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2019: INEC budgets N1.8bn for possible presidential run-off
…to spend N4.6bn on unforeseen expenses The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted the sum of N1.8bn for a possible Presidential run-off in 2019. A run-off or rerun is a second-round election that takes place after the…
APC patrons launch battle to sack Saraki’s supporters
*Struggle for control rocks party in Kwara *PDP aspirant won’t quit for defectors Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future is causing ripples in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki, who is the…
We have the misfortune of having a Senate leadership without integrity – Senator Adamu
Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said that the eight Senate is unfortunate to have bad leadership. In an interview with Daily Trust, the lawmaker representing Nasarawa west senatorial district hinted that Senate president, Bukola Saraki…
God has removed stones from our rice, says Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, has described the defection of some national assembly members from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as “the removal of stones from (the party’s) rice”. Mohammed spoke in his…
Demographics show Buhari will record landslide victory in 2019 – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the campaign of the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari, says demographics have shown that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2019 presidential poll. In a statement on Sunday, Keyamo…
Defection: Oshiomole’s emergence saved APC from collapse – Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called on stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomole as he stabilises the party. The Imo governor…
Buhari will congratulate me as President elect in 2019 – Moghalu
Former Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu said he is looking forward to President Buhari’s congratulatory call to him as President-elect in 2019. Professor Moghalu made the pronouncement on the…
Buhari’ll win in Sokoto, Kano, Bauchi even on sickbed – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress. Amaechi also claimed…
Buhari asks his supporters to halt reelection campaign
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his supporters to suspend campaigns for his re-election in order to avoid breaching the rules of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president said this in a statement which…
Kwankwaso’s defection won’t affect Buhari – Ganduje
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says the defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso, his predecessor, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have no effect on President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Unease in INEC over Senate, Reps recess
There is palpable anxiety among officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the possible effects of the shutdown of the National Assembly on the Commission’s N242,445,322,600 2019 poll budget. Amid ripples…
Oshiomhole, Ortom clash over Benue killings
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole launched a tirade against Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday, claiming that the governor is partly responsible for the security challenge in the state.…
”I doubt I’ll be the presidential flag bearer of PDP, but I’ll run” –…
Former Cross Rivers state governor and presidential hopeful, Donald Duke, was on Linda Ikeji TV's programme, Report Card hosted by Hero Daniels. During the interview, Duke who made known his intention to run for president in June,…
2019: I’m the authentic PDP candidate – Lamido
Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on Friday declared himself a sole presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election. Lamido insisted that among all the presidential aspirants, he…
Sowore Pledges to Scrap Senate if Elected President in 2019
A Presidential aspirant, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has pledged to scrap the senate if he emerges victorious in the 2019 elections, describing the upper chamber as a drain pipe to the country’s economy. He noted that the federal government…
Tambuwal set to announce defection from APC
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state will any moment from now announce his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable understands. Tambuwal has his eyes on…
Kwara PDP in turmoil over rising anti-Saraki sentiment
Skip to content The ripples generated by the defections in the National Assembly continued yesterday across the country. Onyedi Ojiabor (Abuja) and Adekunle Jimoh (Ilorin) report. Loyalists and supporters of President…
APC senators insist Saraki, Dogara must step down
The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
APC won’t negotiate with political machinery – Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not negotiate with political machinery masquerading as members of the party, who defected to other political parties in the National Assembly. The National Chairman of the…
FCT has over 260,000 uncollected PVCs – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident…
Defected lawmakers will still campaign for Buhari – Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has announced that All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who have decamped will still campaign for the President regardless of their…
BREAKING: I may dump APC, says Kwara governor
Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, says he might quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He gave the hint when he played host to stakeholders in Kwara central senatorial district on Thursday. According to Wahab…
2019: How I defeated Saraki, Kwankwaso in online presidential poll – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that he defeated Senate President Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in an online poll conducted by…
APC crisis: How Saraki, Dogara planned to impeach Buhari today – Senator Ibrahim
Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, APC, Katsina South has revealed how the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu…