Politics

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has said he will appeal Monday’s ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file…

The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee in the South-West, Mr Dayo Ogungbenro, has dismissed insinuations that some governors elected on the platform of the party are throwing their weight behind the candidate of…

The Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. The Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) had…

Senatorial aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets in the forthcoming legislative by-elections are to pay N7 million for the party’s expression of…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday said there is no going back on his support that the 2023 presidency should shifts to Southern part of Nigeria. El-Rufai, who spoke on…

Last week, prominent members of the Igbo community reiterated their call for the emergence of an Igbo president from the 2023 elections. Among them was a former Chief Judge of Anambra…

A former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko has said he will not respond to the various allegations levelled against him by the incumbent, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu until the governorship…

Senatorial aspirants jostling for tickets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming legislative by-elections are to pick expression of interest and nomination forms…

The aspiration of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche SeCondus, for a second term in office has sparked a fresh struggle for the soul of the party…

The Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday affirmed the election of Duoye Diri as Bayelsa State Governor. The three-man panel took the decision and …

What is Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of Ondo State, up to as the Sunshine State prepares for the governorship poll? The embattled politician has traversed three political…

Huge crowd gathered at the secretariat of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Akure to join the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi who declared for the party on Friday. Watch video…

A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has denied saying Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State will lose his re-election bid. Mr Fayose in a statement by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, on Thursday, was responding to a…

Aspirants that contested at the primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are jostling to be named as running mate to Eyitayo Jegede for the October 10 governorship election.…

All Progressives Congress (APC) youth group has called on former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state…

The Director General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, yesterday alleged that there was a plot to ensure return of Adams Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the…

There were strong indications on Wednesday that the Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee was battling against…

The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, has cautioned the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu against spending funds belonging to the state on the upcoming governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states. This was contained in a…

A sharp division on the Biafra agitation and the demand for a President from the Southeast opened up on Tuesday between the highest Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,…

As the people of Edo State warm up for the governorship poll, Adekunle Bademosi highlights the hurdles before Governor Godwin Obaseki in his bid for a second term. Many factors will stand against the re-election of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the Bayelsa Central and West Senatorial Districts and Imo North Senatorial District bye-elections for 31 October. Other…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered substituted service of a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate in the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgments by the Court of Appeal on deregistered political parties.…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election and Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said the council will…