Politics

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appointed Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, as his social media adviser. Cubana Chief Priest said he received his letter of appointment on Friday, January 14, 2022, as the…

Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, a renowned entrepreneur and youth development advocate, has become the first female to declare her interest in running for the office of President in the 2023 general elections. Born into a prominent Lagos family…

Anambra State governor-elect, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, as chairman of his transition committee. Recall that in November 2021, the former governor of Central Bank of…

Media mogul, Otunba Dele Momodu has on Thursday declared his interest to run for president on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 61-year-old indicated his interest while handing a letter of interest to the PDP…

African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu, has on Wednesday tweeted about 2023 presidential contest. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor said he forgot to inform President Muhammadu…

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 general election. The governor disclosed this to state house correspondents on Tuesday after a…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 general election. Tinubu spoke to state house…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was not interested in who becomes the next president of the country in 2023 when he leaves office. Buhari said this during an exclusive interview with Channels Television on Wednesday night.…

Enyinnaya Abaribe, minority leader of the senate, says he will contest in the 2023 governorship election in Abia state. Abaribe declared his interest on Monday at an event organised in his honour by Nzuko Ahiaba La Abayi, a sociocultural…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the Governorship Election held in Anambra State on November 6 this year. In a judgment on Monday, the Judge held that Uba was never…

Streets of Santiago erupted in celebration on Sunday after leftist millennial, Gabriel Boric became Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory over his far-right rival in a polarizing race. Boric, 35,…

Ekiti Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr Bamidele Faparusi, has resigned his appointment to contest the state’s 2022 governorship election. Faparusi conveyed his resignation to Governor Kayode Fayemi in a letter…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit to invalidate the election of Professor Charles Soludo in the just concluded Anambra State governorship poll. The suit seeks to nullify the victory of the governor-elect and the…

House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to make the provision of basic welfare compulsory. The bill, sponsored by Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), sought to amend section 6 of the 1999 Constitution by allowing the judiciary to…

President Joe Biden will transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris during the “brief” time on Friday he is under anesthesia for a colonoscopy as part of a regular health check, the White House said. Biden, the oldest person to hold…