As the presidential campaigns officially kicked off, the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has called on the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, to step down. Senator Omo-Agege, who is also the APC Delta State governorship candidate, hinged his call on equity, insisting that by contesting the polls …

The leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is again at the back foot defending an allegation of corruption within its leadership as some members of its National Working Committee (NWC) returned “strange” fund recently paid into their bank accounts. The party has been battling for months with opposition from within by a group loyal to Rivers State Governor …

The Supreme Court has affirmed that Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke is the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 16th July election. The five-member panel of the court dismissed the appeal filed by former governorship aspirant, Prince Dotun Babayemi challenging Adeleke’s emergence as the PDP governorship candidate. Babayemi had also lost at the lower courts. …

Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has given up on contesting the senatorial candidacy of Alhaji Bashir Machina for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe North district. The Federal High Court in Damaturu on Wednesday confirmed Machina as the candidate of the party for the district, which Lawan has represented since 2007. Lawan has been in the National Assembly since …

Peace Accord, which was signed on Thursday by several presidential candidates for next year’s election in Abuja, suggests that Nigeria is at war, according to the candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was among the candidates of 18 political parties who attended the event and subscribed to the accord, while that of the ruling All Progressives …

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to provide leadership that would inspire the country to greater heights. On Day 1 of the official break of the campaign on Wednesday, Tinubu released on his Twitter handle a statement titled “Message to Nigerians” through which he invited “all Nigerians” to join him …

Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the party would win the five South East states in the 25th February 2023 election. Okowa, who is also the Governor of Delta State, said during the inauguration of the party’s presidential campaign council on Wednesday that the calibre of people that gave their …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party (LP) and its supporters not to converge at the Lekki toll gate for its #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally billed to hold on the 1st October, Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The court also directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, and the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi …

The Federal High Court in Damaturu has knocked the wind out of the sails of Senate President Ahmad Lawan by declaring Alhaji Bashir Machina as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Yobe North Senatorial district election next 25th February. In her almost two hours judgment, Justice Fadima Aminu ordered the APC to immediately send Machina’s …

Ahead of the 2023 elections, about 120 pan-Yoruba groups, community based and civil society associations will meet in Lagos next week to take a common position on the presidential candidate considered best for the people of South West. The groups, under the banner of All Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM) include the Network for Yoruba Alliance; Oodua People’s Congress, Oodua Nationalist …