The run-up to the 2023 elections keeps throwing up more intrigues and subplots after the reports of an alliance between Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party,m (NNPP) and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu. However, a refutation was issued on Tuesday by Ladipo Johnson, a spokesman … [Read more…]
Following what they consider as attempt to blackmail and arm-twist the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his allies, some hotheads in the party may fight back viciously to arrest the move. Sources revealed that these PDP hotheads are considering persuading the party to move ahead in the presidency … [Read more…]
A former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally announced his defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is coming barely three months after Shekarau defected to NNPP from the All Progressives Congress. Shekarau made the declaration on Monday at his Mundubawa home in Kano. … [Read more…]
Non-indigenes in Enugu State, under the umbrella of Brethren of Interfaith and Inter-Community Development Initiative, have assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of their resolve to support his bid to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly in 2023, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The non-indigenes also endorsed the governorship candidate … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might soon dissipate, following what some stakeholders termed the encouraging fallouts from Thursday’s meeting between the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. The duo, alongside some governors, had been at loggerheads since May, 2022, when Atiku emerged as … [Read more…]
2023: We met Tinubu, Atiku, Obi but Consultation not over – Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said he and his team are still consulting widely with those who mean well for the country. The governor spoke at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, shortly after his arrival from London, … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday, voided the Local Government Area election conducted by Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSEIC, in the state. The election, which was conducted on July 30, 2022, has been causing lots of ripples and disagreements among the opposition political parties, even as they argued that the election was … [Read more…]
Ahead of September commencement of campaigns, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has intensified moves to lure four more Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors besides Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. The report gathered that the push has reached an advanced stage, with informal meetings already held with the governors. Two, … [Read more…]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has denied any move to collapse the party’s structure with other political parties. The national chairman of the party, Prof. Rufai Alkali, said the party was not ready to surrender its legitimacy as a duly registered political party to any other party. Alkali, who spoke with newsmen in Lagos, … [Read more…]
Veteran Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has officially joined the Labour Party, after dumping the All Progressives congress (APC) over the presidential Muslim-Muslim ticket. Mr Okonkwo announced his defection via his Instagram page on Wednesday. He shared pictures of himself entering the party’s office in Abuja “It was an honour and a privilege to be welcomed … [Read more…]
The National Coordinator of Bola Ahmed Tinubu support group, the Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje has advised the former vice president and the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar to join forces with Tinubu on how to rescue Nigeria, saying that it is quite obvious to Atiku himself that … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a new dimension as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some PDP governors in London, on Monday night. The report was reliably informed that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, his … [Read more…]