Tag: South West
Presidential election: Observed threats to Tinubu’s prospect, By Abiodun Komolafe
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Nigeria's presidential election will be held on February 25, 2023. So, as the D-day nears us by the eyelids, we are...
Alleged underage voters: How South-West lost voting strength to North-West…by 12...
The influential African news journal, The Africa Report, in its Wednesday, November 23, 2022 issue, carried a story under the headline, ‘Nigeria 2023: Outrage...
2023: Why S/West must vote massively for Tinubu— Support group
By ADELEYE ADEYEMI
LAGOS- The Bola Tinubu 4 President 2023 Support Group on Thursday, urged electorate in South West region to vote massively for...
2023: How niche, cult following and primordial sentiments will produce Nigeria’s...
Nigeria’s problems are essentially civilizational. Contrary to permutations that the 2023 presidential election will be significantly different from the past ones, it is still...
2023: Tinubu will get 80% of South-West votes, says Kekemeke
By MUFTAU OGUNYEMI
AKURE- The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Isaac Kekemeke, said the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola...
2023: Akeredolu will deliver South West for Tinubu- APC Chieftain
By ALABA-OLUSOLA OKE
AKURE- A Chieftaiin of the All Progresives Congress (APC), Mr Femi Adekanmbi, says that Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is the...
Police train personnel, others on election management in South-West
By SULEIMAN SHEHU
IBADAN- The Nigeria Police Force says it has commenced training for its officers, other security agencies and stakeholders in South-West on election...
Osun governorship election will validate Tinubu’s acceptability in South-West — Abubakre
By VICTOR ADEOTI
OSOGBO- The victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming governorship election in Osun will further validate the acceptability of...
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (3), By Hassan Gimba
Last week, they attacked an estate within Abuja. Gunmen, bandits, Boko Haram, those who “drag” sovereignty with Nigeria, attacked Genuine Estate, within the vicinity...
No primaries in Ibadan North West/South West Federal Constituency- aggrieved APC...
By AKEEM ABASIBADAN- Six aggrieved House of Representatives aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State have called for a...
South-West states pledge to tackle open defecation as Clean Nigeria campaign...
LAGOS - South-West states comprising Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo and Osun on Thursday rose from a zonal review meeting of The ‘Clean Nigeria:...
Tinubu/Osinbajo, others: No presidential aspirant agrees to step down as South-West...
LAGOS - South West presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in on Friday failed to reach a consensus on their...
2023: Tinubu, Osinbajo divide South-West governors, leaders
ABUJA - Ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors elected on the platform of the party are divided over...
Why Nigeria needs to elect an Igbo President in 2023, By...
YOU don’t promote unity by simply glibly mouthing off infuriating platitudes about unity being “non-negotiable.” You promote it through meaningful symbolic gestures to reassure...
2023 Power shift: A Greek gift? (1), By Christie Obiaruko Ndukwe
The airwaves have been inundated with the call for a power shift from the North to the South even though zoning and rotation are...
Police recruitment: Behind the figures, By Azu Ishiekwene
A small news item from a police statement tucked inside the print edition of PUNCH on Wednesday stirred more interest than usual. In the...
Presidency 2023: South West outsmarted South East in 2011
BY KELECHI JEFF EME
In 2011, the real political battle was the preservation or bursting of the PDP zoning arrangement.
The South West was fully...
2023: Afenifere backs South-East, warns against gang-up against Ndigbo
BY DAPO AKINREFON
LAGOS - The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Saturday said any attempt to deny the South-East the presidency in 2023 is...
Cede power to the South-East, Shehu Sani advises Buhari
ABUJA - Consensus continues to build on the need for the rotation of the 2023 presidency to the Southern part of the country particularly...
2023 presidency: Anyim’s sure and steady steps; By Okey Muogbo
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim's first few steps into the ocean of 2023 politicking has clearly shown that it would not swallow him. He has...