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Delta council to spend N4.5bn in 2023 fiscal year

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2023 0

BY NOSA AKENZUA The Chairman of Sapele Local Government Council, Hon Eugene Inoaghan, has presented a proposed budget estimate of N4, 503, 540, 901. 80 Kobo (Four Billion, Five Hundred and three million, five Hundred and forty Thousand, Nine hundred and one naira, Eighty Eight kobo) only, for

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2023: the die is cast, Dr Ray Onwuelo

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2023 0

Nigeria has strayed so much from a state of sustainability by the current ruling class inadvertently or deliberately. The promises of basic facilities, development and prosperity have retrogressed way below naught. The hopes of the masses has remained unachieved, worsening and continuously so. Nigerians are despondent and helpless. All institutions and families are so

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2023 Presidency: North will counter attempt to deny winner power -NEF

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2023 0

…says North has paid dues for unity of Nigeria…North has no reason to be poor -Bugaje By Tunde Opalana The Northern Elders Forum insisted that the 2023 general election must be free, fair and credible while winner of the presidential election must be accorded power to govern without antagonism. Convener of the Forum and former […]

2023 Elections Headlines

11 days to 2023 Polls

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2023 0

INEC cancels elections in 240 PUs, expresses concerns over violence *IGP: Oduduwa agitators plotting to disrupt elections in SW Military insists exercise will be peaceful in SE, across Nigeria Buhari to Police: All eyes are on you By Tunde Opalana, Andrew Orolua, Ukpono Ukpong Election will not hold in 240 polling units across the country […]

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2023: Let’s make it a year of our resounding victory -Babazango enjoins electorates

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2023 0

By Tom Garba With a congratulatory note for crossing over to 2023 by an All progressives Congress (APC) hopeful House of Representatives (HoR) member, Honourable Abubakar Babazango (Abaza) to the electorates of Yola North, Yola South, and Girei Federal Constituency, he enjoined them to make it a year of a resounding victory. Abaza the onus […]

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2023: Leaked election document, opposition’s imagination- APC

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2022 0

By Tom Okpe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said leaked election document circulated in some media quarters described as ‘Leaked APC 2023 Election Document’ is imagination of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that the opposition PDP had alleged that the ruling party voted N6.5 billion to fund schemes to sway the […]

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Why Presidency should return to Northern Nigeria – Fani-Kayode

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2022 0

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has disclosed why the Presidency should return to the northern part of Nigeria. Fani-Kayode explained that Igbos should be given the first right of refusal regarding producing Nigeria’s next President. He noted that any discussion of a southern Presidency that does not give the Igbos the first right of […]

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Atiku: Nobody will steal money under my watch as president of Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2022 0

2023 presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to ensure stealing of public funds does not happen in his administration if elected as President of Nigeria in 2023. The former Vice President of the country made the vow during an interactive session with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates in Rivers State on Saturday. He further […]

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Just In: Akpabio resigns as Niger Delta Affairs Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2022 0

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has tendered his resignation. Akpabio’s resignation is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that cabinet members interested in contesting the 2023 general elections should quit before May 16. The Minister’s Personal Assistant to the Minister on Media, Jackson Udom, confirmed the resignation to The

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Jonathan’s Camp Splits Over 2023 Presidential Bid

Silas Ntinuokwu 10 May 2022 0

…Ex-President will run, assures associate  Political associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan are divided over the decision of the former president to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). While some are favourably disposed to Jonathan throwing his hat in the ring, the other group hold the

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Gov Masari denies plans to contest senatorial seat

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2021 0

Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said he has no plans to contest for any political office in the 2023 elections. His Chief of Staff, Muntari Lawal, said this while reacting to posters indicating that the Governor was contesting for a senatorial seat. Masari maintained that he has never discussed with anyone that he […]

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Just In: 2023 Jega, Pat Utomi, Duke, create new political party

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2021 0

Ahead of the 2023 Nigeria elections, prominent politicians have established a third force, Rescue Nigeria Project (RNP). Founders of RNP include former governor of Kwara state, Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, Senator Lee Maeba, Usman Bugaje, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Yomi Awoniyi, […]

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If you don’t want a northerner as president in 2023 you can get out – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2021 0

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has insisted that anyone who doesn’t want a northerner as president in 2023 can leave the country when it happens. Naija News reports that there have been clamour for the two major political parties in the country to zone their presidential ticket to the south. The southern governors forum had […]

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2023: Group drags Osinbajo into the race , asks Tinubu to drop ambition

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2021 0

By Tunde Opalana As permutations among politicians continue ahead of the 2023 presidential race, a group of progressives have trump up the name of Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo as a good successor to President Muhammadu Buhari. The body, Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) reasoned that Osinbajo will be a choice candidate from the Muhammadu Buhari […]

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No UK Visa for election riggers in 2023— British High Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the United Kingdom will deny visas to Nigerians who disrupt the 2023 elections. In a chat with Vanguard, Laing advised Governor Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to cement their legacies on a positive note by ensuring peaceful 2023 elections in Rivers State. The […]

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2023: Prophet reveals Buhari’s successor says he’s an ex-Gov; recently released from prison

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2021 0

Prophet Joshua Arogun, the General Overseer of the Light of the World International Church, who predicted President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 election, has predicted that Buhari’s successor will be a former governor from the South who was recently released from jail, with all signs pointing to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Prophet Arogun said […]

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2023: Fani-Kayode Subtly Campaigns For Kogi Gov

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2021 0

In what appears like a subtle campaign for Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello’s presidential ambition ahead of 2023, a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken to his verified social media handles to tell Nigerians who to elect as president in the next election. He said Nigerians have the choice to make or […]

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2023: Group canvasses consensus Southern presidential candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a group under the aegis of Nigeria Equity Group (NEG) has canvassed for a consensus Southern presidential candidate. The convener of the group, Dr. Emeka Nwosu, at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, appealed to political parties in the country to cede the presidency to the South. Nwosu, […]

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Politicking ahead of 2023 premature, bad omen for nation’s democracy — Don

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

Nsukka (Enugu State) – Prof. Jonah Onuoha, the Head of Political Science Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has described the current campaign by political office holders ahead of 2023 as premature and bad omen for the nation’s democracy. Speaking in an interview in Nsukka on Friday, Onuoha also described the trend as an unhealthy development. […]

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2023: Buhari’s exit as president won’t weaken APC-Bulama

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2019 0

The Deputy Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) in the 2019 Presidential election, Mr. Waziri Bulama has said that Nigeria is in safe hands under President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and that Buhari’s exit in 2023 will not weaken the party. Expressing these sentiments during a courtesy call on the […]