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#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, 14 others battle for Nigeria’s presidency (LIVE UPDATES)
Also, over 4,000 candidates drawn from the 18 registered political parties, are standing for elections into the two chambers of the National Assembly. → Read More
2023: PDP recalls seven ex-national chairmen, NASS leaders, others to prosecute Atiku’s campaign
Some past PDP governors and presiding officers of the National Assembly still in the party were also listed as members of the campaign council. → Read More
Profile of Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa, PDP Vice Presidential Candidate
Atiku Abubakar named Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State governor, as his running mate on Thursday in Abuja. → Read More
Atiku congratulates Tinubu, says emergence of former Lagos governor “a hard-fought contest”
Mr Tinubu defeated 14 other contestants to emerge as the winner of the APC presidential primary election on Wednesday. → Read More
Delta Governorship Primaries: Ibori, Okowa battle for supremacy in PDP
While 12 aspirants will slug it out at the PDP primaries on Wednesday, the APC has only the deputy senate president as an aspirant. → Read More
National Convention: Ex-PDP chieftains, Adamu, Omisore take over leadership of ruling APC
Messrs Adamu and Omisore occupied important positions while they were members of the PDP. → Read More
ANALYSIS: APC: Nigeria's ruling party and its troubles
The ruling APC has been grappling with some issues at the national and state levels as the national convention and 2023 elections beckon. → Read More
PDP National Convention: Why we disqualified four candidates
The PDP screening panel, led by former Minister Adoke, cleared 27 candidates and disqualified four others. → Read More
National Convention: PDP clears Ayu, Oyinlola, Ciroma, 24 others for NWC election (FULL LIST)
The Screening Committee chaired by former Justice Minister, Mohammed Adoke, said it screened 32 aspirants, cleared 27......... → Read More
PDP leaders meet Jonathan amid alleged defection plan
The PDP leaders met Mr Jonathan amid rumours of the former president’s defection to the ruling APC. → Read More
ANALYSIS: 2023 Presidency: Battle of the zones to produce Buhari's successor
In Nigeria’s two major parties, the issue of which zone should produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023 is on the front burner. → Read More
Zabarmari massacre, Maina’s extradition, others top stories last week
Following the killing of at least 43 rice farmers in Borno, the House summoned President Buhari while the Northern Elders Forum demanded the president’s resignation. → Read More
#EndSARS, lawmaker's corruption trial, others top political stories last week
President Muhammadu Buhari broadcast to the nation on the raging protests and the accompanying looters’ attacks and thereafter met... → Read More
Media crucial to achievement of SDGs – Presidential aide
The senior special assistant to the president on SDGs says by their training, journalists could help to achieve the 2030 Agenda in Nigeria. → Read More
We didn't say Buhari's handling of economy is 'directionless'
The official denied reports that she described the Nigerian economy as unstable. → Read More
Edo: Ize-Iyamu challenges Gov. Obaseki over school certificate
Mr Obaseki was disqualified in June from running on the APC platform over allegations that he had questionable academic certificates. → Read More
INEC office fire, Obasanjo’s warning top political stories last week
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Friday that Nigeria was slowly becoming a failed, divided state, and the poverty capital of the world. → Read More
Governor's convoy attacked, Daura rejects zoning, other major political news last week
Godswill Akpabio also named lawmakers who allegedly got NDDC contracts. → Read More
Governor's convoy attacked, Daura rejects zoning, other major political news last week
Godswill Akpabio also named lawmakers who allegedly got NDDC contracts. → Read More
Buhari sets record, holds party meeting in State House Council Chambers
The Council Chamber normally hosts the meetings of the Federal Executive Council, National Council of State, National Economic Council and National Security Council, all of which are purely governmental affairs. → Read More