Politics

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says at 53, he will be his own man as governor of the state.Sanwo-Olu, who was responding to questions from journalists on Saturday…

In spite of his humiliating defeat during the presidential and National Assembly elections, Senate President Bukola Saraki is confident of victory for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said “the fabrication being peddled by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is making some demands from…

Retired General Ibrahim Babangida, former Military President, has reacted to the outcome of the just-concluded presidential election in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has appealed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to rescind his decision to contest the outcome of last…

A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has confirmed that he has asked his supporters in Oyo State to work for the success of Adebayo Adelabu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next…

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has denied allegations that he was working with the agents of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded presidential…

The Presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has rejected the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, describing it as the last gasp of the old political order…

Justice Valentine Ashi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from issuing its Certificate of Return to Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP)…

Former factional chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and two-term governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Friday, said he was prevented from accessing the state for four straight years, owing to the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said some of its staff were abducted and raped during the last Saturday presidential and national assembly elections. “In addition to the subjugation of some of our…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has justified the victory of the All Progressives Congress at the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections. At the meeting the Abdulsalami-led committee had with…

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it must rescue Ogun workers from some alleged anti-labour practices of the state governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President made the position…

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday said that the National chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomole, was against him (Okorocha) because of 2023 presidency.Okorocha while reacting…

The Northern Elders Forum, known as Kungiyar Dattawan Arewa Initiative (KDAI), has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his “resounding victory” in the Feb. 23 presidential election, describing the spread of his votes as a…

There were several upsets during the Feb. 23 presidential and National Assembly elections that altered calculations in many states ahead of the gubernatorial and state assembly elections scheduled to hold in 29…

The South West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said it was fully in support of the party’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 23 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his decision to challenge the polls…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ogun State has hailed the suspension of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), describing it as a thing that is “long overdue.” In a press…

President Muhammadu Buhari hinted yesterday of his resolve to take tough decisions in the four years he will remain in the saddle as the nation’s number one citizen. He gave the warning while receiving members of…

Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is a child of reaction. At his first emergence as president-elect, post-March 2015 elections, the citizenry saw him as a saviour from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s 16-year rule. En…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Tokunbo Afikuyomi, a former senator, is not a member of the party in the state, but a member of the Accord Party.The party said the clarification was necessary in…

Abdulsalami Abubakar, chairman of the National Peace Committee, says his group has presented the grievances of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to President…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has lambasted his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for giving rice gifts to civil servants on the premises of the…

Less than 24 hours after meeting with Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential election, the national peace accord committee is currently holding a similar one with Muhammadu…