With the general elections around the corner, it appears that Nigerians would have to endure hardships for a long time to come. Why are we constantly in this situation? Is it because Nigerians are resilient people? Are we born to suffer or is it that we don’t like ourselves? We have been putting up with petrol scarcity that will not …

The director of the civil society directorate of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad has resigned from the party. Naja’atu’s resignation from the ruling party comes five weeks to the 2023 presidential election scheduled for Saturday, 25 February. Daily Trust reports that while announcing her resignation in a letter dated 19 January and addressed to party’s …

National Assembly candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State on Saturday dismissed their suspension by the party, describing it as an unnecessary distraction. They said their suspension did not follow due process as the principle of fair hearing was breached. On Friday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Debo Ologunagba announced the suspension of some party leaders in Ekiti, …

Members of the Lagos State chapter of Yam Dealers and Traders Association of Nigeria have declared their support for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In their numbers, the yam dealers led an endorsement rally to the Tinubu-Shettima/Sanwo-Olu-Hamzat Independent Campaign Council (ICC) office …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the people of Jigawa State to vote for a responsive and responsible leadership in the fast approaching general elections, and not allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) back to power. Addressing party supporters, who thronged the APC presidential campaign rally in their large numbers at …

In the most recent security recommendations released on Thursday, the United Kingdom and Australia urged their people to stay away from visiting Nigeria. Additionally, the European Union (EU) cautioned that the “security situation” was extremely hostile and that it might prevent elections from taking place in some areas of the nation. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria …

Finally, the magical year 2023 is here with us! This is the year many believe will make or mar Nigeria. It is election year and elections in Nigeria are fought like wars. This year’s election will not be different; more than that, it promises to even be more “bloody”, if I am permitted to use that word metaphorically because some …

The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Achi in Niger State and the abduction of 25 other Christian worshippers in Katsina State by terrorists last Sunday. NOSCEF also expressed concern over the rising wave of insecurity in some parts of the region ahead of the general elections across the …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday in Abuja met with governorship and National Assembly candidates of the party ahead of the upcoming general election. Tinubu, who said he had been eager to engage with the party’s candidates, urged them to ensure they do not disappoint members of the party who elected …

Salute to Our Heroes Fellow citizens, as we mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day today, let me begin this address by saluting our gallant troops who, from the creation of the Nigerian state over a hundred years ago, have played a pivotal role in our journey to nationhood. It was Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United …