Politics

Breaking: Senator Escapes Assassination In Abuja

-Sen. Musa An All Progressives Congress, APC Niger East), serving member of the Red Chamber, Senator Musa on Saturday, escaped an assassination attempt. It was learnt that the assassins, numbering nine, stormed Senator Musa’s home in Abuja around 11 pm. A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, confirmed the attack via a Twitter post. Fani-Kayode said some of the attackers… []

Group Alleges Makinde Of Spending LG Fund, Commends Buhari

-Gov. Seyi Makinde A political pressure group in Oyo State ‘Rescue Local Governments from Gubernatorial Emperor (RLGE)’ on Saturday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for exposing the atrocities of some State Governors who have been ‘feeding fat’ on the local government allocations at the expense of the grassroots development. The RLGE, a group championing good governance, probity and accountability in government, also told Governors Nyesom Wike… []

IBB May Wade Into Atiku, G-5 Governor’s War

– IBB and Atiku in a warm handshake There are strong indications that former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) (rtd) may wade into the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP (PDP). Gathered that the former Nigerian leader will be holding a closed-door meeting with the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and aggrieved five governors of the party otherwise known… []

PDP: Goodluck Jonathan Fingered In G-5 Governors Rebellion Against Atiku

– Goodluck Jonathan The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has appealed to former president Goodluck Jonathan to wade in on the activities of the G-5 governors over the crisis rocking the party in recent time. The party’s leadership has concluded arrangements to meet former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan within the week. The planned meeting is aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis that has… []

2023 Presidency: “I am Best Man To Succeed President Muhammadu Buhari” – Kwankwaso

– Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential candidate The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said his party is bringing renewed hopes for Nigerians, adding that those who were aggrieved with the current ‘unpalatable’ situation of Nigeria could change the narrative in 2023 by voting for him as the country’s leader. Reports has it that the NNPP candidate, who made this… []

Season of Invectives: FFK Takes Dino Melaye To The Cleaners ” He is little better than a motor park tout”

-Femi Fani-Kayode, Dino Melaye As the campaigns for 2023 Presidential election is ongoing and the parties as doing everything to outsmart one another, two leading political parties in Nigeria, the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC and the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have become arch-rivals. Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) the Director of Special Media Operations, Special Media Projects & New Media in the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign… []

2023: IBB Shows Concerns Over Tinubu’s Health During Visit To Minna

-Tinubu during the meeting with IBB All Progressive Congress, APC chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a guest at former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s Top Hill residence in Minna, the Niger State capital. The meeting took place on Monday. It was gathered that the former Governor of Lagos State met with Babangida, popularly known as IBB, behind closed doors at his Top Hill residence… []

“You Are An Inconsequential Bystander” Rivers Govt Replies Ned Nwoko Over Call For Wike’s Expulsion

– Ned Nwoko, Nyesom Wike Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Chris Finebone, has said there is hardly any reason to respond to Ned Nwoko’s call for the dismissal of Governor Nyesom Wike from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because the thought was a product of an inconsequential bystander. Finebone responded, Monday night, in Port Harcourt after Nwoko, Delta North PDP’s senatorial candidate, said… []

A Lot Of Northern Governors Are Not Committed And Not Serious To Your Course.”–Arewa Youths Tell Tinubu

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Tuesday, cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, about the attitudes of the state governors on the platform of the party. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima, said other than the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, and Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, other APC governors are… []

Court Nullifies PDP Governorship Primary Election In Zamfara

The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State has again nullified the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which produced Dauda Lawal Dare. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Bappa also ruled that the party will not field any governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election. Reports has it that the court had in September 2022 nullified the party’s governorship primary election… []

Wike Has Constituted Nuisance To The PDP And Should Be Kicked Out -Ned Nwoko

-Ned Nwoko People’s Democratic Party, PDP candidate for Delta North senatorial district (Anioma), Ned Nwoko has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state should be kicked out of the party. Nwoko made this remark on Monday at the Asaba airport while returning from Abuja. According to him, Wike has constituted nuisance to the PDP. He added that Rivers state governor has done a lot of… []

BREAKING: “I Will Never Support A Fulani Man To Become President” – Ortom Slams Atiku

-Atiku and Ortom The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has stated openly that he will never support the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Ortom’s anger was due to the killing of Benue people by suspected Fulani Herdsmen. Governor Ortom stated this on Sunday night, November 6, when he hosted Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia… []

Setback For Atiku As Another Northern Governor Threatens To Dump Him

– Atiku Abubakar Following Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike’s and three other governors declaration not to support Abubakar Atiku as 2023 Presidential election is approaching, another setback may hit the 2023 presidential ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar as another Governor has threatened to dump the former Vice President. The threat is coming at a time Atiku is yet to resolve… []

“I Won’t Take This From You” -Peter Obi Reacts As Dino Melaye Slammed Him At Arise Townhall Meeting

– Dino Melaye, Peter Obi The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Gregory Obi, angrily confronted a spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign and former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye during a Townhall meeting on Arise Television on Sunday night. Obi, who was fielding questions from the audience including Melaye, lost his cool after the former senator described… []

2023: Tinubu, Shettima Give Reasons Why They Ignored Arise TV Town Hall Meeting

-Tinubu and Shettima Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima have cited hectic campaign schedules and resolve not to give any Television station preference among others as reasons for their absence at Sunday’s town hall meeting of presidential candidates in Abuja. The event was organised by Arise Television and the Centre for Democracy… []

Kwara Governor Appoints Skit-Maker, ‘Cute’ Abiola Special Assistant

-Cutie Abiola in a warm handshake with governor Abdulrazaq Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has appointed a skit-maker and comic actor, Abdulgafar Ahmed Abiola, popularly known as ‘Cute Abiola’, as Special Assistant on Creative Industries. Cute Abiola, an indigene of Ilorin, is a household name in the fast-growing creative industry in Nigeria. According to the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye,… []

Photos: Every Vote Important To APC, Obasa Says As Nollywood Actors Declare Support For Tinubu

-Lagos State Speaker in a group picture with Nollywood actors Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Nollywood actors, producers and entertainers of like minds not to relent in their efforts to ensure victory for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. Dr. Obasa gave the charge when he received a group,… []

Wike Revokes Maeba’s Plot Of Land Over Support For Atiku

– Maeba, Wike Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of land allocated to former Senator Lee Maeba at the Golf Course axis of GRA in Port Harcourt. Our correspondent reports that Senator Maeba, a staunch supporter of the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, is the chairman of the party’s presidential campaign council in Rivers State. Maeba, a former Deputy… []

Court Affirms Uduaghan as Kogi Central Senatorial District Candidate

g The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday dismissed the appeal filed against the candidature of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.The Court presided by Justice Gafai upheld the argument of J.J. Usman on behalf of Akpoti-Uduaghan held that the Deponents of the affidavits in support of the originating summons who were not delegates could not challenge the delegate election. The Court held further that the handwritten purported… []

It’s Disrespectful To Mention Funke Akindele’s Name In My Presence- Tinubu Cautions Supporters

-Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told his supporters that it is disrespectful to mention Nollywood actress and People Democratic Party’s Lagos gubernatorial running mate Funke Akindele in his presence. Tinubu stated this during a campaign in Lagos on Wednesday. The former Lagos State governor is backing incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of APC… []