Politics

A resident of Sokoto State, Nigeria’s North-west, Jamilu Sufi, claims he has been receiving death threats for supporting the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the 2023 election in Nigeria. Mr Sufi, a Muslim, disclosed this via a Twitter post on Sunday. The LP presidential candidate, Mr Obi, is a Christian, from Anambra State, South-east Nigeria. He said the person threatening him has also contacted his wife and has threatened to kill her too if he (Sufi) refuses to withdraw his support for Mr Obi. “I don’t succumb to blackmail and threats,” Mr Sufi said in the post.…

Going into the 2023 General Elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State Chapter, will be one high profile member short. It has lost its only Senator. The Party is now without a Senator at the National Assembly. The only Senator it had before now, Senator Francis Ezenwa Onyewuchi, has dumped it. PDP’s loss is the gain of the fast rising Labour Party, LP. The LP has become home to thousands of people since Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor, dumped it for LP, where he is now the Presidential candidate. Senator Onyewuchi decamped so quietly that not many people…

Leaders of Abia North senatorial district have reaffirmed their support for the re-election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the 2023 general election. They made the declaration, yesterday, in a statement issued after a meeting by leaders of associations, non-governmental organisations, groups and political stalwarts at Isuochi, Umunneochi local government area, promising to mobilise grassroots support for the Chief Whip of the Senate across the senatorial district, and pledging to stand by him in sunshine or rain. In a statement signed by Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, the loyalists reaffirmed confidence in Kalu’s leadership. They also backed his statement on the issue…

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants in the just concluded National Convention of the party, has called for urgent action to forestall economic crisis as 2022 winds down. Jack-Rich, who said 2023 would be a tough year if some urgent steps were not taken on economic development, wants those in positions of authority to brace up for the coming challenges. ''Truly, next year will be tougher, economy wise, due to concerns of global supply chain disruptions, persistent COVID-19 lockdowns that will impact production channels, euro zone geopolitical crisis and more. ''These challenges will expose…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress winner of the 2022 Ekiti governorship election. Mr Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers – Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party. The SDP emerged in second place with total votes of 82,211 while the PDP was third with 67,457 votes. Mr Oyebanji is now set to replace incumbent Kayode Fayemi in October. “No society can grow greater than the vision and dream of its leader,” Oyebanji said during…