The president candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has described the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria as “organised crime”. Nigeria spent N6.210 trillion on petrol subsidy, otherwise known as “under-recovery shortfall”, between 2013 to 2021. The Federal Government announced late last year that it will stop spending on subsidy from June 2023. At a townhall meeting on …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign committee in Osun State on Sunday alleged that thugs loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) attacked its office in Ilesa with the intent to kill. Spokesperson of the APC PCC, Remi Omowaye, who briefed newsmen in Ilesa after the attack, said that the attack was perpetrated after former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s visit …

Spokesmen of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Monday dismissed claims that their principal was sick and had been flown abroad for medical treatment. The former Vice President’s media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, was the first to comment. He said that Atiku went on vacation, saying that his principal is hale and hearty. …

The Labour Party (LP) campaign council has said that the party is well prepared for the conduct of the general elections, which commence in five weeks. According to the chief spokesperson of the campaign council, LP has agents in all the polling units across the country. In a statement on Sunday, Dr Yunusa Tanko urged Nigerians to disregard false information …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to honour all his campaign promises to Nigerians. At an endorsement rally at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday, organised by the Arewa Community ahead of next month’s presidential poll, supporters across the Northern states offer their support to Tinubu, who they described as …

A gale of defections has hit Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign train reached critical strongholds of the ruling party in the state. During the week, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s former Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Dr Karo Ilolo, and two-time chairman of Ethiope East Local Government Area (LGA), Chief (Mrs) Faith Majemite, dumped …

The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has cautioned politicians against any attempt to rig the forthcoming general elections. “With the current yearnings of the people for a better country, the election will no longer be business as usual”, Onaiyekan said on Saturday during the celebration of his 40th anniversary as Bishop, at the Holy Trinity Church, Maitama, …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that God has not revealed to him yet who will win next month’s presidential election. This is as he accused political parties of hiring crowds to fill up their campaign grounds. Eighteen political parties are in the ballot for the 25th February presidential election, although …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called for a review of the allowances of corps members amidst the current economic situation in Nigeria. During a visit by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja on Friday, NYSC acting Director-General, Mrs Christy Uba said that Corps members are eager to participate in the …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has asked the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to clear himself of widespread allegations that he might have diverted N25 billion from the over N4.2 trillion, which accrued to the state in the past seven-and-a-half years to float a bank. Omo-Agege, who is also the …