A pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure organisation, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has urged the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi to pick Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate. The group in a statement on Wednesday signed by its President and National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu noted that Obi needs a strong politician […]
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Atiku proffers reason behind Kuje Prison attacks by Boko Haram terrorists
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, on Wednesday, denounced the terrorist attack on the Kuje correctional centre. Following a Tuesday night terrorist attack by individuals believed to be Boko Haram insurgents, at least 600 prisoners fled the Kuje jail in the nation’s capital. Former vice president Atiku responded […]
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Okowa’s Former Classmate Opens Up On His Cerificate Saga
Ikhide Ikheoa, a former classmate of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has opened up on the controversy surrounding the school certificate of the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a post shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Ikhide disclosed that the governor was his classmate from 1974-1976 (HSC) at Edo […]
2023: This Election Will Not Be Based On ‘My Turn’, Nigeria Is In Coma And Needs A Saviour – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has submitted that Nigeria must not vote along ethnic, religious or other sentimental lines in the 2023 presidential election. Obi who spoke on Wednesday during a TV interview stated that such sentiments have led the country into the current pitiable state in which it has […]
Wike: ‘It Will Be Political Suicide To Ignore Ortom, Fayose, Makinde, Jang, Others’
Former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jacob Mark, has advised the opposition party’s leadership to pacify aggrieved members. Naija News reports that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some of his loyalists are currently at loggerheads with the PDP leadership and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over failed agreements. Speaking […]
Peter Obi is a big scam, can’t defeat Tinubu, Atiku —Asari Dokubo
Ex-Niger Delta militant leader and founder of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has described former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LO) Peter Obi, as a big scam who stands no chance in the 2023 elections. Asari-Dokubo who expressed his position on Obi in a Facebook video on […]
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2023: Former APC Chieftain Collapses Structure Into Peter Obi’s Labour Party
The support for the presidential ambition of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has received a boost after the former secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Dr. Ntete Bassey Duke, joined the party. According to Daily Post, Bassey alongside other APC chieftains in the state […]
2023: Okupe Declares Labour Party-NNPP Alliance Dead
The director of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe has announced that the alliance between the Labour Party and the New Nigeria People’s Party is dead and has collapsed. Okupe, who is the temporary running mate to LP’s Peter Obi made this known during Channels Television Politics program on Tuesday. He pointed out that Rabiu […]
2023: Make Woman Your Running Mate – APC Women Beg Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked to choose a woman as his running mate for the 2023 election. Naija News understands that the request was made on Tuesday by an APC support group consisting of women. The group under the aegis of the APC Nigeria Women […]
Shina Peller Grabs Accord Party Senatorial Ticket After Dumping APC
The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajo federal constituency in Oyo State, Shina Peller, has secured the Accord ticket to represent Oyo North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. This comes after the party’s initial candidate Prince Michael Ademola Ojo, publicly announced that he would voluntarily withdraw from the race. Peller, an indigene of Iseyin town, was […]
APC Stalwart Discloses Identity Of Minister-Designates Whose Nominations Were Allegedly Influenced By Amaechi
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chukwuemeka Eze, has alleged that the former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi Influenced the nomination of two fresh ministers. Eze revealed this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, July 5, made available to Naija News. He insisted that Amaechi had a hand […]
JUST IN: Talks about Kwankwaso, Obi alliance dead and buried – Doyin Okupe
A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, said on Tuesday talks on the alliance between the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was dead and buried. Details shortly…
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Ethnic Bigot: NNPP Defends Kwankwaso, Says He Respects Igbos And All Nigerians
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has spoken in defence of its presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwakwanso after allegations that the former Kano State Governor is an ethnic bigot. The National Chairman of the NNPP, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said the words of Kwankwaso about Igbos and their […]
Reps summon Ahmed, Sylva, Kyari in fuel consumption probe
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Melee Kyari, to appear before its ad hoc committee probing the volume of fuel consumed in Nigeria daily. This followed the refusal of top government officials to […]
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Full List: All APC Governorship Candidates And Their Running Mate
Governorship candidates elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have started revealing their running mates ahead of the 2023 general election. Naija News reports that July 15, 2022 has been set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the deadline for the ‘substitution’ of candidates. See below a list of states and governorship candidates […]
Machina raises the alarm over alleged plot by APC to forge his withdrawal for Lawan
The Yobe North senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bashir Machina, has raised an alarm that some members of the party plan to forge his signature on a letter, stating his voluntary withdrawal for Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The allegation was contained in a statement by Machina’s campaign organisation, signed by its spokesperson, […]
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Peter Obi Will Dump Labour Party If He Wins 2023 Presidency – Oyinatumba
A former Chairman of the Labour Party, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja chapter, Comrade Che Oyinatumba has alleged that Peter Obi will dump the Labour Party and join another party if he wins the 2023 presidential election. To this end, he appealed to Nigerians to support the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), […]
2023 Presidency: LP’s Alliance Talks With NNPP Has Collapsed – Umeh
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Umeh has revealed that the alliance talks between the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) collapsed over three weeks ago. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Tuesday, Umeh specifically said that the coalition talks broke down on […]
2023: Femi Otedola Pledges Support For Tinubu |Photo
Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. Naija News earlier reported that Tinubu travelled to France after he held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Taking to his Instagram on Tuesday, the billionaire businessman shared photos of himself […]
2023: Why Bola Tinubu Is Finding It Difficult To Pick A Running Mate – Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has stated that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is finding it somewhat difficult to select a running mate. Recall that Tinubu, who is yet to pick a substantive running mate for the 2023 election, submitted the name of Ibrahim Masari as a […]
