Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday bowed to pressure from political parties seeking the extension of the June 3 deadline for the conduct of primary elections by approving an additional six days extension. The electoral umpire, however, clarified that ...

  Former governor of Anambra State and erstwhile presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party (LP) to contest the 2023 presidential election. According to report, Obi registered as ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, would not have won the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he had chosen to remain in the party. Mr Wike ...

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 Presidential contest. The development is coming hours to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential primary elections scheduled for Saturday in ...

Senator Aishatu Binani has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa State. In a historic victory, she floored five men to clinch the party’s ticket in the just concluded governorship primary election in the State. ...

Idris Abiola-Ajimobi, son of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibadan South-West II State Constituency. The former governor’s son emerged as the consensus candidate at the party’s primary held ...

One of the aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stated that to lead the country as President, he does not need the strength of a wrestler or that of Christiano Ronaldo. ...

Famous Nigerian musician, Martins Okechukwu, also known as J Martins, has withdrawn from the Federal House of Representatives race to represent Arochukwu/ Ohafia in Abia State. The singer hoped to represent his constituency in the House of Representatives in 2023 ...

The Plateau State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the abduction of a female aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC). The female aspirant, Hon. Na’anyil Magdalene Dakogol, was aspiring to represent Qua’an Pan South State Constituency of Plateau in the 2023 ...

  No fewer than three People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates for the gubernatorial primary election in Niger State have been reportedly shot dead by some unknown gunmen. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence ...

Activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has lamented that Popular singer and aspirant on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Banky W was eventually not given the PDP ticket to represent Eti-Osa federal constituency, Lagos. This is coming days ...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu emerged winner after two other aspirants – former Commissioner of Energy, Mr Wale Oluwo and former Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Energy, Mr ...

Tonye Dele Cole has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship primaries held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday. He beats the other contestants with a wide margin, polling 986 votes. His closest rival, Ojukaye Flag Amachree ...

The gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has been postponed. The primary election was supposed to hold today (Thursday). It was expected to hold at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty road, Ibadan. Six candidates ...

Abi what do we call this. Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has mocked Nigerian pastors. Taking to his instagram page today, Kanayo asked why Nigerian pastors have been very quiet about 2023 and not giving updates on how 2023 ...

Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, on Wednesday lost in the race to win the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for Kaduna State. In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, ...

Days after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a former Rivers State Accountant-General, Siminialayi Fubara, on Wednesday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket. Mr Fubara, who is wanted by the anti-graft agency over ...

    Following allegations of bribe-for-votes between aspirants of the All Progressives Congress and party delegates in different states, APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday has said there was no evidence to substantiate the claim. Adamu, who debunked ...

Former member of the House of Representatives and the Kaduna governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in 2019, Rt.Hon.Isa Ashiru Kudan has again, clinched the ticket of the PDP to contest the governorship election in Kaduna State ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the current democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by the predominance of money politics. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a one-day colloquim on Emerging Issues that will Shape the ...

Peter Okoye has reacted to the news of Peter Obi dumping PDP. He says himself and other followers of Mr Obi are following him not because of a party, but as an individual. Peter tweeted; “Anywhere he (Peter Obi) goes, ...

The Convener of Lagos4Lagos Movement, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called ‘Jandor’, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election to emerge as the party’s candidate for the 2023 elections in Lagos State. Jandor defeated Dakova Kolawole after having ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election in the state. Makinde defeated Hazeem Gbolarumi, who was his only opponent in the primaries held at the ...

The former Governor of Anambra State and the Presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Gregory Obi on Tuesday announced he has resigned his membership due to recent developments that made it impossible to continue to participate and ...

  The Next person to succeed Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been revealed. An Elder statesman, and former Governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, on Tuesday, declared that after due consultations, Mr. Peter Mba has been identified ...