I will be a servant to you all, Adeleke pledges at inauguration as Osun governor

Osun State new governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has pledged to be a servant to the entire people of the state. He made the promise at his inauguration as the sixth civilian governor of the state on Sunday. Following is his full inaugural speech: Protocol, 1. Today, I stand on the podium of history with a […]

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APC Lagos rally: I cannot be killed, Tinubu declares

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left); All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima at the APC Presidential/Lagos State Governor campaign flag off … yesterday. (inset)Party faithful at the rally Photo: Ayodele Adeniran Promises Investment In Education, Health, Infrastructure Urges Nigerians To Reject PDP The presidential candidate of […]

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Tinubu support group says 2023 election won’t be about religion but competence

Slams ex-SGF Babachir Lawal A support-group, The Asiwaju Progressive Movement, TAPM, has said that the 2023 election will not be about religion, but about competence in leadership. The group stated this over the weekend in Lagos following a statement credited to former Secretary to the Government of the federation, Babachir Lawal. The Group claimed that […]

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Court disqualifies Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole, from 2023 elections

Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, from contesting the 2023 general elections. Cole was disqualified on grounds of dual citizenship and failure by his party to comply with the Electoral Act. The Peoples Democratic Party in the state had taken Cole to […]

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Adeleke will sack Oyetola’s perm secs Monday – Spokesperson

Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke will sack the 30 permanent secretaries appointed on Thursday by the state governor, Gboyega Oyetola, by Monday, Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, has said. Adeleke said he would sack Oyetola’s newly appointed permanent secretaries on Monday, after his inauguration as governor of the state on Sunday. Oyetola had, on Thursday, […]

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Drama as Soludo embraces Obi, says rift political

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday, met at Awka, the Anambra State capital. They met at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church during the thanksgiving mass for Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor in celebration of his 70th birthday and were seen embracing each other while […]

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Atiku tells CAN: I believe in your strategy document

PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Daniel Okoh; and Atiku’s Running Mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has told the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that he believes totally in the strategy document of the religious body. The […]

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PDP crisis: Wike, allies meet in Lagos, form Integrity Group

 Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State;  Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia; Nyesom Wike of Rivers;  Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu; and .Samuel Ortom of Benue Five governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aggrieved party stalwarts, on Sunday, announced the formation of the Integrity Group within the party. The G5 Governors […]

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Betrayals, internal strife stand against South East’s quest for Presidency

‘To Realise Ambition, There Must Be Articulated Agreement From Region’s Leadership Igbo Hamstrung By Absence Of Formidable Alliance Against APC, PDP —Nwobodo Lack Of Strategic Engagement Bane Of Igbo Politics —Okorie Igbo Supporting Obi Because He’s A Rallying Point, Filling Leadership Gap —Uche Deep-seated animosity among its leaders and political class, self-aggrandisement, greed, lack of […]

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