Category: Politics

Unveil 40 million ‘ballot movement’ for 2023 South East presidency Apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, together with Middle Belt Forum, Pan Niger Delta Forum, Igbo World Assembly, the Tiv Nation and The Youth Off the Street Initiative (YOTSI), among other groups yesterday joined the growing campaign that Nigeria should have president of South East extraction […]

Osinbajo’s presidential campaign billboard A large presidential campaign billboard bearing the name and picture of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has surfaced in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Osinbajo, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, is serving his second and final term of four years as the Vice President alongside the President Muhammadu Buhari. Our […]

Buni and Ayu The year 2022 is not a general election year, but many political activities that would precede the next general elections would reach a crescendo in the next 52 weeks. Two off-cycle governorship elections are also scheduled to take place. The political activities that will come up would give a foretaste of what […]

CAN President, Supo Ayokunle and NSCIA President, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar The Christian Association of Nigeria has warned that two Muslims running on a joint presidential ticket in 2023 will not be acceptable and can lead to the country’s collapse. However, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar […]

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said the Ndigbo will after January 21, visit other zones in the country with a view to seeking their support for a president of Igbo extraction in 2023. The Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, who disclosed this in an interview with one of our correspondents in […]

Despite the ongoing debate among Nigeria intelligentsia and pro-democracy activists for its passage and assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill, the Inter-Party Advisory Council, a pressure group of the 18 registered political parties on Monday advised otherwise. While warning that Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for its take off in the 2023 […]

Former Rep Jibrin says ex-Lagos governor is best option for Nigeria Support Group inaugurates steering committee in Ondo Over 2,500 Islamic clerics in Kano State yesterday held a special prayer session for the success of the perceived presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The prayer session, […]

Following concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari over the recently signed 2022 Appropriation Bill, Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the National Assembly was correct in its judgment. Lawan said this on Friday at the Presidential Villa shortly after signing the budget. Earlier, Buhari had expressed ‘strong reservations on ‘‘worrisome changes’’ made by the National […]

The Social Democratic Party, SDP has dissociated itself from the formation of a Mega Political Party Cum Third Force. Its national chairman, Dr Olu Agunloye said ” we are not part of the formation of any mega political party and we have not nominated anyone to represent the party in any proposed positions. Agunloye in […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed its readiness to go ahead with its national convention in February 2022. National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party and Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni stated this Friday in Abuja. In the statement which was signed by the National Secretary of the […]