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Lagos lawmaker, AbduSobur Olawale, slumps, dies at Tinubu’s presidential campaign flagoff in Jos

A Lagos lawmaker, Mr AbduSobur Olawale a.k.a Omititi has exited. Until his death, he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Local...

Water-tight security, tumultuous crowd as Buhari flag off APC’s presidential campaign in Jos 

The presidential campaign of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima of the ruling All Progressives Congress was flag off in Jos in the...

Finally, Akpabio loses APC senatorial ticket to contest 2023 poll — court rules

The hope of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, ex-Akwa lbom Gov. Godswill Akpabio to contest the APC senatorial Akwa-Ibom North/West District senatorial...

How Peter Obi got politicians busy with campaigns, not maize roasting, eating in classrooms — Peter Okoye

By David Adebayo Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr. P, has continued to demonstrate his support for the Presidential candidate...

In fresh conciliatory effort, IBB brokers peace between Wike’s G-5 and Atiku

Peace and amity appears to have returned to the crisis-torn People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the party’s aggrieved governors known as G-5 has...

APC’ll be voted out of power in 2023 for dashing Nigerians’ hopes, Atiku boasts

For dashing the hopes of Nigerians, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is confident that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be voted...

Armed thugs attack Atiku’s rally in Maiduguri, scores wounded

Political intolerance and brigandage reared its ugly head in the nation’s electioneering on Wednesday as the convoy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Fayose warns crisis could set PDP on path to chaos, says ‘serious turbulence’ ahead

Signs of strain in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,  mounted Wednesday with less than 150 days left before the  Presidential elections, former governor...

Tragedy as APC House of Reps candidate dies in auto crash three months to 2023 polls

Barely three months to the 2023 polls, the All Progressives Congress House of Representatives candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency of Enugu State,...

Tinubu Sacks Presidential Campaign Coordinator

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sacked Senator Aisha Ahmed Dahiru a.k.a Binani as the presidential...

2023 presidential poll: Business Group slams Tinubu for declining Chambers of Commerce’s invite

Atiku Business Support Group (ABSG) has criticised the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for repudating the invitation of chambers of...

Rivers Gov. Wike fights dirty, revokes Sen. Maeba’s plot of land for supporting Atiku

  Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike is fighting dirty with his latest decision to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of a...

Tinubu’s candidacy divides Afenifere as two nonagenarian leaders are pitted against each other

APC Presidential Candidate Bola Tinubu may have broken the ranks of Afenifere, the apex Pan-Yoruba socio-political/cultural organization, following his visit to Akure, Ondo...

Fitch report on Nigeria’s 2023 presidential poll flawed, defective, just mere conjectures procured by APC — Atiku

The PDP’s presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has thrashed Fitch Ratings on the chances of the presidential candidates for the 2023 poll, describing the...

Defection: Appeal Court reverses judgment sacking Umahi, Deputy

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday reversed the High Court judgment that sacked Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State...

2023 polls: Tinubu has the gift of assembling people who can deliver — Public affairs analyst

A public affairs analyst and veteran journalist, Ayodele Akinsola, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is endowed...