Governors in their separate New Year messages have promised to deliver more democratic dividends to them in 2023 which began on Sunday. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq prayed that the new calendar ushers in glad tidings and greater things for everyone in the state and Nigeria in general. “Everyone can attain their full potential on the strength of their hard work, talents and God’s grace, and not necessarily on account of any political affiliations,” he...

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all Nigerians to see the year 2023 as a period to move forward as a nation towards unity, progress and prosperity. The president in his New Year message released on Saturday said the year 2023 would be a time his administration would use to work to solidify on delivering key strategic priorities under its Security, Economy and Anti-Corruption (SEA) agenda. He said Nigerians must also take responsibility to ensure they...

My Fellow Countrymen and Women. A very happy and prosperous New Year to you. First, I would like to thank and honour the Almighty who saw us through the year 2022 and has given us the opportunity to see another year. Each New Year is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, reposition, and move forward with the New. As we celebrate the opportunity to be alive in the year 2023, we must also...

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), has challenged presidential candidates from other political parties to a marathon in order to test their fitness for the office. Sowore extended the invitation to his rivals in the presidential race on Saturday during a marathon held in Ilu-Titun in the Okitipupa area of Ondo State. “I invite other presidential candidates to participate in the marathon and see what happens,” the forthright candidate said. In...

The Senior Pastor of the Bible Base Miracle Assembly, Nkpor in Anambra State, Rev Jerry Nwachukwu, has predicted victory for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the February polls. The cleric gave assurance of Obi’s victory in his new year prophetic declaration in the early hours of Sunday. Rev. Nwachukwu said the presidential race is between Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but that Tinubu...