Former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi; and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in London on Thursday. Although details of the meeting were sketchy as the time of this report, it is believed that it is part of negotiations ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Wike attended the meeting with his allies …

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  have sharply disagreed on the proposed establishment of Electoral Offences Commission (EOC). To INEC, EOC would not only help to take the campaign against electoral malpractices to “highly placed sponsors” but relieve it of the extra burden of prosecuting all electoral offenders. But the EFCC argued that the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he would only support candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in next year’s general elections. He  warned that candidates in other political parties who are banking on his support are on their own. The President warned his officials against making controversial comments capable of hurting the image of government and the chances of …

Good relationship starts with good communications Politics is in the air, and as the 2023 elections loom closer, politics is everywhere you go. Radio, TV, print and social media are all talking politics. Political public relations has now become critical. Connecting with the public and using effective public relations tactics remains the key success factor. Here are some essential political PR …

The presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has vowed to tackle major maritime industry problems including cabotage regime challenges, port access chaos, non-disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF), among others, if elected into office in 2023. At a townhall meeting with maritime stakeholders on Tuesday in Lagos organised by Prime Maritime Project (PMP), Kwankwaso …

Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Frank Nweke Jnr. has said that the failure of political and economic leadership is responsible for the breakdown of law and order in the state In a television interview in Abuja on Tuesday, Nweke, however, highlighted key steps needed to address the security challenges facing Enugu state. According …

The Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association held in Lagos on Monday provided a platform for leading 2023 presidential candidates to sell themselves ahead of the campaign scheduled to start 28 September. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was represented by his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, while his counterpart in the New Nigeria …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents of the state to continuously ensure that Lagos remains politically stable for continuous peace, which it currently enjoys as the most peaceful state in Nigeria. He made the appeal on Sunday during his meeting at the Lagos House, Marina with leaders of the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign has announced the composition of its Media and Communication Directorate. The directorate, which was approved by the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Sunday, comprised three departments namely Public Affairs, Media and Publicity, and Strategic Communication. A statement by the media team in Abuja stated that the Minister of State for Labour, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed media reports that it has discarded the electronic transmission of election results. An earlier report had quoted INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye as saying that the collation of results of the 2023 general elections would be done manually despite the adoption of …