Christian political leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north have expressed reservations over the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket. The Christian leaders indicated that they cannot campaign for the party due to the decision to field Muslims as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Last year, Sunday, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, unveiled Kashim Shettima, former Borno governor, as his running mate. The announcement garnered mixed reactions from different groups across the country. The Christian...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC). Okonkwo disclosed this in his letter of resignation shared on his Instagram page on Monday, citing the decision of the ruling party to field a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 elections as the reason for his resignation. He added that he resigned his membership in the interest of equity, justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians. Part of the letter read, “Being...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has announced Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. Adediran unveiled the Lagos-born actress on Tuesday as the duo staged a rally alongside supporters across the streets in the Ikorodu area of the state. Making the announcement also in a series of tweets, he explained that he took the decision based...

Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark says he was considering supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the south to get the presidency. Clark said this on Tuesday when some members of the APC paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Abuja. Clark said if he was to vote and only APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are on the ballot, he would have voted for the APC....

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former Presidential aspirant of the ADC and a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria – CBN, has bared his mind on political developments in the build-up to the 2023 Presidential Election. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday evening, Prof. Moghalu said he will not be participating in the 2023 Presidential Election cycle, not only because he resigned from ADC based on clear principles, but he also turned down...

Electorates of Mayo-Farang District in Mayo-Belwa local Government area, Adamawa state have been enjoined to elect leaders of proven integrity in the 2023 general elections. The Sarkin Noma Adamawa who is also the District Head of Mayo-Farang Ardo Mustapha Ahmadu gave the charge Monday at his palace in Mayo-Farang while conferring traditional titles on eight sons and daughters of the area, noted that only credible leaders would prioritize the needs of the people. He also...

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pay attention to his frail health condition ahead of the campaigns for the 2023 presidential election. Kwankwaso gave the friendly advice in an interview with Arise TV‘s Reuben Abati on Sunday, a few hours after Tinubu’s announcement of Sen. Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Responding to a...