Politics

No fewer than 20,350 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State. The Special Assistant, Political Matters to Gov. Bala Mohammed said this while receiving the decampees at an event held on Saturday in Bauchi. According to him, the …

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Sunday came down hard on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for trying to force the cashless policy on Ni­gerians. Speaking exclusively with Daily Independent, Sagay, who backed the calls for the extension of the January 31 …

More insights have emerged regarding ex-President Olusegin Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi to win Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo dominate the headlines last week after denying authoring a letter to the United Kingdom authorities warning against interference in the general polls. He allegedly told the UK that they were part …

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court, has dismissed the suit filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’ seeking the disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), and his vice, Mr Kassim Shettima, for the 2023 general elections. In his judgment, Justice …

A chieftain of the Labour Party, [b]Prof. Pat Utomi, has responded to the notion that the party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi is stingy, saying that the country is currently in dire need of such a man to stop the economy from bleeding itself out.He said the former Anambra State governor …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has enjoined political parties and their candidates to develop a culture of political tolerance and the display of political maturity. The electoral umpire also noted that this virtue would allow for healthy competition among the political parties and their candidates in other to portray …

Barely 43 days to the general election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has claimed the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is working for the APC. Garba also said Kwankwaso has diminished all the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, bases, creating …

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, refuted claims that he wanted a third term as President of the country, noting that he would have, if he did. Obasanjo, who stated this at a virtual engagement organised by Africa Leadership Group, which has as theme, “Leadership and nation-building,” and anchored by …

Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has again rubbished claims that he has no political structure to win the 2023 election. Obi spoke in Enugu on Thursday at the Michael Okpara Square during the party’s campaign rally. Earlier in the day, he also held discussions with massive crowd …

Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed that talks are ongoing with 11 other parties who have approached the party for a working alliance. This came 24 hours after similar talks took place between the ruling All Progressives Congress and other smaller parties. Speaking …