Only six of 20 presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have picked the expression of interest and nomination forms, it was learnt yesterday. Also, no fewer than 63 governorship aspirants have picked nomination forms. The ruling party began the sale of nomination forms to …
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MINISTERS in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari eyeing elective posts in 2023 remained in their offices as of Sunday, further deepening the confusion over their participation in their party’s primaries at the end of the month. The governing All Progressives Congress (APC), which has the president as the apex …
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As the clock ticks towards the 2023 elections, some governors who are completing their second terms next year have commenced moves to switch to the federal parliament, a place tagged as retirement home for state chief executives. Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic, it has been a common practice …
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While the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to issue nomination forms to many of its presidential aspirants ahead of the upcoming primaries, many of the aspirants have yet to receive the kind of nationwide support that Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello is receiving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaWuzPs_UoY On Saturday, the last day …
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Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister has suggested who may likely win the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary. Fani-Kayode suggested that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar may pick the PDP Presidential ticket. To this end, he urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to field a Northern Presidential candidate to retain …
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There is uneasy calm in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over an alleged plot to throw open the presidential ticket. Some presidential aspirants are believed to be pushing for an all-comers contest. This is believed to be part of the new scheming to shortchange the Southwest. It was gathered that …
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The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has expressed concern about the assassination of its member, Sunday Oputu, in Bayelsa State and the rising spate of killings in other parts of the country. In a statement, the chairman of NNPP, Prof. Rufai Alkali, observed that the assassination was carrying the signature …
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Anambra state, in the last governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has been disqualified from contesting the Senate seat in the 2023 National Assembly election under the platform of the PDP. According to a report of the screening committee of the party cited by …
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AHEAD of 2023 Presidential election, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan may have bowed to pressure from Senators, the North East geo- political zone in particular and other parts of the north to vie for the Presidency as he will, this week, pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination …
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A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has lambasted the Nigerian government, describing its leadership as “a mad man holding matches at a filling station”. Dalung, in Yola, the Adamawa State capital on Sunday, urged Nigerians to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying “it is our country’s worst …
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