Politics

Forty Presidential candidates have said President Muhammadu Buhari has their backing on the purported suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. The candidates, under the banner of Forum of Presidential…

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and Nigerians are constantly on his mind. The president stated this on Monday at the closing ceremony of a workshop on voter education organised by the All Progressives Congress…

Mr. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has said that there is no room for experimentation in Lagos State and so needs someone who is experienced to govern the state. Fashola dropped the hint at a radio…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has cautioned representatives of foreign countries and organisations resident in the country against interfering in Nigeria’s internal affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the warning…

A Nigerian man identified as Shehu Audu on Twitter has been issued a quit notice by his landlord for being a staunch support of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. S According to…

The battle over which presidential candidate, the Action Alliance, AA, will support in 2019 may have come to an end following the declaration by the national chairman of AA, Kenneth Udeze to support All Progressives Congress, APC,…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said  IPOB will hold a  referendum  on the  sovereign state of Biafra on  February 16,  a date the Independent National Electoral Commission has set aside for…

Former Governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose has declared that he was not surprised by today’s verdict of the tribunal on the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola. “The judgement was already in the…

A group, Igbo Reawakening Forum (IRF) has distanced itself from the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, by the Ohaneze Ndigbo. The body said the decision by the…

The main opposition political party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is not bothered by the high turnout of people at rallies organised by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), saying the…

PDP Presidential Candidate and former Vice President of Nigeria, H. E. Alhaji Atiku Abuakar, GCON President Muhammadu Buhari’s main challenger in forthcoming election, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to “peacefully” rise in…

President Muhammadu Buhari and EJike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, are currently meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja. Mbaka arrived the forecourt of the president’s office and went straight…

Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has unanimously struck out the case of the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Olusola Eleka and uphold Dr Kayode Fayemi of the APC as a duly elected governor of the…

Sixty-Seven political parties on Monday protested against the suspension of the Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by the Federal Government describing it as “illegal, unconstitutional, null, void and of no effect.” The…

Immediate past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta South Senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has advanced reasons why he left PDP saying his successor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, is not a listening…

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party leaders in the senate are still laying claims to having the majority of members in the red chamber. However, an independent analysis by The PUNCH based on the gale…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says corrupt elements in the opposition are desperate to regain power but the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will not leave for thieves. Osinbajo said this on Sunday during his…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 16 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday reiterated his warning that there will be no room for rigging in the coming poll. He spoke in a statement issued in…

As part of its commitment to transparency during next month’s poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded all its National Commissioners from the collation of presidential poll results and other strands…

The campaign train of the People’s Democratic Party guber candidate in Sokoto state and incumbent Governor Amiu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend took turn in Sabon Birni town east of the state amidst low turnout of supporters at the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the Senate at the weekend, vowed to resist any attempt by the presiding officers of the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. …

The endorsement of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by Ohaneze Ndigbo has set Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state, against Nnia Nwodo, president-general of the socio-cultural…

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged Kogi women and youths to vote for her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the forthcoming presidential election, saying Nigeria will remain safe in his hands. The First Lady stated…

Major General Suleiman Kazaure, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), had warned corps members deployed as ad hoc staff in the 2019 elections to desist from engaging in electoral malpractice or risk being…