President Muhammadu Buhari will on Oct. 11 bestow a national award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, disclosed this in a ...

By  Stephen AngbuluIn what would be his last Independence Day speech to Nigerians, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. He expressed gratitude to God and Nigerians for giving him the opportunity to ...

By Ochogwu Sunday As the 2023 general elections draw near, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has warned all political parties against soliciting funds from foreign countries.INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, who spoke on Friday while featuring in a Channels TV programme, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, had on November 27, 2014 declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was out to destroy Nigeria.Atiku stated this while addressing the All Progressives Congress, APC, national delegates in Enugu State ahead of the party’s primary ...

By Abdul Seye Seventy-two hours into the official campaign for the 2023 general elections, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has been missing in action, generating concerns among his supporters.Tinubu left the country unannounced on Sunday for the United ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Senator Dino Melaye, has claimed that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu’s absence from the Presidential Peace Accord signing ceremony on Thursday was on purpose.DAILY POST ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor-elect of Osun State.Adeleke was declared the winner of the gubernatorial election that was held in the State on July 16.The apex court, in a ...

By Okon Bassey:Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel at the weekend noted that politically motivated assassination and kidnapping for ransom were no longer norms in the state since he assumed office seven years ago.Emmanuel, also Chairman, Presidential Campaign Council, Peoples Democratic ...

By Adedayo Akinwale:The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged all young people of voting age to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and ensure they cast their ballots for qualified, competent, and trustworthy candidates at the local/state and national levels.Obi ...

By Fidelis David:The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), yesterday charged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to work towards total victory for the party in 2023.Akeredolu said the 2023 general election is ...

By Temidayo AkinsuyiSenator Chris Ekpenyong, lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district, on Saturday said the actions of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike will only strengthen northerners to vote en masse for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ...

By Ishola Oludare Youth Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun, Lagos, Ondo and Ekiti States have rejected calls for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, by some leaders of the party.DAILY POST reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, ...

The Tinubu/Shettima for good governance support group (TS4GG), a campaign organisation formed solely for the propagation of the leadership qualities inherent in the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima is billed to be inaugurated on ...

By John ShiklamTwo chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state have been abducted while three others were injured following an attack by bandits along the Kaduna-Kachia road.The attack was said to have occurred Thursday night at Tashar Icce, near Kujama, headquarters of ...

By Emameh Gabriel:Hundred of supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday staged a rally at Unity Fountain, Abuja, from where they moved in procession to other parts of Central Area in the nation’s capital city.The Abuja rally is one among recent ones held in other ...

By Adedayo Akinwale:The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained that the name of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was not included in the campaign list based on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.The Spokesperson of the Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo ...

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), received N1 billion from one of the presidential hopefuls in the party.The governor made the allegation during a media chat on Friday.He said Ayu is corrupt, and that the chairman cannot ...

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday held a media chat for almost two hours on Friday during which he addressed many issues on the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).Here are major takeaways from the chat that held many spell-bound:1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led the foundation for the crisis ...

Prince Kassim Afegbua, former Commissioner for Information in Edo state on Friday accused Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of betraying his colleagues in the Southern Governors Forum by working for the presidency to remain in the North.Speaking in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Afegbua a ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised Nigerians to elect candidates capable of taking the country to greater heights.Sanwo-Olu told them to shun those who give bogus statistics, but consider flagbearers with clear-cut plans.He spoke in Ikeja on Friday at a Special Prayer ...

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party took a new dimension on Friday with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, making a series of allegations against the Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, among others.While the PDP is waiving the olive ...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Youth Vanguard, has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike of working for the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.The group also accused Governor Wike of using the call for Senator Ayu’s ...

Following weeks of anxiety and serial postponements, the presidential campaign council list of the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was released with several notable names of party chieftains missing.The 422-man list has names of political heavyweights ...

Daniel Bwala: Wike playing God — PDP will survive if he leavesDaniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has accused Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of playing the role of God in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Bwala spoke on Friday during an interview with ...

 Daniel Bwala, the spokesperson of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of frustrating efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to micro-zone its presidential ticket to the southeast.Bwala made the comment on Friday, only hours after the Rivers Governor briefed the ...

Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has solicited mass pity for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, saying the latter’s presidential ambition is fast slipping away due to his altercation with Rivers state ...

By Charles Ajunwa, Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale and Blessing IbungeGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State yesterday openly mocked the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and similarly waved aside speculations that he could be ...

