2023: CSOs ask Tinubu, Atiku, others to publicly declare assets ahead of campaign

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 […]

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Eyes on Lawan, Akpabio as INEC publishes list of candidates Sept. 20

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 […]

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APC, PDP, others troubled, submerged in internal crises

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 […]

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Omokri, Briggs knock Tinubu for seeking Jonathan’s support

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 […]

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I won’t step down, Ayu speaks as PDP crisis gets messier

• ‘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 […]

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APC presidential aspirants shun Abuja meeting

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 […]

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Work mainly for Tinubu’s election as Nigeria’s next president, Iji charges coalition’s Ondo exco at inauguration

By Banji Ayoola The South West Zonal Coordinator of the Asiwaju Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance (ATSCGG.), Ambassador Sola Iji, on Wednesday charged the newly inaugurated Ondo State Executive Committee of the coalition to shun distractions and work mainly for the election of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running […]

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Ondo PDP debunks Ese-Odo leaders’ defection to APC

Describes report as ‘misleading, untrue, shameless’ The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has debunked the reported defection of some of its leaders in Ese-Odo Local Government Area to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.. In a statement by the Assistant Local Government Publicity Secretary, Mr Goodluck Ikuenogbon, PDP described “the propaganda and media […]

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Obi-Datti media office tackles Tinubu’s group for comparing Peter Obi with Asiwaju

Photo/facebook.com/officialasiwajubat The Obi-Datti presidential campaign organisation has taken a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to the cleaners for attempting to compare Tinubu with Peter Obi. The spokesman, one Dele Alake, had questioned the legacy of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate during his years as Anambra State governor, […]

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Ayu, Wike continue war of words amid reconciliation talks

Vice presidential candidate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa (left); presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; Senator Ibrahim Shekarau; National Chairman, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Jibrin Wali during Shekarau’s defection to PDP in Kano…yesterday Nobody can destabilise or hijack PDP, Ayu blows hot Nothing […]

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