Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, a fiery Enugu Catholic Priest, has apologised and prayed for Labour Party Presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi, saying he can never be Nigeria’s President. Mbaka apologised after declaring that Peter Obi could never be President of Nigeria. He recently stated at the Adoration Ground that unless God ceases to exist, Obi will never smell the President’s …
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has rejected Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa’s nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the upcoming 2023 general elections. Chief Edwin Clark, for the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF); Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of …
Emeka Ihedioha, the former governor of Imo State, has congratulated Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State, on his selection as the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s running mate. Ihedioha characterised Okowa as a “distinguished, dedicated, disciplined, and determined party man” who will contribute significantly to the PDP president. In the general elections of 2023, he urged party …
The Delta State Government has stated that Igbo-speaking Nigerians in the South East should be pleased with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s selection as the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s running mate (PDP). According to reports, this was said by Patrick Ukah, Secretary to the Delta State Government, during an interview. Because Okowa is from Delta’s Igbo-speaking region, he believes …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun distributing sensitive materials across Ekiti State area councils ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election scheduled for Saturday. Electoral officers for the state’s 16 local government districts were escorted by security agents on Thursday for the safe distribution of sensitive materials as voters prepare to vote for a new leader. In the presence …
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, claimed on Thursday that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has given politics in Nigeria a new dimension. Damian Okeke-Ogene, the Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, revealed this on Thursday in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area. Okeke-Ogene remarked, “Obi stands for those who wish to enthrone a new political and social order …
Nigerians have slammed Rev Father Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, for claiming that Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State, will not win the 2023 Presidential election. According to reports, the cleric said this on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, during a prayer service at his prayer hall. While speaking to his members, Mbaka stated …
The Peoples Democratic Party slammed the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday for claiming that if the election was free and fair, the ruling party would win with 43 million votes in the 2023 general election. Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the APC’s National Chairman, made the statement while receiving the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska, in his office on Wednesday. …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been asked to investigate an alleged payment of $3 million by the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to some senior officials of the Peoples Democratic Party as part of lobbying efforts to secure the party’s Vice Presidential slot in 2023, according to a group called the Delta Centre for Integrity and Good Governance. …
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday after losing the party’s presidential nomination. In a letter to the party’s National Chairman, Okey Nwosu, Moghalu announced his decision to resign his membership. It was previously reported that Moghalu had lost his bid to run for president in 2023 …
Following his defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary to former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo claimed he had lost the battle but not the war. Osinbajo, on the other hand, reiterated that he is still dedicated to the vision of a new Nigeria. On Friday, he said this at The Progressive Project’s …
Former Governor of Ogun State and All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Ibikunle Amosun has resigned to make way for the party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu. This was stated by the senator representing Ogun Central senatorial district while addressing delegates at the ruling party’s ongoing presidential primary. Amosun, who outlined the obstacles to Nigeria’s progress, pledged to collaborate with Tinubu to …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention venue in Abuja, Eagle Square. The officials walked around the convention centre before settling into strategic positions. When approached by a reporter at the convention, the officials, however, declined to comment. On May 28, EFCC officials made a similar appearance at the PDP special …
Everything is in place for the APC national convention and presidential primaries. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ad hoc delegates for the presidential primary election, are all set to choose the party’s flagbearer for the 2023 general elections. The primary election begins today, June 6th, 2022. The ruling party sold 28 forms for N100 million each to 28 different …
The Lagos State chapter of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) held senatorial primaries in all three senatorial districts of the state. The monitored primary elections were held in Ikorodu for Lagos East; 28 Bishop Crowther Street in Surulere for Lagos Central; and Alimosho, 91, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Pako Bus-Stop, off Iyana Ipaja for Lagos West Senatorial zone. Mr Ralph Iloke …
Aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party’s House of Assembly in Lagos State have asked the PDP’s National Working Committee to conduct new primaries, just as it did for their counterparts in the House of Representatives. On May 22, 2022, the hopefuls said, both House of Representatives and Assembly primaries were rigged. According to the candidates, the state’s ruling APC has …
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have sued Senator Bola Tinubu, a party leader and presidential aspirant, for alleged discrepancies in academic qualifications submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in support of his qualification for the 2023 presidential election. In a lawsuit filed on June 2, 2022, the plaintiffs, Umar Iliyasu, Suleiman Baba, and Abubakar Adama, …
Fatuhu Muhammad, the member representing Katsina’s Sandamu/Daura/Maiadua Federal Constituency, has threatened to destabilise the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and then join the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in protest of “injustice” meted out to him during his party’s recently concluded primary elections. Aminu Jamo defeated Mr Muhammad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew. Mr Jamo received 117 votes, …
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, has sought the support of his opposition party’s rivals in order to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in next year’s election. Atiku stated this on Wednesday after receiving the PDP’s Certificate of Return at Wadata Plaza in Abuja. The APC, not his co-aspirants in Sunday’s presidential …
As of May 30, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reported that 4.5 million Nigerian youths had completed online voter registration for new voter cards. According to INEC’s data, youths between the ages of 18 and 34 accounted for 69.5 percent of all online registrations completed since the CVR began. While 10.2 million new applications were received, only 6.5 …
