The Police Command in Ebonyi called the supposed kidnapping of Linus Okorie, a senatorial candidate for the Labour Party in the state’s Ebonyi South, a “fake.” In a statement issued in Abakaliki on Monday, the command’s spokesman, Chris Anyanwu, claimed that Okorie had simply been apprehended and not kidnapped. He claimed that Okorie, a former Read More…
Politics
Peter Obi says agriculture investment will curb food prices and insecurity
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested that reducing food price inflation and increasing food security may be achieved by increased investment in agriculture. Obi made this statement in his greeting for 2022 World Food Day, which will be held on October 16. The former governor of Anambra stated that the rising food Read More…
Tinubu says he’ll win in 2023
Sen. Bola Tinubu, who is running for president on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that he is sure he will win the 2023 election. Tinubu made the statement while speaking at the 7th Kaduna Investment Summit on Saturday in Kaduna. Should he be elected president, he would address every problem Read More…
Sanwo-Olu demands youth engagement from politicians
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the political elite and those in public service to always work with young people to promote national growth, peace, and unity. Sanwo-Olu gave this advice in Ikeja at a lecture called “Youths and the Sustenance of Democracy: Issues and Challenges.” The lecture was held to honour the 64th Read More…
Federal candidate Ichaver suspends campaign to focus on flood calamity
Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, ADC federal candidate for Kwando/Ushongo Constituency in Benue State, has postponed her electioneering campaign for one week in solidarity with victims of floods in Nigeria caused by the release of the Lagdo Dam in northern Cameroon. In a statement titled “ONE WEEK SUSPENSION OF MY CAMPAIGN: FLOODS IN NIGERIA,” the candidate said that Read More…
Labour Party to publish supplemental campaign council list, removes Wabba, Osifo
To correct the mistaken inclusion of Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo, Labour Party (LP) has stated it will produce a fresh list of its Campaign Council members. This was announced at the conclusion of LP’s Expanded National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. Abure claims that the party’s Read More…
2023: Sanwo-Olu launches campaign for 2nd term
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stated on Wednesday that he would commence his campaign for re-election in 2023. At the conclusion of the eighth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit on Victoria Island, Sanwo-Olu made this announcement while outlining his accomplishments and goals for the state of Lagos. He said that he was still the best candidate Read More…
ADC’s Jonathan-Ichaver unveils 48 community projects in Benue
Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, who is running for the House of Representatives seat for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in Benue State on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, has started a plan to finish 48 impact projects in 26 communities in her constituency within a year. Ms. Jonathan-Ichaver announced the scheme, titled 48@48, on the occasion of Read More…
Lagos 2023: PDP’s gubernatorial candidate reveals strategy as INEC lifts states’ campaign prohibition
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as “Jandor,” the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, released a seven-point plan of action for the state on Wednesday. The programme, tagged “WEALTHY”, comprises Works, Housing & Road Infrastructure; Education; Aquaculture & Ease of Doing Business; Law, Order & Security; Tourism, Transport & Traffic Management; Health & Environment; and Read More…
2023 poll: CDD commits to objectivity, independence, and fairness
Prior to the general elections in 2023, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) vowed to maintain its neutrality, independence, and impartiality. The guarantee was provided in a statement issued in Abuja by CDD Director Idayat Hassan. “The CDD is issuing this statement in response to false accusations made in a recently disseminated article concerning our Read More…