Politics

The electorate in Ajegunle area of Lagos State have conferred a vote of confidence on Hon. Francis Barthlomew Chima aka OmoBarca, the PDP candidate for House of Representatives Ajeromi Ifelodun Federal Constituency for 2023 elections. OmoBarca had initiated a program to empower 100 people from Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA with job opportunities to ensure that youths in the area are gainfully employed. His efforts at reducing unemployment became a reality when OmoBarca met with a cross section of the 100 AJIFIANS selected to benefit from the First Bank Insurance Company career jobs. OmoBarca while addressing the beneficiaries urged them to work…

Farouk Aliyu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says the party has commenced talks with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State ahead of the 2023 elections. Wike and his camp have been at loggerheads with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership since the party’s presidential primaries. The governor had lost the PDP’s presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar and has been calling for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s National Chairman. However, Aliyu said the APC was ready to receive Wike as a new member ahead of the next general election. Aliyu disclosed this on Channels Television’s…

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has dismissed the ambition of Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor. He endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for a second term in office. Wike was the Special Guest of Honour at the 2022 National Women's Conference organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) with the theme 'Spring Forth, Stand Out' in Victoria Island. He also donated N300 million to COWLSO. According to Wike, Governor Sanwo-Olu's performance in office has earned him a second term. He commended him for…

Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, yesterday disclosed that he discussed with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who visited him at his residence in Kaduna. Obi visited the Islamic scholar before proceeding to the venue of the event organised for presidential candidates by the Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum and other northern groups. Speaking exclusively to Daily Trust , Gumi said he asked the LP presidential candidate a few questions even though they were meeting for the first time in their lives. “He (Obi) came on a courtesy call even though I was meeting him for…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, said if elected, he would ensure the full exploration of the oil reserves in the Benue trough and Chad basin for the development of the North and Nigeria as a whole. Mr Tinubu made the pledge at an interactive session on his vision for the Northern Region, organized by some Northern groups on Monday in Kaduna. According to him, there is abundant oil and gas in the Benue Trough, Chad Basin, and other prospective locations in the North. “These gas projects will fast-track the industrialization of the areas and increase revenue…

The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Stephen Adegbite has vowed to mobilise support for the presidential aspiration of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu because of his tremendous support for the Christian community not only in Lagos but in the entire southwest region. Reverend Adegbite went as far as saying “God will punish us if we don’t support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “I have told our friends from the North that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is our candidate and we’re going to support him.…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has asked northerners to vote for him in 2023, and not for a “Yoruba or Igbo candidate”. “I think what an average northerner needs is somebody from the north who understands other parts of Nigeria and who has been able to build bridges across the country. That is what the north needs,” Mr Abubakar said in a now viral video. A former vice president between 1999 to 2007, Mr Abubakar added that, “It (Northern Nigeria) doesn’t need a Yoruba candidate or an Igbo candidate. This is what the northerners need.…