The Plateau Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Sunday advised eligible Christians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 general elections. Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, the Chairman of the association in the state, gave the advice at the 2022 Lenten Campaign...
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The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has advised Nigerian youths not let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his Message to Nigerian Youths, titled, “Dynamism in...
I believe that when plundering and debilitating hands of the military are removed from governance and the country’s infrastructure, educational and health systems are reconstructed, Nigeria will enjoy a boom of creativity and productivity – Mr. Ola Vincent, Former CBN Governor, . Prior to May 1999, when democracy re-emerged...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in a statement on Friday, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has urged party women leaders to reconnect with women and young people at the grassroots. Ayu, while speaking at the PDP zonal and State Women Leaders meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, said that without women and youths...
Former Imo State Governor and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, has advised Nigerians to elect leaders that will be committed to the unity, oneness and progress of the country as the election year 2023 approaches. He said at this critical time in the life of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says it is collaborating with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) towards increasing women and youths participation in politics. Prof. Sam Egwu, the INEC Niger Resident Electoral Commissioner, said this at a Roundtable on Strengthening Internal Democracy with...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said Nigeria is bleeding under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Governor Wike stated this on Monday during a visit to former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi at his residence in Kaduna. Wike said Nigerians were yearning for the Peoples...
A Federal lawmaker representing Imo West district in the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has announced his intention to contest for presidency in 2023. He made the announcement in a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Senator Lawan read the letter at the commencement of...
History does matter and has shown clearly that ordinary calculation can be upturned by extraordinary personalities. Working under this assumption, it will not be considered an overstatement to conclude that the People Democratic Party (PDP), is set to upturn the present political calculation in Nigeria. For the sake of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tinubu has called on women to mobilise at the grassroots levels so that elections would reflect the sovereign will of all the people for a true democracy to be established. Tinubu made the call...
The Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission and various political parties have been urged to eschew any act that may trigger violence in the 2023 elections campaign. Mr Akeem Oyewale, the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) Chairman, Research and Technical, said this at the institute’s Annual National Economic...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will release the timetable for 2023 elections immediately President Muhammad Buhari signs the electoral amendment bill into law. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names of such persons. This implies that Nigeria may go into...
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ihechukwu Chima, says Nigeria requires a visionary leader to consolidate on President Muhammed Buhari’s achievements in 2023. Chima disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. “Nigeria’s problem is not the lack of money, or lack of knowledgeable...
C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Transformation, Edem Okokon Effiom, has warned politicians against the call for jettisoning the zoning arrangements in the state. “Don’t truncate what’s has been in existence with your ambition. Zoning gives us peace, it spare us a lot of...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A governorship aspirant for the 2023 election in Cross River State, Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has declared that the state required urgent attention in what he called a “rescue mission”. Archibong said the state needs a team leader who has capacity to tap, harness and manage...
The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) says that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi remains the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, as they join the call urging Bello to run for President in 2023. The VGN made the call on Saturday, when a representation of its membership from across the 36...
All Progressives Congress (APC) says the newly-inaugurated leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown early signs that it is not different from its immediate past and sacked leadership. Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee said this in a statement he...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the president gave the assurance in his remark at a Virtual...