Lawmakers warn parties not to jettison zoning As a precondition for submitting their expression of interest and nomination forms, presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress are to submit with the forms the signatures of 10 statutory delegates from each state and the Federal Capital Territory, it has been learnt. One […]
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Presidential aspirant under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dele Momodu, is seen by many as a lightweight, going by the number of big career politicians he is up against in the race for the party’s sole ticket. However, the businessman publisher of Ovation International magazine is not cowed as he insists […]
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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has denied reports that he might contest the 2023 presidential election. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria had on Saturday asked Nigerians not to be shocked should the Chairman of INEC buy the All Progressives Congress N100 million Expression of Interest and Nomination forms […]
Continue ReadingKick Over Wike’s Romance With Region’s PDP Governors What appears to have gained traction as the 2023 general elections draw close is the place of the southeast region in the scheme of things. For quite some time, the zone had alleged marginalization, insisting that, despite its contributions to the growth and development of the country, […]
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The apex socio,-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation, the Ijaw National Congress (INC), has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to order the release of Hon Farah Dagogo. Dagogo, a federal lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny in the House of Representatives, was reportedly arrested on Wike’s order for allegedly disrupting the screening […]
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By Banji Ayoola Politicians promoting northern presidency after the eight year tenure of the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner, have been cautioned to drop the idea or be regarded as enemies of Nigeria’s unity. While handing down the warning, the Chairman of Yoruba Ronu Group, YRG, Prince Diran Iyantan, said: “We must express our […]
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By Banji Ayoola One of the presidential aspirants under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and a United States-based doctor, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has debunked his reported disqualification by the party from the the 2023 presidential race as “fake news.” He advised those allegedly spreading fake news about his disqualification to desist from […]
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Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has asked Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele to disengage, having joined the presidential race. He said in a statement personally signed by him that his entry into the contest will distract him, warning that it is dangerous for the economy. The statement reads:”The news of the purchase of Declaration of Intent […]
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A South West APC elders meeting with presidential, gubernatorial and National Assembly aspirants from the zone ended tonight on a convivial note, as sources confirm that the leaders resolved that every aspirant has a right to contest. Besides, the meeting, held behind closed doors, also resolved that name callings and other personal attacks should no […]
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Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu Presidential aspirants from the South West on the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, including the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; the party’s National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu; and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi and the party’s other governors from the region are currently in a crucial stakeholders’ meeting […]
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