Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained  why the June 12, 1993 presidential election was annulled by former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. The election was won by the standard bearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, the late Chief MKO Abiola. Speaking on the matter,  at the centenary celebration of Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, Ogun ...

Senator Kashim Shettima has described the attacks on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices as an act of terrorism. The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. Shettima paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu-Bashar, in his palace. “The incessant attacks on INEC offices and facilities is ...

Barely 37 days to the presidential election, former Nigerian lawmaker Shehu Sani has said the country’s major problem is security. Senator Sani also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that people who live in localities with security challenges will not be disenfranchised. The statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has given a hint about his preferred presidential candidate for the February 25 poll. Although he did not give his name, he described him as a man of integrity. Wike said the preferred candidate he and his allies will support must be a keeper of his words, who will not renege on agreement. The governor ...

Governor David Umahi has urged Ebonyi State voters to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in February election. The governor, who made the call at the kick off of the party’s local government campaign rallies at Iboko, the headquarters of Izzi Local Government Area said the APC presidential candidate loves the Igbo nation. He ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has given conditions for members of the party to get appointments or contracts from his government when elected. According to him, individuals eyeing any position in the coming government must win their polling units during the 2023 elections. Atiku spoke on Wednesday during a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta, ...

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has identified those responsible for the biggest problem confronting Nigeria. Kwankwaso disclosed this while speaking about his vision for Nigeria at Chatham House. He also noted that NNPP is the only party that penetrated the grassroots. Kwankwaso said his party is working to penetrate the Southern part of the country. ...

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has shed more light on why a proposed merger with Labour Party, LP and its presidential candidate didn’t work out. Speaking at the Chatham House in London on Wednesday,  the former Kano State Govermor said they couldn’t reach a compromise because LP was at the peak of the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, PDP PCC, has said that the South-West zone has rejected the presidential candidate of  the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu The PDP campaign council berated the Tinubu Media team for attacking the duo of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar in a bid to promote Tinubu’s aspiration. A statement by the spokesman ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential standard bearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why Nigerians should not vote for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in next month’s election.He said Atiku will sell all government properties to his allies and reverse the trend of progress. Tinubu, who spoke at a rally in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, ...