Ex-Lagos Governor Ambode breaks silence on 2023

Ex-Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday broke his long silence on the 2023 polls, urging the nation’s youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the elections. He made the appeal in a short statement shared on his verified social media platforms, where he also thanked supporters for […]

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Northern CAN refutes endorsing Yahaya Bello for presidency

The Northern Region chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Tuesday, denied endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello for the office of Nigeria’s president in 2023, describing as “a fabrication” an online report on the issue. It stated that no candidate was endorsed by the CAN leadership in the 19 Northern States and Abuja during its […]

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APC Feb 26 convention uncertain as peace panel demands extension

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress has shown no signs of abating even as the national reconciliation committee set up to resolve the crises in several states has failed to complete its task, effectively putting the February 26 date for the national convention in doubt. The reconciliation committee led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, […]

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Feb 26 APC convention shaky as Adamu panel asks for time

• ‘Efforts to reconcile aggrieved chieftains inconclusive’ • We will carefully study interim report of committee, Nnamani assures Doubts that the proposed national convention of governing All Progressives Congress (APC) would hold on February 26 as earlier scheduled were, yesterday, raised by the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led Reconciliation Committee, which sought for an extension of time. […]

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2023: APC leaders split over Tinubu; South-East may get presidential ticket

APC no longer a political party, but election platform, ex-PGF DG laments Governors and top leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are split over the presidential aspiration of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The division is affecting zoning of National Working Committee, NWC, and National Executive Committee, NEC, offices ahead […]

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How I’ll revamp Nigeria if elected president – Okorocha

Ex-Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has pledged to unite Nigerians as a  compassionate and visionary leader who will care for the poor and downtrodden and create wealth for the teeming populace. He said he wants to contest for presidency in the 2023 general elections so he can bring Nigeria out of poverty and beat […]

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Fayose, Oni clash, allege sellout, rigging of Ekiti PDP primary

Two former governors of Ekiti State and now chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Segun Oni and Mr Ayodele Fayose are trading accusations over the primary of their party to choose its flagbearer in the forthcoming governorship election. Oni, a governorship aspirant, accused Fayose of selling out the party’s candidate to the All Progressives […]

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Tambuwal shuns zoning, begins consultations for 2023 Presidency

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, shunned calls for zoning and the quest that power returns to the South next year as he announced that he has begun consultations for the 2023 Presidency. Socio-political groups including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum and the Middle Belt Forum had insisted that power moved to […]

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APC aspirants allege fraud as Fayemi’s ex-SSG wins Ekiti governorship primary

Former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the governing All Progressives Congress in the state for the June 18 governorship election. The Chairman, APC Governorship Primary Electoral Committee for Ekiti and Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, who declared Oyebanji winner of the primary election, said the former SSG […]

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Ekiti 2022: Oyebanji wins APC primary, emerges party’s flag-bearer

As Seven aspirants kick, demand cancellation of poll The immediate past secretary to the state government, Biodun Oyebanji has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship direct primary election held in Ekiti state on Thursday. Oyebanji, from Ikogosi-Ekiti, in the central senatorial district and believed to be Governor Kayode Fayemi’s preferred aspirant […]

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