APC names presidential primary sub-committees

Barely six days to its convention to pick its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has named 18 sub-committees to take charge of various activities of the exercise. The convention is scheduled to hold between June 6 and 8, 2022. Its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a […]

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2023: It’s the turn of South to produce the country’s president – Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says it is the turn of Southern Nigeria to produce the country’s next president in 2023 after the expiration of the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari in office. According to a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communication Tinubu Campaign Organisation on Wednesday in Abuja, […]

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APC stakeholders, PANDEF slam Buhari on ‘successor’ charge

Tinubu supporters, Lukman, others reject plot for consensus APC leader joining SDP mere speculation, says Oni It’s absurd there is no citizens’ participation in selection process — PANDEF Melaye: It’s abominable for Buhari to pick his ‘successor’ in a democracy Ndume: Buhari in order, should be interested in who succeeds him More flaks trailed President […]

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80-yr-old, 1983 Ondo lawmaker, others emerge SDP senatorial, reps, House of Assembly candidates in Ekiti

Eighty-year-old Chief Bodunde Daramola, and old Ondo State House of Assembly member, Hon Lanre Ogunsuyi, have emerged as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) House of Assembly candidates for Oye Local Government Constituency two and Moba Local Government Constituency one in Ekiti State. Though it is being rumoured that the party only selected some people and […]

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Atiku receives PDP’s certificate of return

National Chairman Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu (L), presenting Certificate of Return to Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (R) in Abuja on Wednesday(1/6/22). With them is PDP National Publicity Secretary, Sen. Sam Anyawu. Photo: NAN The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has presented a Certificate of Return to the party’s presidential […]

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Presidency: Buhari directs APC governors to search for strong consensus candidate

Buhari with APC governors The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday began moves to pick its consensus candidate with President Muhammadu Buhari explaining qualities the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential election must possess. Buhari, who said this during his meeting with the 23 APC governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, advised the party […]

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Fresh hurdles for Atiku as suit seeks disqualification, queries citizenship

Wike could still fly PDP’s presidential flag, party chieftain insists South South governors didn’t betray Wike in shadow poll, says Okowa South West Muslim scholars reject ex-VP’s candidacy A constitutional lawyer, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the eligibility of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to contest the […]

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After Atiku’s victory, Southeast rethinks strategy ahead of 2023 presidency

The national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which denied the southeast region an opportunity to produce the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 general elections, has opened a new vista in the demand by the region for the number one slot in the country. Already, there is a new thinking in the […]

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Buhari’s ‘choice’ of presidential candidate unsettles APC governors

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi (left); Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu; President Muhammadu Buhari; Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum; Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade; Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle at a meeting of APC governors with Buhari at […]

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APC presidential panel screens Osinbajo

Osinbajo before the panel The Presidential Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress, headed by a former National Chairman of the party, John Oyegun, has screened presidential aspirant and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday. The screening comes a day after the National Leader of the APC and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, was screened by […]

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