There was mild drama at Ring Road, Benin City, Edo State on Thursday as Peter Obi’s supporters stopped a former Governor of the State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from campaigning for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Oshiomhole, a former National ...

By Racheal Ayodele Nigerians have continued to react to the back and forth between the famous Nigerian singer and internet personality, Peter Okoye and his colleague in the industry, Seun Kuti, over support for presidential candidates in the 2023 elections. Recall that Seun Kuti who ...

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has made a gaffe on Thursday during the party’s presidential campaign held in Kano State. Ayu said that the PDP had brought shame and should not be retained in power. He intended to mean the All Progressives Congress, APC. ...

By  Dennis Naku Dr Dakuku Peterside, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Director General, of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, speaks with DENNIS NAKU on the political violence in Rivers State, the G-5 governors and the chances of his party in the state in ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has given a reason Nigerians should sack him if elected president in the upcoming presidential election. Obi said Nigerians should sack him and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, if they take the country in the wrong ...

Erstwhile Speaker of the House Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said the North should succeed President Muhammadu Buhari and rule Nigeria for another four years. Dogara said ruling Nigeria for another four years after Buhari would ensure equity and justice for the North. He explained that ...

By Francis Ugwu The Supreme Court on Monday restored the Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Yobe North Senatorial District. In a split judgement of three to two, the apex court affirmed Lawan as the authentic ...

The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, yesterday, said it had uncovered the planned launch of a multi-million naira media campaign, dubbed “Killer Punch” by campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, aimed at spreading lies about the Labour ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling the Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, from the party. Justice James Omotosho made the order following an ex-parte motion filed by Governor Wike against the PDP and its top officials. ...

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has said only people with mental problems would vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming elections considering the hardship the party has inflicted on Nigerians in the past eight years. Ayu, ...

Naja’atu Mohammed, a former All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Director on Civil Society Organizations, has insisted that the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, is now a cabal. Mohammed claimed that Aisha’s cabal consists of her children and her brothers, adding that the First Lady ...

A new poll released on Sunday projects Peter Obi of the Labour Party as the likely winner of the 2023 presidential election to be held on February 25. The assessment carried out by Nextier SPD, an African-based international development consulting firm, rated four presidential candidates. ...

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has alleged that the implementation of Naira swap policy was deliberately done by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emeifiele as a fighting back strategy for failing to get presidential ticket under the ruling All Progressives ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has reacted to the statement by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, that he should focus on Nollywood instead of running for presidency. The former Anambra State Governor said he would work hard to improve on the Nollywood ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday alleged that its intelligence unit, M-Branch, has uncovered a plot to assassinate PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the South East. Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman alleged that Atiku’s assassination would be blamed on the followers of ...

* Says he has capacity to change the country   *Northerners won’t vote for you, Adebanjo Tells Tinubu James Sowole in Abeokuta The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday weighed in on the scarcity of the naira which has increased the suffering of the ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s recent political volte-face denying ever promising to publicly announce his preferred presidential candidate was a clear evidence of confusion in his collapsing world of fantasy, Ejiofor Alike reports Recent events have shown that the Rivers State Governor, ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is fully ready to hold this year’s general election, its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said.Yakubu spoke following the successful conduct of its nationwide mock accreditation yesterday.The mock accreditation exercise was meant to test the ...

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign Naira notes was aimed at causing riots in the country. Wike, who spoke on Saturday during a campaign in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of the state, alleged that the aim was ...

In a bid to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday carried out a mock accreditation exercise ahead of the 2023 general elections. DAILY POST reports that the mock accreditation exercise conducted in ...

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has fined the Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, owners of Television Continental, TVC, for airing “hate speech and inflammatory comments”. The Commission asked TVC to pay a fine of N2 million within two weeks of receiving the letter. The ...

The implementation of the Naira redesign policy and the resultant scarcity of the new notes appear to be tearing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) apart. On Friday, a protest broke out in Oyo State capital, Ibadan, as people attacked banks and other locations. Earlier in the week, a ...

The Governor of Kano State on Friday said the naira redesign was never the agenda of the All Progressive Congress, APC, but a calculated plan by the Central Bank Governor, Goodwin Emefiele and a few cronies surrounding President Muhammadu Buhari. He made the allegations during an interview on the ...

