Category: Politics

Seven are in the race for now. More may still join. Few may also withdraw along the line. But, the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention itself has remained elusive. Although the unelected National Caretaker Committee, led by Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, has unfolded plans for ward, local government and state congresses, the fate […]

The All Progressives Congress has opened talks with three Peoples Democratic Party governors with a view to winning them over. Our correspondent gathered in Abuja, on Monday, that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee has begun talks with three PDP governors namely: Okezie Ikpeazu, his Enugu State counterpart, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi and […]

Five days after its creation, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami declared the Southwest security organisation Amotekun an illegal entity. Some had thought that because he had a second term election ahead of him, Governor Akeredolu would chicken out of Amotekun cause, but he dared the Presidency and announced […]

Photo: Gettyimages How parties’ primaries fuel discontents ahead of Nov. 6 Saraki, Elumelu, Obaze congratulate Ozigbo, appeal to stakeholders Ngige, Moghalu, others kick, declare Uba’s emergence a nullity It was a weekend of suspense in Anambra State when leading opposition parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted primaries to pick candidates […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission will today (Monday), resume the Continuous Voter Registration ahead of the 2023 general elections. The commission had created 56, 872 additional polling units across the country. It  had also accredited 31 organisations to observe the CVR, while 20 more applications were being processed. According to the commission, the registration, which […]

Immediate past President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc, Valentine Ozigbo, on Saturday, emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Anambra State governorship election on November 6. He was elected at the party’s primary held at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Center, Awka, the state capital. Announcing the results, the head of […]

American, British, Nigerian, Chinese manufacturers, others eye supply contract With less than two years to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has proposed to buy about 200,000 electronic voting machines to cater for the 176,846 Polling Units in the country. As such, the agency’s Electronic Voting Implementation Committee has been reconstituted and […]

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress have begun a search for a consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman. It was gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that members of the party leadership and some stakeholders agreed to commence the search in order to keep the “tradition of smooth leadership transition.” The party source, who […]