Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the group of five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who are demanding the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu have not agreed to support the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was reported that the group (formerly known as G-5, …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reportedly canvassed for the endorsement of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was at a marathon meeting on Tuesday held in London, the United Kingdom. Led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, others are Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel …

The new Director General of Labour Party presidential campaign council, Mr Akin Osuntokun has dismissed speculations that he might have influenced his new appointment. The former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo was unveiled as the new helmsman of Mr Peter Obi campaign in Abuja on Tuesday. He replaced Dr Doyin Okupe, who announced his resignation last Tuesday following a Federal …

Security experts have alleged that Nigerians who are afraid of elections are behind the rising attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in several parts of the country. According to recent data released by INEC, 50 attacks  have so far been recorded on its facilities in 15 states in the last four years. Imo State has the highest …

Supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan have commenced grassroots mobilisation in the South-East and South-South zones for the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN) had endorsed Tinubu in November. In a statement issued after the grassroots campaign commencement in Port …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised that Nigerian would not spend the next Christmas queueing for petrol, if he is elected in the 25th February 2023 election. Amid scarcity, fuel stations in major cities across the country are offering the product at about N240 per litre as against the official rate of …

The Rivers State government on Friday has sealed the state campaign office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Located in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the office was sealed on the directive of the state government following a court order. The governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri said that a state executive …

The Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has visited survivors and families of victims who died in a boat accident on their way home from campaign rallies at Ugborodo/Okerenkoko, Warri South West local government area of Delta state. Two of the surviving victims were recuperating at the Lilly Clinic, a leading medical facility …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that the commission would need over 100,000 vehicles and about 4,200 boats to convey materials and personnel to various polling units across the country for the 2023 general elections. At the signing of the revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between INEC and road transport and marine …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said that the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at Ogidigben, and the Maritime University at Okerenkoko, both in Warri South West Local Government Area (LGA) are critical to the development of the Niger Delta. As the APC ward-to-ward campaign berthed in the LGA on Tuesday, Omo-Agege, who is …