politics

A legal practitioner identified as Othniel Ikpibako has called on the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for an injunction restraining the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress from fielding or presenting any candidate from Northern Nigeria to contest the presidential elections in 2023. The lawyer also demanded that the …

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group that previously supported Peter Obi of the Labour Party, has distanced itself from him, claiming that its members will never vote in any election in the “Zoological Republic,” which is a reference to Nigeria. The group made this statement in response to Islamic …

A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has denied defecting to the All Progressives Congress. There had been posts on social media indicating that Agbaje had defected to APC to work for the emergence of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Reacting, Agbaje denied defecting in a …

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has described as unjustifiable claims attributed to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, that the Ganduje Foundation, a philanthropic organization, was being used by him to allegedly force some Christian faithful to join Islam. A statement issued on Wednesday by …

The Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to vote for competence in the next general elections, noting that the fate of the Vice President would not affect performance in any government. This is just as Akeredolu expressed confidence …

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, has cautioned Nigerians against electing former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the president of Nigeria in 2023. This was made known by the lawyer via a statement signed and released on Wednesday to newsmen. The lawyer accused Atiku of being desperate, saying that …

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress has cautioned that Nigerians including opinion moulders should not allow religion to further divide the country. This caution was given by Olawepo-HaOlawepo-Hashim while reacting to the controversies surrounding the choice by the presidential candidate of the …

Pelumi Olajengbesi, an activist and human rights lawyer has slammed the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu for saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) will labour to death. The legal practitioner based in Abuja also described the statement credited to a …

Ebun Adegboruwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria has enumerated some implications of presenting a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the All Progressives Congress. “The spirit of 1993 is upon us again in 2023,” he added. Reacting to the development, Adegboruwa said the spirit of Hope 93 died with MKO. He said, “Others …

Tein Jack-Rich, a  presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the last National Convention of the party, says only an economic liberalisation strategy will help Nigeria overcome its current challenges. Jack-Rich said to achieve this, policymakers must award deep tax cuts, and promote sectoral economic stimulus through soft …