Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use of card readers for the general election. In a suit filed before the federal high court in Abuja, the party asked the…

The Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has denied allegations by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, that he sponsored thugs to the presidential rally of…

Tompolo and Buhari Ex-armed men, once notorious for the long-run militancy in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, are set to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The endorsement is to come…

LEADER of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State and Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF), Aliyu Wamakko, has said at least four serving commissioners in the current Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration…

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed allegations levelled against it by the Buhari Campaign Organisation. The BCO spokesman, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), had, on Monday, said the utterances of the US Ambassador to…

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on electorate in the state to ignore Amosun’s comment that they should not vote for All Progressives Congress’ candidates except President Buhari. Osinbajo, who did not mention…

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied signing any pact not to run for a second term. While expressing confidence that he would win the state governorship…

The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday declared its total support for President Muhammadu Buhari, promising to mobilise 16 million votes for his re-election in the February 16 presidential poll. In the…

Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that accredited election observers are not permitted to grant media interviews. He also directed that, at the polling units, no security…

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that though her husband maybe seen as a hard man, he is compassionate and very loving. Aisha who heads the All Progressives Congress Women and Youth…

President Muhammadu Buhari has again assured that he is all out for free, fair, and credible elections starting on Saturday 16 February. He said this on Tuesday when he visited Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, and Port Harcourt, in…

Fourteen persons on Tuesday lost their lives at the end of the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The persons died in a stampede…

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today sign a peace accord on the outcome of the February 16 presidential…

Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) secretary Dr. Wale Ahmed has said that Nigerians will vote for character at the presidential election. He said if character and integrity are the yardsticks, President Muhammadu Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday vowed to recover $16bn allegedly wasted in the power sector by the government of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. “Where is…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the attendance of two Nigerien governors at his rally in Kano. Issa Moussa of Zinder and Zakiri Umar of Maradi, the governors, attended…

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has formally endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second  term, saying he has made enough contributions to the economic and infrastructural development of the country. The forum also said…

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday extolled the virtues of his running mate, vice president Yemi Osinbajo and his key role in delivering on the ‘Change Agenda’. …

A foreign relations group in Nigeria has urged the United Kingdom and the United States to face their own democratic challenges rather than focusing on Nigeria election. The Global Relations Policy Forum (GRPF) says it is…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday said he would fulfil all his electoral promises to Nigerians if elected. He gave the assurance in Lagos while speaking at the…

A political party, the National Action Council (NAC), has adopted President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as its consensus candidate for next Saturday’s election. The party also disowned one Ezeuko…

The office of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in Awka, the Anambra State capital is currently on fire. DAILY POST observes that helpless staff of the commission and other people gathered at the scene to watch the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun State, will not escape punishment for the embarrassment he caused the party during the presidential rally at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto,…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information, and a contender for the party’s presidential candidate, for anti-party activities. …