The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not recognise the emergence of the former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, as the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North-West District for the 2023 elections. Mr Akpabio, Thursday night “won” the primary for the district conducted by a faction of the APC in…
BREAKING NEWS Senator Aliero left APC for PDP, Gives Reason. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Works and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Distinguished Senator Adamu Aliero has left the ruling party, APC and decamped to the opposition party, PDP. The former two times Governor of Kebbi State and Former FCT Minister said, he left…
Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN), All Progressives Congress, APC chapter, Thursday, said that the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the ruling party has sent jitters to camp of the opposition party. National chairman of the Forum and former deputy governor of Edo State, Lucky Imasuen in…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said the consideration of a Muslim president and a Muslim Vice President in the country in 2023 is dead on arrival. Lawal, who spoke on Thursday on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said it is out of place for anyone to consider such a…
A Nigerian soldier has revealed that a mutiny against top officers in the military is in the offing if the authorities fail to address the burning issues affecting the welfare of troops. The soldier said this in an outburst of anger in an interview with SaharaReporters.The soldier who is attached to the 23 Brigade, Gibson…
BARING any unforeseen developments, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, may be named as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the former vice president has offered the position to the Rivers State governor who was the first runner-up in the primary that produced…
In their determined efforts to assist the Enugu State government and security agencies to decisively address the security challenges in Igbo-Eze North and Igbo-Eze South local government areas of the state, the Tricycle (Keke) and Motorcycle (Okada) Riders Associations in the two council areas have resolved that their members should stop operating from 6pm to…
umebi Kachikwu, a media entrepreneur, has defeated Kingsley Moghalu at the presidential convention of the African Democratic Congress. Mr Kachikwu scored 977 votes against Mr Moghalu’s 589 votes. Chukwuka Monye came third with 339 votes at the primary exercise in Abeokuta on Wednesday night. Mr Kachikwu’s victory was immediately slammed by opponents, who said the…
Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo says denying the South-East region Presidency will attract consequences including an increase in agitations for the independence of Biafra. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation stated this in reaction to the result of the just-concluded convention of the All Progressives Congress in which former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu emerged as the party’s…
EU, INEC organise free ‘Youth Vote Count’ concert in Nigeria By Kehinde Olatunji and Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi08 June 2022 | 4:10 am The European Union (EU) has partnered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise the second edition of ‘Youth Votes Count’, a free music concert to encourage more youths to register and vote…