Poll predicting Obi’s victory dubious – APC campaign council

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has faulted the poll predicting the likely victory of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during next year’s election. A poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Polls and commissioned by the Atedo N. A. Peterside Foundation showed Obi would win if Nigeria’s presidential election was held today. The […]

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2023: Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku, Kwankwaso in poll

A poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Polls and commissioned by the Atedo N. A. Peterside Foundation has shown that Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party would win if Nigeria’s presidential election held today. The poll which was conducted this month points to a three-horse presidential race between Obi, Bola Tinubu of the All […]

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The next President Nigeria needs – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has counselled Nigerians to elect someone who would take Nigeria as a project and not compromise the interest of the country for personal aggrandizement. Fielding questions from newsmen at the Uphill residence of former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar after a courtesy visit, Jonathan advised Nigerians, especially the youths to […]

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PDP may break if Ayu does not resign, Bode George warns

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George has warned that the opposition party may lose next year’s presidential election to crisis. He said the way and manner the protracted leadership crisis is resolved will determine the fate of the platform in 2023 polls. George, warned that PDP may be polarised and […]

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Buhari rewards victorious athletes with N200m, National Honours – Update

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved National Honours and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. Speaking at a presidential reception in honour of the athletes, the President said his government is committed to rewarding excellence, no less for members of Team Nigeria who ignited […]

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Burna Boy appears on popular US TV show

Burna Boy was recently a guest on the popular American TV show: ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ where he spoke on his newest project — the “Love Damini” album and the processes involved in weaving it all together. After an animated and interactive session punctuated with pockets of great humour, laughter and camaraderie, Burna […]

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Buhari rewards Amusan, Brume, others with honours, N200m

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting Tobi Amusan with national honour; Photo: Bashir Ahmad, Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, approved National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger,OON, and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. At an award ceremony held at the […]

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Atiku, Wabara meet aggrieved governors, Makinde demands Ayu’s exit

The newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Senate President, Chief Adolphus Wabara, has begun crucial moves to save the main opposition party from imminent collapse. As a result, he is leading a delegation of the PDP BoT, comprising some former governors, ex-deputy governors, ex-ministers and other […]

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Akeredolu’s mother passes on

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu this morning announced the passage of his mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu. Announcing her death in his tweet handle, @RotimiAkeredolu, the governor wrote: “My siblings and I announce, with deepest regret and total submission to the Will of the Almighty, the passing into glory of our adorable, dutiful and […]

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Appointing credible resident electoral commissioners

INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu; Photo/twitter/inecnigeria Complaints surrounding the president’s nomination of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are sufficiently potent to deserve careful and dispassionate handling by both the executive and the legislative arms of government. The basic contention is that some persons nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for […]

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