Politics

*Calls for dredging of River Benue, River Niger to end sufferings of Nigerians Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has again urged the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to do the right thing, if the party must win the presidential election in 2023. The right thing, Governor Wike …

By Angela Atabo Abuja, Oct. 13, 2022 Labour Party (LP) says it is set to release a supplementary list for its Campaign Council, saying that Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo were erroneously included. The party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in a communique he read at the end …

By Oboh Linus Lafia, Oct. 13, 2022 The Labour Party (LP) is set to officially begin its presidential campaign in Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, October 18. Mr. Alexander Emmanuel, State Chairman of the party told newsmen at a press conference on Thursday in Lafia that arrangements had been concluded for …

By Angela Atabo Abuja, Oct. 12, 2022 Labour Party (LP) has unveiled a 1,234, member Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on Wednesday saying the party would secure at least 15 million votes at the 2023 presidential election. Unveiling the team, the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe said …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement Africa (YIAGA) has decried the fact that elections in Nigeria are too expensive and are thus discouraging youths from seeking electives positions. YIAGA Africa which is a UKAID sponsored NGO made the observation in Sokoto …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Oct. 11, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday tasked politicians in the country to promote politics of ideology not abusive or derogatory language. Mr. Muhammad Takai, INEC Head of Voter Education, Sokoto State office, spoke at a meeting with candidates of All Progressive …

…As Gov. Emmanuel reassure of PDP’s victory in Akwa Ibom Former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to restore Nigeria’s economy, give due attention to education and security as well as allow States more powers to prioritise areas of …

A group of legal practitioners under the auspices of the ‘Progressive Lawyers for Osinbajo’ have called on the Director of New Media of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, to apologize to Nigerians for recanting on his advocacy against a Muslim-Muslim ticket because he was named a Director of …

My very beloved Rt. Honourable Speaker Emeritus, Rt. Hon Bright Omokhodion, you have written it as you feel it. Thanks for being true to yourself. I appreciate your standing out for what you believe in even if strange and lonely. However, Nigerian politics is a shrewd study in mysterious political …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would pay special attention to the observance of limits on parties and candidates’ finances in the forthcoming 2023 elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this Thursday at the 2022 Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) 6th Annual Conference …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807552 5533 “What goes around, goes around, goes around/Comes all the way back around” – Justin Timberlake “For they shall sow wind and reap a whirlwind” – Hosea 8:7 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” – Galatians 6:7. …

The unveiling of Fund40MB Donation Campaign, a donor fundraising for the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and his running mate, Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed by 40Million Ballots Movement and Celebrities on Monday in Lagos. By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, Oct. 3, 2022 A political group, 40Million Ballots Movement …

Monday, 3 October, 2022 I learnt yesterday that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be visiting Nigeria today. The question I asked the bearer of the great tidings was: When is he going back to his rest in London? He will be …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, Oct. 2, 2022 Five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opposed to the current status quo within the party on Sunday met at the Government House, Enugu apparently on a new strategy for the party. The Gov. Nyesom Wike led group were received at the …

Nigerians in London celebrating Independence Anniversary By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, Oct. 1, 2022 Some Nigerians from different parts of the United Kingdom (UK), gathered in London on Saturday to celebrate Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The celebration also saw the crowd march in support of Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party …

As the Presidential campaigns officially kick off, the Deputy Senate President and Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to step down. Senator Omo-Agege hinged …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Sept. 29, 2022 The leadership of the 18 registered political parties and their presidential candidates signed the first peace accord on Thursday in Abuja to commit themselves to peaceful electioneering campaign. The candidates included Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Asiwaju Bola …

When the row between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), spilled onto the streets after the party’s presidential primaries in May, I argued that to solve Wike, one had to first fix the candidate, Atiku Abubakar.  In light of Wike’s no-holds-barred interview last …

Peter Obi, LP’s Presidential Candidate, his running mate, Dr Yusuf Datti, and other dignitaries during a rally organised by Middle Belt Forum in Jos. By Polycarp Auta Jos, Sept. 28, 2022 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has promised to end insecurity, poverty and unemployment in Nigeria if …

By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Sept. 28, 2022 A Constitutional Lawyer, Mr. Kayode Ajulo, has warned Nigerian politicians and political parties against disobeying the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022, especially regarding the conduct of campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections.Ajulo reminded candidates contesting various positions in the forthcoming elections that …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto A group, Women in Politics, has called for more women participation and visibility in all elective and appointive positions in the country, as the 2023 general elections draws closer. The Forum, which stressed that women could excel like their male counterparts in governance, appealed to the …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Lagos, Sept. 26, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to reveal its findings on investigations carried out on alleged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) found in different locations in Nigeria, in the nearest future. Mr. Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Sept. 24, 2022 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a 422-member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the commencement of the party’s 2023 presidential campaign to be headed by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the list of members of the council released in Abuja on …

By Sani Idris Kaduna, Sept. 24, 2022 Coalition of the Northern Nigeria Peoples Democratic Party Youth Movement, on Friday protested at the PDP Secretariat in Kaduna, demanding the resignation of National Chairman of the party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP is currently …