By  Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis 23rd September 2022The closed-door meeting between the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria in Abuja came under scrutiny on Thursday night.The social media pages of the former ...

By Ifreke Inyang  The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has claimed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, offered him a senatorial ticket when they met in London, United Kingdom.Wike revealed this during a media chat on Friday morning.The ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister and a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, says the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has destroyed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.The human rights lawyer stated this ...

By Francis Ugwu The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said it was impossible to emerge the president of Nigeria without winning any of Lagos, Kano and Rivers states.He said this on Friday while fielding questions in a media chat with some journalists in Port Harcourt.Governor Wike was ...

By Chuks Okocha and Blessing Ibunge:Akwa Ibom State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Udom Emmanuel, says the crisis in the party has festered because some people do not act in ways that agree with the things they say. Emmanuel, who stated this ...

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo:As governorship candidates in Abia State continue their consultations with interest groups and political blocs ahead of  electioneering for 2023 general election, Abiriba community in Aba has thrown its weight behind the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Uche ...

…He Should Be Asked To Step Aside Until After Elections — Babatope…I Won’t Leave PDP For Anybody, Governor Wike VowsMore stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday called on Iyorchia Ayu, embattled chairman of the party, to resign from his position if he truly loves the party ...

Tinubu's Certificates Emerges As Nigerians Point To Discrepancies In Peter Obi's Own (Photos)Yesterday, the internet was shut down after INEC released the certificates of all contending aspirants for the presidency in 2023, with the LP's candidate, Mr Peter Obi, at the center of attention as INEC ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, is a man of integrity.Ganduje said Tinubu’s presidency in 2023 would accelerate national growth and development, NAN reports. He stated this on Wednesday while ...

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has replaced his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, as the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum.Tambuwal assumed the position on Thursday at the National Economic Council meeting in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, after Fayemi transferred the baton of office to ...

The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced a mini congress to add women to the list of delegates ahead of Friday’s governorship primary election.Addressing newsmen at the party’s secretariat in Gusau, the State capital, the State chairman of the party, Dr. ...

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, tackled the Minister of Information and Communication, Lai Mohammed, over his (minister) claim that the former vice president plagiarised the economic blueprint of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ...

Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are discussing within themselves to come up with a solution to the crisis rocking the party.Speaking after playing host to the party Board of Trustees (BoT) led by Adolphus Wabara, Tambuwal ...

The Presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally held closed door meeting with his estranged second in command, Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja ahead of the 2023 elections.Speculation has it that he might finally accept and reintegrate with ...

Tinubu's Ambition Faces Big Threat As CAC Reveals Final Position On Muslim-Muslim TicketWhilst political parties are preparing their candidates for the 2023 election, religious leaders are also not relenting in their task to ensure the full participation of their members in the poll.In fact, since ...

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi yesterday in Lagos unveiled seven economic master plans, his administration will concentrate, if he emerges the winner of the 2023 election.The LP candidate, in his engagement with the private sector under the aegis of the Lagos Chambers of ...

By Blessing Ibunge:Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he is not leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the internal crisis plaguing the party.This is coming a day after the group loyal to the Rivers governor in PDP pulled out of the Presidential Campaign Council  of the party ...

Some groups have presented their position on Nigeria as the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway. The coalition of socio-cultural and self-determination groups from the South and Middle-Belt declared that the country has been “hijacked by a cabal being backed by foreign ...

By Hammed Shittu:The Kwara State Coordinator, Atiku Support Organisation(ASO), Hon. Segun Olawoyin, has said that former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar,  possessed all leadership exposures to take the ...

By Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo:A group from among the kinsmen of the Governor of Abia State, Mr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has kicked against cash and material donations made to the governorship candidate of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Uche Ikonne.Some select members of PDP from Obingwa had ...

By Chuks Okocha, George Oko, Blessing Ibunge, and Ibrahim Shuaibu:The last may not have been heard of the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) as the Governor Nyesom Wike-led tendency in the party, has pulled out of the Presidential Campaign Council of Atiku Abubakar, except the party’s ...

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is unfit to rule the country because of ill-health, the Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, has said.The organisation said that only people who were not well informed, or have lost sanity, would vote for Tinubu, a former governor of ...

The National Chairman of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, has cautioned Nigerians against voting for a sleeping president in the 2023 general poll.Alkali, who spoke during a two-day training on social media for zonal publicity secretaries, state publicity secretaries, ...