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2023: Atiku insulted Wike – Gov Ortom

2023: Atiku insulted Wike – Gov Ortom By Davies Ngere Ify Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, is alleged to have insulted Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, according to Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State. In an interview with Arise TV, Ortom claimed that sending emissaries to Wike, the party’s second-place finisher […]

Tinubu certificate non-issue if INEC record-keeping is efficient – Uzodinma

Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has reacted to the certificates saga of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, saying that if the record-keeping of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is efficient and its server functional, the candidate does not need fresh submission […]

2023: Why I visited Wike – Peter Obi

2023: Why I visited Wike – Peter Obi Published on June 23, 2022 By Fikayo Olowolagba Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has given reason he paid a visit to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Obi visited the former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his private residence in Port Harcourt […]

Still on Osun Governorship Election – By Abiodun Komolafe

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun, Nigeria | June 21, 2022 – In a matter of weeks, voters in Osun will again cast their ballots to elect a governor who will run the affairs of the state for the next four years. With governorship candidates drawn from different political parties fighting hard to occupy ‘Bola Ige House’, […]

Who Wins Osun Governorship Election? – By Abiodun Komolafe

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | June 21, 2022 | In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In the article, entitled ‘Osun: Picturing into the future’ (ref: The Nation, September 18, 2018), I tried to showcase each candidate’s quality as well as […]

Obaseki gives tough job to Lucky Igbinedion

Obaseki gives tough job to Lucky Igbinedion Former Edo State, Governor Lucky Igbinedion By Kevin Okunzuwa Governor Godwin Obaseki has made former Gov. Lucky Igbinedion chairman of a peace committee set up to resolve the crisis rocking Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obaseki said at the inauguration that the move was […]

Kwankwaso won’t serve as Peter Obi’s running mate — NNPP

  Kwankwaso won’t serve as Peter Obi’s running mate — NNPP By John Alechenu, Abuja The New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed reports that its Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will contest the 2023 Presidential elections as running mate to his counterpart in the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. According to the NNPP, there was never […]

YouTube Corner: PDP Presidential Primaries: Atiku and How Gov. Wike Lost Everything – By Prof. Phil Alalibo

Eight things you probably do not know about Atiku’s running mate, Okowa

Eight things you probably do not know about Atiku’s running mate, Okowa By Sodiq Adewale Chocomilo Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. The announcement was made on Thursday by Atiku, who is a former Vice President via his social media handles. […]

Atiku picks Gov Okowa as running mate for 2023 presidential election

Atiku picks Gov Okowa as running mate for 2023 presidential election Former Vice President of Nigeria, and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (right) Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was […]