Category: Politics

Despite the recommendation of two consensus aspirants by Northern Elders Forum (NEF), ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday said there is no going back on his decision to vie for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku, who is currently performing lesser Hajj, said he was not part of the consensus arrangement. He […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting of its National Executive Committee attended by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, on Wednesday, announced the fees for its expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2023 General Election. The fees include N100 million for presidential aspirants, made up of N30 million for the expression of […]

Jonathan’s backers in dilemma over APC’s past attacks on ex-President, fear rejection Aspirants looking for consensus are lazy, nobody will impose candidate – Tinubu group VP will emerge candidate – Supporters Yahaya Bello’ll beat GEJ – Campaign council The consultation between former President Goodluck Jonathan and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress for Jonathan […]

A former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Sunday, predicted the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and the chances of both ruling All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the exercise. He said that should the APC zoned its presidential ticket to South West region, and  the main opposition […]

A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Anambra State, Dr Peter Obi, has declared that a consensus candidate is not the solution to the country’s myriad of problems. He also asked Nigerians not to allow the All Progressives Congress, APC, to continue in office after 2023, noting that they […]

Ganduje and Wike Stakeholders rally against Kano, Benue governors’ preferred candidates Ahead of the governorship primaries of the major political parties, efforts by some governors to hand-pick or influence who emerge as their successors in 2023 are facing serious resistance by party loyalists and other aspirants, it has been learnt. Our correspondents gathered that attempts […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has attacked his Ebonyi counterpart, Dave Umahi again for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to scrutinise its aspirants for 2023 election to avert the mistake of handing its tickets to persons who would later join another party. The presidential aspirant urged […]

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed are to be presented as northern consensus candidates ahead of the People’s Democratic Party presidential primary. The decision was a part of the recommendations of a committee set up by four major northern presidential aspirants in PDP to form a consensus among themselves. Sokoto […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is yet to decide whether or not to yield to pressure by different groups urging him to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said this on Friday in Abuja when his committee of friends and some youths from across the country visited him at his Foundation office in Maitama, […]

The duo of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have both emerged the most preferred presidential aspirants in the general elections scheduled for February 2023. The result was drawn from a survey conducted by Nextier, a multi-competency advisory […]