Politics

On Saturday, voters across Nigeria will go to the poll to elect the president, 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives. The 2019 general elections are the fifth since that of 1999 gave birth to the Fourth…

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that nobody will unseat him. He said contrary to opinions in some quarters, he had the strength to lead the country for four more years.Buhari stated this in an interview aired on Friday on…

The number of Permanent Voter Cards in Oyo State is 28,539 higher than the number of registered voters in the state, The PUNCH has learnt. While the aggregate of available PVCs is 2,962,646, the number of registered voters…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, has said the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, cancelled his visit to the state to avoid causing chaos. Kashamu, who…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, VP Yemi Osinbajo has revealed what Pastor Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God told him before the 2015 presidential election which saw him emerge as vice president. Osinbajo…

There are palpable fears that the Federal Government may jam telecommunications and internet services across the country during the election period, even as it has denied such plan. According to sources, the action may be…

There is anxiety in the air as 84 million Nigerians who have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cast their votes in the presidential and National Assembly polls tomorrow. The exercise, which…

Gboyega Akinsanmi writes that though the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State suffered much setback after its primaries, the rise of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) will be a blessing for President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

THE Federal Government has ordered all land borders to be shut with effect from 12.00noon today to 12.00noon tomorrow. Minister of Interior Lt.-Gen. Abdrahman Dambazau (retd), who gave the order, said there would be restriction…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will deploy 40 million of its members across the federation to monitor Saturday’s presidential election. Also, the party said it has put in place a state-of-art Parallel…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has deployed four Police Commissioners to supervise elections in Ogun State. News of the deployment was disclosed on Thursday. The Police Commissioners deployed are Gbenga Adeyanju (Ogun…

Passengers travelling to various states to participate in the presidential election holding Saturday were stranded at Abuja motor parks yesterday. City News learnt that there were large turnout of commuters, especially those…

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says though Atiku Abubakar is his friend, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retire from politics on Saturday. In a…

The Jos resident, Abubakar Shettima, at his polling unit in Plateau state. Abubakar Shettima, a resident of Duala in Dogon Dutse, Jos North local government area of Plateau state has relocated to his polling unit at Dogon Agogo…

Popular APC Supporter and executive member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party, PD, destroying umbrellas with knife. …

A woman entrepreneur in Lagos, Mrs Amuda Adeleke, aged 34, has cried out over the use of her image on different billboards across the country without her consent by the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation for the presidential…

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party have scheduled the grand finale of their presidential campaign rallies  to hold in  their home states on Thursday…

Policemen have blocked the entrance of the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State. Aside preventing entry into the commission’s state headquarters, a road block has also been mounted…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday it would not shift date for the presidential election, despite recent fire incidents that destroyed several Smart Card Reader Machines it originally configured for…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would have their visas banned and assets in the UK seized, the News Agency…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission asking the commission to  postpone the National Assembly elections and the…

The Ibadan Elders Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has canvassed support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Abiola Ajimobi. Members of the group in Ibadan North East Local Government Area…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he would revisit the failed take-over bid of National Stadium, Surulere by the state government if elected. Speaking during an…

Militants and ex-militants in the Niger Delta region have endorsed the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. They announced this at the end of a workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Wednesday. The…