The Court of Appeal has declared a lawmaker, Mr Francis Agbo as the validly nominated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue. Delivering judgment on Thursday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that Ms Aida Ogwuche who was...
2023 Election
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Samuel Ortom on Thursday led party bigwigs to kick-off statewide gubernatorial and legislative houses campaign rallies for the party. The State Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu, Senator representing Benue North-East...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed says he will consolidate on the provision of physical infrastructure, social amenities and human capital development if re-elected for the second term. Governor Mohammed made the commitment on Thursday at an event to mark the commencement of his gubernatorial...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the State, Engr Titus Uba will do well when elected governor of the State on March 11th this year. Governor Ortom stated this Wednesday in his remarks...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Authentication System (BVAS), the issue of identity theft and other election frauds would be addressed during the 2023 general election. Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Gombe State, stated this during a...
I’m in politics to rescue Benue from PDP’s maladministration, says APC guber candidate, Rev. Fr Alia
I’m in politics to rescue Benue from PDP’s maladministration, says APC guber candidate, Rev. Fr Alia
The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Benue state, Rev. Fr Dr Hyacinth Alia, said on Wednesday that his foray into the political space of the state was borne out of the wish for collective effort to rescue the state from the maladministration of the Peoples Democratic Party...
Stakeholders in Ebonyi have drummed support for Chief Ifeanyi Odii, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 11 governorship election. They declared their support in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki. According to them, a critical assessment of...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has passed vote of confidence on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on its preparations for the 2023 general election. Yabagi Sani, National Chairman, IPAC, said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, at the end of an emergency general council meeting....
APC governorship campaign council in Zamfara says reinstating PDP governorship candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare will not in any way challenge the party’s predicted victory in the March 11 governorship election in the state. The Director, Directorate of Publicity of the council, Alhaji Ibrahim Danmalikin-Gidangoga stated this while speaking with...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The lawmaker representing Nasarawa South at the National Assembly, Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC), has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving the establishment of a Federal Teaching Hospital, in Lafia. Sen. Al-Makura, who is the immediate past governor of Nasarawa State, gave the...
Chief Arthur Eze, Anambra born oil magnate, has reaffirmed support for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP and his Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa running mate in the February and March general elections. Eze said this during his solidarity visit to Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, the Director- General of PDP...
Rep. Babajimi Benson, representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Saturday promised to deliver more dividends of democracy to his constituents if elected for another term.. Benson made the promise at the official flag-off of his campaign, at the Ipakodo Jetty, Ebute Ikorodu. He said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced online accreditation for Journalists and media organisations wishing to cover the 2023 general elections. According to the flier issued by INEC on Thursday in Abuja, interested media organisations wishing to deploy journalists to cover the election...
Hajiya Fatima Abubakar, the Borno governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) says she is optimistic of winning the March 11 governorship election, going by recent development. Abubakar, the only female candidate for the election told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Wednesday that she has started...
A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi, has said that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would win the election with or without the G5 governors. He made the assertion on Tuesday during a news conference held at the Nigeria Union...
The PDP Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (a.k.a Jandor), says he will retain the 37 inchoate Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs ) in the state, if elected governor in 2023. Adediran told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that he might even increase the...
The Fulani Socio-Cultural group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has endorsed Sen. Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the APC and Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa for second term. Speaking at the occasion on Friday in Lafia, Alh. Abdullahi Bello-Boejo, National President of the group said the endorsement followed the track...
The spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to frustrate the cashless policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage in vote buying in the 2023 election. The Senate on Thursday urged the CBN to extend its...
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday declared that the struggle for the Southern part of the country to produce the next President must continue until it is realised. Akeredolu spoke while hosting former Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure. Amaechi was...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has denied supporting the state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odi for 2023 election. Governor Umahi debunked the report in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Chooks Oko in...