Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has vowed to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the February election. Lawal, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, explained that he would support Atiku because he can’t back the same-faith ticket. In an interview with BBC, the former SGF stressed that APC will not win the 2023 presidential election due to the same faith ticket. Lawal stressed that he and his followers are APC members but would not support Tinubu’s presidential ambition. The former SGF also disclosed…
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The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says what Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, is standing for today is the future of Nigeria. Obi made the statement on Wednesday during his presidential campaign rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Recall that the Elder statesman and leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, had endorsed the candidature of Obi for the 2023 presidential election. Adebanjo had repeatedly echoed his support for Obi. “It is no longer a tea party. Those who are there do not want to leave, but we will kick them out. I want…
Catholic Bishop of Kotangora Diocese, Niger State, Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has called on Nigerians who are yet to be captured in the voters register to take advantage of the recent court ruling ordering Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to continue the suspended Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). Rev Bulus, who is the new Chairman of the Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), made the call during his familiarization visit to the leadership of the Niger State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Correspondents Chapel in Minna. Speaking to journalists, he said: “As you already…
As the scramble for political positions hots up ahead of 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that an aggregate of 234,037 voters are yet to claim their Permanent Voter Cards in Ekiti State. The new INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti, Prof. Ayobami Salami, gave the revelation in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Secretariat in Ado Ekiti. Salami stated that a total of 754,886 had collected their PVCs, out of 988,923 total registered voters in the state, which he said represents 24% of registration in the state. He…
The Court of Appeal Sokoto, Division, on Wednesday, delivered judgment in an appeal filed by the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) and its candidate, Dauda Lawal Dare. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital by the State Commissioner of Information, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara. According to the statement, the appeal was against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Gusau delivered on 16/9/2022, which nullified the governorship primary election of the party for non-compliance with the provision of the Electoral Act 2022 and PDP guidelines for conduct…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State said he has nothing to do with the legal travails of some governorship candidates of the opposition political parties in the state as being speculated. The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is currently prosecuting the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Senator Bassey Albert for graft and judgement is being expected a few days from now. Speaking at the commissioning of the two Airbus-A320-200 at the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo, the governor said he knew nothing about any corruption case against the Senator saying that blackmailers should not rope…
The United States and its allies on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test and called for action to limit its nuclear and missile programs, but Russia and China opposed any new pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that the Biden administration will be circulating a proposed presidential statement, which would condemn North Korea “for all its unlawful ballistic missile launches and other dangerous and destabilizing activity,” as well as call for Pyongyang to abide by UN sanctions banning all ballistic missile and nuclear tests.…
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has identified fake news as the greatest challenge to the 2023 general elections. The minister spoke at the 4th edition of the ‘PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023 Series’. The purpose, according to him, is to massively showcase the numerous achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mohammed pointed out that the increasing resort to fake news and disinformation by a section of the media is becoming a great threat to the success of the 2023 general election. He noted that while it is generally assumed that thuggery, insecurity, vote buying, attack on facilities of…
A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, says the country is on the brink following the statements by the trio of Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, and Northern Elders Forum that the unity of Nigeria is negotiable. Recall that the trio of Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, and Northern Elders Forum spoke independently yesterday at a public lecture themed, ‘Nationalism and nation-building in Nigerian history,’ held at Lagos, on the unity of Nigeria being negotiable. The Northern Elders Forum’s Director of Publicity, Dr Hakeem Ahmed, had said, “Some Nigerian political leaders have said Nigeria’s unity is…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Monday, challenged the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to hold a rally in the State to test his popularity. Ganduje was speaking about the large turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally for Bola Tinubu in the State earlier on Monday. According to the Governor, many of Kwankwaso’s followers are now with the APC. “So, if Kwankwaso thinks that he can win the party, let him hold a march like this and compare what will happen if he can do so,” Ganduje said on…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on Monday denied reports that he offered N40 billion to his New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP counterpart, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso to step down for him. The former Anambra governor cleared the air on Monday during an interactive session with the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, which was held in Lekki, Lagos State. He said: “I never knowingly or unknowingly offered anybody money to become president. In all my talks with Kwankwaso, I never offered him any money.” InfoStride News reports that there has been speculation that the Labour Party had…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially unveiled its branded campaign vehicles without the picture of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. It was gathered that the branded buses were distributed to all the party’s campaign coordinators across the 23 Local Government Areas of Benue State. None of the over thirty buses spotted had the image of Atiku printed on it. The vehicles, which have been making rounds on social media platforms, have the pictures of the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who is a senatorial candidate of the party and those of…
The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, running for presidency is a “good omen” for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Monday. When asked if the growing popularity of Obi may cause problems for the APC, the Kano governor said: “The effect of the emergence of Labour Party with Peter Obi, I think it is a good omen for the APC because our major contender is the PDP. “If you look at it, what is our political investment in…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has taken a swipe at Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, saying any party that can’t control Lagos, Kano, and Rivers states should forget about the 2023 presidential election. Kwankwaso disclosed this on Monday at the commissioning of the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in Emohua, Rivers State, at the invitation of Governor Nyesom Wike. He also criticised some PDP leaders, describing them as rigid and selfish. He said, “Any party that cannot control two of the three states – Kano, Lagos, and Rivers is out. He (Wike) has been…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as a member of the Kwankwasiyya group. Kwankwaso said Wike was always standing for the truth, hence he’s a member of Kwankwasiyya. He spoke at the inauguration of the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. According to Kwankwaso: “Your Excellency, thank you for standing firm, for saying the truth at any given time, not minding what they are thinking. “Your excellency, without putting on a red cap, you are a member of Kwankwassiya any day,…
Ousted prime minister Imran Khan said on Monday that he wants a good relationship between Pakistan and India but claimed that there is “no chance” of this happening while the nationalist BJP remains in power. In an interview with British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ on Monday, 70-year-old Khan shed light on the economic benefits that could be achieved if the two neighbours establish trade with each other. “The benefits would be enormous,” Khan said, but then contended that the Kashmir issue was the main impediment. “I think it’s possible but the BJP government is so hardline, they have a nationalistic stance…
Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry in Akure, Adewale Giwa, has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as a businessman who is not ready to govern Nigeria. Giwa, who was addressing his church members in Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday, specifically said Obi’s popularity on social media would fade out a few weeks before the 2023 presidential election. According to the cleric, only two candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress are contesting the coming election. ” I have told you that I don’t see Peter Obi as…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sacked a current House of Representatives member, Hon Sani Umar Dan Galadima as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State for the 2023 general elections. The lawmaker was kicked out of the 2023 House of Representatives race on account of being a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the time he stood for the primary election in PDP. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo cancelled the victory of the lawmaker at the PDP primary election while delivering judgment in a suit instituted…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he will consult with the Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on solutions to tackle Nigeria’s challenges. Obi disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with the Nigerian Guild of Editors. “He (Soludo) knows, and he has the solution, so I need to consult him to help me,” he said. Obi also promised to adopt the Bangladesh 35 per cent Affirmative Action model, stating that he would create an atmosphere where 50 per cent of Nigerian women would be included in its National Productivity Programme. Recall that Soludo, a former governor…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday promised the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso logistic support for his campaign in the state. Wike made the promise during the inauguration of the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. According to Wike, the former governor of Kano State has what it takes to be president of the country. He said: “You are a man of integrity, it is unfortunate that we are not in the same party but God will help at appropriate time. These are the kind of…