Politics

Buhari’s Ex-Minister, Nwajiuba, Takes Tinubu To Court Over Certificates•Asks court to sack APC, PDP presidential candidates •Judge fixes hearing for October 6 THE Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed October 6 to hear a suit seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, for allegedly acting in breach of the Electoral Act.  The suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/942/2022, which the immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, filed alongside a non-governmental organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, is equally praying the court to disqualify the candidate of the Peoples Democratic…

News BREAKING: Peter Obi and Chikwe Udensi In closed Door. The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi on Thursday paid a visit to a chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Sir Chikwe Udensi at his Abuja Obi a leading presidential candidate held a closed-door meeting with Sir Udensi an Interpol Systems Consultant and security expert. Peter Obi and Chikwe Udensi In closed Door Meeting The details of the meeting was however not disclosed as at the time of this report.

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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”.…

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…

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…

PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER AND MEET US IN THE FIELD OF BATTLE Our battle formations have been assembled and the game is on! The marching drums are beating, our horses pull at the bit, our warriors are singing as we prepare to enter the fray. Caesar has crossed the Rubicorn: war is inevitable! The enemy should prepare for a relentless bombardment! When the whistle blows on September 28th we shall give no quarter and we shall ask for none. On that day we shall charge, cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war! I urge Iyorcha Ayu to…