BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A Federal High Court In Lafia has adjourned to Friday July 22, for hearing on an electoral fraud suit brought before it by a Senatorial hopeful, Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji. Barr. Magaji is praying the court to nullify the result of the senatorial primary...
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Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent the Presidential Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has debunked a report making the rounds on social media that he plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general election. Osinbajo’s spokesman Laolu Akande, who debunked the report in a statement issued on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Borno Central led by Governor Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, endorsed the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Kaka Lawan, as the sole candidate to contest for the Borno Central Senatorial election come 2023. The endorsement was...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor, Ben Ayade, on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) for Cross River North Senatorial District election come 2023. Governor Ayade was elected at a primary by-election conducted at Ogoja Local Governmet headquarters. He emerged unopposed as he was...
A political support group, Project 37 for Tinubu- Shettima, says it has activated campaigns in the 774 local government areas in the country. Project 37 says the move will ensure the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima as president and vice president, come 2023. Project 37...
Thirteen political parties on Wednesday signed a peace accord toward peaceful conduct of the July 16 Osun governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties included the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Action Alliance (AA). Speaking at the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Council Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Soko State, Hon Idris Mohammad Gobir has emerged as the running mate to Sokoto All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Hon Ahmad Aliyu. Addressing newsmen at the party Secretariat, the state party chairman, Hon...
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has endorsed presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Speaking on Yoruba Gbode, an online radio programme, Adebanjo said only Peter Obi can rule independently among the current crop of presidential candidates. The Afenifere leader also accused Presidential candidate...
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has released a preliminary findings on its recently concluded Governance Assessment of Gov. Gboyega Oyetola’s administration in Osun. NGIJ’s National Secretary, Mr AbdulRahman Aliagan who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the preliminary report contained majorly the Data Analysis of questionnaires administered during...
The Ghana chapter of the APC says Nigerians must rise above religious bigotry and have faith in Sen. Bola Tinubu’s wisdom in choosing a Muslim as a running mate. The Chairman of the chapter, Mr Oghenosa Micheletti, in his congratulatory message on Tuesday to Tinubu, APC Presidential Candidate for...
Veteran Nigerian actor Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned his membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for 2023. The actor made this known on his official Instagram page. He stated that APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket would permanently destroy the political viability of Christians in the north...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Bishop of Calabar, Anglican Communion, Professor Nneoyi Egbe has described as unjust, and wrong for a secular state such as Nigeria to allow any presidential candidate to nominate a Christian-Christian ticket or Muslim-Muslim tickets. “We absolutely do not , will not and cannot...
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan and North East caucus of the APC has congratulated Sen. Kashim Shettima on his nomination as 2023 vice presidential candidate of the party. Shettima is running mate to APC presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu. Lawan in a statement on behalf of the...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHU, Bauchi – As the controversy over All Progressive Congress (APC) continues on an APC Presidential Muslim candidate choosing a Presidential Muslim running mate, Hon. Jibrin Adamu, a public commentator has described the development as another regional rhetoric. He spoke to our North-East Editor, Austine Tsenzughul. At...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has denied the reports making the rounds that its National Legal Adviser, Mr Ahmad El-Marzuq has resigned from the party. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja while reacting to the purported reports which...
NNPP Presidential Candidate, Snator Rabiu Kwankwaso has declared his support Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win the 2023 Presidential Elections if he senses he cannot get it. Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State stated this during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday night. He spoke after Tinubu announced...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur has congratulated the former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima over his emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Hon. Kadufur in a statement issued on Sunday, said he is very...
Peter Gregory Obi and Datti Yusuf Baba-Ahmed joint ticket has all the required capacity to unlock the chains of captivity Nigerians have been caged in by selfish politicians in a corrupt riddled economy for so long and to liberate them. With the opportunity the Labour Party has given Nigerians...
A leading support group for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu 2023 presidential ambition, Nigeria Diaspora For Asiwaju (NDA), has congratulated former Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima on his emergence as Running-Mate to All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2023 general elections. NDA in it’s congratulatory message...