The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed doubt over constitutionally provided restrictions placed on a presidential candidate with dual citizenship from contesting elections. The former Lagos State governor shared his perspective, given photos of what appeared to be a Guinean passport with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as its holder being widely shared … [Read more…]
Representatives of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, told the international media that the All Progressives Congress, APC, a candidate won the February 25 polls contrary to the claims of opposition parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, LP. Led by Mr Festus Keyamo, the chief spokesperson of the Tinubu Campaign … [Read more…]
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has emerged the party’s candidate for the Imo State governorship election scheduled to hold November 11. His emergence followed the party’s primary election held on Wednesday at the party’s secretariat along Okigwe Road in Owerri, the state capital. More Details later…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has filed a petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship poll. The APC said Yusuf was not qualified to contest the election as his … [Read more…]
Award winning writer and renowned novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, on Tuesday ramped up her criticism of the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, maintaining that President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, blew the chance to emerge the new heroes of Nigeria’s fledgling democracy. Speaking Tuesday on ARISE … [Read more…]
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, said no power can deprive the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of his mandate. Mr Umahi, who made the assertion in Abakaliki, dedicated the victory of the All Progressives Congress in Ebonyi State and across the country to God. According to him, those seeking to upturn the victories at … [Read more…]
A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has fired back at Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who laughed off his aspiration to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello. In a statement on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, Melaye said Kogi is not Rivers State where Wike determines who … [Read more…]
The former lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Mao Ohuabunwa has opposed the Senate President’s ambition of Orji Kalu. Ohuabunwa, who spoke during Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, argued that Kalu, the current member representing Abia North Senatorial District, has a pending case with the Economic and Financial Crimes … [Read more…]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has laughed off Senator Dino Melaye’s Kogi governorship ambition, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position. The governor was speaking during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “When you give Dino that … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Association of Presidents General of Town Unions has congratulated the state’s governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, over his victory at the polls. The union, in a congratulatory message jointly signed by its State President General, Chief Barr. Paully Eze, and the State Deputy President General, Hon. Arinze Ogbodo, hailed the process that produced … [Read more…]
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has called for the immediate prosecution of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, “for spreading fake news against the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Clark, who is the Leader of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, said that … [Read more…]
Five days before the April 15 supplementary polls, opposition parties and candidates, weekend, intensified moves to get the upper hand in the elections and whittle down the strength of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 10th National Assembly. There will be supplementary balloting for two governorship, five senatorial, 31 House of Representatives and … [Read more…]