Atiku to lead reconciliation team to visit Wike, other aggrieved members, says Jibrin

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin, has appealed for restraint over anti-party activities among members and support the choice of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as running mate to the party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar. He advised that party stalwarts should allow Atiku and the national chairman, Iyorchia […]

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2023 Presidential Election: Age as a factor in national leadership

Anticlockwise: Presidential candidates of: Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar; All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu; African Action Congress Party, AACP, Omoyele Sowore; and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi By John Ola Mafo Nigeria’s Presidential Election, slated for February 25th, 2023 is around the corner! The election could not have come at a more trying […]

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Osun 2022: Five candidates square up in governorship debate

Five political parties’ candidates contesting for Osun state governorship seat on Thursday slugged it out to sell themselves as the best option for the electorate ahead 2022 election slated for July 16th. The candidates: Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord party, Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress(APC), Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples […]

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Rumpus in PDP over calls for Ayu’s removal, Wike’s ‘shabby’ treatment

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa (left) being presented by PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu (middle) as running mate to presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar (right) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja; Photo: Philip Ojisua I remain PDP’s national chairman, Ayu insists PDP stakeholders disagree on calls for Ayu’s resignation 11 governors absent from the Osun […]

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Why I pick Okowa as my running mate – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has given reasons for picking Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. He gave the reasons in his remarks at the unveiling of Okowa as his running mate at the PDP National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Abuja, on […]

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SERAP asks Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, others to publish assets, shun vote-buying

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to presidential candidates ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, urging them to urgently publish details of their assets and liabilities and to publicly commit to rejecting vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the elections. It said, “While there is no constitutional requirement […]

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2023 Presidency sparks rush in voter registration

Residents queue for PVC registration and collection in Lagos. Photo: Gregg Ebuka Onyejose Condemnations Trail Alleged Disruption Of Exercise By Hoodlums In Lagos Nigerians Now More Politically Aware, Say Stakeholders INEC Deploys More Registration Equipment To South East, Lagos, Kano As political parties conclude their presidential primaries ahead of the 2023 general election, efforts by […]

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Millions of Nigerians not one person made Buhari president — Presidency tackles Tinubu

The Presidency on Monday said that no single person should claim the glory of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2014. Its statement came on the heels of the report credited to the former governor of Lagos State, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and one of the party’s presidential aspirants, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]

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Nigeria bigger than your ambition, Saraki tells Tinubu

Abeokuta speech not meant to despise Buhari, says APC leader Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that when he opposed the plan to foist a Muslim-Muslim presidency on Nigeria in 2014, he acted in the national interest with the belief that Nigeria is bigger than anybody’s ambition, including that of Bola Tinubu. Saraki was […]

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Ohanaeze, Arewa chieftain warn Buhari, APC leaders over 2023 presidency

‘Darling of north’ Okorocha vows he’ll defeat Atiku in Adamawa Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to plead with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to choose an Igbo man to fly the party’s presidential ticket in the 2023 general elections, insisting Igbo remains the only vaccine that can heal […]

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