The presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has described vying to become Nigeria’s president as a demotion. He said this during the church’s recent leadership summit. In the past weeks, a number of presidential aspirants have continued to emerge ahead of the forthcoming presidential election. Even clerics have come out to declare their intention to succeed the incumbent president. Notable among them is Pastor Tunde Bakare,...

Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign Director-General, Abdulmumin Jibrin has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. He announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. The former House Appropriation Committee chairman who has been leading support groups for presidential hopeful, Tinubu across northern Nigeria did not disclose why he decided to leave the ruling party. He said he would announce his new party and make an official statement soon. “I have done my best...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the legitimacy of funds used by aspirants to purchase party nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections. The chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa disclosed this when he featured on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, Politics Today on Friday. Bawa said, “When it comes to the issue of monitoring election funds as well as candidates’ funds, that has to do with the work of INEC in...

Nigeria’s Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele has picked up the N100 million presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Emefiele’s nomination form was picked up on Friday, West African Pilot News learnt. The development is coming after months of speculations regarding the political aspirations of the Agbor, Delta State-born former Managing Director of Zenith Bank. Emefiele’s decision to step into the murky waters of the overcrowded 2023 political race has made him the first Central...

Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have said that the section of the Electoral Act as amended, asked aspirants to resign government positions does not exist. Section 84, sub-section 12 of the Electoral Act states, “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a socio-cultural group, “The Peoples Platform” has urged the electorate in Kwara State to be wary of deceptive politicians. Joel Afolayan, spokesman of the group, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, the capital of the State alleged that some politicians were desperately luring voters across the State with emergency empowerment programmes and fake promises. The Group urged the electorate to change the narratives...

AWKA — The Anambra State Association of Town Unions –ASATU, Anambra Central unit, made up of the fifty-eight Presidents-General –PGs- of the fifty-eight communities in Anambra Central, today settled to give full support to Uzuegbuna Okagbue, APGA frontline aspirant for Anambra Central top job. During an interactive and consultative session attended by about forty-five Presidents-General with Uzuegbuna Okagbue at Amawbia town hall today, Anambra Central ASATU expressed utmost satisfaction and faith in Okagbue’s skill set,...

ENUGU — Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organization in the South-East, says no politician of South-East extraction should accept to be running mate to any presidential candidate in 2023. President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, made the declaration at the Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo meeting in Enugu on Thursday. Prof. Obiozor said the clamour for an Igbo president is morally and historically justifiable and a project to which every Igbo must commit. According to him,...