The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the process of collating the result of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it will challenge the outcome in court. LP alleged that most of its members were deliberately disenfranchised through varied means across the country, but were more discerning … [Read more…]
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike says Rivers state people already know the candidate he wants them to vote for in the 25 February 2023 presidential election, stressing that those expecting him to make public declaration on his choice candidate would wait in vain. Wike in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, for Rivers Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rally for … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has revealed his plans to relocate the dumpsite at Ugwu Onyeama and turn Enugu’s waste into wealth. Lamenting the state of the dumpsite and its position at the entrance of the capital city, the governorship candidate highlighted the risks the open dump site … [Read more…]
Members of the different communities in Enugu East Local Government Area have appealed to the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Peter Mbah, to consider building more infrastructure and maintaining the existing ones in the council area. This was even as they declared support for his gubernatorial ambition, assuring him of … [Read more…]
The United States has allocated $50 million for 2023 general elections. The US Consul General, Mr Will Stevens made this disclosure on Monday in Ibadan capital of Oyo State during an open session of election reporting workshop for journalists organised by West Africa Broadcast & Media Academy (WABMA). According to Stevens, the budget will cover … [Read more…]
Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, resigned from their respective positions following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that ministers in his cabinet who were desirous of running for elective offices should resign forthwith. However, … [Read more…]
ENUGU—FORMER president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has restated his position that the South-East should be allowed to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023, insisting that it would ensure peace, justice, fairness and sustainable national development in the country. Similarly, former secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, also threw his weight behind a South-East presidency, noting … [Read more…]
Igbo Presidency: Crucial to Nigeria’s survival beyond 2023 [Viewpoint] …Focus On The Return Of Democracy In Nigeria from 1999 By Nnamani Arinze Darlington In 1998, PDP conducted her first presidential primary election which was held in Jos, Plateau State, North Central. During the primary election, Nigerians nominated former military leader, Olusegun Obasanjo who had just … [Read more…]
A group, the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, IBBN, has urged political parties to zone their presidential ticket to the South in the spirit of fairness and equity. The organisation, which noted the creation of additional 56,872 Polling Units ahead of the 2023 general elections, said it had been mobilising Nigerians to … [Read more…]
I’ll convert our diversities into asset – Anyim Anyim Pius Anyim, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has identified the inability of leaders to manage the country’s diversities as the major challenges bedeviling the nation. He told an online medium recently that his … [Read more…]
‘Govs using N19.3bn bailout controversy to stop Bello’s 2023 bid’ Kogi Government has described as mischievous and politically motivated, a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it has returned N19.3 billion bail-out funds allegedly hidden by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria and accused some governors of masterminding the … [Read more…]
PRESS RELEASE 2023 PRESIDENCY: CONCERNED IGBO STAKEHOLDERS FORUM CONDEMNS NORTHERN ELDERS FORUM’S POSITION The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF) has condemned a comment made by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, which suggested that the North was ready to hold power beyond 2023. The leader of the Concerned Igbos Stakeholders Forum, Mr. … [Read more…]