Chris Ngige, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed that before his party fixed the fee for the presidential nomination form, he had budgeted N50 million. He noted this on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television. The APC had, on Wednesday after a meeting of its national executive committee (NEC), fixed N100 million for the presidential nomination form. “That’s what my party NEC fixed. Whether I’m happy with that or not,...

MINNA — Northern elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the consensus candidates of the party. The group made the decision after a meeting with General Ibrahim Babangida on Friday in Minna. Giving the recommendation of the Northern Elders to Journalists at the Uphill Residence of Babangida, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, said that the two...

A group of youths, on Friday, converged at the Abuja office of former President Goodluck Jonathan beseeching him to run for president in the 2023 general elections. The group carried various placards with inscriptions like: “Run, Goodluck Run”, “Goodluck Jonathan, you are wasting your time, declare now”, “Goodluck we want you back”, “Jonathan, Nigeria wants you to run”. Arguing that the return of Jonathan remains the panacea to the multifaceted challenges in the country, the...

ABUJA — Despite the security challenges in the country, the 2023 general election will hold as planned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Thursday at a public presentation of the 2022-2026 strategic plan and the 2023 election project plan in Abuja. According to him, the 2023 polls will be governed by the new electoral act, which he says contains provisions that will enhance the capacity and...

Since Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, declared his intention to run for president in 2023, a lot of concerns have been raised about his health. But that has not prevented him from going around the country to consult with leaders at different levels about his presidential ambition. During one of his consultative visits to the palace of Jimoh Olanipekun, Ataoja of Osogbo, he told his critics that he needs more thinking if he...

IBADAN — The President of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Arogungbogunmi, Pastor Henry Ojo, has disclosed that God revealed to him that only two of the presidential aspirants who have disclosed their intention have the love of the country at heart. He urged Nigerians to shun ethnic and religious sentiments by allowing a man after God’s heart to emerge as the President in 2023 instead of voting blindly for candidates with self-serving intentions. Pastor Ojo gave...

ABUJA — The chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Atiku Bagudu has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may use an indirect primary mode to pick its candidates for the 2023 elections. He made this known while speaking with journalists on Wednesday after the party’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja. He noted that no explicit decision was taken on the mode of primaries. The governor said the ruling party would create...

ABUJA — Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are willing to participate in the presidential primary election is to pay N100 million for the nomination and expression forms. Similarly, the nomination and expression of interest forms for those seeking the party’s ticket to contest the governorship election in their respective states cost N50 million. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morgan, announced this on Wednesday at a briefing with reporters in Abuja. The party...