ARMSTRONG ALLAHMGANI, Bauchi – The National Vice President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has said that it will be exercise in futility for any political party to present a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket to Nigerians in the 2023 general election. He said the move is...
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The former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr Anthony Sani, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential race. Sani give the advice while interacting with some newsmen on Monday in Jos, adding that a Muslim-Muslim ticket would...
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...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Sunday said democracy is the best system of government for a country like Nigeria. Governor Mohammed made the remark in his goodwill message to mark the 2022 Democracy Day. He said democracy gives the people the right to...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Borno APC chieftain and senatorial aspirant, Alhaji Idris Gatumbwa Mamman has finally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined forces with the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) alongside his teeming supporters . With his defection, Alhaji Mamman has now be nominated...
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 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...
It is no longer news that the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has, ahead of the 2023 general elections , emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. It is equally relevant to the present discourse to underline that...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has congratulated Governor Bala Mohammed, over his victory at the gubernatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that the rerun PDP gubernatorial primary election took place...
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...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the gruesome terrorist attack and killing of innocent worshippers during a church service at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba condemned the terrorist act in Abuja...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s only interest is to field the best candidate that will defeat other opponents in the 2023 presidential election. Bello said this at a media appearance on Sunday in Abuja, noting that...
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...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the repeat of primaries in Federal and State Constituencies for Lagos, Imo, Benue, Katsina States to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, gave the approval of The National...