Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the forthcoming presidential election is a “must win” for his party in order to bring jobs, education, food, medicine, and hope, among other things. Tinubu also defended his choice of former Borno state Governor Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, saying he remains …

The national leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has rejected the alleged suspension of its Bauchi state chairman, Malam Sani Shehu, stating that he remains the genuine Chairman of the Party in the state. The alleged suspension of Shehu by the North East zonal secretary, Babayo Liman, on July 13, 2022, without the consent and approval of the …

Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo state, has called the impeachment of Engr Rauf Olaniyan, the state’s deputy governor, illegal and a violation of the rule of law. Folarin, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Monday following the impeachment of Engr Olaniyan as the state’s deputy governor, urged APC members to remain …

The United States Mission and the British High Commission have praised the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives in ensuring the peaceful conduct of the governorship election in Osun State on Saturday. Ademola Adeleke of the PDP received 403,371 votes, while Gboyega Oyetola of the APC received 375,027 votes. Adeleke won 17 of the 30 …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike is meeting behind closed doors with Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari. It was learned. It was reported that Yari paid a visit to the PDP chieftain on Tuesday at his private residence in Port Harcourt. Yari went into a closed-door meeting with Rivers State governor after arriving at Wike’s residence in Rumuepriokom community in Obio/Akpor …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership has yet to congratulate Osun governor-elect Ademola Oyetola. In a closely fought battle, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer defeated Governor Gboyega Oyetola. In the poll of 3,763 units, the former Senator won 17 of the 30 local government areas. Adeleke received 403,371 votes, while Oyetola received 375,027 votes. The ruling APC has …

Dr. Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue State, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, governor-elect of Osun State, on his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. He congratulated Senator Adeleke on his victory, saying “the people have spoken.” In a message of congratulations to Adeleke, Governor Ortom also praised the people of Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the media, civil …

Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, has named the presidential candidate he will support in 2023. Kanu-Uche has stated that he will only back a presidential candidate who does not engage in vote-buying. The Prelate made the announcement on Friday at the graduation ceremony of 160 church members from the Enugu diocese who were trained in various …

Following the attack on its staff in the area, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Enugu State’s Igboeze North Local Government Area. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, stated this in a statement made in Abuja on Thursday. The Community Primary …

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, urged Osun voters on Thursday to be on the lookout for vote fraud by the APC, the state’s current government, during the state’s governorship election on Saturday. In Osun, Mr. Abubakar, the PDP’s governorship candidate for the July 16 election, was canvassing votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke, the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has characterised the race for governor of Kaduna state in the 2023 election as a do-or-die contest. Alhaji Ibrahim Wosono, the state secretary, made this statement to Coalition of Southern Kaduna Young Persons participants who were honouring Isa Ashiru, the party’s flagbearer for the governorship, during Sallah. “We are prepared and determined to defend our …

As momentum for the 2023 general election builds, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, has postponed the formal introduction of Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, to the party’s top leadership. Shettima was scheduled to be officially introduced at 1 o’clock today (Thursday) at the APC secretariat in Abuja, but it has been learned that …

Hon Kelvin Ugboajah, a Senatorial aspirant for Abia Central district in the recently concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) primary elections in Abia State, has been confirmed dead. After an unspecified illness, the prominent Abia politician died in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, 2022. His death was announced on Tuesday by the Late Ugboajah’s family of the Ariam Usaka …

Sadiya Umar Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, has been warned by a political group known as the APC Initiative for Good Governance to stay out of Bauchi State politics, saying that she should focus on her ministerial responsibilities to avoid inflaming the state’s political scene. The warning was contained in a statement issued yesterday by …

As they resumed office, newly inaugurated administrations in three of the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory [FCT] bemoaned the emptiness of the councils’ treasuries, massive debts, and depressed workforce. Alhaji Abubakar Jibrin Giri, Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, who revealed the situation in some of the FCT area councils, bemoaned the fact that the immediate preceding administrations …