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The member of the House of Representatives from Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Shina Peller, has dumped the All Progressives Congress. The lawmaker announced his defection on his Twitter page on Friday. He added that he would be announcing his new party on Tuesday after due consultations. Kindly click on the link for full details; Shina Peller dumps APC, faults party’s internal democracy

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has revealed why he stepped down from the 2023 presidential race and threw his weight behind the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, stated that he spent the weekend with Tinubu, who he described as a mentor and leader. Kindly click on the link for full details; APC Presidential Primary: Fayemi meets Tinubu, reveals reasons for stepping down

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has said that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, is his son. Tinubu said this while praising Bello for mobilizing youths’ awareness throughout his campaign. Kindly click on the link for full details; Yahaya Bello is my son, says Tinubu

The Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections, on Wednesday. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi were defeated by the Asiwaju of Lagos, who received half of the total votes. Kindly click on the link below for full details; APC Presidential Primaries: Tinubu wins APC Presidential ticket

The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu, has stated that without his support, President Muhammadu Buhari would not have won the 2015 election. According to his statement revealed in Ogun State, “If not me that led the war from the front, Buhari would not have emerged as the president. He contested first, second and third times, but lost. He even said on television that he won’t contest again.”  Kindly click on the link below for full details; Buhari wouldn’t have become president without me, says Tinubu

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that he will not be regarded as a second-class citizen in the country. Wike, who lost the PDP presidential primary race to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, talked to Rivers residents on Monday after returning from Abuja. Kindly click on the link below for full details; I can’t be second class citizen in my country, says Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that his defeat to Atiku Abubakar in the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the will of God. Wike said he almost scuttled the presidential primary after Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State was allowed to return to the podium to announce his withdrawal from the race. Kindly click on the link below for full details; PDP Primaries: It is God’s will, let us not bother ourselves so much, says Wike

The Labour Party, LP, presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi has stepped down for Peter Obi. He stepped down for Obi at the party’s presidential primary in Asaba, Delta State. Kindly click on the link below for full details; Utomi steps down for Peter Obi as Labour Party’s presidential candidate

Click on the link below for full details; PDP Primaries: Governor Makinde wins Oyo Governorship primaries

Click on the link below for full details; 2023: Hon. T.J Yusuf wins PDP senatorial ticket in kogi

Click on the link below for full details; Kano Commissoner resigns his appointment, quit APC

Click on the link below for full details; Saraki reveals plan to tackle Nigeria’s challenges

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has submitted his All Progressives Congress, APC, expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the upcoming primary elections. Click on the link below for full details; 2023 presidency: Osinbajo submits nomination form

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mahmood, has disputed reports that he could buy the ruling All Progressives Congress’ presidential nomination and expression of interest form for N100 million (APC). Click on the link below for full details; Emefiele: INEC Chairman clarifies his position on running for President in 2023.

A lawyer, Festus Ogun, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remove Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Emefiele, who is in his second term as the country's top banker, has entered the presidential contest for 2023. The CBN governor paid N100 million for the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination and expression of interest forms. Ogun stated in a statement on Friday that the move was illegal, morally abhorrent, and degrades whatever institutions remain in Nigeria. The lawyer backed up his demand for Emefiele's dismissal by citing Section 9 of the CBN Act of 2007. It states: “The governor and deputy governors shall devote the whole of their time to the service of the bank, and while holding office, shall not engage in any full or part-time employment or vocation, whether remunerated or not.” Politics is a vocation, according to Ogun, and Emefiele is barred from participating in party politics by law. He said “embarrassing failures

Click on the link below for full details; Tinubu picks N100m APC presidential form

2023: Why I’m right candidate to succeed Buhari – Osinbajo

As politicians jostle for the nation’s presidency in 2023, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that it was the turn of the North-Central geopolitical zone to lead the country. Saraki spoke on Tuesday in Jos when he addressed delegates from Plateau ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections slated to hold in May. The former Kwara governor, who is among the many aspirants in the race for the PDP ticket, pointed out that the North-Central had consistently supported other regions to lead the country and deserved similar support from other zones, this time. “You remember that before the national convention of our party, we held a meeting in Abuja with delegates of North-Central extraction. “We said to ourselves that for many times and many years, we, in the North Central, have worked hard, we struggled, used our efforts, used our money, used our energies to support other people to lead. “Everybody, who had become President under this great party, go

Citizens Network for Peace and Development has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan has yet to make his decision on the 2023 presidential election known because he is still consulting. The human rights organisation while calling on Jonathan to contest said on Monday that the ex-president may contest the election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The national coordinator of CNPD, Raphael Okorie, made this known during a press conference in Abuja. Okorie said, “The entire country, men, women, East, North, South and West are unanimous for Jonathan to contest the 2023 presidential election. “The presidential election is not a Local Government election and a man who has been the Grand Commander-in-Chief of this country knows the full import of running in a presidential election. “What he is doing is to respect every facets that have a role to play in the 2023 presidential election by consulting and having discussions with them and having them buy into

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has summoned all aspirants jostling to contest for various political positions in 2023. They were all asked to report to a meeting scheduled to hold at the Oyo State Government House. Meanwhile, the governor summoned the aspirants due to some disagreements that have characterised the  forthcoming primary of the party.  It was gathered that leaders and aspirants of the party in some constituencies are yet to agree on the candidates to flag the party’s flag due to some  internal wrangling. Makinde has now mandated all the aspirants to attend a meeting where the issues would be resolved. The meeting is expected to commence at 11.am today (Monday). Some of the aspirants said that they would attend the meeting. They described the meeting as a bold step aimed at resolving all the pending issues ahead of 2023. The State Secretary of the party, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke, confirmed the invitation in a statement obtained on Sunday evening. Adekeke said,