Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for emerging the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Omo-Agege, himself a candidate of the party in next year’s Delta State governorship election, expressed optimism that Tinubu would emerge victorious in the general election. According to a statement signed by the Director of Communications …

National security will be a major thrust of Nigeria’s next Federal Government if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wins the 25th February 2023 presidential election. Announcing his “National Security 7-point Agenda” on his verified Twitter handle, the party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar wrote: “National Security will be a key policy thrust of my administration. This is because a secured country …

The Southwest Youth Lobby Committee has saluted governors of states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north for supporting the shift of power to the south next year. The group described the governors as the “real heroes”, saying their action was the “most honorable and courageous decision we need as a party and nation in the spirit …

By Simon Kolawole If power does not go to the south in 2023, the pivotal role of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will have to be scrutinised. His life ambition is to be president of Nigeria and his influence on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) effectively ensured that the main opposition party did not zone presidency to the south. …

CNPP, others urge judges to join political race A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has described the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emeifele’s involvement in politics while in office as a gross breach of the CBN Act. He accused Emefiele of using public office to attain his personal interest, urging Nigerians not to …

Elders of the Southwest region in the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended their meeting with presidential, gubernatorial and National Assembly aspirants from the zone on a convivial note on Friday night with sources confirming that the leaders resolved that every aspirants has a right to contest. Besides, the closed-door meeting also resolved that name callings and other personal attacks should …

By Oluwasegun Abifarin 28th May 1989: The cloud had gathered over the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria. The drumbeat of the anti-SAP (Structural Adjustment Programme) uprising had sounded in Port Harcourt, Benin, Zaria, Ibadan, etc. And the “drummers” were in Akoka already. The stakes were high, and the odds equally high against the protest on campus that night. The University of …

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has collected his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). His spokesman, Laolu Akande said on Thursday that the forms were collected by representatives of Osinbajo’s support groups. Akande said: “A passionate team of support groups and individual Nigerians from across the …

As a part of the ongoing consultation of strategic stakeholders in the country,  presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel has visited the Abeokuta residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to formally inform him of his ambition. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of Udom …

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi has finally joined the contest for the 2023 presidential election. Ahead of the formal declaration on Wednesday in Abuja where he would unveil “My Nigeria Agenda”, Fayemi said he had had extensive consultations across the geopolitical zones in the last six weeks. He said he also shared his vision …