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Three months ago, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the 2023 general election. (By the way, why do we call it general “elections”? A general election is one in which the generality of the electorate votes — as opposed to a bye-election which is for specific constituencies). The electoral umpire […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). To clinch the ticket to represent the party in the 2023 elections, he floored Bukola Saraki, former senate president; Emmanuel Udom, Akwa Ibom governor; Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor; Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti; Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, […]

Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary. He lost the ticket to Sunday Karimi, a former lawmaker who represented Yagba federal constituency between 2011 to 2016 in the house of representatives. Karimi polled 288 votes to defeat Adeyemi and four other aspirants at the […]

Real Madrid scored a second-half winner to pip Liverpool to the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League title following a 1-0 win over Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday night. Vinicius Junior scored the only goal of the encounter to overcome the Anfield side who were favourites to lift the biggest trophy in […]

Olamilekan Adeola, senator representing Lagos west, has secured the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ogun west senatorial district. Adeola was announced winner of the primary held at Yewa south LGA of the state on Saturday. According to the APC primary electoral committee, Adeola, better known as Yayi, polled 294 […]

A Freudian slip or a moment of forgetfulness? Only Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, can succinctly elucidate what he meant when he said he would defeat President Muhammdu Buhari if given the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking on Saturday at the presidential primary of the PDP, […]

Idiat Adebule, former Lagos deputy governor, has won the ticket to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Lagos west senatorial district in the 2023 general election. Adebule, who served as the deputy of Akinwunmi Ambode, former Lagos governor, polled 424 votes to defeat Musiliu Obanikoro (119) and Kayode Opeifa (4). Ten […]

Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto state governor, has stepped down from the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tambuwal, one of the presidential hopefuls in the race, announced his withdrawal at the national convention of the opposition party on Saturday. He asked his supporters to support the aspiration of former Vice-President Atiku […]

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Thugs, on Saturday, invaded the venue of the primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect a candidate for Imo east senatorial district. Betty, wife of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, who is one of the aspirants for the senatorial seat, was chased from the venue by the thugs. Speaking […]