Democracy is about choices and freedoms. In a pluralistic nation such as Nigeria, democracy is also about inclusivity, social justice and fairness. The latter consideration brought to bear the principle of rotation and zoning in this dispensation. The need for stability and unity has become a big issue in...
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By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, over 5, 000 All Progressives Congress (APC) members have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the northern senatorial zone. The defectors include former APC wards and chapter officers, women leaders, leaders of Hausa community in Ogoja, Yala,...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has resolved to mobilise people from the grassroots to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) before the July 30th expiration deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The state Commissioner for Works,...
Senators from opposition parties have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country. They also threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against the President should he fail to address the insecurity within the period given by the lawmakers. The Minority Leader of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in celebrating with former Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. President Buhari hailed the political leader, whose profile reflects his dedication to...
Those who, along with Ahmed Bola Tinubu, conjured the ill wind of a Muslim – Muslim ticket for the All Progressives Congress (APC) heading into the 2023 Presidential elections must by now be gnawing their nails and gnashing their teeth in anguished regret. This is given the whiplash of...
The increased efficiency of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) at the July 16 Osun governorship poll, is an indication that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is on its way to conduct a credible 2023 general elections. Unlike the Anambra, Ekiti governorship elections and the FCT Area Council...
The recent blame game between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new twist with the latest jab coming from the former vice president’s camp. In a statement on Saturday, Atiku’s media adviser,...
The Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate is not prepared for the job. Mr Bayo Onanuga, TCO Director, Media and Communications, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to comments made by Atiku in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has said all Nigerians should feel great pity and sadness for the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu noted that in his desperate attempt to win the 2023 election by stoking religious...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A federal lawmaker representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani in the House of Representatives, Hon Eta Mbora, has called on The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members to do away with bickerings arising from party primaries and form a united front ahead of 2023. Hon. Mbora stated unequivocally...
By RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A senatorial hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, says he remain a committed member of the ruling party despite dragging it to court over alleged electoral fraud . Barrister Magaji stated this on Friday shortly after the hearing of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Senator Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to withdraw from the 2023 presidential election. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Abuja. Mr. Ologunagba said the party believed that the APC presidential...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the unity, security and prosperity of the country will matter most to him beyond his days in office as President. The president, who made his feelings known at a meeting with the stakeholders in Abuja,...
Nigerians on Friday started a challenge called the #BishopChallenge to mock the APC over claims they hired fake clerics to dress in religious regalia at the unveiling of the party’s Vice Presidential candidate. On Wednesday, July 20, Nigerians expressed outrage when photos of the “clerics” at the APC event were...
Elections In Osun, Ekiti and Anambra, proof of my irreversible commitment to credible polls – Buhari
Elections In Osun, Ekiti and Anambra, proof of my irreversible commitment to credible polls – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja declared that the off-season elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States have confirmed his Administration’s irreversible commitment to credible and violence-free polls in the country. Receiving a delegation from Nasarawa State, the President urged the electorate to vote the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Osun Government says the claim by the Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the state government officials were diverting and looting government assets and property, is not true. Adeleke had, in a statement by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, warned Gov....
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) for hiring unknown clerics to attend the unveiling of its vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. According to CAN, the party showed total desperation, and termed the act as disappointing. CAN broke its silence on the matter in...
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr Osita Okechukwu has taken a swipe at the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for accusing the ruling party of stealing his idea to reform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). While reacting to the...
Videos of how some fake bishops allegedly hired by the All Progressives Congress, APC attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the party’s vice presidential candidate has emerged on social media. Recall that Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, unveiled the former Borno State governor as his running mate...