Mr Ladipo Johnson, spokesperson of the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign organisation, has dispelled speculations that the candidate is considering backing other candidates. Johnson was reacting to speculations on social media that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Kwankwaso, was considering stepping down for either the PDP...
2023 Election
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday said no vote of confidence can save the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, just as the assurance tool passed by the party’s National Executive Committee in April 2021 failed to save Ayu’s predecessor, Uche Secondus. “I...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before Justice Hadiza Shagari of a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna. The party is challenging the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for Governorship and State Assembly seats published by INEC on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted a grassroots structure for its electioneering campaign for the 2023 general election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba said this at the end of the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party in Abuja. Ologunagba said that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reaffirmed its stand on the report of the monitoring team for APC Yobe North primary election. INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Thursday. ” The attention...
Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, the embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, says he is still a card carrying member of the party. Bilal gave the clarification on Thursday in Yola while reacting to online reports over his alleged defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He...
A factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun, Segun Showunmi, says nobody can buy him over in pursuant of his governorship ambition. Showunmi made the declaration at a pre-campaign news conference on Thursday in Abeokuta. According to him, no one has the resources to buy...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has vowed not to stop talking about the injustice in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because it’s negates the zoning arrangement of the party. Governor Wike said this at the inauguration of the satellite campus of the Rivers State University in Emohua Local Government...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, disclosed the commencement of recruitment of election staff for the 2023 general elections. To this effect, the electoral body stated that it had opened its portal for recruitment, saying that eligible applicants should begin applying for the role. INEC stated this in...
The Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria , Anglican Communion, His Grace Henry Ndukuba has cautioned Nigerians against religious and ethnic politics. Ndukuba gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday at a press conference ahead of the September meeting of the Anglican Standing Committee. He said...
At least 18 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in next year’s elections on Tuesday night met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in a new attempt to resolve the impasse in the party. The candidates arrived the private home of the Rivers governor in Port Harcourt,...
A legal practitioner, Mr Joe Abaagu, has cautioned youths in the country against electoral violence, saying anyone caught will go to jail for two years without option of fine. Abaagu who is the Acting Chairman, Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese, gave the advice in an...
The factional Governorship Candidate of the PDP in Ogun, Otunba Segun Showunmi, says all stakeholders and members of the party will accept the Court’s verdict on its authentic 2023 flagbearer. Showunmi in statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said there was no division in Ogun PDP. He expressed optimism and...
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is of the opinion that Nigeria might be in a very critical position at the moment, however, all hope is far from lost. At an event on Sunday put together by the Columbia Africa Business Club and...
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Enugu State, Uchenna Nnaji, has said that the current crisis rocking the party was predicated on the campaign money for the state. Nnaji revealed this on Sunday at an emergency stakeholders meeting held at the South-East zonal office of the party. He...
A Labour Party chieftain, Pat Utomi, has said Peter Obi’s presidential campaign team will set up donation portals which will be made public by next week. “It is those young people who will give from their allowances, what they earn working here; $10 but these portals are not up...
Major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State have said that the party is not ready for the 2023 general elections in the state. Arising from a stakeholders meeting on Sunday in Enugu, the party chieftains reiterated their resolve to institute a caretaker committee to oversee...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba says there is no immediate threat to the conduct of the 2023 general elections. The I-G gave the assurance in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Baba, the assurance...
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman and leader of People’s Redemption Party (PRP), has urged women and youths to be agents of peace to ensure rancor -free 2023 general elections. Jega gave the charge on Sunday while commissioning the PRP Youth and Women Wing office in Birnin Kebbi, the...
As Nigerians reflect on the polity, barely 24 days to the takeoff of campaigns for the 2023 general elections, Osita Okechukwu, Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) says Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has boxed itself into irretrievable tight corner. Okechukwu, also a chieftain of the APC, said this when...