The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he is open to an alliance with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, a day after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared as the winner of Saturday’s exercise, Atiku, …

The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (PCC-APC)  has said that it welcomed the decision of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to seek legal redress over the result of the election. The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has however pledged to hit the ground running from his first day in office in order to …

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has said that he won the poll in the just-concluded presidential election and would explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate. Obi faulted the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair elections, 63 years after independence, saying he would challenge the “electoral rascality” in court. …

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has called on the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat by calling to congratulate the APC flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Mr Dele …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has won the presidential election in Lagos State. Obi defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the votes were calculated from all the 20 Local Government Areas in the state. Tinubu is a former Lagos State governor and the state is his stronghold. Former …

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 …

Eight out of 20 local government results have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission IINEC) in Lagos State with the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning in seven, while the Labour Party won the state capital, Ikeja. As at 9:30 pm, results were announced at the state collation centre in Yaba for Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, …

As a journalist during the military dictatorship and the period thereafter, I had the rare and distinct honour, exposure and privilege to interview and interact – singly or collectively – with the four leading presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. They are Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has urged his supporters to vote for human beings in the forthcoming elections. Addressing supporters who turned out in large numbers at the Tafawa Balewa Squash in Lagos on Saturday, Obi said that people had, in the past, voted for “brooms and umbrellas” but it did not work. He stressed …

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 …