NIGERIA 2023

Against the backdrop of calls, especially by the Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Abuja School of Politics and Social Thoughts, for time extension in the electoral timetable, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said political parties could not rush it…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the screening of all the presidential aspirants scheduled to take place on Monday, May 23 indefinitely. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka in a statement issued Sunday, said a new date…

There was confusion in the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday as the National Working Committee (NWC) unfolded plans to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and African…

The apparent refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amended Electoral Act has altered political permutations in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. As it stands, without to president’s signature, the act stipulates that only 811 people will be able to elect the…

Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday told a visiting delegation of the European Union (EU) that his party was not getting very encouraging signals that there would be free and fair elections in the country next year.…

Ekiti State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said he was one of the few Nigerians with real time experience in resolving wars. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant and President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has said that the Senate will ensure that the nation’s security agencies account for resources given to them to tackle security challenges besetting the country. He explained that the…

The All Progressives Congress has said it sold 28 Nomination and Declaration of Interest forms for the presidential election, with 25 of them filled and returned to the party. The APC listed those who failed to submit their forms as Minister of Labour,…

The United States of America said it would impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international…

President of African Development Bank(AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina has declared he was deeply honoured, humbled and grateful for all the goodwill, kindness, and confidence by those urging him to contest the 2023 presidency. He regretted that his current responsibilities at the bank would…