Paul and Peter Okoye of the singing group, PSquare, have endorsed Peter Obi as the credible aspirant to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. In an Instagram post on Monday, Paul charged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) and vote for Obi, who is running under the platform of the Labour Party (LP), stressing that failure to elect the right leader next year will lead Nigeria into “another eight years of backwardness”. “My...
The outcome of party presidential primaries appears to signal the end of post-military elite political consensus. Insofar as the axle of political contestation in Nigeria is the struggle for power between the northern and southern elite blocs, systemic stability hinges on the moral understanding that power will rotate between the two regions. The order of succession since the inauguration of the Fourth Republic in 1999 has largely followed the logic of this entente, starting...
Elder statesman and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to resign. According to him, Ayu is no longer fit and proper to retain his position as the national chairman of the PDP. Clark, a former First Republic federal Commissioner of Information, said this in a statement on Tuesday, titled, “Resign now: You’re no longer fit to remain PDP...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday ahead of the party’s convention. The outcome of the meeting was revealed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled, ‘We must show positive qualities of APC at our convention, President Buhari charges governors’. During the meeting held at State House, Abuja, Buhari told the governors that decisions that would...
ABUJA — The presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has met with his close rival in the just concluded presidential primary of the party and Governor Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Monday’s meeting was held at Wike’s residence in Abuja, hours after Atiku defeated him for the party’s presidential ticket. “In continuation of my commitment to bring everyone on board in ensuring that the @OfficialPDPNig stands as one united party, earlier today, I visited...
BENIN — Husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, Odianosen Okojie, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to represent Esan North East/South East, Edo State at the House of Representatives. Okojie appreciated God for the win and thanked his wife, family, and Edo people for their support and prayers. “My dear good people and Leaders of Esan North East and Esan South East Federal constituency, it gives me a great sense of gratitude to...
Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, who was recently suspended by the Bishop of Gkoko Catholic Diocese for engaging in partisan politics, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue. Rev. Father Alia picked the ticket of the party after defeating 12 other aspirants at the end of the direct primary election of the party held across the state on Friday, May 27. Chairman of the Benue State APC primary election...
The national leader and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has congratulated former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on his victory at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Vice President emerged the winner at the party’s primary election held at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, on Saturday, May 28. The 75-year-old polled 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State...
The former Governor of Anambra State and former People’s Democratic Stalwart, Peter Obi, has vowed that he will return Nigeria to its rightful owners after he emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has promised to return Nigeria to its rightful owners after his emergence as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. He said this in his acceptance speech obtained by our correspondent...
The First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Senator representing Adamawa Central, Sen. Aisha Dahiru Binani for winning the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Adamawa State. Announcing the results of the elections, which started at about 11:30pm on Thursday, but concluded at about 8:44am on Friday morning, the chairman of the electoral committee, Gambo Lawan, said Binani scored 430 votes, and former Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) boss, Nuhu Ribadu, trailed...
