counsel to ASUU, Mister Femi Falana, based their appeal...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the suit filed by Udom Ekpoudom challenging the APC’s failure to summit his name to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District for the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council says with the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the latest bid by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to become Nigeria’s president in 2023 has hit the rocks. Mr Bayo Onanuga Director, Media and Publicity of the council said this in...
A constitution lawyer, Mr Kayode Ajulo, says three governors from the North are willing to support the presidential bid of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate. Ajulo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, ahead of the...