Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said the Muslim-Muslim ticket fielded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) was done based on political strategy and not to undermine Christians. Fayemi said this on Friday during a courtesy visit by the new executives of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ekiti state chapter, led by Emmanuel Aribasoye, its chairman. He noted the decision wasn’t taken to undermine Christians and urged Christians to be more involved in politics....

LAGOS — There are about seven million registered voters in Lagos according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Olusegun Agbaje, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the state, disclosed this in an interview with NAN over the weekend. According to him, if the number of new registrants in the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) is added to the current number of registered voters in the state, this will amount to around seven million. “In...

Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, has said right-thinking Nigerians will vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election. The minister said this when he was featured on Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme. “Nigerians have had the opportunity of two governments,” he said. “On a very deep reflection, right-thinking and well-meaning Nigerians will re-elect our party into governance, I am optimistic about that. “I think we have served this...

Kashim Shettima, former Borno governor, has said his nomination as the running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate proves Nigerians are ready to choose competence over primordial sentiments. He said this on Wednesday during his unveiling as the running mate of Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate. The event was held on Wednesday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja. Tinubu, a Muslim from the south-west, had, on July 10, announced Shettima,...