President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed a decisive response to any country threatening Russia and lashed out against Germany for promising tanks for Kyiv. His threats came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the Kremlin was consolidating its forces for a fresh offensive. Zelensky was speaking in Kyiv beside EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, who said the bloc …

An aide to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against partnering with the chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) for the 2023 elections. MC Oluomo is an ally of the presidential candidate of the All …

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has dismissed the chances of Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in this month’s election. Speaking to Television Continental on Thursday, el-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, said Obi does not have the required support across all states to win the presidential contest. He described the Labour Party candidate as …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has explained that his government stopped the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from using the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt  for his campaign in order to safeguard the facility from vandalism. The governor, who spoke at the state PDP campaign in Degema, Degema Local Government Area on Thursday, described the …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressivess Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has hailed the  leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for taking a decision to collapse its structure in the state into the of the APC. During the APC ongoing ward-to-ward campaigns, which berthed at Illah and Westend, Asaba on Thursday, Omo-Agege said: “If we must change the narrative, …

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday assured the people of Osun State and his party supporters of his commitment to create jobs for the unemployed and make credit available for business owners in the state. Tinubu made the comment while speaking in Yoruba to a mammoth crowd who thronged the venue of the campaign …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of candidates of the Labour Party in 24 states either manually or through its electronic nomination portal. Delivering judgment in the suits brought before him by the party, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that INEC violated Sections 31, 33 and 36 of the …

Ahead of the 11 March governorship election in Lagos State, Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday declared that there is no opposition in the state. He said those contesting against Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, are “comedians, jesters, and boys who just want people to notice …

A former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Wednesday led the campaign of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in the state, Chief Biyi Otegbeye ahead of the 11 March election. Amosun said he felt sad whenever he reviewed the administration of his successor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the ways things had gone. Amosun said: “Before we …

Governor Nyesom Wike on Wednesday canceled the approval he earlier the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers Stae to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for the campaign of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It came on a day the governor said his supporters knew who to vote for as president. Wike and four of his colleagues – Seyi Makinde …