NIGERIA 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that it is too late to tinker with the schedule of activities for next year’s general election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this while speaking with the…

Barring last-minute changes, the ruling All Progressives Congress has plans to field Senate President Ahmad Lawan as its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, claims Governor Aminu Tambuwal. “They are gradually moving away from their zoning arrangement. We know their tricks. They want…

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress and has returned to work. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who monitored development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports…

Members of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State have begged former the national leader of the party and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick Kano State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential race. Tinubu…

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday pre-empted his ministers who indicated interest in vying for presidential and other positions by sending them forth while they were contemplating whether to resign or not. The president bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige has dropped out of the 2023 presidential election. The Minister said he took the decision after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and consulting widely with his family, constituents, supporters and well-wishers. Ngige’s decision to drop…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has reportedly jettisoned his 2023 presidential ambition. Emefiele’s final withdrawal came weeks after speculations were rife that he would contest for the seat during the upcoming general elections. “CBN Governor has withdrawn…

Following a presidential directive for appointees with political ambitions in 2023 to resign by Monday, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari, after which he declared that “there will be news”. CBN…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it would employ both the manual and electronic methods in the transmission of the 2023 elections results. The commission also said there is a possibility of moving sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria…

After some back and forth over a period of time, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally adopted report of the national caucus of the party, which approved the report of the 37-man committee that threw…