Governor Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa State and his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, as well as Senator Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Ondo) and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, have withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race.…
Northern APC governors push for Southern Presidential candidate
Governors and political leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the northern states of Nigeria met 5 June to review the political situation in country. Also, according to a statement released after the meeting, to further support the APC…
Would 2023 elections return Nigeria to multi-sum politics? — Magnus Onyibe
It is such a welcome relief that the crowded political space by a deluge of contenders for the office of president of Nigeria is panning out nicely as the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had concluded its presidential primaries…
“Millions played a part in Buhari’s election not one man” — Aso Rock responds to Tinubu
The Nigerian Presidency has said that millions in the country played a part in the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is in response to comments by presidential candidate and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu,…
Under 40 CEOs task youths, government on participatory nation-building
Africa’s largest network of young business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs, Under 40 CEOs, have tasked Nigerian youths to play a more active role in politics and governance in order to address the country’s development challenges. According to a statement, the…
Tinubu’s last minute offensive — Ehi Braimah
After the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) picked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar last week as the standard bearer and presidential candidate of the party, attention naturally shifted to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as we eagerly await who would be squaring-off with…
2023: Okorocha beats deadline, appears before APC presidential screening committee
Senator Rochas Okorocha, one of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, appeared before the party’s seven-man 2023 Presidential Screening Committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okorocha, the immediate past Governor of…
Tinubu faces screening, explains why he is most qualified
Senator Bola Tinubu, a frontline presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday appeared before the party’s John Odigie-Oyegun-led seven-man Presidential Screening Committee. According to a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director-General Tinubu Campaign Organisation, the former…
*Lagos APC Primaries: Karma waiting for you this weekend, Kperogi blasts Tinubu (DailyTrust)*Police nab fake revenue collectors in Lagos (Punch)
Lagos APC Primaries: Karma waiting for you this weekend, Kperogi blasts Tinubu (DailyTrust) Popular columnist and fierce critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, Prof. Farooq Kperogi, has slammed the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola…
Governor Fayemi and the moneybag syndrome — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Big money is betrothed to big power. With plenteous cash in the war-chest, the ambitious politician can hardly ever resist the drive to grab presidential power. Nigeria is poised on the grand highway of the momentous 2023 presidential election, and…