Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye has disclosed that he instructed his security guards not to allow anyone without a Permanent Voters Card PVC into his compound. According to him, this is a way to get rid of bad leaders and elect the right person in the 2023 elections. ”I...
2023 Elections
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of Aviation has reacted to Atiku Abubakar, emerging the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential flagbearer on Saturday. Atiku polled a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who garnered 237 votes. Wike was followed by former...
The All Progressives Congress has postponed its special convention for presidential primary for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, announced this in a statement hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission extended the deadline for party’s to...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the ongoing political party primaries across the country because it lacks standard practice and the process has failed Jonathan stated this on Thursday during a book launch titled “Political Party Governance” authored by Dr. Mohammed Wakil, a former Minister of State for Power....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been urged to arrest any failed candidate of any political party who is asking delegates to refund their monies after losing election ticket ahead of the 2023 general poll. Reno Omokri, the former media aide to former President, Goodluck Jonathan, made the...
Says rebuilding Borno more urgent By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has been declared winner of the APC governorship primaries ahead of the forthcoming general elections in 2023. Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembly primaries for Borno State,...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has recommended tax compliance as prerequisite for clearing aspirants to contest for elective positions. The Executive Chairman of FIRS and Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB) Muhammad Nami made the recommendation at a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not want women to be mere aspirants in the build up to the 2023 general elections but candidates and winners of elective positions. Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee made this remark at the...
The race to the 2023 presidential elections is becoming intense and defining as it poses a vital phase for rethinking Nigeria’s survival and reality of the future from May 29, 2023 when a new set of leaders that will pilot the affairs of Nigeria will be inaugurated. Many have...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the reports on the accounts and balance sheet of every political party submitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its primary elections to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections will commence as officially scheduled on Sunday, May 22. The party, in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, on Saturday night in Abuja...
Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau (APC -Kano) has defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Shekarau said this at a news conference in Kano. He said that he defected alongside his supporters, saying that he would seek re-election to the Senate on the NNPC platform. Shekarau said that he left...
Ex-Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra and presidential aspirant of PDP has advised Lagos State delegates to the party’s presidential primaries to remember their children while voting during the party’s primaries. Obi, who made the appeal when he met with Lagos PDP national delegates in Ikeja on Wednesday, told them...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja....
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta Democracy was never intended to amuse nor was politics meant to offend. The ritual of periodic leadership renewal through elections was instead meant to be a serious business to guarantee the health of the polis. The Athenian and Roman senates were collections of people of knowledge...
As Akwa-Ibom monarchs describe VP as symbol of unity, love By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In choosing leaders into elective positions, Nigerians must put sentiments aside and elect the best, especially in 2023, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his interactions with stakeholders...
Three aspirants have sued the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over threats to disqualify them from participating in the 2023 general election. The aspirants-Mr Sodique Abubakar, Mr Sodique Lawal Abubakar and Mr Bindir Buba are praying the Federal High Court, Abuja to stop...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it would finalize the document guiding the conduct of future elections, including the forthcoming Ekiti and Osun governorship elections as well as the 2023 General Election next week. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Chairman...
Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye, a female All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, has promised to transform the country in six months if elected president in the 2023 General Elections. She said this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving an award presented to her by Anambra women, under the umbrella “Nzuko...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will end on June 30. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks at the Commission’s quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the INEC would suspend online pre-registration...