The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) inaugurated last year has been dissolved with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement on Saturday night, jointly signed by the Director General of the APC PCC, Governor Simon Bako Lalong, and the Secretary of the council, James Abiodun Faleke. Part of the statement reads: “Since the campaign council began in September 2022, we have witnessed an unprecedented, relentless, and engaging mobilization of...

Ebenezer Obadare, a Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, CFR, says he wasn’t surprised that Peter Obi did not win the 2023 presidential election. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was one of the three major candidates that contested for the office of the first citizen. He ran under the umbrella of the Labour Party. The others are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku...

A Twitter user has volunteered to pay for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s verification on Twitter following the loss of his blue check mark on Thursday. On Thursday, Twitter stripped an array of high-profile users, including local and international celebrities, political leaders and organisations who failed to subscribe to Twitter Blue, a paid verification service, of their blue ticks. Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, President-elect Bola Tinubu, and 2023 presidential aspirants Peter Obi...

Based on Order 2, Rule 2, paragraph 3a of the Standing Order of the House of Representatives provides the procedure for the election of a Speaker during the inauguration of every Assembly. Many members of the House of Representatives-elect have indicated their interest to vie for the highest office in the Green Chamber. According to Order 2, Rule 2: “a member-elect, addressing the Clerk, shall propose another member-elect with legislative experience as a member of...