Former Governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, has decried the security situation of Nigeria. According to him, the country is  about to hit the rock due to the high rate of insecurity in almost all parts of the country. Shinkafi disclosed this during the flag-off of Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura’s senatorial campaign at Kaura Namoda town, the headquarters of ...

Ahead of the upcoming general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared his support for power shift from the North to South. He also admonished the nation’s electorate to look beyond ethnicity, religion or other emotional attachments while casting their votes to elect public office holders in 2023 general election. Obasanjo specifically said elections in 2023 must mark a turning ...

The Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU), has said it would allow Nigerians make informed choice on which of the presidential candidates to vote for devoid of tribal and cheap considerations, before announcing its preferred candidate. It, however, urged the army of Nigeria youths to back any candidate that they know would protect their interest as they stand to ...

The Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he would not regret for thanking President Muhammadu Buhari over the release of oil derivation fund to the Niger Delta States. The Governor made this remark  at the conferment of awards on 162 Nigerians for their achievements, influential lives and services to the advancement of Rivers State and ...

The camp of the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has assured that the support of the south-east for the presidential candidate of its party  would not be in vain. The Director General of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council in Anambra State, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said it was already evident that the people of the zone have ...

Tension has brewed again as some gunmen have attacked another Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in Imo State. This time, the hoodlums was said to have razed part of the INEC office at Oru west Local Government Area of the State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Sylvia Agu had already confirmed that in a statement she released. According ...

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has berated attackers Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s flag bearer. In a tweet on Saturday night, Keyamo also released an image of the American visa of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “For mischief-makers who peddle unfounded rumours about ⁦@officialABAT⁩ being denied visa to the US, you leave us ...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the upcoming presidential election, Bola Tinubu has berated Arise.TV over its constant broadcast of an advertisement about its scheduled town hall meeting. It will be recalled that on  November 25, Arise TB announced that its presidential town hall will hold on December 4, with four presidential candidates expected to attend on ...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the candidacy of Gboyega Oyetola and Benedict Alabi as the governorship candidate and running mate of the All Progressive Congress APC in the Osun State governorship race  on July 16, 2022,. Adegboyega Oyetola & Anor v. PDP & Ors was the subject of the appeal with the case number CA/ABJ/CV/1099/2022. The Appeal Court ruled ...

The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed between December 12 this year and January 22 next year as dates for the distribution and collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead the upcoming general elections. The agency added that the collection will take place in all its 774 Local Government Offices throughout the country, adding that it has ...