The Governor of Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike have arrived the Peoples Democratic Party’s headquarters in Abuja. Their purpose is to attend the party’s vice presidential screening. More to follow . . .
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, is confident that former President Atiku Abubakar will win the presidential election in 2023. He also declared that Atiku, who is contesting the election on the PDP platform, will beat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Barring any last-minute changes, APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, will on Wednesday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 14, unveil their running mates for the 2023 Presidential election. According to reports, Tinubu will conclude his consultations with APC Governors on Tuesday, June 14, and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A PDP chieftain in Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua has congratulated the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming election. Prince Afegbua in a statement on Sunday also congratulated the APC...
First, let me congratulate all Nigerians on this Democracy Day. We must also congratulate ourselves that Nigeria has endured uninterrupted representative democracy since 1999. I have used the word “endure” deliberately, because much more has happened in the last 23 years that could have forced undemocratic interventions in the...
History does matter. ‘It has a way of repeating itself’, and has shown clearly that ordinary calculation can be upturned by extra-ordinary personalities. In the case of Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta state, the ancient argument whether circumstance or personality shapes events are settled in...
Nigerian presidential candidates; Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are among dignitaries invited to grace an event to pay tributes to the late MKO Abiola on June 12. Anthony Kila, chairman of the event’s organising committee, announced this in a statement on Friday. On June 12, 1993, Abiola...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set a June 17th, 2022 deadline for presidential candidates to name their running mates. It also set a July 15th deadline for state elections. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this in a statement on the commission’s social media pages. “Similarly, the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mocked Bola Ahmed Tinubu after he clinched the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, signed by Debo Ologunagba, its National Publicity Secretary, PDP also accused Tinubu of being desperate for keys to the...
I had refrained from making comments on the claim by Governor Nyesom Wike that he was betrayed by his colleagues from the south because of my belief that in a matter of days, the accusation would wear off. But with many people, especially on social media, pushing the narrative,...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, on Wednesday met with governors elected on the platform of the party to strategise on securing victory for PDP in the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, told newsmen after...
The Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Joseph Bassey, has congratulated Sen. Bola Tinubu for emerging as the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress primary election. Bassey, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar, said that...
The Consolidation Ambassadors (TCA), says only former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu can defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar during the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The group said this in a statement titled, “Our Stand,” signed by Dr. Adelanke Peter, issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina. He said for...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has inaugurated a 22-man Reconciliatory Committee to reconcile aggrieved individuals within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Speaking on Monday at the Exco Chamber of the Government House, Bauchi, the governor, while inaugurating...
Tonto Dikeh, the controversial Nollywood actress, has slammed a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri after being compared to a presidential aspirant and National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Omokri, while reacting to the viral video of Tinubu saying Buhari would...
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Monday meet with the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the selection of his running mate and strategy for winning the February 25, 2023 presidential election. A ranking member of the BoT confided in one of our correspondents...
One inherent ‘sorrow’ associated with public leadership across the globe is that once a citizen is elevated to such a position, either through election or appointment, he loses his/her right to private living. Closely associated with this challenge is that such public offices particularly in Nigeria have lately become...
Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Farouk Aliyu, on Wednesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has five potential candidates that can defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s flagbearer in 2023. Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s ex-Vice President emerged as the PDP candidate for next year’s general election, after...
Atiku Abubakar has received his certificate of return as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), calling on party members to work together in their mission to rescue Nigeria from the “misrule” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former vice president said this on Wednesday at...
BY RICHARD ABU, Abuja – The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Wali Jibrin has expressed happiness over the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the flag bearer of the party in the forthcoming 2023 general election. Senator Jibrin in his congratulatory...