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Kogi gov’ship candidates preparing for war not election – Zahrah Audu
Wife of an APC governorship aspirant in Kogi, Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, has said that governorship candidates for the November 16 election in the state are preparing for war and not election.Speaking on the…
Nigeria’s politics is an old men’s club, says US diplomat
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a United States diplomat, has likened Nigeria’s political circle to an old men’s club. Thomas-Greenfield, who was the assistant secretary of State for African…
Lagos PDP members defect to APC
The Chairman of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tunde Balogun, has welcomed into the party, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tajudeen…
‘Melaye, Adeyemi senatorial election also Nov 16’
The fresh Kogi West Senatorial Election involving Sen. Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to…
Kogi impeachment: Senator Abaribe urges President Buhari to intervene
Minority leader of the Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the impeachment of Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr Simon Achuba,…
Stop distracting President Buhari with 2023 – PSC tells politicians
The Presidential Support Committee (PSC) on Sunday told politicians to stop distracting President Muhammadu Buhari with 2023 presidential elections. PSC urged politicians…
JUST IN: Kogi State House Of Assembly Confirms David Onoja As Yahaya Bello’s Deputy
The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Monday, confirmed Chief David Onoja, as the Deputy Governor of the state. This followed the impeachment of Elder Simon Achuba last week by the…
Impeached Kogi deputy gov vacates official residence
Simon Achuba, impeached deputy governor of Kogi state, says his removal by the state house of assembly is unconstitutional. He said this during a press conference in Lokoja, the state…
Tinubu has more achievements than Awolowo, MKO Abiola – Ogunlewe
Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former minister of works, says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the most prominent politician in the south-west.…
Mary Odili, Ngwuta, Rhodes-Vivour must be appointed to hear Atiku’s appeal – PDP reps
A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the house of representatives says Mary Odili, Slyvester Ngwuta, Bode Rhodes-Vivour and three other senior justices of the supreme court…
Tinubu will make a good modern Nigerian president – Babachir Lawal
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation who was sacked from office, Babachir Lawal, has said Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress is in good standing to become the next…
I’m not quitting APC, says Obaseki
THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed that he has no plans to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for another political party. The governor spoke when he…
50% of my cabinet may be women, says Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has promised that women would constitute between 40 and 50 per cent of his cabinet appointments.He also promised to prioritise road construction and rehabilitation as well as…
Intrigues at fever pitch as parties jostle for soul of Kogi
To anyone who may have dismissed the disclosure by the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, before the Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya-led Senate Committee on INEC,…
Feud with Oshiomhole: Edo APC under my control – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has again warned government officials to keep mute over the ongoing cold war between him and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Obaseki plotting against me – Oshiomhole
THE battle rages on between All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole on Tuesday urged Obaseki to focus on…
Presidency: Nigeria hasn’t treated Igbo fairly – Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra State and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has said every part of the country should…
Moghalu Quits YPP
A former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, on Monday quit the Young Progressives Party, (YPP).The YPP presidential candidate in the February 23 presidential election also…
Atiku’s appeal: Supreme Court accuses CUPP of engaging in campaign calumny
The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at what it described as unwarranted attacks by a group – Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) – preparatory to its hearing of an…
Igbo Presidency: Ayo Adebanjo speaking for himself – Junaid Mohammed
Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic federal lawmaker on Monday said Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, is not qualified to dictate to Nigerians which zone should…
Only Bello can defeat Bello, says APC
THE Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has said with the array of personalities in its fold and increase in support across the state, it…
No second term until Obaseki re-issues proclamation – APC leaders
The 11 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State on Sunday said they would not endorse Governor Godwin Obaseki for a second term until he issued a fresh…
2023: ‘I Will Rather Have Tinubu As President Than Have An Igbo Man’- Junaid Mohammed
Junaid Mohammed, a Second Republic lawmaker at the weekend said he will throw his weight behind Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if he…
Bola Tinubu’s ‘2023 Presidential Campaign Office Opens’ In Osun State
The rumor that the former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Bola Tinubu, is planning to succeed President…