Osun: PDP’s Adeleke leads The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship candidate in yesterday’s election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was in the lead as results of the polls began to trickle in last night. He was ahead of his closest rival and incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Olorunda … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, dashed the hopes of several Nigerians wishing that he would reconsider his stance on the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket by replacing former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, with a northern Christian, as his running mate. A source within Tinubu’s camp revealed hours … [Read more…]
Osun State election in numbers LGAs – 30 Polling units – 3,763 The frontline contestants in the election are Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress; Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party; Lasun Yusuff of Labour Party; Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party; and Goke Omigbodun of Social Democratic Party among others. Meanwhile, In … [Read more…]
Funke Akindele, an award-winning actress and deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, has boasted that her followers on social media, numbering over 20 million, will come out en masse to vote for the party in 2023. Ms Akindele was convicted and sentenced in 2020 for violating Lagos COVID-19 protocols but was … [Read more…]
JUST IN: Kwankwaso picks Lagos pastor, Bishop Idahosa, as running mate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has chosen Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page on Thursday. “Our VP Pastor Bishop Isaac … [Read more…]
Loyalists of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, have said the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, will not be dropped in spite of criticism over his appointment. Various groups campaigning for the APC’s presidential candidate, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, faulted those, who berated the APC and its standard-bearer over the … [Read more…]
A group, Organisation for Global Youths Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative, OGYPEDI, has said the choice of running mates by the presidential candidates of All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Messrs. Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, has paved the way for Peter Obi’s victory. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Mr. … [Read more…]
Lagos 2023: Funke Akindele has no electoral value, APC mocks Jandor The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the nomination of ace actress, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, as the running mate to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran aka Jandor. … [Read more…]
Babachir Lawal rejects Muslim-Muslim ticket, asks Buhari to revoke Shettima’s nomination A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, has rejected Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. APC presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced his choice of Shettima … [Read more…]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dispelled reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has endorsed Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections. The Campaign Organisation of Kwankwaso, in statement, yesterday, stated that Kwankwaso was still in the race and had no reason or intention to step down for anyone as he has continued … [Read more…]
ALL Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s selection of former Governor of Borno, Senator Kashim Shettima, on a Muslim-Muslim ticket has set the former Lagos State Governor on collision course with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was said to have warned that such an adoption would not augur well both for the party … [Read more…]
2023: Ebonyi APGA holds fresh primary elections to replace candidates The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi has fixed July 12 to conduct another round of primary elections to replace candidates who left the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. APGA chairman in Ebonyi, Ricky Okorouka, disclosed on Sunday in Abakaliki that candidates … [Read more…]