POLITICS

Gunmen have murdered Labour Party (LP)’s senatorial candidate for Enugu East Oyibo Chukwu and his personal assistant. The Enugu Police Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the development in an early Thursday statement. He said the incident happened Wednesday when the assailants on a Hilux vehicle, attacked and set ablaze Chukwu’s campaign vehicle. The spokesman said […]

Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged politicians not to seek power at all costs but to eschew hatred and violence and embrace true sportsmanship, during and after the poll. “To politicians, this is a time to be circumspect in our actions and work towards consolidating our democracy,” the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said a total of 1,574,301 polling units agents were nominated by the nation’s 18 registered political parties for the general election. A document released in the wee hours of Monday by the commission showed that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has the highest number of polling units […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has appealed to the electorate to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the forthcoming general elections. Governor Soludo made this appeal during an event in Awka. The Governor represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim thanked Ndi Awka South for the support they gave him during the […]

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-West zone are divided over the presidential ambitions of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and Ekiti State Governor, and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi. While Fayemi is still consulting, three of […]

The Rivers State Government has cancelled the approval it granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium  Port Harcourt, the state capital for its rally. The reversal order is contained in a statement signed by the  Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Christopher Green, and addressed to the Director […]

Obi was Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 presidential election under the banner of the PDP. The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council has said that the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi is not holding any form of discussion with his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The Head of […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to restore the nullification of the participation of Osun’s ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola and his deputy Benedict Alabi in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Centus Nweze on Thursday held that the […]

Following the continued scarcity of fuel across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, raised the alarm that the development could hamper election day logistics. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited assured the electoral commission of an adequate supply of fuel during the election, the three major presidential candidates also expressed […]

He urged them to keep up the tempo until victory was won. Anambra State Chairman of APC, Chief Basil Ejidike, said Southeast would vote massively for Tinubu. He appealed to the APC presidential candidate to remember the region while making appointments when elected president. At the rally were vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, Governor […]