Politics

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that his political focus is now on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. He said this in an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, days after resigning his membership of the All Progressives Congress, following the selection of Kashim Shettima as Bola Tinubu’s running mate. The veteran actor, who is also a lawyer faulted the Muslim-Muslim ticket and thus shared his resignation letter on his Instagram page on Monday. Speaking on Thursday, Okonkwo said, “I’m not contemplating any party yet but I must tell you, a friend of mine, a northern…

The defection spree from the All Progressives Congress (APC) seems unrelenting as a chieftain of the party and a former governorship aspirant in Cross River State, Chief Patrick Okomiso has announced his defection to the Labour Party. Chief Okomiso’s decision came barely 72 hours after another chieftain and member representing Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Daniel Asuquo defected to Labour Party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, the Security expert and politician says his decision to dump the APC for LP was to properly align with his people in emerging Nigeria. According to…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has arrived in Osun State for the party's mega rally ahead of Saturday's governorship election. The rally is holding at the party's secretariat, over reports that they were denied use of the stadium. Atiku shared photos from the rally on his Twitter handle on Thursday. Credit: Twitter| atiku, OfficialPDPNig

The son of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ifeanyi Araraume Jnr has defected to the Labour Party, LP, after being denied the ticket of PDP to vie for the Okigwe Senatorial zone for the 2023 general elections. Araraume, who was a former Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism under Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where he was aspiring to contest, saying circumstances beyond his control necessitated a change in his political party membership. The first son of former two-time Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, who stated this in his address…

The panel set up to assist the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pick a running mate recommended 10 persons, aside from Senator Kashim Shettima. On Sunday, Tinubu unveiled his running mate during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. Tinubu had said he consulted widely on the issue of running mate and he appreciated the perspectives of leading members of the party, political allies and key national figures. A dependable source in the ruling party disclosed to Daily Trust that the panel headed by Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the…

The President of Mben Political Assembly (MPA), Chief Eme Uche Onuh, on Wednesday called on politicians as well as their supporters to play by the rules ahead of the 2023 general elections. Uche, made the call in Ohafia when the deputy governoship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Dr. Desmond Chima Anyaso during a visit with his team to Ohafia. According to him, politicians should play politics devoid of bitterness and sentiments, pointing out that politics should not be a do-or-die affair. He decried the desperation, utterances and inordinate ambitions of some politicians, saying they are capable of checkmating…

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential aspirants in the last National Convention of the party, says only an economic liberalisation strategy will help Nigeria overcome its current challenges. Jack-Rich said to achieve this, policy makers must award deep tax cuts, promote sectoral economic stimulus through soft credit lines to help indegenous companies produced the country's needs. ''As an entrepreneur and industrialist of the 5th era of industrial revolution, where digital transformation and technology boom have taken artificial intelligence to record high economic levels, one key engine we need in 2023 is economic liberalisation. ''It is a…