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24 hours to political campaigns, Court nullifies Ogun PDP guber candidate, Adebutu, others’ primary elections
Just 24 hours to the commencement of political campaigns, the Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, has nullified the primary elections...
Wike-Ayu faceoff: Ortom ‘betrays’ close ally, Wike, kicks against Ayu’s removal
As the face-off between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the PDP festers, the Governor...
Nigerians are hungry, want president who will give them food, unperturbed by APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN) has owned up to the current reality of hunger ravaging the...
PDP crisis: Wike’s statements frivolous, make no sense — Dino Melaye
In a bid to douse political tension, the spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Management Council, Sen. Dino Melaye, says...
PDP crisis: Atiku’s bid for Presidency has hit the rocks, says Tinubu’s Campaign Council
The APC Presidential Campaign Council said on Friday that with the tales of woes bedeviling the PDP, it is crystal clear that its...
PDP Presidential primaries: Ayu manipulated delegates, asked aspirants to withdraw for Atiku — Wike
As the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) worsens, Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike has again released another “bombshell”, accusing the party’s National...
We won’t participate in Atiku’s campaign until Ayu resigns, say Wike, others
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other aggrieved stalwarts of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have pulled out of the campaign Council...
INEC’s list: Senate President Lawan dropped, Shekarau, Akpabio’s senatorial candidacies confirmed
INEC has published the final list of National Assembly candidates for the 2023 national elections. With the omission, Lawan might have lost his...
Update on INEC list of the 18 presidential candidates and their running mates cleared for 2023 polls
They are: Imumolen Christopher – Accord Party (AP) Al-Mustapha Hamza – Action Alliance (AA) Sowore Omoyele – African Action Congress (AAC) Kachikwu Dumebi...
Just in: INEC releases list of presidential candidates, running mates for 2023 poll, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi confirmed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday published the final list of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates of all the political parties approved...
Jibrin’s resignation: Gov. Wike sputters, says Ayu must go
There seems not to be an end in sight to the political squabble between Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike and the National Chairman of...
TMG kicks as INEC moves to upturn Yobe North Senatorial primary in favour of Senate President
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has expressed displeasure over moves by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upturn the outcome of the...
Ex-Kano Gov. Shekarau dumps NNPP, joins PDP
Amid Monday’s downpour, thousands of party faithful and sympathizers massed in the ancient city of Kano to witness another defection of a former...
APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket ruckus: Distraught Yoruba elders, Tinubu supporters protest in Lagos, demand Shettima’s stepdown
Some distraught Nigerians including sympathizers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have again revisited the party’s...
2023 poll: Tinubu-Shettima ticket a bad one, creates inequality, threatens Nigeria’s fragile unity, liberty — Dogara
The decision by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to settle for a Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket is not a bold decision but a bad...
Why I didn’t pick Wike as my presidential running mate — Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed why he did not pick the Governor of Rivers State,...
