Politics

By Amen Gajira Kafanchan (Kaduna) Jan. 21, 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Saturday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, promised to stamp out corruption if elected as president. Obi made the pledge at a meeting with traditional rulers in Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area in …

Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, Jan. 21, 3023 Sen. Sandy Onor, Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that APC’s administration failed because it lacked the capacity to deliver good governance to the people of Cross River. Onor said this on Saturday in Calabar while reacting to the campaign …

  *Warns Rivers PDP PCC Director General, Dr. Abiye Sekibo *Why Tonye Cole must refund Rivers’ $50M Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said approval has been given to Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the State. The …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor, has described the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the February and March 2023 general elections in the country as “products of a poisoned chalice commissioned to ruin the …

By Leonard Okachie  Umuahia, Jan. 17, 2023 The PDP candidate for Abia Central Senatorial District, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd.), has unveiled his five-point manifesto, entitled “People-first agenda.” Akobundu performed the unveiling before newsmen and a large crowd of party chieftains and supporters in Umuahia on Tuesday. He said that the …

Ehigimetor Igbaugba Ogoja (Cross River), Jan. 17, 2023 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Cross River, Sen. Sandy Onor, has said that the party is “fired and united“ with the sole purpose of reclaiming the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Onor stated this on Monday …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the 2023 general election in the State will be a crucial moment that the electorate will use to decide against those who hate the State. The governor said therefore, that the election will be a fight to finish and the Peoples Democratic Party …

By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, Jan. 15, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February election, has called on the electorate not to vote for tribe but look out for character. Obi said this on Saturday in Akure at the town hall meeting to seek the …

By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, Jan. 9, 2023 A group of publishers in the ObiDatti campaign team has published a book as part of the funding tools for Mr Peter Obi Presidency. Leader of the group and Publisher of DaSoul Media Ltd., Mr Joe Bankole, said on Monday in Abuja at …

By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Jan. 13, 2023 Election of Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) will re-define governance in Nigeria, Mrs. Dudu Manuga, the party’s National Women Leader said in Gombe on Friday. Manuga told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Obi remained the most …

Following outcry over the slow pace of collection permanent voters’ cards (PVCs) nationwide occasioned in part by the disposition of some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which has seen registered voters queuing endlessly in some centers for their cards, as well as by the penchant of some …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, Jan. 12, 2023 Ahead of the Feb. 25 presidential election, the Labour Party (LP) has raised alarm over the slow distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party is insisting that the electoral body must immediately and speedily …

The Coal City of Enugu, the capital of old Eastern Region, is charged awaiting the arrival of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, whose campaign hits town today, Thursday, January 12, 2023. Obi whose campaign team was overwhelmed with crowds of enthusiastic Anambrarians who stormed the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 11, 2023 The United Nations Office for the West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) is collaborating with presidential candidates and other stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure peaceful elections in the country. Ms. Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of UNOWAS …

By Leonard Okachie Uturu (Abia), Jan. 10, 2023 The Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti, has said that he is in the race to fight the political class that has allegedly stifled the development of the state. Otti said this on Tuesday at Uturu, Isuikwuato Local …

– Claims he only heard of the case on social media In another twist to the already intriguing conviction and warrant of arrest notice to Pst. Umo Eno, 2023 Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state, the embattled Governorship aspirant has in a motion on …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Jan. 9, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a purported final list of candidates for the 2023 general elections, purportedly released on Sunday. The commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus …

As in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, it is getting ‘curiouser and curiouser’ that a few weeks to a critical general election, the Chairman of the Independent National Election (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu appears to be in the eye of some storm. He is being distracted and can be removed from office …

The Young Progressives Party (YPP), in Akwa Ibom State has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of arbitrary use of state funds to sponsor Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaigns in the state. This was part of issues addressed by the party in a Press Conference on Saturday January 7, 2023, in Uyo, …

By Bridget Ikyado Abuja, Jan.7,2023 His Grace, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, has cautioned politicians against any attempt to rig the forthcoming general elections. “With the current yearnings of the people for a better country, the election will no longer be business as usual,” Onaiyekan said on …

—Pensioners storm rally to demand justice   Deputy President of Senate and Governorship candidate of the APC in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has asked the governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to clear himself of widespread allegations that he may have diverted N25 billion from the over N4.2 trillion …

…We’ve put Oyo people first in our decisions – Makinde …as party hand over flags to gov, NASS candidates Four governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former governors of Ondo and Ekiti states and leaders of the party across the country, on Thursday, converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State …

Former Imo State Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has debunked news that he has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okorocha was pictured alongside former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, at the burial ceremony of the mother of one of his aides, Pascal Uju, with …

Former Imo state Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential aspirant in the last primaries, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has dumped the APC and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okorocha was received by former Imo state Governor Hon. Emeka Ihedioha at an event witnessed by his followers and PDP …