The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has publicly declared his assets ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sowore’s assets declaration is coming in response to the challenge by a civic organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), urging all presidential candidates to publish details of their assets and to publicly commit to rejecting vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the election. “Dear ‪@YeleSowore Ahead of the February 2023 presidential...

ABUJA — Award-winning singer and guitarist, Bukola Elemide, professionally known as Asa, on Tuesday performed her song Fire On The Mountain at the launching of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). On Tuesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) transited fully into a commercial entity, becoming the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The event, which was held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja had in attendance several dignitaries and top...

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,...

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari says delighted with the choice of the former governor of Borno as the APC’s vice-presidential candidate. Buhari said this on Wednesday at the state house in Abuja. He expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2023 presidential election. On Wednesday, the APC unveiled Shettima, former Borno governor, as the running mate to Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, in a statement indicated that...

The Platform for Youth and Women Development (PAYW-DEV), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has said it will carry out grassroots voter education for the 2023 elections. Ogoegbunam Kingdom, the executive director of the organisation made the announcement at a media briefing on Tuesday. He noted that the project, which is in partnership with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), aims to provide citizens with the information needed to actively participate in elections. According to him, the...

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini hinted on Tuesday that any politician who obtained more than one nomination form in the last political party primaries may risk two years’ imprisonment under the Electoral Act, 2022. Igini stated this while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, quoting Section 115 (D) of the Electoral Act, 2022. His statement is a pointer to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former...

Report by SB Morgen (SBM) has shown that ninety-nine percent of Nigerians who commenced the voter registration process encountered violence. The report which evaluated INEC’s CVR process showed that despite the focus from INEC and civil society on encouraging Nigerians to go and register, there has been little concerted reporting by INEC on actual permanent voter card (PVC) collections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launched the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise with a portal...

Portable says he has been paid by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to endorse the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The singer, born Habeed Okikiola, posted a video of his meeting with the governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola on his Instagram account on Wednesday. In the video, he declared his unflinching support for the APC in the Osun State governorship election slated for Saturday, July 16, as well as his support...