Politics

Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, the son of the convener of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi, has won the primary for the Sabon Gari federal constituency. Daily Trust reports that Sadiq Ango Abdullahi is one of…

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, former minister of state for education, says the north would support the bid for a south-east presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress — if the south-west hopefuls quit the…

Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidates in Ekiti State have emerged at the primary…

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Sunday has given reasons for ditching the pulpit and venturing into politics. The Gboko Catholic…

The National Consultative Front on Sunday said it has adopted the Labour Party as the mega party for ‘third Force’ Stakeholders and Allies for next year’s elections. The NCFront is the umbrella body of the Third…

The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has enthused that irrespective of competence of the APC presidential aspirants and the strength of their manifestos, the anointed candidate of president Muhammadu…

The Peoples Democratic Party has conducted its state House of Assembly primary, returning all incumbent lawmakers seeking re-election. The nomination exercise was conducted in all the 25 state assembly…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, has postponed the date for screening of its presidential aspirants.…

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has urged the Governor, and delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State to vote for former Transportation Minister, Rt Hon.…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of the party’s presidential aspirants, has said Nigerians need a president like him. Tinubu made the statement while…

The march towards the 2023 General Elections has started off amidst interesting permutations on how to select the best candidates that would dedicate themselves to stemming the obvious drift of the nation, and put…

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has stated that he is running to represent Lagos West Senatorial District in order to secure a vantage bargaining chip for Lagos State in the next…

Mr Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor and one of the Presidential aspirants under the All Progressive Congress (APC) has said the reward system in the party is faulty, unfair and has to be adjusted.…

Ahead of the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC), holding from 26 to 30 May, 2022, some members of the party in Edo State, have warned against allowing former chairman of the party and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the new Electoral Act Amendment Bill to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, and the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Though power rotation between the North and South is not enshrined in its Constitution, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had demonstrated that it intended to zone the 2023 presidency to the South after…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says the North East remains the only alternative to South East presidency. Kalu, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, reaffirmed his support to the North East in the absence…

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has disclosed that the Southwest leaders and elders will soon reach consensus on producing a presidential aspirant for the zone ahead of the 2023 presidential election.…

Only three of the 16 other registered political parties have elected officials but the minor parties want to challenge the dominance of the APC…

Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor seeking the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says if he becomes president, he can make Edo state as “beautiful” as Lagos. He said this on Saturday at…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has secretly picked his successor even as his pursuit for Presidential…

There were conflicting stories, yesterday, on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent. It was earlier reported that Buhari may have appended his signature to the piece of…

THE Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Gboko, the Most Reverend William Avenya, has suspended a priest, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, from public ministry for getting involved in partisan politics. The priest is a Benue State…

Fifteen (15) out of sixteen (16) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants from Enugu East Senatorial district have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accept, without hesitation, any one…