Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) not to bother to campaign for the 2023 general elections as it cannot secure the statutory 25% of votes in most States of the country. A statement by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP …

…Barde escapes attack by whiskers, seeks prosecution of involved Police attaches The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe, Muhammad Jibrin Barde has accused the State Government of victimisation and executive high-handedness, following a recent attack and the latest demolition of his campaign office in the state …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Sept. 1, 2022 Chief Ikechi Emenike, the Abia All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, has promised to ensure regular payment of workers’ salaries, if elected in the 2023 poll. Emenike said this at a town hall meeting with stakeholders on Thursday in Aba. He said …

Leaders of the Middle Belt and Delegates from Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SaMBA), have endorsed Mr. Peter Obi as their consensus candidate for the 2023 presidential election with Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed as his Vice Presidential candidate. The decision was reached, according to a statement by Prince Rwang Pam Jnr., their …

The 2022 Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will hold in Lagos on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja. The theme of the Conference is “2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome” and it will feature prominent stakeholders in the polity, civil society organisations, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 28, 2022 Nigerians in the United States of America (U.S.A) intend to hold a debate for all the presidential candidates that are contesting the February 25, 2023, presidential election. The presidential debate, tagged “The Diaspora Listens”, is scheduled to hold on November 26, 2022, …

As Delta State marks 31 years of its creation, the Delta APC Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation has served a quit notice on the governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the campaign organisation, Ima Niboro, the group …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says his team is more interested in a better Nigeria, and they are consulting widely with those who mean well for the country. Governor Wike spoke when he interacted with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area, shortly …

One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who has played all sides of Kenya’s politics for at least three decades, has just won an election by claiming to be an outsider. Ruto’s electoral …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lashed out at former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State over negative comments directed at Wike during a television interview. A statement by Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Governor said that Lamido, under whose leadership the Peoples Democratic Party, …

Hon Nnamdi Okafor (Akajiugo Awka), the member representing Awka South Constituency and Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly collapsed inside his hotel bathroom and was later confirmed dead by paramedics who rushed to the scene. A statement made available to Global Patriot Newspapers by Hon Benjamin Okoli, President General, Nigerian …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Aug. 23, 2022 The Labour Party (LP)’s Gubernatorial Candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti, has unveiled his running mate, Mr. Ikechukwu Emetu, a 38-year-old engineer. Otti also inaugurated his Campaign Council, with a former House of Representatives member, Chief Nnanna Ngwu, as the Chairman. In a …

Hundreds of youths in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Sunday gathered at the Afewonro Park of the Ooni’s Palace, in the ancient city, to launch the Labour Party (LP) and extol the party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Addressing newsmen at the event, Chairman of the gathering, who is a prominent entrepreneur …

By Olajide Idowu Osogbo, Aug. 22, 2022 The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, granted permission to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) permission to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan …

By Leonard Okachie Bende (Abia), Aug. 21, 2022 Chief Ikechi Emenike, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Abia, said Sunday that 19 lawsuits were instituted against him in the aftermath of the party’s primary election. Emenike said this at Okoko Item in Bende Local Government Area, when he …

By Angela Atabo Abuja, Aug. 20,2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the electorate to verify their information on the preliminary register of voters on display from Aug.15 to Aug.21. This is contained in a publication by the INEC Federal Capital Territory (FCT) office, tagged “Nationwide Display of Preliminary …

By Edith Nwapi Abuja, Aug. 19, 2022 The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Sheriff Oborevwori, the PDP governorship candidate in Delta challenging a lower court judgment disqualifying him. During the PDP governorship primary in May, Oborevwori, speaker of the Delta house of …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Aug. 18, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Nigerian media to work toward promoting issue-based politics, ahead of the 2023 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he received a delegation from the Media Trust Group, led by the …

Washington DC  The National Secretary of Labour Party (LP) of Nigeria, Alhaji Umar Farouk, and the spokesperson of the Third Force, a group allied with the Labour Party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, weekend reassured Nigerians in the Diaspora that the Peter Obi/Datti Baba Ahmed ticket will win the 2023 presidential election …

The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has praised the Labour Party (LP)’s Presidential candidate for building bridges of understanding beyond partisan leanings, following his widely reported closed door meeting with some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Aug. 15, 2022 Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has no plan to resign his position, Mr. Simon Imobo-Tswana, his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, has said. Imobo-Tswam made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “We restate, …

It is not always that an election in one part of the world can function as a mirror in another part of the globe. Societies differ in demographics, political and historical evolution, and the general economic issues that shape elections. The general election in Kenya that took place on Tuesday 9th August …

  By Peter Amine Jos, July 24, 2022 Mr. Gyang Zi, Labour Party (LP) Senatorial Candidate for Plateau North, says the party has a better structure than the other dominant parties in the country. Zi, a legal practitioner, stated this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of …

Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has appealed to Governor Nyesom Wike and other political leaders in the state not to return the state to the dark era of politics of bitterness and antagonisms, which painted the state badly in the …

Nairobi, Aug. 11, 2022 Vote counting and tallying in Kenya’s General Election has started after polling stations across the country closed. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati said in an update on Tuesday evening that voting had been concluded in all polling stations across the country …