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The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has mocked the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, Peter Obi. Tinubu lashed out at his competitors during an engagement with Niger Delta stakeholders in Gbaramatu, in Delta State on Friday. On Atiku, he said, “As I stand before you, there are few of us left running. One says he is Atiku; how many times has he been running? He’s always on the run and he is tired, tell him to go and sit down. Enough is enough.” Speaking about Obi, the former…

The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has assured his constituents of more developmental projects in the district in the 2023 fiscal year. The lawmaker stated this through the spokesperson of his campaign organization, Sunny Idika while interacting with representatives of various communities from Isikwuato local government area on Thursday evening. The Abia North senator who has facilitated over 68 capital projects including construction rural roads, furnishing of numerous classroom blocks in primary schools, solar-powered boreholes, model primary health care centers, scholarships to students to study medicine and surgery, donation of vehicles, motorcycles, amongst others promises to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State yesterday flagged off its electionering campaigns for the Governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly candidates in the 2023 general elections. Speaking at the event held at the Umuahia Township Stadium, the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, described candidates of opposition Parties in the state as”dregs” and Inconsequential’ people rejected by the PDP. He expressed confidence that all the PDP candidates would emerge victorious in the elections based on the performance of his administration, which he said has impacted positively radiant on the people. According to the governor, no other political…

Bola Tinubu, standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says if elected president of the country, he will protect businesses of the Igbo. Tinubu spoke on Thursday at the APC presidential campaign rally in Ebonyi. The former Lagos governor also said he would not tolerate any form of discrimination against the Igbo people. “I believe in the entrepreneurial spirit of the Igbo. I encouraged a lot of Igbo businesses and investments in Lagos and will even do more if I become president,” he said. “If elected, there will be no discrimination. Igbo interests will be respected and protected. I…

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, over dual citizenship. Tonye Cole is said to be a citizen of the United Kingdom. The court also ruled that the APC did not comply with the Electoral Act that brought in Cole as the candidate of the party, Daily Post reports. The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State had approached the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission not to recognize Tonye Cole as the governorship candidate of APC for alleged dual citizenship and…