The Obidient movement is the most defining factor in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election but can it secure victory for Mr Peter Obi and turn the tide for a people seeking liberation from successive failed leadership? Nigeria is at a most critical crossroad in her history of post-colonial existence. Some 83 million voters are expected to determine the fate of 213 …

It was another massive show of support and solidarity for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, as admirers on Saturday turned his campaign rally in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, into a street carnival. This came about 48 hours after a similar spectacle was recorded in …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his background as a son of a market woman is what made him appreciate the unintended hardship caused by the ongoing Naira swap policy. Tinubu, who had at different times expressed reservations about the implementation of the policy, said his cries were informed by his …

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the people of the state would vote for a presidential candidate whose election would promote equity, justice and unity of Nigeria. Receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who paid a courtesy call on him on the sidelines of the party’s campaign rally in Ibadan, the state capital, …

Followers of contemporary political developments are well aware of the lingering rift between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the G5 governors. In the aftermath of the PDP primary last May and the triumph of Atiku, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who came second in the contest, rallied “troops” from the ranks of his colleagues, …

Nine days to the presidential election, the All Progressives Congress campaign train berthed on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, to a tumultuous reception where its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu spoke on the need for unity, stability and non-violence. Addressing an impressive rally at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Tinubu said that without peace and unity, the country cannot …

Even before Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) won the ticket as the party’s candidate for the 25 February election, I had always been an established Atiku aficionado. Last April, I was contacted by a non-governmental organisation to function as Senior Resource Person, for a six-week assignment, in a “Situation Room”. Our …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that if elected into office he would ensure the revival of the  Ajaokuta Steel Complex in Kogi State, in addition to other critical projects. At the APC campaign rally in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, on  Wednesday, Tinubu said that his administration would prioritise …

As we count down to the presidential election scheduled for 25 February, it will no longer serve any purpose for anyone to doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari is standing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The matter was settled in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, last Saturday when President Buhari declared emphatically that Asiwaju …

Perhaps you have watched the video trending on social media titled “Who handed over Nigeria to the Fulani”? Some answered by saying the British colonial masters did. There is some truth in that assertion. But others, including this writer, have countered that the Southern political leaders who preferred to accept worthless positions from Northern/Fulani leaders instead of allowing for the …