The All Progressives Congress, APC, has clinched 22 out of the 25 chairmanship seats in the local government councils polls organized by the Niger state Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, on Thursday. The Director Operations Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, Comrade Ibrahim Aliyu Tunganwawa, announced the results in Minna. He explained that the results of the remaining three LGs are being awaited, adding that 13 political parties took part in the election. According to him, “Due to some problems experienced during the conduct of the local government councils election, NSIEC will conduct rerun elections in two wards of Rafi and Kontagora…
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Some candidates and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State have suggested those who set the Iyana Mortuary office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on fire. According to the PDP stakeholders, the attackers were those who are afraid of a free and fair elections come 2023 in Ogun State. At a meeting of the PDP leaders held on Friday, the opposition party members requested INEC to ensure a quick reproduction of the 65,699 PVCs said to have been destroyed in the Thursday fire attack. During the meeting held at…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has assured Nigerians of the presidency of the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag bearer, Bola Tinubu. Aisha Buhari assured that Nigeria would be safe under Tinubu’s guidance. She spoke at the one-day public symposium with the theme: “Dissecting the Asiwaju manifesto – Renewed Hope 2023” in Abuja. The First Lady was represented at the event by Asabe Bashir, the Matron of the APC Women Campaign Team. She said Tinubu’s antecedents have shown that he would serve Nigeria well. Mrs Buhari urged Tinubu to consider women in the area of national security. According to Aisha: “I…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that no one can alter or influence the results of the 2023 general elections. INEC’s Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society in Oyo State, Mrs Rosemary Alaba Adeniyi made this disclosure on Thursday while speaking during an Inter-faith Peace Summit on 2023 General Elections organised by the Abrahamic Mission. DAILY POST reports that the one-day summit which was held at the University of Ibadan was attended by representatives of various religious organisations, political parties, security agencies, INEC officials and the media. Some of those in attendance include the Dean,…
The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to brace up for a tough time in 2023. Shettima dropped the hint on Thursday in Abuja at an event organised by APC Professionals Forum with the theme, ‘Dissecting the Asiwaju Manifesto’. He warned that the country would go through some rough waters in the coming months and years. The vice presidential candidate said while he is an incurable optimist, he is also a realist, saying the nation cannot shield itself from the global realities and from the challenges in Ukraine. Shettima stated: “We’re…
All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, said presidential candidate Bola Tinubu will be elected to lead Nigeria. His declaration is contained in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Media Director, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Adamu made the comment on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Lafia, the Nasarawa capital The chairman was in attendance at a meeting between Tinubu and stakeholders in the mining sector. Adam told the gathering he was merely echoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement. “Except God, President Buhari is the highest authority in Nigeria today. Buhari has said it and it shall come to…
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has claimed the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not survive after the 2023 general elections. The former vice-president stated this during the inauguration of the National Youth Campaign Council on Thursday in Abuja. Atiku described the APC as an “alliance” and not a party. According to him, the PDP is the only party in Nigeria. “To be honest, PDP is the only political party in the country. “APC is not a political party. It’s an alliance between the CPC and Tinubu’s party. We have seen how alliances in this…
In view of security concerns for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, a security wall has been constructed outside his Lahore residence, a media report said. According to Express Tribune, security was enhanced outside the former Prime Minister’s residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park area after a security alert was issued by the Special Branch. Check-posts have also been set up at the entry and exit points of Zaman Park, while more security cameras have been installed to ensure safety, the report said. A special desk has also been set up to keep a record of people visiting the former premier’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will win the 2023 presidential election. Buhari said APC was lucky to have Tinubu as its presidential candidate. He spoke in the United Kingdom while reacting to the chances of APC winning the presidential election in 2023. Asked about APC’s chances of not winning in 2023, Buhari said: “What are the chances of my party not winning the election? We are going to win the election. “Tinubu, the presidential candidate, a very well-known politician in the country, was a two-term governor in Lagos State, the most resourceful state and…
A Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Muhammad Nasir Yunusa and sitting in Kano, has insisted that Alhaji Abdusalam Abdulkarim Zaura, famously known as AA Zaura, who is the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, must answer to the alleged $1.3 million fraud charges against him. When the case resumed hearing on Thursday, Yunusa insisted that the position of the constitution and the law is that AA Zaura, accused of allegedly defrauding a non-Nigerian to the tune of $1.3 million must be arraigned before any other matter is heard. The Counsel to AA Zaura, Barrister…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the claim that it collaborated with the federal and state governments to nullify the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election that produced Dr Dauda Lawal Dare. The party claimed that the ousted former governorship candidate was too desperate to become the governor of the state. According to a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, by the publicity secretary of the APC in the state, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, Dare was described as a banker and businessman who does not know…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked a former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye over his gaffe in Maiduguri, Borno State. Addressing a presidential rally in Maiduguri, yesterday, Melaye mistakenly urged them to vote for the APC. Melaye spoke while alleging that the APC presidential campaign team was attacked while enroute the State. Reports had it that some unknown gunmen allegedly attacked Atiku’s convoy in Maiduguri. He said: “46 cars have been damaged, and I just got a report that 70 people are in the hospital, but the people of Borno have decided that they…
It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run. Instead, Tuesday night’s disappointing results for the GOP are raising new questions about Trump’s appeal and the future of a party that has fully embraced him, seemingly at its peril, while at the same time giving new momentum to his most potent potential rival. Indeed, some allies were calling on Trump to delay his planned announcement next week, saying the party’s full focus needs to be on Georgia, where Trump-backed football…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a sinking boat that cannot be rescued. The Jigawa State PDP Secretary, Isa Bello Gwadayi stated this while responding to the report of the defection of some PDP members to the APC in Buji Local Government. He said Buji Local Government Area is a stronghold of the PDP and there was no way such people could defect to the APC. He explained that Nigerians are tired of the APC and are ready to vote it out in the coming 2023 general election. According to him, “The…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential campaign team has been linked to the documents alleging that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering. Festus Keyamo, the spokesman of the APC presidential campaign council, alleged that the recent trip of the PDP’s presidential campaign team to the United States, US, was behind the controversial court document reportedly indicting Tinubu. Appearing on Channels Television, Politics Today on Wednesday, Keyamo insisted that the US government never indicted or convicted Tinubu. Recall that PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, led some of his campaign team…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State are currently in a state of confusion over who to vote for in the 2023 presidential election. The development is owing to a clash of interest among the party leaders in the State. The confusion is coming at a time the G-5 Governors, including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde are moving round the country galvanising support against Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP. InfoStride News reports that a former Vice President, Atiku, emerged as the presidential candidate of the party. Atiku, a native of Adamawa is married…
The Jigawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday debunked media reports that about 1,500 of its members have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Isa Bello Gwadayi, the party’s Secretary described the report as falsehood being perpetrated by those who have been caught by the wind of change that would soon blow in the state. The Secretary clarified that he is an indigene of Buji Local Government and he also resides there, stressing that there is no village or community known as Illirowa as was quoted in some media report. He said: “As an indigene…
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decisively won a third term on Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Beto O’Rourke in a midterm race that tested the direction of America’s supersized red state following the Uvalde school massacre and a strict new abortion ban. The victory underlined Abbott’s durability. Despite record spending in the race that topped more than USD 200 million combined, O’Rourke was in danger of losing by double-digits just four years after his narrow US Senate loss that was the closest by a Texas Democrat in decades. Tonight, Texans sent a very resounding message,” Abbott said during a victory speech…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has raised alarm over a plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to recruit thugs and pull down billboards and flags of Atiku/Mutfwang campaign in the state ahead of the flag-off of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign in Jos, the state capital. The PDP on Wednesday in a press statement signed by Mangna Yusuf Wamyil alleged that the APC is mobilizing thugs to remove all PDP billboards in the state to give the impression that Plateau is an APC state. The statement reads: “Information available to us indicates that the Plateau State…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians to elect leaders who would take advantage of the country’s rich, multi-cultural heritage and language to unify them. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 35th Edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. He said that rather than seeing the differences in language and culture as a dividing factor, Nigerians should see it as one of the greatest resources to be embraced, celebrated and used for collective advantage. “As we all know, this is the campaign…