Why Osinbajo should succeed Buhari – Fasoranti

By Banji Ayoola The presidential campaign of the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be formally launched in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday, February 5. This was confirmed on Wednesday by the Director General, Osinbajo Campaign Council for Ondo State, Barrister Ifeolu Fasoranti, in an exclusive interview with The Radiance, where he […]

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Wike: It’s turn of the South to produce Nigeria’s next president

Clark: Buhari’s successor should come from South The seeming unity among Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders before and after its convention last October may hit the rock with the tense struggle for the 2023 presidential ticket. Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday insisted that it was the turn of the South to provide the party’s […]

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Atiku consults Babangida on presidential ambition

In furtherance of his consultations over his presidential ambition, ex-Vice President and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has visited former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in his Uphill residence, Minna, Niger State. Though the purpose of the meeting which lasted for about one hour was kept in wraps by both sides, […]

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Ignore governors’ pressure, sign Electoral Act now, PDP lawmakers urge Buhari

• PDP caucus decries excessive loans, says APC has sold Nigeria to China • CSOs hail NASS over re-transmission of Electoral Bill to Buhari • Enforce Freedom of Information Act to address democracy deficits, EU urges FG Opposition federal lawmakers have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 […]

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Igbo presidency will end agitations, ensure peace, say Ohanaeze, Nwobodo

• EFCC working against Igbo interests, OYC, HURIWA allege • Okorocha blames ordeal with anti-graft agency on Uzodinma • Ex-governor should face criminal charges, Imo govt insists Anambra State President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prince Emeka Udodeme, has declared that the emergence of Igbo president will help to curb agitations and secessionist movements in the […]

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South South raises bar for PDP presidential aspirants

• Clark warns Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal of threatening nation’s survival • Region will not be underestimated, to make bold statement soon, Wike vows Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, faulted the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, arguing that the development constitutes a threat to survival of the country. In a statement, Clark […]

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Ondo PDP holds bye-election for vacant House of Reps seat

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its primary election on Thursday, 3rd February, to pick candidate to fly its flag at the forthcoming bye-election to fill the vacant seat of Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The bye-election which is scheduled to hold on February 26 is to fill the […]

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Ex-Lagos Governor Ambode breaks silence on 2023

Ex-Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday broke his long silence on the 2023 polls, urging the nation’s youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the elections. He made the appeal in a short statement shared on his verified social media platforms, where he also thanked supporters for […]

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Northern CAN refutes endorsing Yahaya Bello for presidency

The Northern Region chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Tuesday, denied endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello for the office of Nigeria’s president in 2023, describing as “a fabrication” an online report on the issue. It stated that no candidate was endorsed by the CAN leadership in the 19 Northern States and Abuja during its […]

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APC Feb 26 convention uncertain as peace panel demands extension

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress has shown no signs of abating even as the national reconciliation committee set up to resolve the crises in several states has failed to complete its task, effectively putting the February 26 date for the national convention in doubt. The reconciliation committee led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, […]

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