Politics

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced Bayo Lawal as his running mate ahead of the 2023 elections after dropping his Deputy, Rauf Olaniyan. Makinde made the announcement yesterdayduring a meeting with some Peoples Democratic Party PDP leaders from the Oke Ogun zone. Some of the PDP leaders who were at the meeting were former PDP Chairman in the state, Kunmi Mustapha, his successor, Dayo Ogungbenri and Hosea […]

Seven Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress APC yesterday steppeddown for National leader Bola Tinubu, to get the party’s ticket for the 2023 General election, urging their teeming supporters who stormed the venue of the APC presidential primary to vote for him when it was time for the election. First of the presidential aspirants to announce his withdrawal from the primary was Godswill Akpabio, who recently resigned his appointment […]

Former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu has finally ended his ambition to become the Governor of Enugu State in 2023, ending days of speculations after he withdrew from the Peoples Democratic PartyPDP, primary election in the State. There have been reports of the federal lawmaker making moves to the All Progressives CongressAPC, in order to actualize his ambition but theexperienced lawmaker yesterday issued a personal statement where he […]

Former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA. Justice Umeadi who is the sole presidential aspirant of APGA was yesterday declared winner of the primary election of the party. His candidacy was affirmed by 150 delegates who voted at a special convention of the party held in Abuja. The former chief judge, in his acceptance […]

A Public Affairs Analyst, Abuchi Anueyiagu yesterday said there are huge chances that a southeasterner would emerge president especially in major political parties in the 2023 presidential election. Anueyiagu, who made this known while speaking on Urban Radio breakfast show, The Parliament , further stated that the increased number of persons from the southeast declaring their interest to run for the presidential seat is a clear indication that power is […]

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has withdrawn from contesting for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and announced his resignation from the party. He announced his withdrawal from the party’s primary in a letter dated May 24 and addressed to the National Chairman of the main opposition party Iyorchia Ayu. He explained that he took the decision to leave the party because of his firm […]

The All Progressives Congress APC, has issued a revised timetable of activities for its governorship, State House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives primary elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka yesterday in a signed statement said the governorship primary election would hold on Thursday, 26th of May 2022, alongside the State House of Assembly for local government delegates. Senate would hold on Friday, 27th of May,House of […]

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has called on the British government to remind President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on equitable distribution of resources and political positions, stressing that the idea of setting up Henry Willink’s commission in 1958 was to include all parts of the country in the affairs of the nation. While describing the forthcoming 2023 presidential election as an avoidable trap, the group said if the Southeast is […]

A non-governmental organization, Legal Aid and Self Development Initiative LASEDI, has thrown its weight behind the zoning of the governorship position in Enugu State to the Enugu East Senatorial District. LASEDI made its position known todaythrough its Executive Secretary, Onyinye Isiani, and said all aspirants with pending corruption cases should quit the race. He lauded the efforts of the administration of the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in sustaining […]