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Our Reporter, New York The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said that the endorsement of Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo shouldn’t come as a surprise as it is merely a public confirmation of a scheme that the retired General himself planned and executed ab-initio. On January 1, the former president released an eight-paged letter where he endorsed the presidential aspiration of the Labour Party candidate and called on Nigerian youths to vote for the former Anambra State Governor ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Bola Ahmed…

By Hassan Gimba Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up – Mahatma Gandhi I wrote this on 22/10/2018. The only change is in the headline where I changed 2019 to 2023. Now that the primaries are over with about 99% of the registered political parties having concluded their primary elections and names of candidates that emerged finding their way to the Independent National Electoral Commission, all eyes are on the two major parties – the ruling All…

By Okey Ndibe For the last week or two, it often appeared as if former President Olusegun Obasanjo were a candidate in this year’s presidential race. Obasanjo orchestrated that impression. His endorsement of Peter Obi, the Labor Party candidate for president, bore the peculiar signature of the man whose moniker, OBJ, inspires varied emotions in Nigerians. Since his reluctant exit from the presidential office in 2007, Obasanjo has burnished his reputation as a drafter of public letters. His epistles have served two broad purposes. He has deployed them during election cycles, as a means of championing a ticket. Outside of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Stakeholders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in South-East, have boasted that the party’s presidential flag bearer Atiku Abubakar, would sweep the February 25 presidential poll in the zone. Rising from their strategic meeting yesterday in Umuahia, the stakeholders said that South-East had remained a strong base for the PDP over the years, expressing optimism that the zone will still replicate the feat in the forthcoming polls. They appealed to South-East voters to support  PDP candidates at the elections, saying that under PDP the zone will be accorded its due recognition in the country. Speaking…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the forthcoming general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that he and his running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, would secure Nigeria and make it work again if they are elected the next president and vice president of the country. Obi disclosed this while addressing his mammoth supporters, during a campaign rally at All Saints Anglican Church Cathedral Onitsha, Anambra State. Speaking at the rally, Obi said that every aspect of governance in Nigeria has collapsed and only he and his vice could make the country work again. “What we are saying is that we want…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A group based in Ebonyi State, Turn-By-Turn Initiative has endorsed the State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Francis Nwifuru, for the 2023 general election. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the National Convener of the Group, Comrade Ben Nworie, said the endorsement was out of his credibility to sustain and advance the good legacies of the present administration. Nworie, who was also a former Board member of  Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation said that out of the main contenders, Nwifuru is most suitable to succeed Governor David Umahi. “As concerned citizens of Ebonyi State, we have come together to champion…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia General Ijioma N. Ijioma (retd.), has disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its alarm that the forthcoming elections might be cancelled or postponed as a result of insecurity in parts of the country. Ijioma expressed surprise that INEC which did not suggest postponing the Anambra State governorship election that ushered in Governor Chukwuma Soludo despite the raging insecurity in the state then, is now thinking of cancelling the 2023 polls over purported security threats. He told INEC not to use insecurity as smokescreen to scuttle the elections, challenging the electoral umpire to come out clear…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Twenty families of deceased Police officers attached to the Anambra State Police Command have received succour from the Nigeria Police Force following the death of their breadwinners in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the 20 beneficiaries were gifted cheques totalling forty-three million, two hundred and eighty-nine thousand, four hundred and seventy-one naira, seventeen kobo on Tuesday. According to him, the gesture was part of Inspector-General of Police’s welfare insurance scheme aimed at giving succour to families of deceased police officers and boost the police morale in the discharge of…

By Ike Okonta The management of Arise Television had extended an ordinary and straightforward invitation to Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in a town hall debate with the other main candidates for the 2023 presidential election. This is standard practice all over the world. Presidential candidates debate each other and are in turn grilled by the public usually live on television. This is to enable voters make up their minds as to the suitability and capability of the various candidates. In a country like Nigeria where emotion and ethnic and religious sentiments usually…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the governing councils of Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and the Centre for Management Development (CMD). The announcement of the presidential approval was contained in a press release issued by the Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mrs Folasade Boriowo. According to the release: “The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning hereby announces the approval by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, of the Reconstitution of the Governing Councils of Nigerian Institute of Social and…