NIGERIA 2023

As part of the plan to beat the Friday June 17 deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to political parties to submit the names of presidential candidates and their running mates, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress…

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu has said he will pick a Northern Christian as his running mate, icirnigeria reports. Tinubu was reacting to speculations that he will pick a Muslim as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. He spoke…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has proposed a Muslim-Muslim ticket as a critical factor for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the presidential election in 2023. He believes the ruling party may lose the election if it fails…

As the search for the running mate for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensifies, Governor Hope Uzodinma has cautioned against actions that are capable of endangering national unity and cohesion. Making this assertion while speaking to correspondents after a…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has nominated its vice presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. He is Abdullahi Muhammed Koli. A former Anambra Chief Judge Prof Peter Umeadi emerged the party’s presidential candidate. A statement by Peter Umeadi Campaign Organisation on…

Following insinuation that the 2023 general election could be rigged scientifically, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday vowed that the commission would do everything in its power to protect the sanctity of the ballot. Yakubu…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has blamed the silence of the President Muhammadu Buhari, for the decision reached by many delegates to vote for Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. He said this while appearing as a guest…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said the Labour Movement in Nigeria has tentacles spread across the country, waiting to be activated for political change. The former vice-presidential aspirant on the…

The consideration of a Muslim president and a Muslim vice president in the country in 2023 is dead on arrival, Mr Babachir Lawal has said. Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), stated this on Thursday during his appearance…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the presidential candidates of leading political parties against choosing running mates of the same religion as them. In a statement issued on Friday by Joseph Daramola, CAN national secretary, the association said the development would…