Category: Politics

Supporters of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his appointees on Thursday expressed anger over the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to pick the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate. Wike’s loyalists, who reacted shortly after Atiku unveiled Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa as his running mate, […]

Peoples Democratic Party’s Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that his principal, Atiku Abubakar, has solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the country. He said this on Thursday in his acceptance speech after his nomination at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. A statement by his […]

By Banji Ayoola “I am pleased, therefore, to announce here my choice of Running Mate who will help to lead us to victory next year not only in the Presidential election but also in the governorship and legislative elections. “And he will be by my side as I work hard every day to provide our […]

Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate in the 2023 election. Vanguard reports that the nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Atiku while speaking on his choice said […]

The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the June 30, 2022 deadline for voter registration by 60 days, so as to enable more eligible Nigerians to register, get their Permanent Voter Cards and participate in the 2023 general elections. It mandated its Committee on Electoral Matters to engage with […]

The Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Machina, has said that President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who currently occupies the seat, did not have a plan to return to the Senate. Machina, who insisted on not giving the ticket to Lawan, stated the senator would not have contested the party’s […]

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party will on today screen nominees for the vice-presidential position. A chieftain of the party, who confided in one of our correspondents on Wednesday, said contrary to reports, three candidates were shortlisted for the position, not one as reported by some newspapers. According to him, those shortlisted include Delta State Governor, […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party and Labour Party, with their popular candidates, may pose a serious threat to the dominant All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Leke Baiyewu writes: Before the primaries conducted by various political parties to field candidates for the 2023 general elections, several parties, political groups […]