We begged Tinubu not to deny Sanwo-Olu a second-term ticket ―Lagos CAN chairman

The Lagos State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, spoke to Punch about his recent endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and how they begged Tinubu not to deny Sanwo-Olu a second term ticket. When the Bishop was asked why he endorsed Bola […]

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Peter Obi, Tinubu face the North, unveil vision for Nigeria

Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday sought northern support for their ambitions to succeed Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. They unveiled their vision and plans for Nigeria at an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee, which was held […]

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El-Rufai is an expert in turning a rotten situation to a bad one ―Tinubu says at Kaduna Summit

Former governor of Lagos state and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election, Bola Tinubu gave a speech but mis-spoke at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit in Kaduna State on Saturday. During his speech at the Summit, Tinubu said: “El-Rufai has the capacity to turn a rotten situation into a […]

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Angry APC Christians to dump Tinubu, Shettima over Muslim-Muslim ticket

Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Northern Muslim political leaders said on Sunday that, to vote along religious lines in the 2023 general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development. By resolutions, they also agreed to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat […]

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Tinubu’s emergence as APC candidate invalid ―Ologunagba, PDP spokesman

National Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Debo Ologunagba had asked the presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, to seek legal advice on the implications of last month’s court judgment that declared as nullity the tenure of Governor Mai Mala Buni as the chairman […]

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2023: It’s Tinubu or Atiku, not Obi, By Tunde Odesola

Broken in every bone, life hangs by the thread for 62-year-old comatose patient, Nigeria, inside the intensive care unit of the decrepit Ass-o-Rock hospital, Abuja, where it nurses diseased kidneys, liver cirrhosis and an enlarged heart while the Chief Physician, Dr M. Buhari, stands by with a shroud, clutching a book entitled, ‘From national hero […]

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I have not withdrawn from 2023 presidential race ―Tinubu

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has denied withdrawing from the race to 2023 election. Tinubu posted a short video of himself on a treadmill on Sunday evening, in a bid to debunk rumours making the rounds. The former Lagos State Governor wrote alongside it: “Many have said I have […]

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Supporters of Atiku, Obi, Tinubu take ‘fight’ to New York, US

The three leading presidential candidates in the 25th February 2023 Nigerian presidential election, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, took their campaign ‘fight’ to Nigerians in the United States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the support groups for Messrs Abubakar, Obi and Tinubu converged on New York at the Nigeria […]

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Presidential candidates sign peace accord for Nigeria’s 2023 election, Tinubu absent (Photos)

The presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election converged in Abuja on Thursday September 29, to sign a peace accord. This is coming a day after the electoral commission INEC, granted approval to political bodies to begin campaigning for the elections. Speaking at the peace accord signing ceremony, the Chairman of the National Peace Committee […]

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Baba Adebanjo has turned Afenifere into his personal estate as Acting Leader ―Tinubu

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has criticized elder Yoruba statesman Pa Ayo Adebanjo over claims that pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi. Tinubu, in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, […]

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Aisha Yesufu knocks Tinubu over his video with Orji Kalu’s mum (Video)

Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has thrown shades at the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for bending down to greet the mother of Senator Orji Kalu in a viral video, on Monday. The video which was posted on Twitter by the Spokesperson for the APC 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, […]

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Akudaaya: Tinubu And Shettima’s Theory Of Ruthlessness, By Festus Adedayo

In what seems to affirm that he wears controversies like apparel, Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party, (APC) Kashim Shettima, leapt into yet another at the twilight of last week. On Thursday, at the 96th anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Shettima was quoted to have said that […]

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Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku, Kwankwaso in presidential election survey

A survey conducted this month (September) by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Polls and commissioned by the Atedo N. A. Peterside (ANAP) Foundation has shown that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) would win if Nigeria’s presidential election was held today. Nigeria’s presidential elections will hold  in February 2023. The survey which described Rabiu Kwankwaso of […]

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Keyamo once sued Tinubu over certificate forgery ―Bwala

Former All Progressives Congress chieftain and now a Spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has proven that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, once sued the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for alleged certificate forgery. In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, Bwala noted […]

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Christian Association of Nigeria says no agreement with Tinubu

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday talked tough on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, insisting that it had not reached any agreement with the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and that its opposition to the ticket remained unchanged. There was a report on Monday that Tinubu met with the leadership […]

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Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Where Will Multibillion Campaign Funds Come From?, By Festus Adedayo

Finally, the month is here. September is Nigeria’s presidential campaign flag-off, preparatory to the February 2023 election. It is a season to witness the ascendancy of a massive, multi-billion Naira campaign industry which rivals the national budget. So, how will Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and presidential candidates of other political parties in Nigeria […]

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There is discrepancy in your name, ancestry, age, EQ, you speak like someone under the influence ―PDP replies Tinubu

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, to address concerns about his “name, age and educational qualification, because it a ”huge baggage to the APC.” PDP said this while responding to a comment by Tinubu that the opposition party is dead. In a statement released […]

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PDP is Poverty Development Party, I wonder why they still exist ―Tinubu

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described the People Democratic Party (PDP) as a ‘Poverty Development Party’ and wonders why the party is still in existence. Tinubu stated this during a political meeting on Sunday, September 4. He wondered how and why the PDP still exits, despite its alleged failure […]

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Between Tinubu And Afenifere, By Seun Kolade

When Afenifere recently announced its support for Peter Obi’s presidential candidacy, under the auspices of the labour party, not a few were taken by surprise, for various reasons. Perhaps the most vocal have been political associates and supporters of former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of APC. Tinubu’s supporters argued, in effect, that […]

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Buhari’s Legacy and Tinubu’s Albatross, By Shaka Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, it is the season of politics and another election cycle is upon us. Candidates are presenting themselves to the electorate to be considered for various positions. But this cycle is looking more and more like 2015 when men and women, young and old, reasoned in reverse order. All efforts to make them see the danger and demagoguery that then-candidate Muhammadu […]

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