The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, in Adamawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Maina, is dead. Maina’s death has been confirmed by Olusola Afuye, the National Publicity Secretary of NRM. His death is coming less than 30 days to next year’s general elections. He was reported to have died on Wednesday, 25 January after a brief illness in Abuja, ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali to carry out a full scale investigation on the alleged violent disruption of the party’s electioneering campaign rally held recently in PortHarcourt, capital of Rivers state. It also took exemptions to the alleged hasty report credited to the state police command to the effect that ...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of colluding with armed Fulani herders to attack the people of the State. Governor Ortom also said the leaders of the party in the State are prone to jumping to the defence of the killer herders whenever people are attacked, noting that the ...

Former Senator and and social activist, Shehu Sani has alleged that the failures of the ruling All Progressives Congress administration is making things difficult for Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. He made this statement via a  a post on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Sani also claimed that Tinubu is faced with what he described as the complicated, ...

Some unknown gunmen killed chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Umuchoke ward, Okwe, Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State, Christian Ihim, popularly called Zako. It was learnt that the late APC top chieftain was  a former aide of the immediate past National Organising Secretary of APC, Emma Ibediro. It was gathered that the gunmen kidnapped five other ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command has warned all political parties against using illegally-branded number plates for the 2023 campaign rallies. The FRSC said it was inundated with reports of such practices among political parties in Ogun State, describing it as a clear contravention of the National Road Traffic Regulations 2012. In a statement by the FRSC ...

A group supporting  the success of the Labour Party (LP) candidate in next month’s presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has launched a mobile app that will ease organisation among supporters of, Mr Peter Obi. The group, Value Driven Leadership launched the mobile app at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, recently. Its Co-convener, Mrs Nwamaka Okoye said the device ...

As a result of the sudden death of the  Peoples Democratic Party PDP governorship candidate in Abia state, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne on Wednesday, the party has 14 days within which to conduct a fresh primary election to nominate a replacement. This is according to Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) which states that; “A political party shall ...

The United States of America, yesterday, announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy. This was disclosed by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who said the sanctioned individuals, whose names he did not reveal, would be ineligible for U.S. visas. The top-ranking diplomat also explained that some family members of those barred from the U.S. might ...

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, claimed that the ongoing scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, and challenges experienced in accessing new naira notes were aimed at creating crisis and sabotaging the February 25 poll. He also alleged that there were plots against him with clandestine moves made to ...