The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the 2023 budget.In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, while stationery and computer ...

By Deji Elumoye:President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, instructed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, to come up with possible constitutional and legal changes that would help to create a level playing field ...

A close and cross examination of the list shows that 60 to 70 percent of the recipients have not critically impacted the country, whether in economy, politics, or what have you, to deserve such prestigious glorification.The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government had fixed October 11, 2022 to ...

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has faulted Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for saying the group is divided over endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.Secretary General of Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, in a statement in Akure, yesterday, said the ...

A former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has expressed confidence that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo will back Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.Even though the former president has not ...

The Management of ATIVO Limited, the owners of Quikraiz, a donation-based crowdfunding platform has described as false and unfounded allegation that the company belongs to the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi.The company, in a statement to newsmen on Monday, also said Obi is not using ...

we ‘ll sign documents tomorrow -Prof.Osodeke…says struggle was to make Universitiesstronger.Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila last night said that in a matter of days the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will call off the 7-month-old strike that had kept the ...

Snakes, Monkeys Swallowing Money, Termites Eating Vouchers Under Buhari; Vote Wisely In 2023 – Catholic Archbishop Tells NigeriansThe Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama has advised Nigerians to unite like the “lepers” to defeat what he called the socio-economic and political leprosy in ...

 The Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of importing people from other states for its recently held rally in Lagos.Both the LP and APC have been holding rallies to mobilise support for their presidential ...

Labour Party disowns campaign rally timetableOctober 10, 2022The Labour Party (LP) on Monday disowned a campaign rally timetable being circulated in the media.Mr Arabambi Abayomi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said in a statement in Abuja that the timetable was neither authorised by the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged members of the All Progressives Congress Women Presidential Campaign Team to work hard in ensuring victory for the party in the 2023 general elections.The president, who made the call at the inauguration of the APC Women team in Abuja on Monday, said the ...

*BAGUDU, ZULUM, OYEGUN, OTHERS EULOGISE FAYEMI AT VALEDICTORY LECTURE*Some eminent Nigerians on Monday paid glowing tributes to Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for his contributions to nation building and development of his state and the country.The torrents of tributes came the way of the ...

Aisha Buhari’s PTSD Diagnosis of BuhariBy Farooq KperogiAisha Buhari said she "suffered the consequences" of Buhari's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which she said was triggered by the Civil War, his 1985 overthrow, and his serial electoral losses until 2015.She claimed that she "became a ...

Abdulllahi Hassan is the Bauchi State Chairman, Senior Civil Servants Association.In this interview, he debunked claims that the state government under Governor Bala Mohammed is owing workers salaries, insisting that it is unfounded rumour peddled by uninformed people.Excerpts:What in your ...

By Peter MosesLike a weathercock, many Nigerian politicians have gained notoriety for changing their stands most especially in every political season. Perhaps, this explains why it’s often said that the Nigerian political class lacks ideology.To them – politics is all about permanent interest. This ...

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday said the mission of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rescue and rebuild Nigeria has started as the party flags off its presidential campaign in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital.The flag off ceremony is taking place at the Nest of Champions ...

With the return from London last week of the Presidential Flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the ruling party is due to release the full list of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) this week, while also laying to rest on the disagreement created by the release of ...

Many of those who championed the "Sai Buhari" mantra in 2015 are regretting their actions today because they have seen the negative impact of the NEPA bill certificate they promoted on the economic, educational, security and social strata of our nation.Unfortunately, while some are doing a ...

Facts have emerged about events leading up to the approval and disbursements of various sums of money to members of the National Working Committee as well as Secretariat Staff of the Peoples Democratic Party, as Housing allowance.A document sighted by Vanguard yesterday revealed that a total of ...

A former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of former governors into his cabinet as Ministers is partly responsible for the non-performance witnessed in critical sectors of the Nigerian economy.Among former governors currently serving ...

As the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), flags off its presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections today in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, al­lies of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, are awaiting directive from him on where to pitch their tent among all the ...

By Chuks Okocha:The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will today flag off its presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.The presidential campaign, which is expected to hold at the Nest of Champions Stadium, Uyo, and scheduled to commence at 10 am, however invited party leaders and members across ...

By Hammed Shittu:Ahead of 2023 general election, no fewer than 3,000 members of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State weekend dumped their respective political parties and joined the Social ...

By Segun James:Ahead of the 2023 general election, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged clerics especially Christian leaders to educate the people on the importance of shunning electoral violence and other acts that are inimical to democracy.He gave the advice at the 5th edition ...

2023 Election: Finally, Governor Okowa’s Aide Who Allegedly Resigned To Join Peter Obi’s Camp Opens UpOnochie Osheokwu, the former Senior Special Assistant on Youth Development to Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has revealed why he left the PDP.The former SSA to Governor has been the subject of ...

