The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the separate ex-parte application filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party’s Mr Peter Obi seeking permission from the court to inspect the electoral materials for last Saturday’s presidential election. A panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Joseph …

Against popular projections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is having a big fight not to lose his home state – Lagos. With results of 17 out of 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi is leading in the former capital of …

It should be crystal clear to the discerning and intuitive, the direction the presidential election pendulum will swing on Saturday. Monday 20 February, leader of the Commonwealth Observer Misson to Nigeria, Thabo Mbeki and his entourage, announced their arrival in Nigeria. Mbeki, who succeeded the revered icon of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson Mandela, was President of South Africa between …

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, …

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 Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked a poll released over the weekend which reported that the Labour Party is leading by 37 percent, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) having 27 percent and the All Progressives Congress (APC) trailing with 24 percent. According to the recent poll by Nextier SPD, an African-based international …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he would be done with at least 80 percent of his restructuring agenda for Nigeria within the first six months of assuming office. Nigeria’s new president is due to be sworn in on 29 May, which means that end of November is the deadline set …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has vowed to take it in good faith if he loses the presidential election. Atiku explained that he would not be the first loser; hence he would take his loss in good faith. Speaking on BBC Pidgin on Tuesday, Atiku said: “I am not the first loser, neither am I going …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Chimaroke Nnamani on Sunday justified his preference for the presidential standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The former Enugu State governor said that his party breached the North-South power rotation principle provided for in its constitution by fielding Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as its presidential candidate for the 25 February poll. …

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday made a U-turn on its decision to not respond to the resignation of one of its directors, Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, saying she was sacked for incompetence and being a mole in its cold. The PCC said it received with amusement what it called the “hasty resignation” of …