A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Sept. 14 to hear a suit filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the date after granting a motion on notice for an extension of...
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The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is considering a government of national unity and tax rebate, if elected president in 2023. The former vice disclosed this in a statement he personally issued on Tuesday in Kano and made available to...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in 2023 polls, has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. The meeting is in continuation of Tinubu’s nationwide consultation with critical stakeholders ahead of the 2023 elections. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and one of APC’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered for fresh elections to be conducted for the election of candidate for House of Representatives for Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency of Borno State. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jude Dagat, in her judgement ordered...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, has urged the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alh. Makarfi, who made call the during Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, Said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has donated N50 million to victims of flooding at Kantin-Kwari market in Kano. He made the donation on Monday, in Kano at an event to receive Ex-Kano State Governor, Sen. Ibrahim Shakarau, into the fold of the party from...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria (COCSON) has debunked media reports that over 19,500 registered members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have decamped to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State. Recalled That on Saturday, the media space was...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in President Muhammadu Buhari’s Katsina North Senatorial zone has been hit by defections, as many of its registered members have decamped to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It was learnt that about 19,500 registered APC members were received by the PDP in Baure and...
The personalities and qualities of political pioneers are known to completely influence political sentiment and leadership. Nyesom Wike, Rivers Governor and one of the political leaders of recent times, exemplifies three qualities voters should expect in leaders: competence, fairness, and legitimacy. A political leader must be seen as someone...
As Delta marks 31 years of its creation, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation in the state has said the party will kick the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) out of power come 2023. In a statement in Abuja on Saturday by Mr Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and...
The unexpected happened in Ogun on Friday as loyalists of progressives politicians defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors were loyalists of former Gov. Segun Osoba, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, and sitting Gov. Dapo Abiodun. Other decampees to the PDP resigned their membership of the Labour Party...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has issued two weeks ultimatum to the Governor Bala Mohammed led administration to reverse the lease of Zaranda and Wikki Hotels and the sale of some companies in the state. The opposition party in the state...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his consultations ahead of the 2023 elections are in the best interest of the nation. The governor had in the past few days met with top politicians in the country including the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; the Peoples...
The Indian iconic leader, Mahatma Gandhi, once observed; ‘Nobody shakes hands with a clenched fist.’ The nation’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been embroiled in crisis since its special national convention, which produced Atiku Abubakar as its preferred presidential candidate. Recall that Governor Nyeson Wike...
A member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, that was prosecuted by the Rivers State Government this year for allegedly promoting cultism in the state, has declared support for the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta...
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has outlined “important” areas Nigeria must tackle “aggressively” for a greater economy. According to the former governor of Anambra State, investment in intangible assets such as education and power are critical for economic renaissance. “What we need to do is the two most...
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, granted permission to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) permission to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan the voters’ register used for the...
The Atikulated Global Movement (AGM) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will restore hope in the country by addressing Nigeria’s security and economic challenges, if elected in the 2023 presidential election. Hajiya Maryam Atiku-Abubakar, group National Leader said this at the inauguration of a movement to unite former aspirants and...
A former Information Minister Professor Jerry Gana on Friday urged Governor Nyesom Wike not to be weighed down by those who may have “disappointed” him recently, expressing optimism that the Rivers State leader will rule Nigeria in the future. Professor Gana, who praised Wike for his “sustained emphasis on...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The former Anambra Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has defected to the Labour Party (LP). Mr. Ozigbo announced his defection from the party in a statement issued on Friday in Awka. He said: “There comes a defining moment...