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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has reiterated that Kano will repeat the 1993 Presidential Election situation whereby the state rejected its

The emergence of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has placed the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the crossroads, making the leaders of the ruling party cautious of their next steps.  The APC leaders are weighing two options on who to put forward for the […]

Former Presidential candidate and chieftain of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Professor George Moghalu has expressed sadness over the passing of the

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC in the June 12, 1993 election, Bashir Othman Tofa is dead. A source close to the family confirmed that the Elder Statesman died in the early hours of Monday after a protracted illness. Tofa contested alongside his opponent, Social Democratic Party, […]

A former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the 1993 aborted third republic, Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, is

A return to the 12-state structure of 1967 is the best option open to Nigeria at this time. Introduction Since

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, better known as IBB, is a retired army general and a former military President of Nigeria (1983 to 1993). IBB

By Dayo Johnson, Ola Ajayi, Shina Abubakar Ojo, Rotimi Ojomoyela and James Ogunnaike Some Yoruba leaders, at the weekend, reacted with cautious optimism to the news that a coalition of northern groups was supporting the demand for the restructuring of the country but rejected zoning. “We keep our fingers crossed because this type of grandiloquent declarations are not new from the leadership   of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) which are the only known ...

RESTRUCTURING WITHOUT ZONING: Yoruba leaders cautious on ACF, NEF, others’ move On Kindly Share This Story: By Dayo Johnson, Ola Ajayi, Shina Abubakar Ojo, Rotimi Ojomoyela and James Ogunnaike Some Yoruba leaders, at the weekend, reacted with cautious optimism to the news that a coalition of northern groups was supporting the demand for the restructuring of the country but rejected zoning. “We keep our fingers crossed because this type of grandiloquent declarations are not new from the lea...

NEF, CNG, ACF, others reject zoning, back restructuring On By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF and other conveners of the Northern Peoples Summit have described restructuring as a vital necessity for survival as one united entity. The North, they insisted, will not be stampeded or blackmailed into taking major decisions around rotating the Presidency. While reading the commun...