Politics

2023: I’m Contesting In Order Not To Betray Nigerians – Osinbajo

-VP Osinbajo Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said it will be a betrayal to Nigeria if he doesn’t contest the presidency in the 2023 general elections. Speaking during a visit to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Osinbajo said aside from his current position, having served as acting president for months has also given him… []

No Igbo from the Southsouth can claim to represent the Southeast- GNC

-Wike, Amaechi Leading Southern social-cultural and political organisations – the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Middle Belt Forum (MBF) – yesterday made a case for the micro-zoning of the presidential slot by major political parties to the Southeast. Leaders of the socio-cultural groups met in Abuja at the Greater Nigeria Conference (GNC). They insisted that the likes of Rivers Governor… []

PDP would have given Tinubu automatic ticket – Bala Mohammed

-Tinubu, Bala It’s a known fact that All Progressive Congress chieftain, Bola AhmedTinubu is aspiring for the 2023 presidency under the banner of his party, (APC), while Mohammed is aspiring for the same position under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bala Mohammed on Monday said if Asiwaju Bola Tinubu were to be in PDP, he would have gotten the party’s ticket automatically. The duo met… []

Reps Member, Nse Ekpenyong Is Dead

The lawmaker representing Oron Federal in the House of Representatives, Nse Ekpenyong is dead. Mr Ekpenyong would have completed his second term in May 2023. Mr Ekpenyong, 58, reportedly died on Saturday. The chairman of Mbo Local Government Area, Asuqwo Eyo, confirmed the death. He said the federal lawmaker was not ill. Mr Ekpenyong hails from the area. He is a former member of Akwa… []

2023: PDP Picks Bala Mohammed, Saraki As Northern Consensus Candidates

-Saraki and Bala The outcome of the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Northern Elders with former President, General Ibrahim Babangida on Friday in Minna, the state capital ended up picking former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed as the northern consensus candidates of the PDP. One of the two would be picked at the primary election scheduled for May 29,… []

Oyo 2023 Guber: APC Must Not Put The Wrong Foot Forward Again -Concerned APC Youths

We wrote the last time on the need to come together as members of in our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one indivisible party so that we can have what we want in the interest of our great party and state. There are several imports into the party that has been inimical to its progress; this include strange styles, bad belle politics,… []

2023: I was budgeting N50m for APC presidential nomination form – Ngige cries out

-Chris Ngige Until few days ago when All Progressive Congress (APC) pegged the Presidential nomination form for N100m, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said he was budgeting N50 million. “I have supporters, don’t worry about me. They will contribute.” He said. Chris Ngige, said he had planned to spend N50 million on the presidential nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections. His… []

2023- Why I Bought N100m APC Form For Tinubu – Suleiman

-Aminu Suleiman and Tinubu The Director-General of Tinubu Support Group (TSO), Aminu Suleiman has explained the reason behind his decision to purchase the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to him, he believes in the ability and capability of Tinubu to turn Nigeria around and of all the contestants and aspirants across all the parties, the… []

Jonathan’s 2023 Posters flood APC Secretariat

The 2023 Campaign posters of the Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, have flooded the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) along with some APC Governors recently paid a courtesy visit to the former President and this might be fuelling suspicion of moves to woo Jonathan to the party. The posters with a big… []

PDP tasks EFCC to investigate APC aspirants who buy nomination forms for N50m, N100m

– PDP Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked anti-graft agencies to investigate any aspirant who spends N100 million or N50 million to purchase nomination forms. It said such persons should be probed for fraud. “It is most insensitive and mind-boggling. In fact, all those buying the N100m and N50m nomination forms should be investigated for fraud,” part of the PDP statement… []

APC Releases Date For Presidential Primaries

The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has revealed the date for its presidential primaries. NEC on Wednesday approved May 30 and 31 for the primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections. The spokesperson of the party, Felix Morka, disclosed this at the end of a closed-door meeting of NEC in Abuja. According to Morka, the ruling party also fixed May 18… []

Breaking: Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi, Others To Buy APC Presidential Forms at N100m

-Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to sell its presidential form at the cost of 100 million. While the Expression of Interest form is fixed at the cost of N30 million, the nomination form cost N70 million. This was part of the decision ratified at the emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. However, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed… []

Afenifere Leader Advocates For Igbo Presidency, Warns Tinubu, Osinbajo To Drop Ambitions

-Chief Ayo Adebanjo Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President after the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in… []

2023: Consensus Arrangement In PDP Will Favour Me – Tambuwal

-Gov. Aminu Tambuwal Represented by Nicholas Msheliza,  Governor Aminu Tambuwal has expressed optimism that consensus arrangement would favour him. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says having a consensus presidential candidate for 2023 is healthy for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Tambuwal, who is one of PDP’s presidential candidates, stated this while speaking with journalists shortly after submitting his nomination and expression of interest… []

It’s a revelation of his hatred for Buhari- Presidency Reacts To Bishop Kukah Accusation.

– Buhari, Kukah “His accusatory list against the government revealed only his hatred for them,” President Buhari’s spokesperson wrote. The presidency has accused a Catholic cleric, Matthew Kukah, of hatred for the Buhari administration and using the pulpit to play politics. Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, was reacting to an Easter message by the cleric where he accused the Buhari government of failure. “From… []

2023: Ngige Joins Presidential Race

-Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has joined the race for the presidential seat. His media office stated on Sunday that the minister had been consulting stakeholders in his All Progressives Congress (APC) party as well as stalwarts of opposition political parties. He is scheduled to publicly declare his intention on April 19, the media office stated. It added that Ngige… []

2023: Sanwo-Olu Gets Automatic Clearance As GAC Affirms Him For Second Term

-Gov. Sanwo-Olu The highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) has endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, for a second term in office. Gboyega Akosile, spokesman to Sanwo-Olu, announced the development in a post on his social media handles on Monday. According to Akosile, the decision was taken after a meeting of the council on… []

I didn’t Endorse Tinubu For 2023 Presidential Election- Olu of Warri Clears The Air

-Olu of Warri It has been declared false the recent claim trending on social media that the Palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has endorsed a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. A statement by the Director Palace Administration, Chief Clement Maleghemi, said the monarch is a father to all , adding that he… []

2023 Presidential Race: Ngige To Make Pronouncement On Tuesday

-Dr. Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that he will make a pronouncement on his journey to the presidency on Tuesday. Ngige said this at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, at a reception organised by members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) South-East Progressive Forum, according to a statement made available by his media office in Abuja. The… []

2023: How Tinubu’s Action On Ambode May Affect His Campaign

-Tinubu, Ambode The assumed war between immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come to haunt the presidential aspiration of the latter. Mr Ambode was denied a second term in office in 2019 after Tinubu and the Governance Advocacy Council, GAC, the apex supervisory body in the APC in… []