The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has said that from the first month in office, Nigerians would start seeing clear changes if the LP Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi is elected, next year. Speaking on a one-on-one programme on Channels Television, kidnapping for ransom, subsidy racketeering, and money … [Read more…]
Lagos State has 7,075,192 registered voters; Kano, 5,927,565; and Rivers, 3,532,990. A total of 18 candidates have been cleared for the presidential race, but the pendulum seems to be swinging to the candidates of the PDP, APC, NNPP and LP. Analysts said the candidates must penetrate the three states to win the 2023 presidential election. … [Read more…]
There are strong indications that the voting pattern in the forthcoming presidential election in Nigeria will defy the known trend, where two leading candidates and their parties split the bulk of the votes. Eighteen candidates are jostling for the highest office in the country, with about four of them at the pole position in the … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has assured of his resolve to create over 1.2 million jobs for the citizens using the opportunities presented by the state’s abundant potentials in agriculture and agro-allied industries. Mbah gave the assurances during an interactive session with the members of … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, the APGA gubernatorial candidate for Enugu State, has assured the people of the state that Local Government authorities will enjoy autonomy and full access to their funds instead of what currently obtains in the PDP-led administration. He made this statement while engaging Chartered Accountants at the end-of-year retreat of the Institute of … [Read more…]
Residents of Osun State are anxiously waiting for the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the new governor of the state tomorrow, as the four-year tenure of Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ends. Oyetola was sworn in on November 27, 2018, and he lost the bid … [Read more…]
bars new RECs from visiting govt houses Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised fresh concerns over security challenges confronting next year’s general elections. It also disclosed that it would today, publish summary of guidelines on finances and election expenses of parties and candidates and release the summary highlighting the legal provisions governing the conduct … [Read more…]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has expressed reservations over the capacity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit the 2023 general election results electronically. Adamu spoke while reacting to the inquiry from Commonwealth delegation for 2023 general election that visited him at the party’s national secretariat, yesterday. Head … [Read more…]
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has adjusted its presidential campaign timetable to accommodate more programmes ahead of next year’s general election. In a document sighted by the reporters, the party will on Sunday, November 27 have a fundraising dinner in Lagos where it would also launch its “crowd sourcing app”. On Wednesday of that … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP), candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja, yesterday, in continuation of interactive session with key stakeholders ahead of the 2023 general elections, especially to secure the commitment of the candidates … [Read more…]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Delivering Judgement, Justice Ekwo also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have the voters’ cards for … [Read more…]
Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to compromise electorate. Spokesman of the coalition, Ikenga Ugochinyere, at a press briefing in Abuja, yesterday, said the alleged plot to sack chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, was still on. He explained that the plot to compromise the electorate involves … [Read more…]