Kogi state governor and Chairman of the Contact and Mobilization Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has revealed that in the coming weeks, more governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other known political heavyweights will be decamping to the ruling party. The decamping of the opposition gladiators to the APC is part of Read More
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has called on all the security agencies to urgently mop up all the illegal arms and ammunition in the hands of unauthorised persons, especially political thugs in the state. The association revealed that it has gotten information on how some top politicians have shared illegal weapons for some political thugs to Read More
As 2023 general election gathers tempo, Media organisations led by the Cradle TV an affiliate station to Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Akwa Ibom state and other media outlets have proposed an Interparty soccer competition. The competition is tagged: “Inter Political Party Peace Football Competition (IPPPFC).” In a consultative visit to the acting state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Read More
The Presidency has lamented alleged exploitation of the security crisis of the country by opposition elements to ‘blackmail’ the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, saying the government would not be distracted. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, speaking Friday on the Channels Television breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, suggested that opposition elements were using insecurity to Read More
On October 1, 2021, Nigeria will be 61 years old as an independent nation; the journey has been very tough. Nigeria transformed from a centralized and regionally structured country to a 36-state and the Federal Capital Territory nation with advances in politics, economic, social coexistence and all other sectors. Nigeria’s current population is estimated at 210 million that is diverse, Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the 74 de-registered political parties “will not participate in the Anambra state governorship election” slated for November 6. According to the Commission, it will continue to recognise and deal with only the 18 registered political parties pending the final resolution and determination of the various appeals filed and pending before the Read More
The growing importance of religion as a marker of identity and a tool of political mobilization is reshaping the political landscape in an unprecedented manner in Nigeria. Some politicians are using religion as a weapon for political gain. They are using the media, especially the social media, to brainwash the public through the usage of different faiths in order to Read More
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) Lead, SAGE programme, Annabel Ugwoke, has called on the need to address barriers for women’s political participation by advocating for reforms of Nigeria’s laws and political parties procedures and policies. She made the call at a news conference in partnership with the National Democratic Institute (NDI), with support from U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) Read More
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has cried out over the increasing cases of kidnap of school girls and killings of innocent citizens, calling on pepetrators of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to leave children alone to grow in a peaceful and safe environment. Dame Tallen made the postulation, Tuesday, in Abuja during the presentation of a Read More
Political economist and All Progressives Congress (APC) member, Prof. Pat Utomi, says Nigeria’s electoral process is fatally flawed and can at best only produce ‘criminals’ as leaders. Utomi, who was featured on AIT’s live interview, monitored by PATRICK ANDREW on Tuesday, also thinks the country is fast sliding into anarchy. Excerpts…. What would be your initial assessment of the state Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the build up to off-season and 2023 general elections would include the introduction of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) which must require voters’ presence at the polling units. According to the commission, in the new arrangement, “All polling units will have a lower threshold of 750 voters and an upper threshold of 1000.” Read More
China’s most important annual political event, the convocation of the National Committee of Chinese People’s political consultative conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress, (NPC) otherwise known as the “Two sessions” would wrap up in Beijing this week. The CPPCC is a top advisory body with a broad representation of all social strata, including ethnic nationalities, democratic political parties, and Read More
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, opposition political groups and some other stakeholders have regrouped under the aegis of National Consultative Front (NCF) purposely to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The group has, however inaugurated a merger committee to negotiate a possible merger with an existing political parties across the country. The group said it will mobilise massive Read More
After its March 2, 2021 National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced that ‘should the need arise, it has empowered the National Administrative Council (NAC) to declare and enforce a national strike action especially if the legislators continue on ruinous path of moving the National Minimum wage from the Exclusive to the Concurrent Legislative List.’ In addition, Read More
Dr. Alex Otti is an accomplished entrepreneur, philanthropist and economic guru. In this interview, Dr. Otti who was twice the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state, speaks on 2023 presidential moves, his political interest, among other issues. Excerpts: What’s your reaction to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ’s order to banks and other financial institutions Read More
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), and Board of Trustee (BoT) member, General Jude O. Okoloagu (rtd) has said the people of South-east have nothing against President Muhammudu Buhari and the ruling party. Okoloagu, who stated this Wednesday when he revalidated his membership of the party in his country home, Ukehe, Igbo-Etiti local government area of Enugu state, said Read More
Oyo state chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria, (SPN) Wednesday warned against the fixing payment for nomination fees by the Oyo state Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) for all candidates contesting the May 15 local government election in the state. SPN, in a statement issued by its Oyo state Secretary, Comrade Ayodeji Adigun quoted OYSIEC as asking every prospective candidate Read More
Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh. Lukman, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will not approve the possibility of a former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode joining the ruling party. Lukman cautioned that such consideration will be stretching the trust of party members beyond acceptable limits. Fani-Kayode was Read More
The National Forum for South East Presidency (NFSEP), a coalition advocating for emergence of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023, has urged other geo-political zones to support the project in order to help the region erase the memory of civil war and feeling of marginalisation. NFSEP, while also appealing to all political parties to field Southeasterners as candidates Read More
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is targeted at making over one hundred million Nigerians members of the ruling party. He said the exercise was conceived to further democratise the party ahead of the 2023 general elections and also reposition the APC to dominate the country’s Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out rumoured plans to field former President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate in the 2023 presidential election. There were reports last week that some Northern governors were working hard to ensure that the former president gets the APC ticket. The party clarified that such story was not on its table but just the Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) sad its deeply saddened by the death of the former National Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the legacy political parties that metamorphosed into the governing APC. The party described late Momoh as a distinguished journalist, lawyer, the Yerima of Auchi, politician, publicist, author, the former Minister of Information and Culture, Read More
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant on Anambra 2021 poll, Hon. Chris Azubogu has vowed to conduct election into the third tiers of the government within six months of taken over as governor. Azubogu, who stated this while notifying executive and other top functionaries of the state PDP of his intention to govern Anambra via the platform, explained that Read More
Despite land mark victory over the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections the Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Party (APC) have failed to capitalise on the gains of the Otooge movement as key players are set against one another. In this report, KEHINDE OSASONA examines the intrigues, conspiracy, and battles ahead of APC and Read More
Ahead of 2023 general elections, former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have met in Abuja and floated another political movement known as New Nigeria Movement (NNM), even as they support a shift of power to the South. CPC was among three major political parties that merged to form the APC in 2013. The new group Read More
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