Category: Politics

Clockwise: Atiku, Wike, Ayu, Secondus By John Ola Mafo Nyesom Ezenwo Wike needs no further introduction neither in PDP circle nor within and possibly beyond the national circumference! He rose through the ranks as a follower to become a leader and ultimately a leader of leaders. Given the murky and turbulent waters of Nigerian politics, […]

Final list of presidential, senatorial candidates for publication Sept. 20 Political parties will be free to begin open campaigns beginning from September 28, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday. The electoral umpire plans to release on September 20 the final list of candidates for next year’s presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections. […]

2023: Why PDP’ll retain, take over more states — Ayu Throwing his weight behind Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the fight to get Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to step down, former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has said Wike is fighting for justice. According to him, Wike […]

George insists party chairman must come to South, calls on Obasanjo, IBB, Abubakar to prevail on Ayu to resign Jonathan can’t save you, PDP mocks Tinubu PDP to unveil campaign council next week The war of words between the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu is not abating. […]

Ahead of the commencement of campaign by political parties, Civil Society Organisations have urged presidential candidates to urgently publish details of their assets and liabilities. This is as the organisations also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to submit its budget report to the national assembly for scrutiny. Addressing a press conference in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it plans to publish the final list of candidates for Presidential, Senate, and House of Representatives seats on September 20 ahead of the 2023 election. All attention will be on Senate president Ahmad Lawan and former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives […]

Within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), their broom is falling apart. For the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the umbrella is losing its handle. While there is no longer any handshake of comradeship in African Democratic Congress (ADC), things are falling apart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Although the Labour Party […]

Ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri; and a human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, on Wednesday berated the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for seeking Jonathan’s support in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Tinubu, on Tuesday night, paid a scheduled visit to Jonathan in Abuja. The meeting, which was […]

• ‘Those calling for my resignation are children’ • Court adjourns Wike’s suit against Atiku, PDP to September 14 • Obi didn’t strike deal with Atiku, says Okupe • Omokri, Adeyanju slam Tinubu over visit to Jonathan • Tinubu’s visit shows no ideological difference on politics, says Farounbi The war of words between the two […]

A meeting of former presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress scheduled for Abuja on Wednesday failed to hold. The postponement of the meeting was announced a few hours to its commencement. It was gathered that the meeting was cancelled because of the non-commitment of the aspirants, many of whom had indicated that they would […]