By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As the APC primary election draws nearer with alignment and realignment on who become Party Candidates, a frontline Southern Borno Senatorial aspirant, Hon Tarpaya Asarya has agreed to step down his senatorial ambition as he gets full support from stakeholders to run for the...
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Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to run for the seat of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, Oshiomhole said he will appropriately tax the rich to provide amenities for the poor. “It is...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Over 150 clubs, associations, professional bodies and groups in Borno State have contributed and presented a cheque of N50 million to Governor Babagana Zulum to enable him purchase the APC expression of interest and nomination forms and to re-contest for the governorship election come...
Alhaji Salisu Barau, All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholder in Bauchi State has expressed dissatisfaction at the vandalism of aspirants’ billboards and campaign materials by suspected hoodlums. Barau told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi that such vandalism of billboards, posters and other materials was unhealthy...
The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has refuted allegation of distributing expensive vehicles to officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi. Malami refuted the allegation on Tuesday in an interactive session with journalists in Birnin Kebbi. He said “At this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Top10 magazine, Nigeria’s foremost monthly publication known for beaming spotlight on 10 leading lights in any human endeavour has released the list of the 10 presidential frontrunners under the title, “Verdict 2023: Top 10 most electable presidential hopefuls.” In the latest edition of...
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti is set to formally declare his intention to contest for president in 2023 on Wednesday in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Yinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary to Fayemi disclosed this in a statement made available to NAN on Tuesday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one of the President’s Personal Photographers, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed this in pictorial reports on Tuesday night in Abuja. NAN reports...
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has advised his party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid self-inflicted crises ahead of the 2023 elections. With about 10 months to the general polls, he said it would be dishonest for anyone to argue against rotation at this period. Akeredolu, a...
Senator Kola Balogun, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Dapo Falade on Monday evening in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Balogun, a younger brother of the...
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Setonji David, says if APC and Nigerians give Sen. Bola Tinubu opportunity to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, he will change Nigeria’s story for good. David, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Publicity, Strategy and Security made this remarks in...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused former Senate President Bukola Saraki of rewriting history in a bid to claim credit for the United States of America’s deal with Nigeria on the purchase of the Super Tucano light-attack aircraft for the ongoing war against insurgency. This is in the...
Former Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja has decried the exorbitant fees charged for nomination forms by the two major political parties in the country, saying it would encourage corruption. Ladoja made the disclosure on Monday while fielding questions from journalists at his Ibadan residence. The News Agency of...
A founding member of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Nigerians should hold the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) responsible if the 2023 Presidency is not zoned to the South. He said APC has been watching with studied interest the desperation of PDP to prey on President...
The National Association of Nigerian Students has vowed it will not allow any political party hold a convention in Abuja to select any presidential candidate. The NANS President, Sunday Asefon, who disclosed this in a statement, said the reason for its stance is due to the ongoing strike by...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the preferred candidate of Nigerians to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. This was revealed by a recent nationwide survey carried out by the Intellectual Forum on Politics and Governance(IFP&G). The survey, which was carried out by the group in February, indicated that Osinbajo...
A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC. Amaechi, in a statement, said this at a consultative meeting with executives, delegates and other party faithful at the Rivers APC Secretariat on Friday....
The Media Subcommittee of the Convention Planning Committee of the APC has described as strange news and totally untrue, the media report that the subcommittee spent N800 million at the party’s convention. The Media Subcommittee was headed by Gov. Abdullahi Sulaiman of Nassarawa and co-chaired by Alhaji Lai Mohammed,...
A former President of the Senate, Sen. Ken Nnamani, on Friday, formally declared his interest in the 2023 presidential race on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Nnanani, while making the declaration in Abuja, called for reduction in the nomination fees for elective offices. He also urged Independent...
Minister of Transportation and 2023 presidential aspirant, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, met with the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Lagos to seek its support. Amaechi said he was in Lagos to seek support though he knew that the state is the base of APC...