The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised that Nigerian would not spend the next Christmas queueing for petrol, if he is elected in the 25th February 2023 election. Amid scarcity, fuel stations in major cities across the country are offering the product at about N240 per litre as against the official rate of …

The Rivers State government on Friday has sealed the state campaign office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Located in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the office was sealed on the directive of the state government following a court order. The governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri said that a state executive …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the February 2023 election shocked many by his outburst earlier in the year. Among other aliases, Tinubu is famous for the traditional title, Jagaban (lead warrior), bestowed on him years ago by the people of Borgu in Niger State. Out of a meeting with Muhammadu Buhari who he …

He contested the gubernatorial election of 9th January 1999 on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to be governor of the north eastern state of Adamawa and won handsomely. His closest rival was a seasoned politician, Bala Takaya, of what was then known as the All Peoples’ Party (APP). The party would subsequently tinker with its name to …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Monday blasted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of not doing enough for Nigeria in eight years. At the seventh edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) in Abuja on Monday, the minister flayed what he called the …

I received an invite early last year from the editorial team which was putting together a diamond birthday festschrift in honour of my good friend and brother, Sunnie Ododo, a professor of performing arts and incumbent chief executive of the National Theatre. The proposed publication was titled: Sunnie Ododo: One Tree A Forest. My first reaction was: How can a …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has knocked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party has failed to restructure the country as promised while seeking power in 2015. Saying that the party dragged Nigeria backwardness from 2015, Atiku said it was incumbent on the people to vote APC out and return PDP to …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the resumption of its presidential campaign rally, which has not held since the convoy of its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was reportedly attacked in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on 9th November. According to the Director General of the campaign organisation, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, the rally will resume in Gombe on Monday. The …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in the United States on working visit, according to his spokesman. Atiku’s absence for sometime has engendered speculations, including the state of his health. Campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections officially kicked off a month ago. In a statement on Friday, Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe said his …

What goes around, goes around, goes around/Comes all the way back around – Justin Timberlake For they shall sow wind and reap a whirlwind – Hosea 8:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap  – Galatians 6:7. When the five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) giving their party’s …