The presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State was on Monday scaled down to a prayer session following a recent murder of over 40 vigilantes by bandits in Bakori Local Government Area. Apart from reducing the number of participants at the rally, which had President Muhammadu Buhari in attendance, the event was conducted in a …

Labour Party has called on the relevant federal agencies to tighten the nation’s borders and fish out illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries in order to ensure a free and fair presidential election on 25 February. A Labour Party spokeperson, Barrister Osa Director told newsmen that it came to the party as a rude shock and embarrassment to witness the Nigerian …

The Supreme Court has affirmed Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North. In a majority judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. Delivering the judgment, three out of a five-member panel agreed with the position of the APC that the …

The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Barrister Festus Keyamo; and a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, traded words on Sunday over the endorsement of the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by the President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari, on his Twitter handle, described Tinubu as a Nigerian who would give …

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked a poll released over the weekend which reported that the Labour Party is leading by 37 percent, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) having 27 percent and the All Progressives Congress (APC) trailing with 24 percent. According to the recent poll by Nextier SPD, an African-based international …

The Cross River State governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PDP), Pastor Usani Usani has reportedly escaped being killed by suspected kidnappers along the Calabar-Ikom highway. Two occupants of another vehicle were said to have been killed, while many other passengers were abducted and taken away alongside one Mr Egbe Eworo Essiet. Usani, a former Minister of Niger Delta …

With the challenges faced by many Nigerians over the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections, a journalist has taken legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding N500 million as damages for his missing card. He said: “Since INEC wants to deny me my fundamental right to vote, I don’t have a …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as evil, the allegations that some individuals at the Presidency were plotting to install an interim government at the expiration of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. There have been allegations that elements in high places were responsible for the current fuel and Naira scarcity in the country in their bid to cause …

The General Manager of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee (LSPMC), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) has requested from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approval for his committee to participate in the distribution of sensitive poll materials. MC Oluomo is an associate of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In his …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Saturday announced the suspension of his political campaign until further notice. In Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called for more supply of the new Naira notes to the citizens to ease things for the masses and stabilise the currency swap policy. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, the …