The board of editors of THISDAY newspaper and ARISE News on Monday said the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) demanded the sack of Rufai Oseni, the co-host of Arise News’ The Morning Show. The board, in a joint editorial published in the 12 December edition of THISDAY newspaper, also accused the council of requesting the sack of Shaka Momodu, an editor and columnist of THISDAY. According to the board, the...

Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, says he has no issue with Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. The governor said this on Tuesday when political associates and Rivers elders visited him at his residence to mark his 65th birthday. “I have no problem with the presidential candidate. All I am saying is what is the interest of Rivers people? What is the interest of the south-south and the south?” Wike asked. “I don’t regret...

The former governor of Ogun state, Olusegun Osoba has described the high rate of uncollected PVCs in the 2019 election in the southwest as disgraceful. He expressed concern over the number of uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs) in the region while speaking on Saturday at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council in Ogun state. “PVC is vote. This work is grassrooted. In the south-west, we have the highest uncollected PVCs —...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to meet the demands of Abuja indigenes if elected in 2023. The former vice-president said this on Saturday at the PDP rally in Abuja. He promised to ensure that the constitution is amended to meet the agitations of Abuja indigenes. In recent years, the indigenes of the federal capital territory (FCT), have protested being excluded from political appointments and the “illegal” takeover...