A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to contest for the presidency in 2023. He currently represents Imo West Senatorial District in the 9th Senate. While declaring his intentions to run for office of President at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, Okorocha said uniting Nigerians across ethnic and […]
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The National Assembly, on Monday, transmitted the reworked Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, made this known via a statement he personally signed after the transmission. The statement, titled ‘Transmission of the Electoral Bill 2022,’ read, […]
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A former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, and six other governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti State. Others, who withdrew, according to a statement on Thursday, are a former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo; Demola Popoola; Femi Bamisile; former House of […]
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State helmsmen to shortlist two aspirants for chair Zoning battle rages Convention guidelines out Governors are holding tight to their influence in the All Progressives Congress (APC). As the ruling party gets set for its convention on February 26, the governors have resolved to screen the chairmanship aspirants and recommend two preferred choices for President […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it will release the timetable for the 2023 general elections once the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law. Its Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this in Abuja during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He said: “On the Electoral Amendment Bill […]
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Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu has declared his interest to run for president in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His declaration is coming about two months after his return to partisan politics, and days after former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi and Senator Orji Kalu […]
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Elder-statesman and Leader of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has given reasons why the group will not support any presidential candidate in the 2023 election. He spoke at a press conference held in Lagos and attended by Afenifere leaders including Senator Femi Okurounmu, Chief Supo Shonibare, Professor Ebun Sonaya, Chief Tunde Onakoya, […]
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A former Secretary to the Ondo State Government and the state’s Coordinator of the South West Agenda 23 (SWAGA 23), Hon Ifedayo Abegunde, has said that the group is focused on ensuring victory for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Abegunde, popularly known as Abena, said SWAGA 23 has been launched in all […]
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As the race to the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State gets intense by the day, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed that power of incumbency will not work for the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) during the poll. Speaking on behalf of the party, one of the three Senators representing the state in […]
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Discussions at a closed-door meeting in Abuja, of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have been leaked, thereby generating conflicts among political interest groups in the party. The meeting, held last weekend in the home of a former governor of Cross River State, Mr. […]
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