Politics

Obi, Tinubu Defeat Atiku in Delta Deputy Governor’s Polling Unit

– Obi, Tinubu and Atiku  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the polling unit of the Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro in the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor is the vice presidential candidate of the PDP. Otuaro voted at Unit 4, Primary Health Centre,… []

Tinubu Wins Polling Unit, Defeats Obi, Atiku

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos state. He defeated Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer (PDP), to win the unit. In the polling unit situated at Ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja, the total number of accredited voters… []

JUST IN: Abuja PDP Chairman, Sunday Zaka Dies On Election Day

– Late Sunday Zaka Tragedy has befell the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as its Chairman, Sunday Zaka, reportedly died on the day of the presidential/national assembly elections. Popularly known as HIV, Zaka died at about 3 am on Saturday after a fatal accident while on his way to his residence in Kuje. He died alongside his personal security after some party activities at the city… []

EFCC Officials Storm Tinubu’s Polling Unit

– EFCC officials at the polling unit It was an unexpected visit this morning as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the polling unit of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Commission’s officials arrived at the polling unit 085 Ward F, in Ikeja around past nine in the morning to see if they could catch people… []

Presidential Election 2023: Accord Party Collapses Structure for Obi Hours To Poll

– Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been endorsed by the Accord Party for the 2023 presidential election. This comes a few hours before the Presidential election slated for today, Saturday, February 25. The party also announced that it would be collapsing its party structure in support of Obi. In a letter obtained on Friday… []

2023 Presidential Election: Atiku’s Last Chance

– Atiku Abubakar The political journey of the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar may end this year if he fails to win today’s Presidential election. He will be too old in 2027 for a presidential campaign. In the build up to the 2019 presidential election, political pundits predicted that the candidate of the opposition PDP, Atiku, would emerge victorious. They had predicted… []

2023 Elections: INEC Excludes Labour Party’s Logo On Ballots In Ondo State

Barely 24 hours before the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled this Saturday, the Labour Party, LP, in Ondo State has raised an alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers dispatched to the state. Ondo State LP state secretary, Agbaje Abiodun, disclosed this at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital on Friday. Abiodun said: “There is an omission of… []

Threat  to Life: Court Orders Security Operatives to Give Protection to CUPP’s Spokesman, Ugochinyere

– Ikenga Ugochinyere. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered security agencies in the country to within 24 hours provide protection to the Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere. Justice Eleojo Enenche gave the order while delivering ruling in an exparte application brought before the court over failed assassination attempt on his life as well as… []

2023: Count us out of Tinubu‘s adoption. Peter Obi is our presidential candidate- SDP

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has refuted reported alliance with Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This clarification was contained in a press statement issued Wednesday, and signed by Saleh Dass, the SDP national secretary. Titled “SDP: Count us out of Tinubu‘s adoption. Peter Obi is our presidential candidate,” the party clarified the confusion which arose as a result of… []

There Won’t Be Raw Transmittion Of Election Results – INEC

-INEC Chairman,  Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Barely three days to the conduct of Presidential and National Assembly elections,Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has clarified that raw figures of election results would not transmitted electronically by his Commission. Yakubu made the revelation on Wednesday night at a meeting with leaders of International Election Observers who visited him at his Commission headquarter…. []

Seven Killed As Gunmen Attack Osun  Speaker’s Premises 

Yet to be identified gunmen invaded the premises of the State House Of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Timothy Owoeye’s groove Hill Hotel in Ilesa, Csun State and no fewer than five people were reported dead. Other residences of the All Progressive Congress (APC) members in the State were also attacked. However, the State chapter of the PDP hinted that, two of his members were shot dead… []

Court Removes Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday evening removed a House of Representatives member, Micheal Enyong, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Akwa Ibom State In his place, the court restored Mr Umo Eno, a former Commissioner for Land whose nomination by the party was set aside by a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 20, 2023…. []

4days To Go: Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso, Others Sign Peace Accord

– Obi, Tinubu & Atiku Presidential candidates from 18 political parties on Wednesday, signed a peace accord ahead of this Saturday’s presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari was present at the event along with members of the National Peace Committee. Some of the leading candidates in attendance include Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC), Peter Obi (Labour Party, LP), Omoyele Sowore (African Action Congress, AAC), Atiku… []

Naira Swap: Atiku Accuses Abiodun, El-Rufai, 3 Others Of Promoting Anarchy

– PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has accused some serving APC governors of deliberately promoting chaos in their domain. The PDP presidential candidate specifically accused the ruling party governors of making inciting utterances which have sparked riots over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank. The former vice president called on security agencies to ensure that… []

Sagamu Protest: PDP Accuses APC Of Irresponsibility, Insensitivity

– Gov. Dapo Abiodun  Reacting to the allegations, the Ogun State Chairman of the PDP, Sikirulahi Ogundele, said that the outburst of the state government showed its sense of irresponsibility and insensitivity to the plights of the Ogun State people. Ogundele, who expressed disappointment over what he described as “spurious allegations” from the ruling party, added that the APC had failed Nigerians and the people… []

Protesters Attack Banks, INEC Office in Ogun As APC, PDP Clash

It was a total showdown of violence and disorder at the ancient town of Sagamu on Monday when the ruling All Progressives Congtess (APC) , and the Peoples Democratic  Party (PDP) clashed in a protest that was to be on the scarcity of the new Naira  notes but ended up a brutal attack on some commercial banks and destruction of many government facilities. During the… []

LASTMA IssuesTravel Advisory As Tinubu’s Final Campaign Holds In Lagos Tuesday

n The grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign will hold on Tuesday in Lagos – home state of the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a statement on Sunday by the party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hon. Seye Oladejo, President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), which include the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; Director… []

The Rogue Site Spreading Fake News On Tinubu Uncovered

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  APC Presidential Candidate  Few days to the Presidential election in Nigeria, the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said it has uncovered a rogue website by the opposition party to disseminate false and malicious information about Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party. The name of the website is www. Igbotimesmagazine.online. Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC… []

Read How Buhari Presented Tinubu To Nigerians In Addis Ababa

– President Buhari & Tinubu during one of their meetings  Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, in far away Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has dropped message for Nigerians on the APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Buhari called on Nigerians to vote massively for the APC’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming presidential election on Saturday. He said he is not contesting in the coming election, but that his… []

N40bn Saga: EFCC Denies Raiding Tinubu’s Home

Contrary to the wild spread rumour that Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) visited and raided All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s home the agency has debunked the rumours. The EFCC in a clear terms said it did not raid Tinubu’s house and did not recover any money. There has been a fake news which has gone viral that… []