The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has ignored the request by the South East Caucus of the Senate and nominated Philip Aduda as the minority leader of the Red Chamber. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan who read the letter from the party during plenary on Tuesday. On June 2nd, the Senator…
*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 United States announced financial sanctions against rebel territories in Eastern Ukraine freshly recognized by Russia and warned that more were ready if necessary. President Joe Biden will issue an executive order to “prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine,” White…
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…
The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has revealed why he submitted the name of Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 general elections.The former Lagos State governor had submitted his completed nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, June 15th. Tinubu signed and personally returned the forms…
Paul Ibe, the media aide to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has expressed confidence that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike would work for the party’s victory in 2023. This is coming after Atiku picked the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate despite the call for the…
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…
