From Our Correspondent in Kano At least, 27 former Super Eagles players stormed Kano on Friday to join the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential campaign tour. The NewsZenith reports that the campaign will take place at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Saturday. Former Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Baffa Baba Danagundi received the ex-Nigerian footballers […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing non-sensitive materials and deploying officials to local government areas ahead of the 2023 general elections in Anambra. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, announced this at a stakeholders meeting, on Wednesday in Awka. The NewsZenith reports that traditional rulers, community leaders, politicians, National Orientation Agency […]
By Our Correspondent Leading All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Nuhu Ribadu, has withdrawn his suit challenging the party’s ticket won by Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani). Ribadu said he would not approach the Supreme Court. His withdrawal from the suit warmed the hearts of many stakeholders in the party. Ribadu said that although […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to hand over leadership to an elected president on May 29, 2023. Buhari said that his term in office would end on that day in line with the Constitution. The President made the remarks when he hosted the Special Envoy of King Mohammed the VI of Morocco, Shakib […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, weekend, assured APC supporters that his administration would not take them for granted if re-elected. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election, made this pledge while flagging off his campaign at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The governor charged the party faithful to begin house-to-house voters’ mobilisation for […]
Prof. Atahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, says Nigeria is capable of conducting a credible election in 2023 in spite of the current challenges. Jega said this at a Colloquim in honour of Prof. Adele Jinadu, a Senior fellow of Centre of Democracy Development (CDD), to mark his 79th birthday […]
By Our Correspondent Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, took the oath of office to become the sixth governor of Osun State. Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, administered the oath of office on Adeleke at the Osogbo City Stadium. The NewsZenith report that shortly after taking the oath […]
By Our Correspondent Atiku Abubakar, People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate says he will increase funding for Creative Arts if elected president in 2023. Abubakar made the promise at a roundtable discussion with Nigeria’s creative cultural and innovative industry stakeholders, on Saturday in Lagos. He also pledged to liberalise the process of Art acquisition once, […]
Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has pledged to review the nation’s reward system, to encourage productivity. Tinubu made the pledge when he interacted with stakeholders in Ebonyi for his campaign rally on Thursday in Abakaliki. He said it was time to ensure that individuals who contributed to the […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, Monday, says enthroning the right leadership is the only way to solve 75 per cent of Nigeria’s problems. Obi who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on Monday in Lagos, said the nation’s numerous challenges […]