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Peace Accord: Tinubu Absent, While Atiku, Obi, Kwakwanso and others Sign.

BREAKING: Tinubu absent as Atiku, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, others sign Peace Accord The Presidential Candidates of various political parties in Nigeria have converged in Abuja to sign a national Peace Accord ahead of the 2023 Presidential Elections. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that a former Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, had stated that politicians contesting the 2023 general election had to sign a peace pact. Abdulsalami made this known on last Thursday, September 22, in Minna, Niger State, after a meeting with the committee members. He stated that during electioneering campaigns, politicians and their supporters created incitements…

Sep

2022

2023: Court Nullifies All PDP Primaries, Orders Rerun

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Court Nullifies All PDP Primaries, Orders Rerun A Federal High court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has nullified all the primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s general election. The primaries include governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and the House of Assembly. The court, therefore, ordered conduct of fresh primaries for all the positions within 14 days.

Sep

2022

PDP Crises: I Still Maintain My Stand. I Came Back This Morning From London With Wike – Samuel Ortom

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has reaffirmed his support for his counterpart in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, claiming that the PDP leadership has not been fair to the governor. Insinuations in some media reports (not by Channels Television) that Ortom has split from Wike's camp as calls for the resignation of PDP Chairman Iyorchia Ayu become louder were also denied by Ortom as a hoax. Both Ortom and Ayu are from the northern Nigerian state of Benue, and the former has admitted that he worked for the latter to hold the position. However, since Atiku Abubakar (an Adamawa State resident)…

Sep

2022

2023: Bloomberg Poll Gives Peter Obi Another Clear Lead In The Coming Presidential Election

A Surprise Presidential Candidate Leads the Race to Lead Nigeria, Poll ShowsPeter Obi scored 72% among those who have decided how to voteMain party candidates much less favored in Premise Data poll A third-party candidate is the top choice to become the next president of Africa’s most populous country, according to a new opinion poll. A clear majority of respondents said they intend to vote for Peter Obi, a former state governor, in elections scheduled for February. The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published on Wednesday as the official campaign to succeed…

Sep

2022

2023: Tinubu Begs Nigerians To Join Him In Leading The Country To It’s Best Future

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has called on the Nigerian people to partner with him in leading the country to its best future. Tinubu made the appeal in a statement titled ‘Message to Nigerians’ posted on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. In the statement, the former Lagos state governor assured Nigerians that he will convey his plan to the populace in the coming weeks and months. He said he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima are prepared to lead Nigeria in achieving a useful, harmless, secure and flourishing country. “Today marks the…

Sep

2022

2023: Wike And Group Absent At Atiku’s Book Launch And Campaign Take Off

Atiku Kicks off Campaign With Book Launch, Wike, Makinde, Ortom, Bode George Absent The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday kick started his presidential campaign with a launch of his memoirs packaged in three different books. Conspicously absent at the campaign kickoff were Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and former deputy chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George. They are members of the Wike group. In his speech, Atiku urged Nigerians to keep hope alive, adding, “we have a duty to arrest the drift”.…

Sep

2022

2023: APC, PDP Exceeded Campaign Spending Limits – Inec Chairman, Prof. Mamood Yakubu

APC, PDP exceeded campaign spending limit – INEC The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are among the parties that are yet to submit their audit reports from the last general election. The two major parties also ran afoul of campaign expenditures as they were said to have exceeded the N1bn ceiling set by the Electoral Act. However, the Independent National Electoral Commission said it had prepared forms that would make the process easier to track expenditures and had also trained auditors from the registered political parties. The commission’s Director, Elections and Party Monitoring, Aminu Idris, disclosed this…

Sep

2022

2022: Tinubu Criticized Over Birthday Message to Oyedepo

Tinubu ‘Under Attack’ Over Birthday Message The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bola Tinubu, has been dragged online after congratulating the founder of Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo, on his 68th birthday.AttNews reports that the APC presidential flag bearer via Twitter described Oyedepo, as he clocked 68 on Tuesday, as a respected man of the pulpit who is making a huge difference in Nigeria’s education sector. He wrote; “I rejoice with and celebrate Bishop David Oyedepo on his 68th birthday today. Bishop Oyedepo has served God and our country very well with the life-changing impacts of his…

Sep

2022