Politics

A pastor of the Dominion Centre International, Frank…

The National Association of Road Transport Owners, Lagos…

Tanko Yakassai, an elder statesman, says no presidential candidate will have 70 percent of northern votes. Yakassai said northern votes might be equally shared among the four major presidential…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, said that victory in the forthcoming February 25 election, would mark the beginning of a new Nigeria. Mr Obi, in company with his…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described as untrue the claim by the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in the State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, that he…

JOHN CHARLES x-rays the political voyage of the Catholic priest, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, who for the third time has won the rescheduled governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Benue…

Ahead of the general elections, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has ordered the closure of all polytechnics and allied institutions in the country. Adamu ordered that from…

Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, Yorubasocio-political group, says Bola Tinubu’s claim that it is his turn to be president is an agreement between the latter and President Muhammadu Buhari. Adebanjo…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday denied that there was a coup d’etat in the offing.…

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has struck out an appeal filed by the Action Alliance (AA) against Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Action Alliance…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a socio-cultural group, for saying Nigeria would not survive if Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) does not win the presidential…

Enugu-East Senator, Dr Chimaroke Nnamani says the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has no powers to suspend or expel him from the party. Nnamani explained in a statement in  Abuja on…

Emmanuel Bwacha has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba governorship primaries rerun. Retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chairman of the electoral committee announced the results in…

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje has described the call for his resignation by the Peoples Democratic Party…

The International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned in its…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State…

The National Union of Road Transport workers (NURTW) says it has appointed coordinators to arrange transportation of polling materials and personnel for the forthcoming general elections in Lagos, Ondo, Osun…

Dr. Abiye Sekibo, Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, escaped a gun attack on Thursday. Gunmen dressed in police uniform were said to have opened…

The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers has rescheduled its campaign Rally slated to hold on the 11 February to 14, February, 2023. Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa, spokesperson for the Campaign…

A pre-presidential election opinion poll has projected…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has set aside the judgment of a High Court that recognized Muhammad Abacha as the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state. The…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential…

Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairperson of the…

Jeremiah Ojediran, the vice-chancellor of the Bells University of Technology, Ota in Ogun, has commended the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the closure of universities ahead of the…