The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole has vowed to create 230,000 jobs for young people in the 23 Local Government Areas in the state if elected in this weekend’s election. The APC gubernatorial standard bearer said his administration would curb the alarming unemployment rating of the state. He also promised to create …

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. He made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary till March 14 to enable senators to participate …

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, members of the Coalition of Peter Obi Support Groups (CPO) in Kwara State have raised the alarm over alleged plot by some candidates and leaders of the Labour Party in the state to negotiate the collapse of the political structure of both the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party – …

The leaders of the 70 communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State have endorsed all the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections. The leaders, who included the President Generals, Secretary Generals, Spokesmen, Youth and Women leaders of the communities, said their decision was hinged on the credibility and rich manifesto …

For the first time, organised labour in Lagos State openly threw their weight behind the candidate of a political party. On Thursday, labour leaders in the state held a mega solidarity rally in Ikeja to endorse the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the his landmark achievements and his implementation of labour-friendly policies in …

The Independent Campaign Council (ICC) working for election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State has launched a data driven campaign strategy to ensure the success of the party in the state. The support group said it would leave no stone unturned in galvanising and …

The governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State will kick off next Tuesday and climax on 20th January, next year. A statement on Friday by the campaign organisation’s Director of Communications and Media Strategy, Olorogun Ima Niboro quoted the Campaign Director General, Elder Godsday Orubebe as saying that the schedule would take the campaign train across …

Delta State governorship candidate of the Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has assured that ongoing developmental programmes and projects embarked upon by the Ifeanyi Okowa administration would not be abandoned if he wins next year’s election. This is even as Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy Senate President, said that his services to the state have fully prepared him …

The academic qualification of the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Hon. Isah Mohammed Ashiru is now a matter of dispute at a Kaduna High Court. The suit is listed for hearing on 15th November. A former PDP governorship aspirant, Prof Mohammed Bello, who has since decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), is …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the final list of 2023 governorship and state assembly candidates for the election scheduled for 11th March. According to a statement on Wednesday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, 18 political parties are fielding 837 candidates with their running mates for the 28 governorship elections. Eight …