Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu flagged of his campaign for reelection on Wednesday at the ninth Ehingbeti Summit in Lagos. Wednesday was designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the commencement of governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on 11th March 2023. Sanwo-Olu sold himself as the best among the governorship candidates in the state and …

Not more than 95 million Nigerians will vote in next year’s general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for 25th February, while the governorship and state assembly polls hold a fortnight after. At an event organised by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the International Foundation for Electoral …

The Labour Party has announced 1,234 members into its Presidential Campaign Council. It is headed by an Assistant Inspector General of Police (rtd.), Mohammed Zarewa, as chairman. Former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe is the Director General, while Clement Ojukwu and Yunusa Tanko are the secretary and spokesperson respectively. At a media session on Wednesday, Okupe explained that the council is …

The academic qualification of the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Hon. Isah Mohammed Ashiru is now a matter of dispute at a Kaduna High Court. The suit is listed for hearing on 15th November. A former PDP governorship aspirant, Prof Mohammed Bello, who has since decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), is …

Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has declared support for the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Barrister Biyi Otegbeye. Amosun had repeatedly said that he would not support the candidate of his party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) – Governor Dapo Abiodun, who is succeed Amosun in 2019 and seeking a second term. Many of Amosun’s supporters …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has predicted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would convincingly win the 2023 election. The former governor of Bayelsa State was also sure that the party, which has no governor in the six South-South states at the moment, would completely takeover the geopolitical …

The white horse of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) galloped into Kosubosu,  Baruten Local Government Area in the Kwara North Senatorial District on Saturday and carried some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and  Peoples Democratic Party into its fold. The decampees, mostly women and youths from 11 wards in Baruten Local Government Area,  explained that they were tired of the tactics …

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State governorship flagbearer, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu have embarked on a solidarity walk in major parts of Lagos. The walk is spearheaded by the Chairman of the state Parks and Garages Management Committee, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (better known MC Oluomo). He had earlier postponed the rally …

The campaign by a group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to have Dr Iyorchia Ayu removed as national chairman might have suffered another blow. Following the vociferous agitation against Ayu by the group led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the PDP National Working Committee last month passed a vote-of-confidence on the embattled national chairman, while several leaders defended …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu has defended the controversial N100 million housing allowance, which many members of the National Working Committee (NWC) returned to the coffers of the party last week. While the members, who took the action said they did not know the purpose of the fund, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, …