Field northern presidential candidate, lose election – Akeredolu

Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday warned that any party that fields a northern candidate in the 2023 Presidential election will lose. Akeredolu disclosed that Governors in the Southern part of the country under the auspices of the Southern Governors Forum are determined to ensure […]

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We support Tinubu because he saved us when PDP dislodged us, say Abe’s loyalists

Members of Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Senator Magnus Abe, said yesterday they support the presidential bid of former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu because he saved them from shame and ridicule in 2013 when they were dislodged from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A chieftain of the APC […]

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Nation’s mood may decide PDP presidential candidate

’There are strong indications that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may be determined by the ‘mood of the country,’ it has been learnt. As reported yesterday, the PDP is yet to make up its mind on the zone its presidential candidate will come from because both the PDP and the All […]

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2023: Tinubu is young at heart, hasn’t changed dress sense, says support group

Tinubu (middle) throws a fist salute to supporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday The Tinubu Support Group says All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, is young at heart and has not changed his dress sense ahead of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The Head of Media and Publicity of the group, Tosin […]

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Professionals with ethnic, religious leanings will fail in politics – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said public office in Nigeria at any level should not be seen as synonymous with the accumulation of power, privilege and wealth. He said there was no point in having professionals in politics if the professionals are driven by ethnic, religious and other parochial considerations. Osinbajo spoke on Monday at […]

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Electoral bill: How National Assembly barked, failed to bite

Leke Baiyewu examines how the National Assembly succumbed to external forces, making the parliament to backtrack from its initial move to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill Since the 9th National Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, the federal parliament has been repeatedly criticised as a rubber stamp of the […]

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2023: Osinbajo debunks reported plan to declare for presidency after APC convention

The Vice President, Prof  Yemi Osinbajo has debunked reports that he plans to formally declare his presidential ambition ahead of the 2023 elections after the All Progressives Congress Convention slated for February 26, 2021. There were reports earlier on Monday, that Osinbajo he would announce his presidential bid for 2023 after his party’s convention.. But, […]

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Ex-envoy Sola Iji deplores attempt to destroy APC senatorial aspirants while promoting one

By Banji Ayoola Nigeria’s ex-envoy to the Republic of Togo and a senatorial aspirant into the seat of Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ambassador Sola Iji, has deplored what he described as an unfair attempt to destroy the reputation of six of the seven All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial aspirants in the […]

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Journey to sack Makinde from govt in 2023 has begun, says Oyo APC

The newly inaugurated Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo State, Chief Isaac Omodewu, Monday, vowed to aggressively carry on with their unfinished agenda, which is reclaiming the state in 2023 from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which he said, the journey has begun. He made the vow while being sworn in as […]

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Nigeria needs young, energetic president in 2023 — Abdulsalami

A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has declared that Nigeria needs a younger and vibrant leadership to make it a greater place. Abdulsalami pledged to support the ambition of Barrister Adewole Adebayo, the presidential aspirant under the platform of Mega Party Movement for the 2023 general election. General Abubakar, who spoke when the […]

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