Category Archives: Politics

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his bewilderment over the educational history of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wondering how the country got to what he called an end of the road.Taking to his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday,ContinueContinue reading “I Keep Wondering How Tinubu Got Varsity Degree Without Pri, Sec Education — Atiku. Maryam Rabiu”

The Management of the National Assembly has denied paying a holiday largesse to Senators contrary to the disclosure by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during a Senate plenary.The parliament bureaucracy said the N2 million it paid to each Senator was a statutory running cost of their offices, which was captured in the 2023 budget, andContinueContinue reading “NASS Clerk Disowns Akpabio, Says N2m Paid To Senators Not For Vacation.”

Former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has allegedly withdrawn his interest to serve as a minister under President Bola Tinubu, according to a report.He did not only withdraw his ministerial role, he also recommended Jafaru Ibrahim Sani who served as commissioner in three ministries – Local Government, Education and Environment in Kaduna State – asContinueContinue reading “El-Rufai withdraws interest in ministerial role — Report”

Despite being favored by the zoning formula to retain the party’s top job in their geopolitical zone, youth leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North Central have declared unwavering support for the choice of former Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the next national chairman of the party.The leaders underContinueContinue reading “APC Chair: North Central Stakeholders Back Ganduje. George Agba”

Hon. Hammantukur Yettisuri the present flag bearer of NNPP to represent Ganye, Jada, Toungo, and Mayo-Belwa Federal Constituency in the green chamber, has indeed paid his dues in politics by giving so much back to his community, especially in his local constituency, though, the fact remains the same as his humble beginnings and the earlyContinueContinue reading “THE RISE AND RISE OF HON. YETTISURI IN POLITICS; A WINDOW TO HIS FORTUNE COME 2023”

Hon. Yettisuri

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will on Friday begin the screening of the 17 presidential aspirants jostling for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections. Daily Independent learned that the former Senate President, Chief David Mark is the Chairman of a nine-member committee that will screen the aspirants.Presidential aspirants for screeningContinueContinue reading “PDP Ticket: Atiku, Saraki, Wike, Tambuwal, 13 Others For Presidential Screening Friday By Adebayo Babatunde”

The fact that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have allowed all interested aspirants of the opposition party to contest serves as an indication that Atiku Abubakar is still powerful among other politicians in the southern part of the country. Nobody thought of the fact that Atiku Abubakar would be able to participateContinueContinue reading “PDP’s Ticket: Can Atiku Defeat Southerners Again Just As He Did On Zoning System?”

Following reports that the Governor Samuel Ortom Committee had recommended that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not zone the presidency in 2023, the presidential gladiators in the party have shifted lobby to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT).The two bodies are the highest organs of the party, and whatever they decide on the issue of zoning is final.TheContinueContinue reading “Zoning: Atiku, Wike, Saraki, Tambuwal Shift Lobby To PDP NEC, BOT”

Ahead of the highly anticipated 2023 Presidential election, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, set up a 37-man committee to come up with a recommendation in regard to zoning ahead of the elections. The committee met and instead of zoning, they decided to leave the race open to give the chance to everyone who’s willing toContinueContinue reading “Ohanaeze Ndigbo React As PDP Refuses To Zone Its Presidential Ticket To The South”