The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth and Student Council has begun collation of data ahead of the 2023 general election to create awareness and mobilise vibrant Nigerians, through effective engagement, to foster the dividends of democracy. Youth leader Seyi Bamigbade said the council has also rebranded its website for this purpose, as well as … [Read more…]
There are indications that price of The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) is on steady rise reaching N343 per litre as at Wednesday, representing 18.5 per cent rise when compared with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) average figure of N289.37 per litre as at December 31, 2021. An NBS report also … [Read more…]
One month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill, over the removal of indirect primaries, the Senate, yesterday, passed an amended version with the inclusion of direct, indirect and consensus mode of electing candidates by political parties for elective positions in the 2023 general elections.. This came as the House of Representatives … [Read more…]
Presidential hopeful and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, says politicians in Nigeria should have retirement age and not “pursue money” till the end of their stay on earth. The 58-year-old governor spoke on Monday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme monitored by The PUNCH. Umahi said, “In this country, … [Read more…]
The Igbo Think Tank, Nzuko Umunna, has again called on the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the release of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho from detention and seek a political solution to issues preceding their prosecution. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of Nzuko Umunna, Ngozi Odumuko, on Monday, the Think … [Read more…]
The 36 state governors would meet on Wednesday in Abuja to discuss pressing national concerns. The meeting is scheduled for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at 8pm. An invitation to the governors was sent by the Director-General of the NGF, Asishana Okauru, according to a statement issued by … [Read more…]
Jubilation as Nkanu-West LG delegates vote Hon. Uche Ejim & Hon. Chijioke Ngene as the PDP Candidates for the forthcoming LG elections. Following preparations for the Local Government elections in the 17 LGAs of Enugu State, the people of Nkanu-West LG, through her delegates, have elected Rt. Hon. Uchenna Callistus Ejim of Obinagu Uwani Akpugo … [Read more…]
When the news broke last Monday that APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed to Nigerians that he had been in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest for the nation’s top job next year, my mind was at once settled and in turmoil over the … [Read more…]
Former Abia State governor and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said he will be ready to contest the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential ticket with former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu if the party zones it to the South. Speaking in an interview, yesterday, Kalu said … [Read more…]
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has declared his intention to contest for president in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made his intention public shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja. This is coming a day after … [Read more…]
South East leaders, including zonal and state executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), select political leaders and elders from across the fstates of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo, yesterday, backed the presidential aspiration of Anyim Pius Anyim. They praised the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for his courage and … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress national convention may not hold in February as planned as the Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed to The PUNCH that the APC has not informed the commission of any convention. Section 85 (1) of the Electoral Act says, “A registered political party shall give the commission at least … [Read more…]