Politics

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  This comes less than 24 hours after Senate President Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor…

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday met his supporters in Ilorin, where he told them that he dumped the All Progressives Congress because of their insistence that he should do so and the guidance he received from God.…

Bolaji Abdullahi has officially resigned his position as National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as his membership of the party. After Senate President Bukola Saraki dumped the ruling party for the…

Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, the younger sister to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has declared her "unwavering support" for President Muhammadu Buhari. She also pledged her commitment to the success of the All Progressives…

Senate President Bukola Saraki hurriedly announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday evening because he was about to be expelled from the party, it has been revealed.…

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is plotting to remain in office despite defecting from the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Mr Saraki had on Tuesday renounced his membership of the…

Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations that he has resigned his membership of the party. He told newsmen at the APC secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday that…

Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the defection of Senate President Bukola Saraki from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While many chieftains acknowledged that the ruling party has lost a big…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says he tried his best to reconcile with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but he was shown the way out. Saraki said this while announcing his defection from the ruling party to the Peoples…

Ahmed Abdulfatah, Governor of Kwara State, has announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Announcing his defection on Tuesday evening, minutes after Senate President Bukola…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has pulled out of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senate president made his decision known on Tuesday evening. See his tweet below:…

Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, a governorship aspirant, has asked the Abuja federal high court to nullify the Osun primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Isiaka Oyetola, a cousin to Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the APC,…

Some protesters on Tuesday morning stormed the headquarters of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, demanding the sack of Senate President Bukola Saraki from the party. The protesters, who said they were members of the APC in Kwara, also…

Barely 24 hours after the impeachment of the Kano State Speaker, Hon Yusuf Abdullahi Atta, the State’s Deputy Governor, Professor Hafiz Abubakar, has alleged threat to his life, as well as plans to impeach him. Professor Hafiz Abubakar…

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has rejected and dismissed the purported dissolution of party at the ward, local government and state levels in the State by the Adams Oshiomole-led National Working Committee as not only…

More political stalwarts may catch a cold if the 2019 elections continue to blow a gale of impeachments across the landscape. While some are already sniffing hard, others have simply succumbed to the weather’s intrigues. Yesterday,…

Sefiu Adegbenga kaka, a former Senator and Deputy Governor during the governorship tenure of Segun Osoba, has declared his intention to contest the 2019 Ogun State governorship on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Kaka made…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the dissolution of its Kwara State Executive Committee, from the state to ward levels. The announcement comes one day after Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, called for…

Abdullahi Attah, speaker of the Kano state house of assembly, has been removed while Al Hassan Rurum has been elected the new speaker. Rurum had resigned as speaker of the assembly in July 2017. More to follow…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the gale of defection currently being witnessed in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not bothering him. According to Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and…

The crisis in the Benue state house of assembly took a new turn on Monday as eight lawmakers served an impeachment notice on Samuel Ortom, governor of the state. This comes after Terkimbi Ikyange, speaker of the assembly was removed.…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday ordered all the members of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) in Kwara State, who are in the camp of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, currently…

The recent gale of defections by top ranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked crises in at least nine state chapters of the opposition party. Kano, Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Gombe…

The Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress, Buba  Galadima, said President Muhammadu Buhari was against forming an alliance with a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, who had nominated Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Buhari’s…