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27,300 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State on Tuesday defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sandamu Local Government Area of the state. The PDP governorship candidate, Senator Yakubu Lado, who stormed the area as part of his campaign tour of the state, decried the …

It began in Kaduna State, then moved to Minna, then to Kano, then to Adamawa, and finally to Yobe. The Jagaban fever was palpable as the APC held presidential rallies in several Northern states.   One undeniable fact about all of these rallies is the massive turnout of residents in …

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the factional National Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alpha Mohammed, has disclosed that the party would welcome an alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC).   POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Mohammed said the SDP had done its assessment and discovered that …

A chieftain of the Labour Party, Dayo Ekong, has been named the new chairperson of the party’s Lagos State chapter.   The outgoing chairman, Kayode Salako, who handed over to Ekong on Tuesday, assumed the position of Special Adviser on Lagos Affairs and Liaison operations to the National Chairman of …

The Delta State Government has denied the report that it denied the Labour Party the use of a venue to hold its presidential campaign rally in Asaba. Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, stated this at a news briefing on Tuesday in Asaba, describing the allegation as “cheap lies and …

With less than two months to the 2023 general election, the Labour Party has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of plans to disenfranchise a larger population of the Nigerian youths. The party hinged its claim on the January 20 deadline set by the INEC for the collection of …

A Group of Nigerian publishers have published a book as part of the funding tools for the Peter Obi Presidency. Chairman Dasoul Media Editorial Board , Mr Joe Bankole said at a pre-order public notification in Abuja on Monday that funds realised from sell of the books would be used …

The Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has said Northern Nigeria is paying an extremely high price for voting based on religion and ethnicity. The former lawmaker disclosed this during ‘The Peoples Townhall’ organised by Channels Television and its partners on Sunday. The presidential candidate …

The federal government on Monday commenced the accreditation process of the 20 shortlisted candidates for the replacement of Accountant General of the Federation, AGF. A circular by the government said the twenty candidates were selected from ministries, departments, agencies, MDAs. In the circular, the government disclosed that the shortlist followed …

The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed the passing of the Majority Leader of the House, Olawoyin Magaji, who died on Monday morning.   The confirmation was contained in a statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Youth, Sports and Tourism, Awolola Olamide Ayokunle, in Ilorin on Monday. …