Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has raised questions over the sale of Delta Steel Complex (DSC), set up with $1.5 billion but believed to have been sold at $30m under the supervision of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while he was Nigeria’s vice president. Commissioned …

For the first time, organised labour in Lagos State openly threw their weight behind the candidate of a political party. On Thursday, labour leaders in the state held a mega solidarity rally in Ikeja to endorse the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the his landmark achievements and his implementation of labour-friendly policies in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January.  The electoral umpire earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January,  2023. But following a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it has pushed the deadline by eight days. “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered voters …

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday reiterated his plan to make Southeast industrial and manufacturing hubs if elected in next month’s election. He also promised to create two seaports in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to boost industrialisation, thereby creating jobs for youths. The APC standard bearer spoke on his plans for the …

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party is being rocked by crisis with the women’s wing in crisis. Only on Tuesday, the state chairman of the party, Mr Kayode Salako quit his position but said later that that was to enable him focus on the House of Representatives election, which he is contesting in Oshodi/Isolo constituency 1. Sources close …

The Independent Campaign Council (ICC) working for election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State has launched a data driven campaign strategy to ensure the success of the party in the state. The support group said it would leave no stone unturned in galvanising and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 93,469,008 Nigerians registered to vote in this year’s general elections. At a meeting with political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said that Lagos has the highest number of registered voters with 7,060,195, while Kano State followed with 5,921,370, and Kaduna State 4,335,208. …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Damaturu, Yobe State said that he is an orphan and does not know his father, but was enlisted in the Nigerian Army because he went to school. President Buhari also urged eligible voters in the state and the northeastern part of the country to ensure that his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is …

A pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has insisted that the general elections must not be altered and that nothing should be done to change the dates. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi said: “Every effort must be made to ensure that the general elections slated for February and March this year not only hold successfully but also that winners emerge …

Senator Ishaku Abbo has been ousted as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Adamawa North senatorial zone by a Yola High Court presided over by Justice Mohammed Danladi. The court on Tuesday dismissed him on the grounds that his ward in Adamawa’s Mubi North Local Government Area had kicked him out of the party. Justice Danladi held that …