A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has insisted that the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu must vacate his seat before the commencement of campaign for the 2023 elections. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable, the campaign will commence in 28 days with the presidential and National Assembly polls kicking off the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it would publish the final list of candidates for Presidential, Senate and House of Representatives seats in the 2023 general elections on 20 September. That is in keeping with the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the elections, which INEC released last February. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said on Thursday …

The Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the state government to compromise the 2023 elections in the state by illegally obtaining Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Specifically, it described the move by the state Ministry of Youth Development to obtain PVCs from applicants of its skills acquisition …

A non-governmental organisation, the Electoral Forum has recommended that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should prosecute politicians who violate the double nomination clauses in the Electoral Act. In the recent party primaries for the 2023 general elections, there were many instances of political actors contesting for other elective offices after losing the selection process for other seats or crossing …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu has said that he is not bothered about the calls for his resignation, describing the proponents of the move to remove him as youngsters who do not have a grasp of the party’s goals at formation. Ayu reminded his opponents that PDP members and stakeholders elected him based …

The  Federal Capital Territory (FCT)  Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a re-run chairmanship election in six wards of Kuje Area Council. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate Muinat Oyekan, who led a three-member panel, nullified the elections held in nine polling units where elections were marred by irregularities. The judge ordered that …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has pointed out that Nigeria’s economy is in deeper trouble than the Federal Government, controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is willing to admit In a statement in Kano on Tuesday, the former Vice President said that the key sectors of the economy were either growing slowly …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that he would not interfere in the election that would produce his successor next year. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on 25 February, while the state elections – governorship and assembly – which come up on 11 March will conclude the last set of elections with President Buhari …

The Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has described the embattled Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as the weakest link in the 2023 governorship election in the state, and welcomed his Monday afternoon victory at the Court of Appeal. The court had set aside the judgment of the …

Nearly three decades after the epochal 12 June elections and the end of the Third Republic, journalists who chronicled that era under the aegis of the National Association of Political Correspondents (NAPOC 1990s) have come together to produce a book billed for public presentation on 20 September in Abuja. Titled, The Bookthe volume features 242 pages and 32 chapters put …