The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Thursday took his campaign rally to Kano State, which was highlighted by either the candidate or the party hierarchy not handing over the party flag to any of the two candidates claiming to be the authentic flagbearer. The party has been engulfed in a leadership crisis in …

For the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to record an overwhelming victory in the 25 February presidential elections, Lagos State must play a leading role in his electoral success, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Thursday. Sanwo-Olu said that the five million votes pledged by the APC supporters in the state to deliver to Tinubu were …

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet again drummed support for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the candidate had demonstrated capacity and would do well if elected to lead the country. At the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and at the APC campaign rally in the …

Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Kokar-Waadah has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ECOWAS Court of Justice and United Nations (UN), and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Washington, to checkmate perpetrators of political violence in the state as another general elections draw near. Also petitioned by the Canada-based Korka-Waadah are governments of the United States of …

The Federal Government has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to strengthen collaboration with all other security agencies to ensure the successful conduct of the forthcoming general election. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha made the call in Abuja during a strategic meeting with management and senior officers of the FRSC on Wednesday …

Seven months after the Court of Appeal in Lagos sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for N805 million money laundering, the Senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi was Wednesday remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre to commence his prison term. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nwaoboshi has been on the run since 1 July, last year …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal that nullified the victory of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the 16 July governorship poll. In the Notice of Appeal dated 30 January 2023, filed before the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday, the commission listed 44 grounds of …

A leader in the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has maintained that the failure to heed his warnings that “crude and narrow interests of the various power centres will determine the outcomes of primaries rather than what is best for the country” might have put the 2023 elections in a critical mess that may further entrap the nation. …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that if elected into office he would ensure the revival of the  Ajaokuta Steel Complex in Kogi State, in addition to other critical projects. At the APC campaign rally in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, on  Wednesday, Tinubu said that his administration would prioritise …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has said it is working with park managers in the state for smooth logistics during this year’s general elections, and not with the former chairman of the defunct National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The commission was reacting to …