The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to vary the orders that were granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi to inspect materials used for the last presidential election. In a motion on notice filed last Friday, INEC is praying the …

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain – 1 Corinthians 9:24 The word of God stands true and cannot be broken. Anyone who pays heed to it, be they Christian, Muslim or unbelievers, will find God true to His word. It is, thus, for no …

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 …