The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from attacking President Muhammadu Buhari in their campaign rallies. He stressed that the main opposition party’s slanders lacked merit and that the President is unaffected by them. Former Enugu State Governor. Senator Chimaroke Nnamani also added that the constant …

The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised concern about alleged plan by the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to launch a “wave of fake news especially in Hausa language” intended to “malign, defame and delegitimise” its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC. According a statement on Sunday by the campaign …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun may have attracted the wrath of the Muslim community following his absence at a recently concluded three-day interactive session organised by Muslim Ummah. The event was organised for governorship candidates ahead of the general elections. Abiodun, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, and three others, out of …

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of West African Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) has raised fears that fuel scarcity may lead to low voter turnout during next month’s general elections. WADEMOS, a coalition of 30 civil society organisations in the West Africa subregion, also challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the constitutional requirements for …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The new date is Sunday, 5 February. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline for PVC collection. The previous deadline was tomorrow, 29 January. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed insinuations of friction in his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his support for the latter is unalloyed and enduring. Addressing APC presidential rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Saturday, Tinubu promised to tackle problems bedevilling the state and enhance agricultural productivity. He …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has fixed Saturday, 4 February for its gubernatorial primary election. This arrangement comes on the heels of the death of Prof. Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who was the party’s governorship candidate. Ikonne died on Wednesday at the National Hospital Abuja after a protracted illness. In a statement by the PDP on Friday, the …

The purported withdrawal of Mr Peter Obi from the presidential race has been declared as false by the Obi-Datti Campaign media office. It said that the rumour that the Labour Party flagbearer is willing to collapse his structure with that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not true. The Labour Party described the speculation as …

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal judgment which awarded the Abia Central senatorial district ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Hon. Samuel Ifeanyi Onuigbo. This follows two appeal judgment delivered by the apex court in Abuja on Friday. Both appeals were filed by Hon. Emeka Atuma, and they both went in favour of Onuigbo. Affirming …

The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Adamawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Maina, is dead. NRM National Publicity Secretary, Olusola Afuye who confirmed the incident said: “Aliyu Maina has been buried”. According to the statement from the family, Maina died on Wednesday at his residence in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja after a brief illness. “He has been buried …