*2023: Labour Party Will Field Northern Muslim As Obi’s Running Mate — Okupe*Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, said on Sunday the Labour Party would field a Muslim from the Northern part of the country as running mate to its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.He stated…
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday spoke on the call for the 2023 presidential election to be zoned to the South-East. The Governor of Delta who described himself as an Igbo man and part of the Southeast noted that his emergence as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar does…
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party and national leader of the Kwankwasiya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso has confirmed the party is in talk with Labour Party presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, over a merger.The former Kano State Governor confirmed this in an interview with BBC Hausa. There have been speculations that the NNPP and LP are…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the launching of the National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism. The President also approved the appointment of Chris Ngwodo as the Director General of the National Centre. Recall that Buhari had established the National Early Warning Centre after he signed the Executive Order 12 on June…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for resisting pressures from presidential aspirants and party leaders to ‘choose’ a successor.Tinubu stated this in a letter to the President, which he personally signed. While describing Buhari as a true leader, brother and friend, the former Lagos…
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State erupted in jubilation in the early hours of today (Sunday) when the results of Saturday’s governorship election showed that the candidate of the party, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, trounced the 15 other candidates that partook in the exercise. Oyebanji, who is the immediate past Secretary to the…
Gov. Ugwuanyi, who charged the contractors on speedy completion of the projects, received assurance from the site Engineer of the firm handling the construction of the access and internal roads in the University, Ferotex Construction Company Limited, that the road project will be completed in record time, and according to specification. The governor was accompanied…
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, says at no time did he attack the former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, asking the public to discountenance such reports as the work of mischief-makers, who deliberately twisted his innocuous statement out of context. Ekweremadu said…
The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed has been impeached.Mohammed who represents Akpa 1 State Constituency was impeached during an emergency sitting held at the State Assembly complex in Lokoja.Hon. Enema Paul, the member representing Dekina/Okura Constituency made this known in a motion of urgent importance reason the…
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State, Bashir Sherrif Machina has condemned the removal of his name on the list submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the party. The party submitted the list of candidates cleared for the 2023 general elections to INEC on Friday. However, the name…