By  Dirisu Yakubu A spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Daniel Bwala, has said that the Governor of Rivers State and leader of the aggrieved G-5 PDP governors, Nyesom Wike, was deceiving his four colleagues over the presidential candidate they would ...

By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Friday maintained his claim that a cabal in the presidency is backing Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for this month’s presidential election. Wike at Ibaka Town, Okrika Island for a PDP campaign rally ...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is confident he will defeat his predecessor Gboyega Oyetola despite the tribunal judgement in his favour. The governor spoke on Friday in Osogbo at a meeting with Unit-to-Unit Ambassadors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun West District. ...

Mallam Ango, a resident of Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, has alleged that political actors in his community promised all residents N2,000 if they voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. In a conversation with SaharaReporters on Wednesday ...

The Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Tinubu’s Loyalist And Lagos Parks Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo has written to the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow his members to distribute sensitive electoral materials ...

Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, says the survival of Nigeria is tied to Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) winning the presidential election. Adebanjo said this on Thursday in Abuja after a meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) during which ...

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to end unemployment in the country, if he emerges victorious at this month’s general elections. Addressing the crowd that stormed Freedom Park, Osogbo, Osun State venue of his rally ahead of the February 25 ...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), comprising Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rose from an extraordinary meeting, yesterday, declaring support for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Ahmed Datti, ...

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Barring any last-minute change of plans, Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, will on Friday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on to discuss challenges being faced by Nigerians over the scarcity of Naira notes. The governors will also discuss ...

By Francis Ugwu Nigerian social critic, Aisha Yesufu has claimed that typical Nigerian politicians would soon start decamping to join Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, because it’s glaring he would win the forthcoming presidential election. Yesufu also said those ...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has stated that Peter Obi cannot win the 2023 presidential election. El-Rufai said the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate does not have the numbers, describing him as a Nollywood actor. The race is between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ...

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to use Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo to distribute election materials. ...

More reactions have continued to trail the comment made by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, during his political campaign in the state. Tinubu, during his rally in Uyo, the state capital, ...

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, has said Bimodal Voter Accreditation System did not allow over-voting during the last governorship election in the state. Agboke, who spoke at the palace of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba ...

The Supreme Court said the candidates who emerged from the primaries conducted by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led faction of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are authentic. Justice Centus Nweze’s judgment on Wednesday brings to an end the legal battle to determine the camp in control of ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been described as a coward for failing to make real his threat of publicly declaring his choice of candidate for the 2023 presidential election and campaigning nationwide for such a candidate. Governor Wike had late last year ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that about eight hundred thousand Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) are yet to be collected in Oyo State. INEC made this disclosure on Wednesday. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in the state, Dr. Adeniran Tella, while speaking ...

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, has criticized the misrepresentation of the comments by its candidate, Bola Tinubu regarding dollar rate. The campaign accused some media houses of twisting the former Lagos governor’s remarks at the party’s campaign rally on ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has cautioned the people of Anambra State against voting for his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Tinubu said Obi would deny his promises like the Biblical Peter denied Jesus Christ three times before the ...

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka and Bassey Inyang in Calabar The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Calabar, Cross River State, slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over the depreciation ...

By  Patrick Odey Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, on Monday, replied the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, saying that he (Tinubu) always resorts to abusing and insulting people during campaigns because he has nothing to bring to the table for ...

By Seun Opejobi Barely two weeks to the presidential election, a Director of the Labour Party, LP, presidential campaign council in Bauchi State, Alhassan Bawu has dumped the party. Bawu defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Explaining his decision, Bawu said he defected to the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to take it in good faith if he loses the presidential election. Atiku explained that he would not be the first loser; hence he would take his loss in good faith. Speaking on BBC Pidgin on Tuesday, Atiku said: ...

By Francis Ugwu Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, chances are that the Governor of Abia State, Okozie Ikpeazu might dump the G-5 governors to retain his political relevance following the death of Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the March 11 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament yesterday disclosed that it would be deploying observer mission to Nigeria for the forthcoming general election. The parliament also plans to deploy observer missions for the elections holding in Sierra Leone in June and Liberia ...

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that if he wins next month’s election, he will prune the high unemployment rate in Nigeria in his first four years as president. He addressed party faithful and members on Tuesday at the U.J ...

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said Nigerians should pay close attention to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu’s famous word, “Emilokan” because it has a deep spiritual manifestation. Ayodele explained that Nigerians joke a lot with the ...