PDP Crisis Lingers As Governor Ortom Says Party Leadership Has Failed, National Chairman, Ayu Should Resign.The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has explained that the insistence on the resignation of the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, by the ...

Chuks Okocha in Abuja        The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday declared that the commission has ended the era of election rigging in Nigeria.He also vowed that henceforth, no eligible voter can vote more than once in any election ...

By Femi Ogbonnikan:The crisis bedeviling the Ogun State chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a befuddling dimension with the conspicuous absence of the governorship candidate of the party, Oladipupo Adebutu, and his running mate, Hon Abdulkabir Akinlade, from the ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that it has no plan to disrupt election in Igboland in 2023.The media and publicity secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, in a press statement to DAILY POST, said there is no truth in any information circulating on alleged plans to disrupt election ...

The lawmaker representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Abbo, has been expelled by the executives of his local government chapter of the All Progressives Congress for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities and tampering with the process of internal democracy of the party.The controversial ...

The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has announced the proposed solidarity rally for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, will hold in the state on Sunday, October 9, 2022.He ...

Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that in 2019 he resisted my entreaty to him to not vote or campaign for Buhari ...

In this interview with THISDAY, Comrade Odinaka Okechukwu, political activist dissects political events in Isi-Uzo LGA and Enugu State vis-à-vis the 2023 general election, saying his kinsman and the Labour Party governorship candidate, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, wouldn’t make a good governorYourself and ...

By Emameh Gabriel:Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, yesterday unveiled a website for donors and supporters of his presidential ambition to lodge funds into for the party’s presidential campaigns and election.Obi made the announcement yesterday in a tweet via his verified Twitter ...

The northern leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says politicians are using hunger as a weapon in the run-up to the 2023 elections.The Christian body said this in a communique jointly signed by Yakubu Pam and Sunday Oibe, chairman and secretary-general of the association, on ...

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday signed Executive Order 21 to prohibit the use of public schools for political parties without the approval of the state ministry of education.He said the application for approval must be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the campaign.According ...

Title: Prospects Of Transformative Governance In NigeriaWe will offer a new brand of transformative and purposeful leadership. The overall goal of my administration shall be to streamline governance, make it more responsive, transformative, effective, less transactional, and therefore efficient and ...

PDP 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN TIMETABLE .South-South Zone✅ Oct 10 - Akwa Ibom✅ Nov 24 - Edo✅ Dec 3 - Bayelsa✅ Jan 16 - Rivers✅ Jan 17 - Cross River✅ Jan 25 - DeltaNorth-Central Zone✅ Oct 19 - Niger✅ Nov 8 - Kogi✅ Nov 14 - Kwara✅ Dec 8 - Nasarawa✅ Dec 12 - Plateau✅ Dec 13 - Benue✅ ABUJA- ...

The Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has denied the allegations that he is working against the ambition of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.The governor’s reaction is coming following reports that he ordered members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in ...

The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (Aka MC Oluomo), has announced the introduction of the Bar Code to checkmate untoward activities among some commercial bus drivers.According to him, the initiative will curb kidnappings and other criminal activities perpetrated ...

The Rivers State Government has withdrawn the criminal case it filed against a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tonye Cole among others.The State Government filed a criminal suit accusing them of selling government ...

By Ifreke Inyang Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has spoken after returning to Nigeria from the United Kingdom.The former Governor of Lagos returned to the country after spending 12 days in London.Tinubu’s long absence led to rumours about his ...

Festus Keyamo (SAN) , the Minister of Labour and Employment and Chief Spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council said reports that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is battling health challenges was the handiwork of ...

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said the 2023 presidential election is between the Labour Party, LP, candidate, Peter Obi, and his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.This was as Primate Ayodele declared that the All ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Campaign Organisation, has appointed Publisher and former presidential aspirant, Bashorun Dele Momodu as Director of the campaign, overseeing Strategic Communications.A press statement signed by the Campaign Director General and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu ...

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appealed the Federal High Court’s judgment that nullified his nomination as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the July 16, 2022, governorship election in the state.This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr ...

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that his party will lose the 2023 presidential election without the genuine support of APC governors.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is the presidential candidate of the ...

The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a motion to derecognise Celestine Omehia, as a former Governor of Rivers State.The motion was moved by the Leader of the House, Martin Amaewmule, to reverse an earlier resolution of the 8th Assembly on June 30, 2015, which compelled the Executive Arm, ...

A United Kingdom based media group The Nigerian News, has named Bala Mohammed the Governor Bauchi State as the Governor of the Year.In a statement signed by its Editor-in-Chief, Toby Prince, the company said: “Governor Mohammed’s tremendous achievements, especially in terms of infrastructure, ...

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will loot the country’s treasury if the party ever has access to power.The minister made the remark in reaction to the controversy over the return of N122.4 million by members of the PDP’s national ...