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 …

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 …

By Emmanuel Ado A leader is a dealer in hope – Napoleon Bonaparte Since 15th March 2022 when Senator Uba Sani, the leading governorship aspirant in the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared his aspiration, he continues to consolidate on his frontrunner momentum. He is clearly the candidate to beat. But despite overwhelming support of the …

One-term Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode appears to be warming up to challenge the incumbent, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in next year’s governorship election. Only four years ago, both technocrats-turned-politicians squared up for the governorship ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo-Olu did the seemingly unusual by roundly defeating Ambode, the incumbent Governor, with 970,851 votes as …

Concrete steps were taken towards the actualisation of the second term bid of Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, when he picked the governorship Nomination and Expression of Interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Abuja. Eleven days ago, the influential Governance Advisory Council of the APC in the state had unanimously endorsed Sanwo-Olu’s intention to …

A new variant of buying of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms came to the fore at the All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Abuja on Thursday. Seventeen children of an APC governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Alhaji Sani Sha’aban came together and bought the forms for him to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state. What has been …

An aspirant for the seat of Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Prince Jide Fadairo has assured the people of the area that he would pursue laws to promote good governance, if elected. In furtherance of his engagements towards the party primary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) member also said that he would ensure that the people are …

By Segun Ayobolu At last, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), this week, formally announced, via a recorded video shared on social media, his aspiration to contest the 2023 Presidential election in a bid to succeed his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. This move has been much speculated and anticipated despite the good Professor’s hitherto public reticence on the matter. …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has begun reversing some of the decisions taken by his predecessor, Governor Mai Mala Buni, who was Caretaker Chairman of the party until its national convention last month. Less than a week ago, Adamu had disclosed his plans to look into the finances of the party. According to …